Macon, Illinois Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 104.00K population of Macon, IL residents comprised of 2.73K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (2.63%), and 101.27K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.37%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Macon, IL, with a population of 75.81K (72.90%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Macon, IL, with a population of 19.05K (18.32%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Macon, IL, with a population of 6.12K (5.88%). The smallest racial group in Macon, IL was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 36 (0.04%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Macon, IL, with a population of 75.12K (72.23%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Macon, IL, with a population of 18.89K (18.16%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Macon, IL, with a population of 5.13K (4.93%). The smallest ethnic group in Macon, IL was Hispanic - Asian Alone with a population of 3 (0.00%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Macon, Illinois from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other Illinois counties and also for the state of Illinois.

Macon, IL Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Macon, IL Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Macon, IL Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Macon, IL Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 19047 18.32
White Alone 75809 72.90
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 237 0.23
Asian Alone 1515 1.46
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 36 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 1238 1.19
Two Or More Races 6116 5.88
Macon, IL Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 75117 72.23
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 18886 18.16
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 5126 4.93
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 1512 1.45
Hispanic - Two or More Races 990 0.95
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 823 0.79
Hispanic - White Alone 692 0.67
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 415 0.40
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 178 0.17
Hispanic - Black Alone 161 0.16
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 59 0.06
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 31 0.03
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 5 0.01
Hispanic - Asian Alone 3 0.00