Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.97K people in Illinois with Pennsylvania German ancestry (0.03% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Freeport city had the highest percentage of its population with Pennsylvania German ancestry (0.37%), followed by Dixon city (0.29%), and Mattoon city (0.26%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Pennsylvania German ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Illinois.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
Freeport city
Dixon city
Mattoon city
Fox Lake village
Decatur city
Effingham city
Crystal Lake city
Urbana city
Edwardsville city
Rantoul village
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Freeport city 0.37
2 Dixon city 0.29
3 Mattoon city 0.26
4 Fox Lake village 0.18
5 Decatur city 0.17
6 Effingham city 0.15
7 Crystal Lake city 0.14
7 Urbana city 0.14
8 Edwardsville city 0.13
8 Rantoul village 0.13
9 Galesburg city 0.11
9 Palos Hills city 0.11
10 Kewanee city 0.10
11 Wood River city 0.09
12 Lansing village 0.07
13 Belvidere city 0.06
13 Canton city 0.06
13 East Moline city 0.06
13 Hickory Hills city 0.06
13 Normal town 0.06
14 Cary village 0.05
14 Danville city 0.05
14 Mundelein village 0.05
14 New Lenox village 0.05
14 Oak Forest city 0.05
14 Springfield city 0.05
15 Addison village 0.04
15 Park Forest village 0.04
15 Villa Park village 0.04
16 Bensenville village 0.03
16 Quincy city 0.03