Editing Illinois (section)

==== 2020 census ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name="2000CensusP2">{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=040XX00US17|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 25, 2023|archive-date=November 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125182549/https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=040XX00US17|url-status=live}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name="2010CensusP2">{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPLNAT2010.P2?q=p2&g=040XX00US17|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 25, 2023|archive-date=November 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125182549/https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPLNAT2010.P2?q=p2&g=040XX00US17|url-status=live}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name="2020CensusP2">{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=p2&g=040XX00US17|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 25, 2023|archive-date=November 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125182550/https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=p2&g=040XX00US17|url-status=live}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|8,424,140
|8,167,753
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,472,751
|{{percentage|8424140|12419293|2}}
|{{percentage|8167753|12830632|2}}
|style='background: #ffffe6; |{{percentage|7472751|12812508|2}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,856,152
|1,832,924
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,775,612
|{{percentage|1856152|12419293|2}}
|{{percentage|1832924|12830632|2}}
|style='background: #ffffe6; |{{percentage|1775612|12812508|2}}
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|18,232
|18,849
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16,561
|{{percentage|18232|12419293|2}}
|{{percentage|18849|12830632|2}}
|style='background: #ffffe6; |{{percentage|16561|12812508|2}}
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|419,916
|580,586
|style='background: #ffffe6; |747,280
|{{percentage|419916|12419293|2}}
|{{percentage|580586|12830632|2}}
|style='background: #ffffe6; |{{percentage|747280|12812508|2}}
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|3,116
|2,977
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,959
|{{percentage|3116|12419293|2}}
|{{percentage|2977|12830632|2}}
|style='background: #ffffe6; |{{percentage|2959|12812508|2}}
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|13,479
|16,008
|style='background: #ffffe6; |45,080
|{{percentage|13479|12419293|2}}
|{{percentage|16008|12830632|2}}
|style='background: #ffffe6; |{{percentage|45080|12812508|2}}
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|153,996
|183,957
|style='background: #ffffe6; |414,855
|{{percentage|153996|12419293|2}}
|{{percentage|183957|12830632|2}}
|style='background: #ffffe6; |{{percentage|414855|12812508|2}}
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,530,262
|2,027,578
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,337,410
|{{percentage|1530262|12419293|2}}
|15.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |{{percentage|2337410|12812508|2}}
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''12,419,293'''
|'''12,830,632'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''12,812,508'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

[[File:Ethnic Origins in Illinois.png|thumb|270x270px|Ethnic origins in Illinois]]
[[File:Illinois counties by race.svg|thumb|292x292px|Map of counties in Illinois by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census{{Collapsible list
| title = Non-Hispanic White|{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}

