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Shannon, IL Demographics

A map of Shannon's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
73792.0%
Hispanic
384.7%
Multiracial
151.9%
Black
81.0%
Native American/Other
20.2%
Asian
10.1%

Shannon, Illinois had a population of 801 in 2020. It was 92.0% White, 1.0% Black, 0.1% Asian, 4.7% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American/Other, and 1.9% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Shannon, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, Shannon is the 759th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Shannon's White Population

737 residents of Shannon identify as White, or 92.0%. This makes the White share of the population of Shannon considerably larger than the White share of the population of Illinois (58.3% White). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, Shannon is ranked #592 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Shannon is more White than neighboring Baileyville (89.3% White). Shannon is less White than neighboring Lanark (93% White), Lake Carroll (96.5% White), Pearl City (92.4% White), and Forreston (93% White).

Shannon's Black Population

8 residents of Shannon identify as Black, or 1.0%. This makes the Black share of the population of Shannon less than the Black share of the population of Illinois (13.9% Black). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, Shannon is ranked #558 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Shannon is more Black than neighboring Lanark (0.5% Black), Lake Carroll (0.2% Black), Pearl City (0.1% Black), Baileyville (0.5% Black), and Forreston (0.3% Black).

Shannon's Asian Population

1 residents of Shannon identify as Asian, or 0.1%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Shannon slightly less than the Asian share of the population of Illinois (5.8% Asian). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, Shannon is ranked #969 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Shannon is more Asian than neighboring Pearl City (0% Asian), and Baileyville (0% Asian). Shannon is less Asian than neighboring Lanark (0.5% Asian), Lake Carroll (0.4% Asian), and Forreston (0.3% Asian).

Shannon's Hispanic Population

38 residents of Shannon identify as Hispanic, or 4.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Shannon less than the Hispanic share of the population of Illinois (18.2% Hispanic). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, Shannon is ranked #527 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Shannon is more Hispanic than neighboring Lanark (2.5% Hispanic), Lake Carroll (1.1% Hispanic), Baileyville (4.3% Hispanic), and Forreston (2.6% Hispanic).

Shannon's Native American/Other Population

2 residents of Shannon identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.2%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Shannon roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Illinois (0.5% Native American/Other). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, Shannon is ranked #949 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Shannon is more Native American/Other than neighboring Pearl City (0% Native American/Other), Baileyville (0% Native American/Other), and Forreston (0.1% Native American/Other). Shannon is less Native American/Other than neighboring Lanark (0.3% Native American/Other), and Lake Carroll (0.7% Native American/Other).

Shannon's Multiracial Population

15 residents of Shannon identify as Multiracial, or 1.9%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Shannon roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Illinois (3.2% Multiracial). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, Shannon is ranked #1257 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Shannon is more Multiracial than neighboring Lake Carroll (1.2% Multiracial). Shannon is less Multiracial than neighboring Lanark (3.1% Multiracial), Pearl City (2.8% Multiracial), Baileyville (5.9% Multiracial), and Forreston (3.6% Multiracial).

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