Kankakee, Illinois Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity from Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 82.95K voting-age population of Kankakee, IL residents comprised of 7.93K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (9.56%), and 75.03K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.44%).

Race: The White Alone voting-age population was the largest racial group in Kankakee, IL, with a voting-age population of 61.50K (74.14%). The Black or African American Alone voting-age population was the second largest racial group in Kankakee, IL, with a voting-age population of 11.33K (13.66%). The Two Or More Races voting-age population was the third largest racial group in Kankakee, IL, with a voting-age population of 4.69K (5.66%). The smallest racial group in Kankakee, IL was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a voting-age population of 23 (0.03%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone voting-age population was the largest ethnic group in Kankakee, IL, with a voting-age population of 59.88K (72.19%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone voting-age population was the second largest ethnic group in Kankakee, IL, with a voting-age population of 11.25K (13.56%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone voting-age population was the third largest ethnic group in Kankakee, IL, with a voting-age population of 3.97K (4.79%). The smallest ethnic group in Kankakee, IL was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a voting-age population of 10 (0.01%).

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

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

Kankakee, IL Voting-age Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Kankakee, IL Voting-age Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Kankakee, IL Voting-age Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Kankakee, IL Voting-age Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Voting-age Population % of County Voting-age Population
Black or African American Alone 11328 13.66
White Alone 61498 74.14
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 328 0.40
Asian Alone 880 1.06
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 23 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 4203 5.07
Two Or More Races 4694 5.66
Kankakee, IL Voting-age Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Voting-age Population % of County Voting-age Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 59881 72.19
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 11245 13.56
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 3973 4.79
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 2644 3.19
Hispanic - Two or More Races 2050 2.47
Hispanic - White Alone 1617 1.95
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 865 1.04
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 230 0.28
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 181 0.22
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 147 0.18
Hispanic - Black Alone 83 0.10
Hispanic - Asian Alone 15 0.02
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 13 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 10 0.01