Pope County Demographics

A map of Pope County's Population by Race

Pope County, Illinois had a population of 3,763 in 2020. It was 92.8% White, 1.0% Black, 0.4% Asian, 1.9% Hispanic, 0.0% Native American/Other, and 3.9% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Pope County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Pope County is the 101st most populous county of the 102 counties in Illinois.

Pope County's White Population

3,491 residents of Pope County identify as White, or 92.8%. This makes the White share of the population of Pope County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Illinois (58.3% White). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Pope County is ranked #32 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Pope County is more White than neighboring Massac County (85.2% White), Livingston County (92.6% White), Hardin County (92.5% White), Johnson County (81.9% White), and Saline County (89.7% White).

Pope County's Black Population

38 residents of Pope County identify as Black, or 1.0%. This makes the Black share of the population of Pope County less than the Black share of the population of Illinois (13.9% Black). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Pope County is ranked #61 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Pope County is more Black than neighboring Livingston County (0.3% Black), and Hardin County (0.3% Black). Pope County is less Black than neighboring Massac County (6.2% Black), Johnson County (10.7% Black), and Saline County (2.9% Black).

Pope County's Asian Population

16 residents of Pope County identify as Asian, or 0.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Pope County slightly less than the Asian share of the population of Illinois (5.8% Asian). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Pope County is ranked #62 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Pope County is more Asian than neighboring Massac County (0.3% Asian), Livingston County (0.1% Asian), and Johnson County (0.1% Asian). Pope County is less Asian than neighboring Hardin County (0.5% Asian), and Saline County (0.5% Asian).

Pope County's Hispanic Population

71 residents of Pope County identify as Hispanic, or 1.9%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Pope County less than the Hispanic share of the population of Illinois (18.2% Hispanic). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Pope County is ranked #72 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Pope County is more Hispanic than neighboring Hardin County (1.8% Hispanic). Pope County is less Hispanic than neighboring Massac County (2.4% Hispanic), Livingston County (2.1% Hispanic), Johnson County (4.1% Hispanic), and Saline County (2% Hispanic).

Pope County's Native American/Other Population

1 residents of Pope County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.0%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Pope 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, Pope County is ranked #102 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Pope County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Massac County (0.7% Native American/Other), Livingston County (0.4% Native American/Other), Hardin County (0.2% Native American/Other), Johnson County (0.3% Native American/Other), and Saline County (0.7% Native American/Other).

Pope County's Multiracial Population

146 residents of Pope County identify as Multiracial, or 3.9%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Pope County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Illinois (3.2% Multiracial). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Pope County is ranked #28 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Pope County is more Multiracial than neighboring Johnson County (2.9% Multiracial). Pope County is less Multiracial than neighboring Massac County (5.2% Multiracial), Livingston County (4.4% Multiracial), Hardin County (4.8% Multiracial), and Saline County (4.2% Multiracial).

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