Wabash County Demographics

A map of Wabash County's Population by Race

Wabash County, Illinois had a population of 11,361 in 2020. It was 92.6% White, 0.5% Black, 2.2% Asian, 1.6% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American/Other, and 2.8% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Wabash County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Wabash County is the 86th most populous county of the 102 counties in Illinois.

Wabash County's White Population

10,520 residents of Wabash County identify as White, or 92.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Wabash County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Illinois (58.3% White). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Wabash County is ranked #34 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Wabash County is more White than neighboring Gibson County (91.4% White), and Lawrence County (83.6% White). Wabash County is less White than neighboring Edwards County (96% White), Richland County (93.7% White), and Posey County (93.7% White).

Wabash County's Black Population

53 residents of Wabash County identify as Black, or 0.5%. This makes the Black share of the population of Wabash County less than the Black share of the population of Illinois (13.9% Black). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Wabash County is ranked #80 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Wabash County is more Black than neighboring Edwards County (0.3% Black). Wabash County is less Black than neighboring Gibson County (1.9% Black), Lawrence County (9.1% Black), and Posey County (0.8% Black).

Wabash County's Asian Population

251 residents of Wabash County identify as Asian, or 2.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Wabash County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Illinois (5.8% Asian). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Wabash County is ranked #15 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Wabash County is more Asian than neighboring Edwards County (0.3% Asian), Gibson County (0.6% Asian), Lawrence County (0.4% Asian), Richland County (0.8% Asian), and Posey County (0.4% Asian).

Wabash County's Hispanic Population

178 residents of Wabash County identify as Hispanic, or 1.6%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Wabash County less than the Hispanic share of the population of Illinois (18.2% Hispanic). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Wabash County is ranked #83 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Wabash County is more Hispanic than neighboring Edwards County (1% Hispanic), and Posey County (1.5% Hispanic). Wabash County is less Hispanic than neighboring Gibson County (2.1% Hispanic), Lawrence County (3.4% Hispanic), and Richland County (1.7% Hispanic).

Wabash County's Native American/Other Population

36 residents of Wabash County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.3%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Wabash 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, Wabash County is ranked #84 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Wabash County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Edwards County (0.4% Native American/Other), Gibson County (0.6% Native American/Other), Richland County (0.4% Native American/Other), and Posey County (0.4% Native American/Other).

Wabash County's Multiracial Population

323 residents of Wabash County identify as Multiracial, or 2.8%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Wabash County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Illinois (3.2% Multiracial). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Wabash County is ranked #80 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Wabash County is more Multiracial than neighboring Edwards County (2% Multiracial). Wabash County is less Multiracial than neighboring Gibson County (3.4% Multiracial), Lawrence County (3.2% Multiracial), Richland County (3% Multiracial), and Posey County (3.1% Multiracial).

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