Ranking of Illinois Counties By Population with European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 169.11K people in Illinois with European ancestry. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest population with European ancestry (50.31K), followed by DuPage County (19.46K), and Lake County (10.36K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
Cook County
DuPage County
Lake County
Kane County
Tazewell County
Will County
Madison County
McHenry County
Champaign County
St. Clair County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Cook County 50313
2 DuPage County 19462
3 Lake County 10358
4 Kane County 8429
5 Tazewell County 7873
6 Will County 7380
7 Madison County 4890
8 McHenry County 3867
9 Champaign County 3838
10 St. Clair County 3722
11 Winnebago County 3721
12 Sangamon County 3637
13 McLean County 3200
14 Peoria County 3151
15 Rock Island County 1885
16 Kendall County 1855
17 Macon County 1752
18 LaSalle County 1496
19 DeKalb County 1285
20 Woodford County 1152
21 Jackson County 1130
22 Coles County 1052
23 Williamson County 976
24 Adams County 937
25 Knox County 751
26 McDonough County 724
27 Henry County 684
28 Boone County 659
29 Whiteside County 655
30 Kankakee County 645
31 Ogle County 642
32 Vermilion County 628
33 Marion County 588
34 Macoupin County 582
35 Fulton County 487
36 Jefferson County 480
37 Jersey County 476
38 Edgar County 471
39 Clinton County 447
40 Monroe County 436
41 Grundy County 417
42 Morgan County 416
43 De Witt County 415
44 Douglas County 396
45 Logan County 394
46 Montgomery County 393
47 Christian County 384
48 Stephenson County 376
49 Lee County 373
50 Menard County 359
51 Bureau County 348
52 Livingston County 346
53 Effingham County 339
54 Clark County 327
55 Franklin County 291
56 Mercer County 288
57 Piatt County 285
58 Iroquois County 283
59 Marshall County 275
59 Perry County 275
60 Pike County 271
60 Shelby County 271
61 Jasper County 261
62 Ford County 255
63 Richland County 251
64 Crawford County 248
65 Moultrie County 226
66 Saline County 218
67 Johnson County 208
68 Jo Daviess County 188
69 Mason County 186
70 Warren County 179
71 White County 178
72 Randolph County 176
72 Union County 176
73 Cumberland County 171
74 Wayne County 165
75 Cass County 157
76 Hancock County 155
77 Stark County 141
78 Lawrence County 130
79 Scott County 113
80 Edwards County 111
81 Wabash County 105
82 Greene County 103
83 Clay County 88
84 Bond County 87
85 Washington County 81
86 Fayette County 80
87 Carroll County 79
88 Schuyler County 64
89 Brown County 57
90 Alexander County 45
91 Massac County 43
92 Henderson County 35
93 Pope County 32
94 Calhoun County 30
95 Putnam County 26
96 Gallatin County 13
97 Hamilton County 10
98 Pulaski County 1