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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.26K people in Illinois with Guyanese ancestry (0.01% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois counties, DeKalb County had the highest percentage of its population with Guyanese ancestry (0.18%), followed by Putnam County (0.12%), and Woodford County (0.05%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Guyanese 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 Guyanese Ancestry in 2021
DeKalb County
Putnam County
Woodford County
St. Clair County
Will County
Cook County
Lake County
Randolph County
DuPage County
Kane County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population with Guyanese Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 DeKalb County 0.18
2 Putnam County 0.12
3 Woodford County 0.05
4 St. Clair County 0.04
5 Will County 0.02
6 Cook County 0.01
6 Lake County 0.01
6 Randolph County 0.01
7 DuPage County 0.003
7 Kane County 0.003