Rock Island Today

Of the 142,801 citizens living in Rock Island County in 2020, 95 percent said they were only one race, while five percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

Of those who said they were one race, the majority identified as white.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau’s American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Statistical data for 2021 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
White	112,117	78.5%
African American	14,980	10.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	622	0.4%
Asian	3,504	2.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	214	0.1%
Some Other Race	4,270	3%

Source: US Census Bureau