Ranking of Illinois Counties By Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 68.31K people in Illinois with Scotch Irish ancestry. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest population with Scotch Irish ancestry (15.00K), followed by DuPage County (4.62K), and Lake County (3.48K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Scotch Irish 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 Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Cook County
DuPage County
Lake County
Will County
McHenry County
Kane County
Madison County
Sangamon County
Champaign County
Winnebago County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Cook County 15002
2 DuPage County 4617
3 Lake County 3477
4 Will County 3070
5 McHenry County 2689
6 Kane County 2579
7 Madison County 2481
8 Sangamon County 2174
9 Champaign County 1907
10 Winnebago County 1647
11 St. Clair County 1580
12 Peoria County 1535
13 Tazewell County 1324
14 McLean County 1103
15 LaSalle County 1052
16 Macon County 985
17 Rock Island County 973
18 Knox County 725
19 Jackson County 709
20 Adams County 686
21 Williamson County 658
22 Randolph County 644
23 Kankakee County 617
24 Kendall County 602
25 Henry County 595
26 Clinton County 532
27 Grundy County 528
28 DeKalb County 520
29 Coles County 470
30 Christian County 458
31 Vermilion County 436
32 Whiteside County 420
33 Franklin County 417
34 Ogle County 416
35 Marion County 402
36 Bond County 384
37 Livingston County 372
38 Saline County 359
39 Montgomery County 354
40 Woodford County 341
41 Jefferson County 336
42 Effingham County 312
43 Morgan County 308
44 Mercer County 297
45 Logan County 275
46 Lee County 267
47 De Witt County 253
48 Macoupin County 238
49 Bureau County 235
50 Monroe County 234
51 Fulton County 233
52 Wayne County 227
53 Warren County 204
53 Washington County 204
54 Mason County 199
54 Stephenson County 199
55 Piatt County 192
56 Perry County 190
57 White County 189
58 Fayette County 188
59 Iroquois County 182
60 Menard County 181
61 Crawford County 165
62 Hardin County 160
63 Hancock County 158
64 McDonough County 156
65 Jersey County 151
66 Edgar County 144
67 Jo Daviess County 142
68 Boone County 141
69 Shelby County 138
70 Massac County 133
71 Ford County 120
72 Cumberland County 108
73 Pike County 106
73 Union County 106
74 Clark County 82
75 Douglas County 80
75 Wabash County 80
76 Edwards County 79
77 Moultrie County 77
78 Schuyler County 76
79 Alexander County 74
79 Stark County 74
80 Marshall County 71
81 Clay County 66
82 Lawrence County 64
83 Greene County 57
83 Scott County 57
84 Brown County 54
84 Johnson County 54
85 Henderson County 46
86 Cass County 45
87 Carroll County 40
88 Putnam County 39
89 Jasper County 36
90 Richland County 35
91 Gallatin County 33
92 Pope County 26
93 Pulaski County 22
94 Calhoun County 21
95 Hamilton County 15