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Carroll County Demographics

A map of Carroll County's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
13,74387.5%
Hispanic
7574.8%
Black
6764.3%
Multiracial
4002.5%
Native American/Other
860.5%
Asian
400.3%

Carroll County, Illinois had a population of 15,702 in 2020. It was 87.5% White, 4.3% Black, 0.3% Asian, 4.8% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American/Other, and 2.5% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Carroll County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Carroll County is the 68th most populous county of the 102 counties in Illinois.

Carroll County's White Population

13,743 residents of Carroll County identify as White, or 87.5%. This makes the White share of the population of Carroll County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Illinois (58.3% White). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Carroll County is ranked #54 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Carroll County is more White than neighboring Whiteside County (81.4% White), Stephenson County (79.3% White), and Ogle County (83.3% White). Carroll County is less White than neighboring Jo Daviess County (92.4% White), and Clinton County (88.7% White).

Carroll County's Black Population

676 residents of Carroll County identify as Black, or 4.3%. This makes the Black share of the population of Carroll County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Illinois (13.9% Black). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Carroll County is ranked #38 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Carroll County is more Black than neighboring Whiteside County (1.3% Black), Jo Daviess County (0.5% Black), Ogle County (1% Black), and Clinton County (3% Black). Carroll County is less Black than neighboring Stephenson County (9.8% Black).

Carroll County's Asian Population

40 residents of Carroll County identify as Asian, or 0.3%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Carroll County slightly less than the Asian share of the population of Illinois (5.8% Asian). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Carroll County is ranked #88 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Carroll County is less Asian than neighboring Whiteside County (0.5% Asian), Stephenson County (0.7% Asian), Jo Daviess County (0.4% Asian), Ogle County (0.5% Asian), and Clinton County (0.5% Asian).

Carroll County's Hispanic Population

757 residents of Carroll County identify as Hispanic, or 4.8%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Carroll County less than the Hispanic share of the population of Illinois (18.2% Hispanic). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Carroll County is ranked #35 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Carroll County is more Hispanic than neighboring Jo Daviess County (3.9% Hispanic), and Clinton County (3.3% Hispanic). Carroll County is less Hispanic than neighboring Whiteside County (12.8% Hispanic), Stephenson County (5.1% Hispanic), and Ogle County (11.2% Hispanic).

Carroll County's Native American/Other Population

86 residents of Carroll County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.5%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Carroll County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Illinois (0.5% Native American/Other). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Carroll County is ranked #21 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Carroll County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Whiteside County (0.4% Native American/Other), Jo Daviess County (0.4% Native American/Other), and Ogle County (0.3% Native American/Other). Carroll County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Stephenson County (0.6% Native American/Other).

Carroll County's Multiracial Population

400 residents of Carroll County identify as Multiracial, or 2.5%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Carroll County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Illinois (3.2% Multiracial). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Carroll County is ranked #92 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Carroll County is more Multiracial than neighboring Jo Daviess County (2.4% Multiracial). Carroll County is less Multiracial than neighboring Whiteside County (3.5% Multiracial), Stephenson County (4.6% Multiracial), Ogle County (3.7% Multiracial), and Clinton County (3.9% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.