Union 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 17.26K Union County, IL population, 7.48K had Unclassified ancestry (43.33%), 3.41K had German ancestry (19.74%), and 2.48K had Other Groups ancestry (14.38%).
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).
Union County, IL Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 7479 | 43.33 |
| German | 3407 | 19.74 |
| Other Groups | 2482 | 14.38 |
| English | 1839 | 10.66 |
| Irish | 1696 | 9.83 |
| American | 1068 | 6.19 |
| Scottish | 387 | 2.24 |
| French (except Basque) | 307 | 1.78 |
| Italian | 229 | 1.33 |
| Polish | 215 | 1.25 |
| European | 176 | 1.02 |
| Swedish | 172 | 1.00 |
| Scotch Irish | 106 | 0.61 |
| Welsh | 101 | 0.59 |
| Dutch | 78 | 0.45 |
| Norwegian | 70 | 0.41 |
| Lithuanian | 54 | 0.31 |
| British | 44 | 0.26 |
| Maltese | 42 | 0.24 |
| Czech | 35 | 0.20 |
| Russian | 33 | 0.19 |
| Scandinavian | 32 | 0.19 |
| Austrian | 30 | 0.17 |
| Canadian | 26 | 0.15 |
| Northern European | 20 | 0.12 |
| Eastern European | 19 | 0.11 |
| Syrian | 11 | 0.06 |
| Croatian | 8 | 0.05 |
| Lebanese | 7 | 0.04 |
| Pennsylvania German | 7 | 0.04 |
| Portuguese | 7 | 0.04 |
| Turkish | 7 | 0.04 |
| Hungarian | 6 | 0.04 |
| Danish | 5 | 0.03 |
| Slovak | 5 | 0.03 |
| Subsaharan African | 5 | 0.03 |
| African | 5 | 0.03 |
| Czechoslovakian | 3 | 0.02 |
| Swiss | 2 | 0.01 |