Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 15.08K people in Illinois with Arab ancestry (0.12% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois counties, Jackson County had the highest percentage of its population with Arab ancestry (0.44%), followed by Cook County (0.22%), and Macon County (0.22%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Arab 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 Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021
Jackson County
Cook County
Macon County
Winnebago County
Kankakee County
McLean County
Champaign County
Effingham County
Mercer County
Stephenson County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Jackson County 0.44
2 Cook County 0.22
2 Macon County 0.22
3 Winnebago County 0.19
4 Kankakee County 0.12
4 McLean County 0.12
5 Champaign County 0.09
5 Effingham County 0.09
5 Mercer County 0.09
5 Stephenson County 0.09
6 Kendall County 0.08
7 DuPage County 0.07
7 Will County 0.07
8 Kane County 0.05
8 St. Clair County 0.05
8 Vermilion County 0.05
9 Rock Island County 0.04
10 Lake County 0.03
10 McHenry County 0.03
10 Ogle County 0.03
11 Madison County 0.02
11 Morgan County 0.02
11 Randolph County 0.02
11 Sangamon County 0.02
12 Knox County 0.01
12 Livingston County 0.01
12 Marion County 0.01
12 Peoria County 0.01