{{legend|#dd7e6b|40–50%}}

{{legend|#cc4125|50–60%}}

{{legend|#a61c00|60–70%}}

{{legend|#85200c|70–80%}}

{{legend|#5b0f00|80–90%}}

{{legend|#410b00|90%+}}

{{col-end}}
}}]]
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Ethnic composition as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]
|-
! Race and ethnicity<ref name=":9">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/race-and-ethnicity-in-the-united-state-2010-and-2020-census.html |title=Race and Ethnicity in the United States: 2010 Census and 2020 Census |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=August 12, 2021 |website=census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2021-09-26 |archive-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815165418/https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/race-and-ethnicity-in-the-united-state-2010-and-2020-census.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Alone
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White (non-Hispanic)]]
|align=right| {{bartable|58.3|%|2||background:gray}}
|align=right| {{bartable|61.3|%|2||background:gray}}
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]{{efn|Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin are not distinguished between total and partial ancestry.}}
|align=right| {{bartable}}
|align=right| {{bartable|18.2|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| [[African Americans|African American (non-Hispanic)]]
|align=right| {{bartable|13.9|%|2||background:mediumblue}}
|align=right| {{bartable|15.0|%|2||background:mediumblue}}
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|5.8|%|2||background:purple}}
|align=right| {{bartable|6.7|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]
|align=right| {{bartable|0.1|%|2||background:gold}}
|align=right| {{bartable|1.1|%|2||background:gold}}
|-
| [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]]
|align=right| {{bartable|0.02|%|2||background:pink}}
|align=right| {{bartable|0.1|%|2||background:pink}}
|-
| Other
|align=right| {{bartable|0.4|%|2||background:brown}}
|align=right| {{bartable|1.1|%|2||background:brown}}
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"
|+ '''Illinois Racial Breakdown of Population<ref name=":1" />'''
|-
! Racial composition
!1940
!1950<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=October 8, 2014 |title=US Census Bureau- Illinois Race and Hispanic Origin: 1800-1990 |url=http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0056/tab28.pdf |website=Wayback Machine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327163928/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0056/tab28.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 }}</ref>
!1960<ref name=":1" />
!1970<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Persons of Spanish Origin- Table 2 (Persons of Spanish Origin by Race, 1970) |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1970/pc-2-1c/42043782v2p1a1cch7.pdf |website=US Census Bureau}}</ref>
!1980<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Table 5- Percent Distribution of Persons of Spanish Origin by Race, 1980 |url=https://assets.nhgis.org/original-data/modern-census/1980PL_80-S1-7.pdf |website=US Census Bureau}}</ref>!! 1990<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0056/twps0056.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725044857/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0056/twps0056.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 25, 2008 |title=Historical Census Statistics on Population Totals By Race, 1790 to 1990, and By Hispanic Origin, 1970 to 1990, For The United States, Regions, Divisions, and States |date=July 25, 2008 |website=Census.gov |access-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1990 Census of Population General Population Characteristics- Illinois |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-15.pdf |website=US Census Bureau}}</ref>!! 2000<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://censusviewer.com/city/IL|title=Population of Illinois: Census 2010 and 2000 Interactive Map, Demographics, Statistics, Quick Facts}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>!! 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html |title=2010 Census Data |website=Census.gov |access-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-date=May 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522200920/https://census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
!2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=040XX00US17&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20(PL%2094-171) |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
|-
| [[White American|White]]
|95.0%
|92.4%
|89.4%
|86.4%
|80.8%|| 78.3% || 73.5% || 71.5%
|61.4%
|-
| [[African American|Black]]
|4.9%
|7.4%
|10.3%
|12.8%
|14.7%|| 14.8% || 15.1% || 14.5%
|14.1%
|-
| [[Asian American|Asian]]
|0.1%
|0.2%
|0.2%
|0.4%
|1.4%|| 2.5% || 3.4% || 4.6%
|5.9%
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]
|0%
|0%
|0%
|0.1%
|0.1%|| 0.2% || 0.2% || 0.3%
|0.8%
|-
| [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]]
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—||—||0.0%||0.0%
|0.0%
|-
| [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|'Some Other race']]
|—
|—
|—
|0.2%
|3%|| 4.2% || 5.8% || 6.7%
|8.9%
|-
| [[Multiracial American|Two or more races]]
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—||—|| 1.9% || 2.3%
|8.9%
|-
|'''''[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (Any race)'''''
|'''''0.3%{{efn|Estimate based on the white population "of Spanish mother tongue" in the 1940 Census. Prior to the introduction of 'some other race' as a census category, the vast majority of Hispanics were counted as white, but this estimate may still exclude some non-white Hispanics and those of Hispanic heritage who didn't speak Spanish. }}'''''
|'''''—'''''
|'''''—'''''
|'''''3.3%'''''
|'''''5.6%'''''
|'''''7.9%'''''
|'''''12.3%'''''
|'''''15.8%'''''
|'''''18.2%'''''
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic whites|''Non-Hispanic white'']]
|''94.7%''
|''—''
|''—''
|''83.5%''
|''78%''
|''74.8%''
|''67.8%''
|''63.7%''
|''58.3%''
|-
|''Non-Hispanic black''
|''—''
|''—''
|''—''
|''12.6%''
|''14.6%''
|''14.7%''
|''15.0%''
|''14.3%''
|''13.9%''
|-
|''Non-Hispanic Asian''
|''—''
|''—''
|''—''
|''0.4%''
|''1.4%''
|''2.4%''
|''3.4%''
|''4.5%''
|''5.8%''
|-
|''Non-Hispanic Native American''
|''—''
|''—''
|''—''
|''0.1%''
|''0.1%''
|''0.2%''
|''0.2%''
|''0.2%''
|''0.1%''
|-
|''Non-Hispanic 'Some other race'''
|''—''
|''—''
|''—''
|''0.2%''
|''0.4%''
|''0.1%''
|''0.1%''
|''0.1%''
|''0.4%''
|-
|''Non-Hispanic two or more races''
|''—''
|''—''
|''—''
|''—''
|''—''
|''—''
|''1.2%''
|''1.4%''
|''3.2%''
|}