Kane 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 518.65K Kane County, IL population, 182.09K had Other Groups ancestry (35.11%), 99.89K had Unclassified ancestry (19.26%), and 98.12K had German ancestry (18.92%).
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.
Kane County, IL Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 182089 | 35.11 |
| Unclassified | 99890 | 19.26 |
| German | 98122 | 18.92 |
| Irish | 57343 | 11.06 |
| Italian | 39789 | 7.67 |
| Polish | 34621 | 6.68 |
| English | 32999 | 6.36 |
| American | 14582 | 2.81 |
| Swedish | 13941 | 2.69 |
| French (except Basque) | 9942 | 1.92 |
| Norwegian | 9464 | 1.83 |
| European | 8429 | 1.63 |
| Scottish | 6427 | 1.24 |
| Dutch | 5768 | 1.11 |
| Czech | 4296 | 0.83 |
| Greek | 3588 | 0.69 |
| Russian | 3054 | 0.59 |
| Lithuanian | 2666 | 0.51 |
| Scotch Irish | 2579 | 0.50 |
| Danish | 2438 | 0.47 |
| Subsaharan African | 2118 | 0.41 |
| Hungarian | 2097 | 0.40 |
| Ukrainian | 1784 | 0.34 |
| French Canadian | 1777 | 0.34 |
| British | 1676 | 0.32 |
| Welsh | 1587 | 0.31 |
| Romanian | 1522 | 0.29 |
| Austrian | 1507 | 0.29 |
| Croatian | 1365 | 0.26 |
| Scandinavian | 1337 | 0.26 |
| Swiss | 1324 | 0.26 |
| Northern European | 1156 | 0.22 |
| Luxembourger | 1118 | 0.22 |
| African | 1056 | 0.20 |
| Eastern European | 1003 | 0.19 |
| Slovak | 989 | 0.19 |
| Canadian | 955 | 0.18 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 936 | 0.18 |
| Belgian | 881 | 0.17 |
| Finnish | 873 | 0.17 |
| Nigerian | 808 | 0.16 |
| Syrian | 750 | 0.14 |
| Serbian | 576 | 0.11 |
| Slovene | 527 | 0.10 |
| Czechoslovakian | 446 | 0.09 |
| Albania | 440 | 0.09 |
| Yugoslavian | 440 | 0.09 |
| Iranian | 376 | 0.07 |
| Jamaican | 373 | 0.07 |
| Armenian | 348 | 0.07 |
| Iraqi | 300 | 0.06 |
| Turkish | 291 | 0.06 |
| Arab | 248 | 0.05 |
| Portuguese | 247 | 0.05 |
| Lebanese | 246 | 0.05 |
| Slavic | 222 | 0.04 |
| Bulgarian | 220 | 0.04 |
| Haitian | 212 | 0.04 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 189 | 0.04 |
| Israeli | 170 | 0.03 |
| Pennsylvania German | 170 | 0.03 |
| Egyptian | 166 | 0.03 |
| Macedonian | 148 | 0.03 |
| Australian | 123 | 0.02 |
| Latvian | 110 | 0.02 |
| Belizean | 102 | 0.02 |
| Icelander | 86 | 0.02 |
| Ethiopian | 67 | 0.01 |
| Palestinian | 60 | 0.01 |
| Bahamian | 59 | 0.01 |
| Kenyan | 58 | 0.01 |
| Brazilian | 56 | 0.01 |
| Cajun | 50 | 0.01 |
| Maltese | 47 | 0.01 |
| West Indian | 47 | 0.01 |
| Estonian | 45 | 0.01 |
| Moroccan | 44 | 0.01 |
| Barbadian | 33 | 0.01 |
| South African | 27 | 0.01 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 21 | 0.00 |
| Guyanese | 17 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 13 | 0.00 |
| Jordanian | 12 | 0.00 |
| US Virgin Islander | 12 | 0.00 |
| Celtic | 9 | 0.00 |
| Cape Verdean | 9 | 0.00 |
| Cypriot | 8 | 0.00 |
| Bermudan | 8 | 0.00 |
| Ugandan | 3 | 0.00 |
| British West Indian | 3 | 0.00 |
| Liberian | 2 | 0.00 |