Ranking of Illinois Counties By Population with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 38.17K people in Illinois with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) ancestry. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest population with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) ancestry (24.60K), followed by Lake County (3.71K), and Will County (1.92K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with West Indian (except Hispanic 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 West Indian (except Hispanic groups) Ancestry in 2021
Cook County
Lake County
Will County
DuPage County
St. Clair County
Kane County
Winnebago County
McHenry County
McLean County
DeKalb County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Population with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Cook County 24604
2 Lake County 3714
3 Will County 1921
4 DuPage County 1734
5 St. Clair County 1066
6 Kane County 936
7 Winnebago County 786
8 McHenry County 482
9 McLean County 303
10 DeKalb County 263
11 Champaign County 240
12 Madison County 236
13 Adams County 203
14 Sangamon County 155
15 Rock Island County 141
16 Livingston County 109
17 McDonough County 99
18 Kankakee County 95
19 Ogle County 89
20 LaSalle County 88
21 Kendall County 72
22 Coles County 71
23 Peoria County 65
24 Fulton County 63
25 Jefferson County 43
26 Jackson County 41
27 Tazewell County 38
28 Grundy County 37
28 Morgan County 37
29 Ford County 34
30 Lee County 33
31 Whiteside County 32
32 Iroquois County 31
33 Franklin County 23
33 Henry County 23
33 Washington County 23
34 Lawrence County 20
35 Williamson County 16
36 Carroll County 15
37 Hardin County 14
38 Douglas County 13
38 Macon County 13
39 Shelby County 12
40 Marion County 11
41 De Witt County 10
41 Mercer County 10
41 Perry County 10
41 Saline County 10
41 Wayne County 10
42 Alexander County 9
42 Bureau County 9
42 Macoupin County 9
43 Christian County 6
43 Richland County 6
44 Clinton County 5
44 Logan County 5
45 Johnson County 4
45 Putnam County 4
46 Boone County 3
46 Piatt County 3
46 Stark County 3
46 Stephenson County 3
47 Crawford County 2
48 Bond County 1
48 Warren County 1
48 Woodford County 1