Population By Race and Ethnicity in Winnebago County, IL in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 283,588 population of Winnebago County, Illinois comprised of 37,100 people who identified as Hispanic (13.08%), and 246,488 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.92%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Winnebago County, Illinois with a population of 226,317 (79.81%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 39,286 (13.85%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,307 (2.93%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Winnebago County, Illinois in 2018, with a population of 193,795 (68.34%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 37,553 (13.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 32,522 (11.47%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Winnebago County, IL in 2018

Total Population:283,588

Non Hispanic (86.92%)

Hispanic (13.08%)

Race in Winnebago County, IL in 2018

Total Population:283,588

White Alone (79.81%)

Black or African American Alone (13.85%)

Two or more races (2.93%)

Asian Alone (2.79%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.57%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Winnebago County, IL in 2018

Total Population:283,588

Non-Hispanic White Alone (68.34%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (13.24%)

Hispanic White Alone (11.47%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.71%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.41%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.84%)

Population By Race in Winnebago , IL in 2018

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	226,317	79.81%
Black or African American Alone	39,286	13.85%
Two Or More Races	8,307	2.93%
Asian Alone	7,905	2.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,614	0.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	159	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Winnebago , IL in 2018

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	193,795	68.34%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	37,553	13.24%
White Alone - Hispanic	32,522	11.47%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	7,670	2.71%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	6,837	2.41%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,733	0.61%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,470	0.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,070	0.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	544	0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	235	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	89	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	70	0.03%