Wayne 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 16.25K Wayne County, IL population, 6.06K had Unclassified ancestry (37.27%), 3.74K had German ancestry (22.99%), and 2.34K had Other Groups ancestry (14.42%).
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.
Wayne County, IL Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 6056 | 37.27 |
| German | 3735 | 22.99 |
| Other Groups | 2343 | 14.42 |
| English | 2082 | 12.81 |
| Irish | 1616 | 9.95 |
| American | 1209 | 7.44 |
| Scottish | 326 | 2.01 |
| Dutch | 283 | 1.74 |
| Scotch Irish | 227 | 1.40 |
| Swedish | 210 | 1.29 |
| Italian | 178 | 1.10 |
| European | 165 | 1.01 |
| French (except Basque) | 162 | 1.00 |
| Polish | 102 | 0.63 |
| Norwegian | 57 | 0.35 |
| British | 43 | 0.27 |
| Welsh | 38 | 0.23 |
| Pennsylvania German | 32 | 0.20 |
| Swiss | 30 | 0.19 |
| Lithuanian | 23 | 0.14 |
| Ukrainian | 23 | 0.14 |
| Scandinavian | 15 | 0.09 |
| Croatian | 14 | 0.09 |
| Egyptian | 12 | 0.07 |
| Belgian | 11 | 0.07 |
| Iranian | 11 | 0.07 |
| Serbian | 11 | 0.07 |
| Austrian | 10 | 0.06 |
| Russian | 10 | 0.06 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 10 | 0.06 |
| Greek | 9 | 0.06 |
| French Canadian | 8 | 0.05 |
| Hungarian | 8 | 0.05 |
| Haitian | 6 | 0.04 |
| Celtic | 4 | 0.03 |
| Danish | 4 | 0.03 |
| Dutch West Indian | 4 | 0.03 |
| Portuguese | 3 | 0.02 |
| Czech | 2 | 0.01 |
| Finnish | 2 | 0.01 |
| Turkish | 2 | 0.01 |
| Yugoslavian | 2 | 0.01 |