Scott 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 4.92K Scott County, IL population, 1.47K had German ancestry (29.86%), 1.26K had Unclassified ancestry (25.61%), and 634 had English ancestry (12.88%).
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.
Scott County, IL Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| German | 1470 | 29.86 |
| Unclassified | 1261 | 25.61 |
| English | 634 | 12.88 |
| Irish | 616 | 12.51 |
| American | 445 | 9.04 |
| Other Groups | 430 | 8.74 |
| Italian | 173 | 3.51 |
| Dutch | 115 | 2.34 |
| European | 113 | 2.30 |
| Scottish | 71 | 1.44 |
| Polish | 65 | 1.32 |
| Scotch Irish | 57 | 1.16 |
| Czech | 37 | 0.75 |
| British | 31 | 0.63 |
| Lithuanian | 30 | 0.61 |
| Swedish | 21 | 0.43 |
| Portuguese | 18 | 0.37 |
| French (except Basque) | 17 | 0.35 |
| Belgian | 14 | 0.28 |
| Norwegian | 8 | 0.16 |
| Swiss | 6 | 0.12 |
| Croatian | 5 | 0.10 |
| Czechoslovakian | 5 | 0.10 |
| Turkish | 5 | 0.10 |
| Ukrainian | 3 | 0.06 |
| Welsh | 3 | 0.06 |
| Greek | 2 | 0.04 |
| Finnish | 1 | 0.02 |