Ranking of Illinois Counties By Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 27.35K people in Illinois with Nigerian ancestry. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest population with Nigerian ancestry (19.03K), followed by Will County (1.99K), and DuPage County (1.05K).

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

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

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Related Topics: Illinois ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Illinois Counties By Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021

Cook County

Will County

DuPage County

Lake County

Kane County

Winnebago County

Kendall County

St. Clair County

Sangamon County

McHenry County

Ranking of Illinois Counties By Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	County	Population
1	Cook County	19028
2	Will County	1989
3	DuPage County	1049
4	Lake County	896
5	Kane County	808
6	Winnebago County	580
7	Kendall County	423
8	St. Clair County	421
9	Sangamon County	406
10	McHenry County	370
11	Jackson County	189
12	Champaign County	158
13	McLean County	148
14	Peoria County	116
15	DeKalb County	110
16	Madison County	79
17	Whiteside County	75
18	Coles County	69
19	Kankakee County	61
20	Morgan County	58
21	McDonough County	56
21	Macon County	56
22	Vermilion County	31
23	Christian County	29
24	Tazewell County	25
25	LaSalle County	21
26	Saline County	13
27	Effingham County	12
27	Iroquois County	12
28	Livingston County	10
29	Johnson County	9
29	Lawrence County	9
30	Bureau County	7
30	Fulton County	7
30	Rock Island County	7
31	Knox County	6
32	Hancock County	4
33	Crawford County	3
34	Ogle County	2
35	Woodford County	1