Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 41.16K people in Illinois with Danish ancestry (0.32% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois counties, Putnam County had the highest percentage of its population with Danish ancestry (1.58%), followed by Livingston County (1.14%), and Bureau County (0.92%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Danish ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Illinois.
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Related Topics: Illinois ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Putnam County | 1.58 |
| 2 | Livingston County | 1.14 |
| 3 | Bureau County | 0.92 |
| 4 | Kankakee County | 0.83 |
| 5 | Whiteside County | 0.79 |
| 6 | Jo Daviess County | 0.77 |
| 7 | Henry County | 0.70 |
| 7 | Wabash County | 0.70 |
| 8 | McHenry County | 0.68 |
| 9 | Woodford County | 0.63 |
| 10 | DeKalb County | 0.61 |
| 11 | Iroquois County | 0.60 |
| 12 | McLean County | 0.55 |
| 13 | McDonough County | 0.54 |
| 14 | Winnebago County | 0.53 |
| 15 | Grundy County | 0.52 |
| 15 | Stephenson County | 0.52 |
| 16 | Lake County | 0.51 |
| 17 | Mercer County | 0.49 |
| 18 | Stark County | 0.48 |
| 19 | Kane County | 0.47 |
| 19 | Pope County | 0.47 |
| 20 | Carroll County | 0.46 |
| 21 | DuPage County | 0.45 |
| 21 | LaSalle County | 0.45 |
| 22 | Ford County | 0.43 |
| 23 | Hardin County | 0.41 |
| 23 | Kendall County | 0.41 |
| 23 | Lee County | 0.41 |
| 24 | Tazewell County | 0.40 |
| 25 | Marshall County | 0.39 |
| 25 | Monroe County | 0.39 |
| 26 | Ogle County | 0.37 |
| 27 | Schuyler County | 0.36 |
| 28 | Rock Island County | 0.33 |
| 29 | Coles County | 0.32 |
| 29 | Edwards County | 0.32 |
| 29 | Peoria County | 0.32 |
| 30 | Menard County | 0.30 |
| 30 | Pike County | 0.30 |
| 31 | Boone County | 0.29 |
| 32 | Will County | 0.28 |
| 33 | Hancock County | 0.27 |
| 34 | Williamson County | 0.26 |
| 35 | Cook County | 0.24 |
| 35 | Fulton County | 0.24 |
| 35 | Sangamon County | 0.24 |
| 36 | Champaign County | 0.23 |
| 36 | Morgan County | 0.23 |
| 36 | Warren County | 0.23 |
| 37 | De Witt County | 0.19 |
| 37 | Macon County | 0.19 |
| 38 | Christian County | 0.17 |
| 38 | Jersey County | 0.17 |
| 39 | Greene County | 0.16 |
| 39 | Jefferson County | 0.16 |
| 39 | Knox County | 0.16 |
| 40 | Clay County | 0.15 |
| 40 | Vermilion County | 0.15 |
| 41 | Jackson County | 0.14 |
| 41 | Johnson County | 0.14 |
| 41 | Madison County | 0.14 |
| 42 | Macoupin County | 0.13 |
| 42 | St. Clair County | 0.13 |
| 43 | Effingham County | 0.12 |
| 43 | Shelby County | 0.12 |
| 44 | Crawford County | 0.11 |
| 45 | Adams County | 0.10 |
| 45 | Brown County | 0.10 |
| 45 | Edgar County | 0.10 |
| 45 | Logan County | 0.10 |
| 46 | Marion County | 0.09 |
| 46 | Washington County | 0.09 |
| 47 | Cass County | 0.08 |
| 47 | Fayette County | 0.08 |
| 47 | Henderson County | 0.08 |
| 48 | Cumberland County | 0.07 |
| 48 | Franklin County | 0.07 |
| 48 | Mason County | 0.07 |
| 49 | Moultrie County | 0.06 |
| 50 | Clinton County | 0.05 |
| 50 | Randolph County | 0.05 |
| 51 | Gallatin County | 0.04 |
| 51 | Richland County | 0.04 |
| 52 | Piatt County | 0.03 |
| 52 | Union County | 0.03 |
| 52 | Wayne County | 0.03 |
| 53 | Alexander County | 0.02 |
| 53 | Jasper County | 0.02 |
| 54 | Douglas County | 0.01 |
| 54 | Montgomery County | 0.01 |