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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 13.27K people in Illinois with Canadian ancestry (0.10% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois counties, Edwards County had the highest percentage of its population with Canadian ancestry (0.58%), followed by De Witt County (0.54%), and Woodford County (0.38%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Canadian 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 Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Edwards County
De Witt County
Woodford County
Effingham County
Piatt County
Vermilion County
Jersey County
Coles County
Rock Island County
Lake County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population with Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Edwards County 0.58
2 De Witt County 0.54
3 Woodford County 0.38
4 Effingham County 0.32
4 Piatt County 0.32
5 Vermilion County 0.26
6 Jersey County 0.24
7 Coles County 0.22
7 Rock Island County 0.22
8 Lake County 0.20
9 Kane County 0.18
10 Fayette County 0.16
10 Ford County 0.16
10 Tazewell County 0.16
11 Union County 0.15
12 Douglas County 0.14
12 Lawrence County 0.14
12 Schuyler County 0.14
13 DuPage County 0.13
13 Mercer County 0.13
13 Shelby County 0.13
14 McHenry County 0.12
14 Moultrie County 0.12
14 Ogle County 0.12
15 Bond County 0.11
15 Boone County 0.11
15 Kankakee County 0.11
15 Pulaski County 0.11
15 Will County 0.11
16 Cook County 0.10
16 LaSalle County 0.10
16 Lee County 0.10
17 McLean County 0.09
17 Morgan County 0.09
17 Whiteside County 0.09
18 Adams County 0.08
18 Champaign County 0.08
18 DeKalb County 0.08
18 Henry County 0.08
18 Jackson County 0.08
18 Marshall County 0.08
19 Bureau County 0.07
19 Calhoun County 0.07
19 Macon County 0.07
19 Menard County 0.07
19 Williamson County 0.07
20 Clinton County 0.06
20 Crawford County 0.06
20 St. Clair County 0.06
20 Stark County 0.06
20 Stephenson County 0.06
21 Grundy County 0.05
21 Jefferson County 0.05
21 Madison County 0.05
21 Marion County 0.05
21 Pike County 0.05
21 Winnebago County 0.05
22 Christian County 0.04
22 Logan County 0.04
22 Perry County 0.04
22 Saline County 0.04
22 Sangamon County 0.04
23 Fulton County 0.03
23 Henderson County 0.03
23 Iroquois County 0.03
23 Livingston County 0.03
23 Peoria County 0.03
24 Carroll County 0.02
24 Clark County 0.02
24 Johnson County 0.02
24 Knox County 0.02
24 Macoupin County 0.02
25 Franklin County 0.01
25 Monroe County 0.01
25 Randolph County 0.01