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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 6.13K people in Illinois with Ghanaian ancestry (0.05% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois counties, Brown County had the highest percentage of its population with Ghanaian ancestry (0.16%), followed by Madison County (0.16%), and DuPage County (0.11%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Ghanaian 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 Ghanaian Ancestry in 2021
Brown County
Madison County
DuPage County
Will County
Cook County
Coles County
Champaign County
DeKalb County
Knox County
Lake County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population with Ghanaian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Brown County 0.16
1 Madison County 0.16
2 DuPage County 0.11
3 Will County 0.08
4 Cook County 0.07
5 Coles County 0.06
6 Champaign County 0.04
6 DeKalb County 0.04
7 Knox County 0.03
7 Lake County 0.03
7 Peoria County 0.03
8 Winnebago County 0.02
9 Douglas County 0.01
9 Jackson County 0.01
9 McHenry County 0.01
9 Macon County 0.01
9 Rock Island County 0.01
9 St. Clair County 0.01
9 Sangamon County 0.01
10 Kankakee County 0.004
10 McLean County 0.004