Ranking of Illinois Counties By Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 719.47K people in Illinois with Italian ancestry. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest population with Italian ancestry (263.95K), followed by DuPage County (99.24K), and Will County (64.82K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Italian 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 Italian Ancestry in 2021
Cook County
DuPage County
Will County
Lake County
Kane County
McHenry County
Winnebago County
Madison County
Kendall County
LaSalle County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Cook County 263947
2 DuPage County 99239
3 Will County 64820
4 Lake County 42706
5 Kane County 39789
6 McHenry County 31965
7 Winnebago County 19749
8 Madison County 10985
9 Kendall County 10296
10 LaSalle County 9999
11 Sangamon County 9432
12 St. Clair County 7517
13 DeKalb County 7311
14 Peoria County 6569
15 Grundy County 6211
16 Champaign County 5859
17 Tazewell County 5846
18 McLean County 5804
19 Kankakee County 5275
20 Rock Island County 3875
21 Boone County 3850
22 Williamson County 3401
23 Bureau County 2996
24 Ogle County 2635
25 Macoupin County 2383
26 Franklin County 2090
27 Jackson County 2033
28 Macon County 1992
29 Livingston County 1678
30 Christian County 1520
31 Woodford County 1518
32 Adams County 1457
33 Montgomery County 1455
34 Whiteside County 1406
35 Vermilion County 1315
36 Monroe County 1240
37 Morgan County 1231
38 Lee County 1194
39 Fulton County 1193
40 Coles County 1142
41 Henry County 1139
42 Stephenson County 1138
43 Iroquois County 1091
44 Knox County 1074
45 Putnam County 935
46 Jersey County 852
47 McDonough County 826
48 Logan County 780
49 Marion County 759
50 Jo Daviess County 749
51 Marshall County 743
52 Perry County 742
53 Randolph County 741
54 Clinton County 726
55 Effingham County 687
56 Saline County 680
57 Jefferson County 614
58 Menard County 601
59 Bond County 580
60 Fayette County 549
61 De Witt County 428
62 Hancock County 414
63 Edgar County 399
64 Piatt County 394
65 Carroll County 370
66 Ford County 367
67 Crawford County 361
68 Moultrie County 358
69 Warren County 333
70 Washington County 291
71 Mason County 283
72 Clark County 275
73 Shelby County 260
74 Mercer County 250
75 Union County 229
76 Pike County 228
77 Douglas County 220
78 Johnson County 211
79 Cumberland County 206
80 Greene County 203
81 Clay County 186
82 Cass County 183
83 Richland County 179
84 Wayne County 178
85 Calhoun County 176
86 Scott County 173
87 Massac County 169
87 Schuyler County 169
88 Henderson County 150
89 Lawrence County 137
90 Stark County 126
91 Jasper County 118
92 White County 103
93 Pope County 94
94 Brown County 62
95 Gallatin County 60
96 Wabash County 43
97 Hamilton County 37
97 Pulaski County 37
98 Edwards County 30
98 Hardin County 30
99 Alexander County 21