Population By Race and Ethnicity in Will County, IL in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 696,826 population of Will County, Illinois comprised of 131,583 people who identified as Hispanic (18.88%), and 565,243 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (81.12%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Will County, Illinois with a population of 549,302 (78.83%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 86,036 (12.35%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 43,409 (6.23%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Will County, Illinois in 2020, with a population of 428,396 (61.48%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 120,906 (17.35%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 82,086 (11.78%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Will, Illinois.

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Population By Race in Will , IL in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 86,036 12.35%
White Alone 549,302 78.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,421 0.49%
Asian Alone 43,409 6.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 378 0.05%
Two Or More Races 14,280 2.05%
Population By Ethnicity in Will , IL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,950 0.57%
White Alone - Hispanic 120,906 17.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,519 0.36%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,082 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 260 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,866 0.41%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 82,086 11.78%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 428,396 61.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 902 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 42,327 6.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 118 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 11,414 1.64%