Population By Race and Ethnicity in Will County, IL in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 699,176 population of Will County, Illinois comprised of 134,677 people who identified as Hispanic (19.26%), and 564,499 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.74%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Will County, Illinois with a population of 548,020 (78.38%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 87,672 (12.54%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 44,975 (6.43%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Will County, Illinois in 2021, with a population of 424,259 (60.68%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 123,761 (17.7%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 83,681 (11.97%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 87,672 12.54%
White Alone 548,020 78.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,555 0.51%
Asian Alone 44,975 6.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 382 0.06%
Two Or More Races 14,572 2.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Will , IL in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,991 0.57%
White Alone - Hispanic 123,761 17.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,618 0.37%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,107 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 259 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,941 0.42%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 83,681 11.97%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 424,259 60.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 937 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 43,868 6.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 123 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 11,631 1.66%