Ranking of Illinois Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 449.24K people in Illinois with American ancestry. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest population with American ancestry (117.10K), followed by Lake County (24.19K), and DuPage County (23.85K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with American ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Cook County
Lake County
DuPage County
Will County
Kane County
Madison County
St. Clair County
Sangamon County
McHenry County
Winnebago County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Cook County 117102
2 Lake County 24193
3 DuPage County 23846
4 Will County 16479
5 Kane County 14582
6 Madison County 13649
7 St. Clair County 10516
8 Sangamon County 9830
9 McHenry County 9347
10 Winnebago County 8478
11 Macon County 8082
12 Peoria County 8060
13 Tazewell County 8020
14 Champaign County 7322
15 McLean County 7142
16 Vermilion County 5574
17 Whiteside County 4923
18 Rock Island County 4623
19 Williamson County 4583
20 LaSalle County 4407
21 Adams County 4268
22 Kankakee County 3754
23 Coles County 3672
24 Stephenson County 3445
25 Franklin County 3283
26 Effingham County 3266
27 Knox County 3142
28 Christian County 3100
29 Marion County 3062
30 DeKalb County 2994
31 Kendall County 2949
32 Henry County 2883
33 Macoupin County 2751
34 Fayette County 2723
34 Ogle County 2723
35 McDonough County 2618
36 Montgomery County 2591
37 Morgan County 2476
38 Fulton County 2454
39 Shelby County 2403
40 Jefferson County 2350
41 Woodford County 2314
42 Carroll County 2242
43 Hancock County 2227
44 Jackson County 2195
45 Clinton County 2166
46 Saline County 2110
47 Livingston County 2073
48 Jo Daviess County 2064
49 Monroe County 2035
50 Jersey County 2030
51 Randolph County 1958
52 Lee County 1901
53 Pike County 1855
54 Clay County 1750
55 Logan County 1719
56 Crawford County 1696
57 Douglas County 1640
58 Iroquois County 1601
59 Bureau County 1571
60 White County 1568
61 Edgar County 1546
62 Bond County 1525
63 Grundy County 1506
64 De Witt County 1498
65 Clark County 1490
66 Boone County 1430
67 Richland County 1402
68 Ford County 1390
69 Moultrie County 1349
70 Wabash County 1294
71 Warren County 1253
72 Johnson County 1248
73 Wayne County 1209
74 Lawrence County 1074
75 Union County 1068
76 Greene County 1036
77 Mercer County 1024
78 Massac County 992
79 Cumberland County 940
80 Perry County 921
81 Jasper County 897
82 Mason County 891
83 Piatt County 889
84 Cass County 883
85 Marshall County 869
86 Menard County 841
87 Schuyler County 766
88 Washington County 699
89 Edwards County 695
90 Hamilton County 557
91 Brown County 483
92 Scott County 445
93 Pope County 377
94 Alexander County 374
95 Putnam County 343
96 Pulaski County 308
97 Henderson County 306
98 Stark County 289
99 Hardin County 262
100 Gallatin County 254
101 Calhoun County 234