Ranking of Illinois Counties By Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 4.48M people in Illinois with Other Groups ancestry. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest population with Other Groups ancestry (2.58M), followed by DuPage County (272.24K), and Lake County (248.79K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Other Groups 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 Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
Cook County
DuPage County
Lake County
Will County
Kane County
St. Clair County
Winnebago County
Champaign County
McHenry County
Madison County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Cook County 2584260
2 DuPage County 272236
3 Lake County 248788
4 Will County 215016
5 Kane County 182089
6 St. Clair County 89818
7 Winnebago County 84348
8 Champaign County 61713
9 McHenry County 59136
10 Madison County 55608
11 Peoria County 49910
12 Sangamon County 48997
13 McLean County 35849
14 Rock Island County 35685
15 Kendall County 32496
16 Macon County 27440
17 Kankakee County 22714
18 DeKalb County 21966
19 LaSalle County 19873
20 Vermilion County 19111
21 Tazewell County 14987
22 Boone County 14245
23 Jackson County 12479
24 Williamson County 11921
25 Whiteside County 9622
26 Knox County 9520
27 Ogle County 9211
28 Grundy County 8662
29 Adams County 8057
30 Jefferson County 7480
31 Stephenson County 7186
32 Morgan County 7083
33 Henry County 7073
34 Coles County 6693
35 Marion County 6300
36 Logan County 6256
37 Randolph County 6233
38 Lee County 5572
39 Franklin County 5482
40 Clinton County 5290
41 Bureau County 5274
42 Fulton County 4977
43 Livingston County 4811
44 Perry County 4394
45 Effingham County 4309
46 Saline County 4297
47 Macoupin County 4210
48 Iroquois County 4100
49 Christian County 4008
50 Monroe County 3978
51 McDonough County 3957
52 Cass County 3718
53 Crawford County 3538
54 Lawrence County 3469
55 Montgomery County 3376
56 Woodford County 3131
57 Fayette County 3034
58 Massac County 3028
59 Warren County 2968
60 Bond County 2758
61 Douglas County 2668
62 Union County 2482
63 Johnson County 2467
64 Richland County 2382
65 Wayne County 2343
66 Jersey County 2195
67 Edgar County 2153
68 Pulaski County 2127
69 Jo Daviess County 2123
70 Wabash County 2092
71 Clark County 2014
72 Piatt County 1995
73 Shelby County 1855
74 Hancock County 1849
75 Ford County 1843
76 Alexander County 1810
77 Brown County 1793
78 Pike County 1787
79 De Witt County 1748
80 Carroll County 1691
81 Mercer County 1670
82 Clay County 1628
83 White County 1463
84 Mason County 1426
85 Menard County 1415
86 Greene County 1383
87 Moultrie County 1361
88 Marshall County 1300
89 Washington County 1191
90 Cumberland County 1100
91 Hamilton County 1030
92 Gallatin County 849
93 Schuyler County 823
94 Stark County 733
95 Jasper County 710
96 Putnam County 709
97 Edwards County 685
98 Pope County 618
99 Hardin County 554
100 Henderson County 468
101 Scott County 430
102 Calhoun County 331