Franklin County, IL Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 38.07K Franklin County, IL population, 14.34K had Unclassified ancestry (37.66%), 5.49K had German ancestry (14.42%), and 5.48K had Other Groups ancestry (14.40%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups by percentage, and the table below shows both the population and percentages for many ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other Illinois counties, and for Illinois.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Franklin County, IL Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 14338 | 37.66 |
| German | 5491 | 14.42 |
| Other Groups | 5482 | 14.40 |
| English | 4611 | 12.11 |
| Irish | 4409 | 11.58 |
| American | 3283 | 8.62 |
| Italian | 2090 | 5.49 |
| Polish | 1080 | 2.84 |
| French (except Basque) | 918 | 2.41 |
| Scottish | 714 | 1.88 |
| Dutch | 453 | 1.19 |
| Scotch Irish | 417 | 1.10 |
| Welsh | 359 | 0.94 |
| Swedish | 324 | 0.85 |
| European | 291 | 0.76 |
| British | 228 | 0.60 |
| Lithuanian | 211 | 0.55 |
| Norwegian | 191 | 0.50 |
| Hungarian | 185 | 0.49 |
| Russian | 171 | 0.45 |
| Scandinavian | 99 | 0.26 |
| French Canadian | 92 | 0.24 |
| Croatian | 89 | 0.23 |
| Yugoslavian | 79 | 0.21 |
| Eastern European | 47 | 0.12 |
| Subsaharan African | 46 | 0.12 |
| Swiss | 45 | 0.12 |
| Belgian | 42 | 0.11 |
| Ukrainian | 36 | 0.10 |
| Czechoslovakian | 33 | 0.09 |
| Czech | 31 | 0.08 |
| Danish | 28 | 0.07 |
| Greek | 27 | 0.07 |
| Slovak | 24 | 0.06 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 23 | 0.06 |
| African | 21 | 0.06 |
| Brazilian | 20 | 0.05 |
| Northern European | 19 | 0.05 |
| Ethiopian | 17 | 0.05 |
| West Indian | 17 | 0.05 |
| Latvian | 12 | 0.03 |
| Finnish | 11 | 0.03 |
| Austrian | 9 | 0.02 |
| Serbian | 9 | 0.02 |
| Israeli | 8 | 0.02 |
| Pennsylvania German | 7 | 0.02 |
| Moroccan | 4 | 0.01 |
| Portuguese | 4 | 0.01 |
| Dutch West Indian | 4 | 0.01 |
| Canadian | 2 | 0.01 |
| British West Indian | 1 | 0.00 |
| Jamaican | 1 | 0.00 |