Population By Race and Ethnicity in Will County, IL in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 696,757 population of Will County, Illinois comprised of 135,571 people who identified as Hispanic (19.46%), and 561,186 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.54%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Will County, Illinois with a population of 542,063 (77.8%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 89,034 (12.78%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 46,931 (6.74%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Will County, Illinois in 2022, with a population of 417,697 (59.95%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 124,366 (17.85%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 84,891 (12.18%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 89,034 12.78%
White Alone 542,063 77.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,600 0.52%
Asian Alone 46,931 6.74%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 399 0.06%
Two Or More Races 14,730 2.11%
Population By Ethnicity in Will , IL in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,143 0.6%
White Alone - Hispanic 124,366 17.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,671 0.38%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,112 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 271 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,008 0.43%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 84,891 12.18%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 417,697 59.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 929 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 45,819 6.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 128 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 11,722 1.68%