Sangamon County, IL Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 196.76K Sangamon County, IL population, 53.23K had Unclassified ancestry (27.05%), 49.00K had Other Groups ancestry (24.90%), and 41.64K had German ancestry (21.16%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other Illinois counties, and for Illinois.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Sangamon County, IL Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 53229 | 27.05 |
| Other Groups | 48997 | 24.90 |
| German | 41643 | 21.16 |
| Irish | 24531 | 12.47 |
| English | 21243 | 10.80 |
| American | 9830 | 5.00 |
| Italian | 9432 | 4.79 |
| French (except Basque) | 4259 | 2.17 |
| Polish | 3645 | 1.85 |
| Scottish | 3644 | 1.85 |
| European | 3637 | 1.85 |
| Dutch | 2660 | 1.35 |
| Scotch Irish | 2174 | 1.11 |
| Swedish | 1984 | 1.01 |
| British | 1655 | 0.84 |
| Welsh | 1465 | 0.75 |
| Norwegian | 1414 | 0.72 |
| Subsaharan African | 1248 | 0.63 |
| Lithuanian | 1059 | 0.54 |
| Slovak | 741 | 0.38 |
| Scandinavian | 686 | 0.35 |
| Swiss | 673 | 0.34 |
| Czech | 606 | 0.31 |
| Austrian | 524 | 0.27 |
| Hungarian | 518 | 0.26 |
| African | 501 | 0.26 |
| French Canadian | 495 | 0.25 |
| Danish | 468 | 0.24 |
| Portuguese | 431 | 0.22 |
| Nigerian | 406 | 0.21 |
| Russian | 393 | 0.20 |
| Czechoslovakian | 371 | 0.19 |
| Greek | 361 | 0.18 |
| Eastern European | 350 | 0.18 |
| Lebanese | 246 | 0.13 |
| Croatian | 234 | 0.12 |
| Northern European | 206 | 0.11 |
| Finnish | 193 | 0.10 |
| Ukrainian | 187 | 0.10 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 155 | 0.08 |
| Yugoslavian | 153 | 0.08 |
| Belgian | 137 | 0.07 |
| Jordanian | 132 | 0.07 |
| Slovene | 120 | 0.06 |
| Slavic | 104 | 0.05 |
| Turkish | 99 | 0.05 |
| Pennsylvania German | 89 | 0.05 |
| Canadian | 82 | 0.04 |
| Armenian | 76 | 0.04 |
| Belizean | 71 | 0.04 |
| Brazilian | 67 | 0.03 |
| Jamaican | 56 | 0.03 |
| Australian | 54 | 0.03 |
| Cajun | 48 | 0.02 |
| Arab | 42 | 0.02 |
| Icelander | 41 | 0.02 |
| Palestinian | 38 | 0.02 |
| Macedonian | 30 | 0.02 |
| Sudanese | 30 | 0.02 |
| Romanian | 29 | 0.02 |
| Serbian | 23 | 0.01 |
| Syrian | 19 | 0.01 |
| Bulgarian | 19 | 0.01 |
| Iraqi | 18 | 0.01 |
| Iranian | 18 | 0.01 |
| Haitian | 18 | 0.01 |
| Ghanaian | 17 | 0.01 |
| Latvian | 10 | 0.01 |
| Sierra Leonean | 10 | 0.01 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 10 | 0.01 |
| Moroccan | 9 | 0.01 |
| South African | 8 | 0.00 |
| Egyptian | 4 | 0.00 |
| Celtic | 4 | 0.00 |
| Basque | 3 | 0.00 |
| Ugandan | 1 | 0.00 |