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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 35.12K people in Illinois with Austrian ancestry (0.27% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois counties, Stark County had the highest percentage of its population with Austrian ancestry (1.67%), followed by Mercer County (0.48%), and Woodford County (0.46%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Austrian 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 Austrian Ancestry in 2021
Stark County
Mercer County
Woodford County
McHenry County
DuPage County
Kendall County
Monroe County
Lake County
Fulton County
Livingston County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population with Austrian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Stark County 1.67
2 Mercer County 0.48
3 Woodford County 0.46
4 McHenry County 0.45
5 DuPage County 0.43
6 Kendall County 0.42
7 Monroe County 0.41
8 Lake County 0.39
9 Fulton County 0.38
9 Livingston County 0.38
10 Vermilion County 0.36
11 Piatt County 0.35
12 Macon County 0.33
12 St. Clair County 0.33
12 Will County 0.33
13 LaSalle County 0.30
14 Cook County 0.29
14 Kane County 0.29
15 Marshall County 0.28
16 Sangamon County 0.27
17 Pulaski County 0.25
18 Bureau County 0.23
19 Boone County 0.22
19 Crawford County 0.22
20 Menard County 0.21
21 Ogle County 0.20
22 Champaign County 0.19
22 DeKalb County 0.19
22 Jackson County 0.19
22 McLean County 0.19
23 Cass County 0.18
23 Madison County 0.18
23 Tazewell County 0.18
23 Whiteside County 0.18
24 Bond County 0.17
24 Union County 0.17
25 Alexander County 0.16
25 Greene County 0.16
25 Kankakee County 0.16
25 Logan County 0.16
25 Williamson County 0.16
26 Carroll County 0.15
26 Grundy County 0.15
26 Montgomery County 0.15
26 Moultrie County 0.15
27 Jo Daviess County 0.13
27 Knox County 0.13
28 De Witt County 0.12
28 Henry County 0.12
28 Perry County 0.12
28 Warren County 0.12
29 Johnson County 0.11
29 Macoupin County 0.11
29 Stephenson County 0.11
30 Mason County 0.10
31 Adams County 0.09
31 Peoria County 0.09
31 Putnam County 0.09
31 Winnebago County 0.09
32 Clinton County 0.08
32 Douglas County 0.08
32 Effingham County 0.08
32 Ford County 0.08
32 Iroquois County 0.08
32 McDonough County 0.08
32 Marion County 0.08
33 Christian County 0.07
33 Coles County 0.07
33 Rock Island County 0.07
33 Washington County 0.07
34 Hancock County 0.06
34 Lee County 0.06
34 Wayne County 0.06
35 Randolph County 0.05
35 Saline County 0.05
36 Clark County 0.04
36 Cumberland County 0.04
36 Gallatin County 0.04
36 Morgan County 0.04
36 Richland County 0.04
36 White County 0.04
37 Jefferson County 0.03
37 Jersey County 0.03
38 Franklin County 0.02
38 Pike County 0.02
38 Shelby County 0.02