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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 169.11K people in Illinois with European ancestry (1.32% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois counties, Tazewell County had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (5.97%), followed by Woodford County (2.99%), and Menard County (2.91%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
Tazewell County
Woodford County
Menard County
Jasper County
Edgar County
De Witt County
McDonough County
Stark County
Marshall County
Scott County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Tazewell County 5.97
2 Woodford County 2.99
3 Menard County 2.91
4 Jasper County 2.80
5 Edgar County 2.77
6 De Witt County 2.65
7 McDonough County 2.61
8 Stark County 2.59
9 Marshall County 2.33
10 Scott County 2.30
11 Coles County 2.21
11 Jersey County 2.21
12 Jackson County 2.11
13 Clark County 2.10
14 DuPage County 2.08
15 Douglas County 2.01
16 Ford County 1.88
17 McLean County 1.87
18 Champaign County 1.86
19 Sangamon County 1.85
20 Madison County 1.84
21 Mercer County 1.83
22 Pike County 1.82
23 Edwards County 1.78
24 Peoria County 1.73
25 Piatt County 1.71
26 Macon County 1.68
27 Kane County 1.63
28 Cumberland County 1.62
29 Richland County 1.58
30 Johnson County 1.57
31 Marion County 1.56
32 Moultrie County 1.54
33 Knox County 1.50
34 Lake County 1.45
34 Williamson County 1.45
35 St. Clair County 1.44
36 Fulton County 1.43
37 Adams County 1.42
37 Kendall County 1.42
38 Mason County 1.41
39 Logan County 1.40
40 Henry County 1.38
40 Montgomery County 1.38
41 LaSalle County 1.36
42 Crawford County 1.32
43 Perry County 1.30
43 Rock Island County 1.30
43 Winnebago County 1.30
44 Jefferson County 1.29
44 Macoupin County 1.29
45 Shelby County 1.28
46 DeKalb County 1.27
46 White County 1.27
47 Monroe County 1.25
47 Morgan County 1.25
48 McHenry County 1.24
48 Ogle County 1.24
49 Boone County 1.23
50 Clinton County 1.21
51 Cass County 1.20
52 Whiteside County 1.17
53 Christian County 1.13
54 Lee County 1.09
55 Warren County 1.06
55 Will County 1.06
56 Bureau County 1.04
57 Iroquois County 1.03
58 Union County 1.02
59 Wayne County 1.01
60 Effingham County 0.98
61 Cook County 0.96
61 Livingston County 0.96
62 Schuyler County 0.92
62 Wabash County 0.92
63 Saline County 0.91
64 Brown County 0.90
65 Hancock County 0.87
66 Jo Daviess County 0.86
67 Greene County 0.85
68 Lawrence County 0.84
68 Pope County 0.84
68 Stephenson County 0.84
68 Vermilion County 0.84
69 Alexander County 0.82
70 Grundy County 0.80
71 Franklin County 0.76
72 Calhoun County 0.66
72 Clay County 0.66
73 Kankakee County 0.60
74 Washington County 0.59
75 Randolph County 0.57
76 Henderson County 0.54
77 Bond County 0.52
78 Carroll County 0.51
79 Putnam County 0.46
80 Fayette County 0.37
81 Massac County 0.30
82 Gallatin County 0.26
83 Hamilton County 0.13
84 Pulaski County 0.02