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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 27.35K people in Illinois with Nigerian ancestry (0.21% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest percentage of its population with Nigerian ancestry (0.36%), followed by Jackson County (0.35%), and Kendall County (0.32%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Nigerian 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 Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
Cook County
Jackson County
Kendall County
Will County
Sangamon County
McDonough County
Winnebago County
Morgan County
Kane County
St. Clair County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cook County 0.36
2 Jackson County 0.35
3 Kendall County 0.32
4 Will County 0.29
5 Sangamon County 0.21
6 McDonough County 0.20
6 Winnebago County 0.20
7 Morgan County 0.18
8 Kane County 0.16
8 St. Clair County 0.16
9 Coles County 0.14
10 Lake County 0.13
10 Whiteside County 0.13
11 McHenry County 0.12
12 DeKalb County 0.11
12 DuPage County 0.11
13 Christian County 0.09
13 McLean County 0.09
14 Champaign County 0.08
15 Johnson County 0.07
16 Kankakee County 0.06
16 Lawrence County 0.06
16 Peoria County 0.06
17 Macon County 0.05
17 Saline County 0.05
18 Effingham County 0.04
18 Iroquois County 0.04
18 Vermilion County 0.04
19 Livingston County 0.03
19 Madison County 0.03
20 Bureau County 0.02
20 Crawford County 0.02
20 Fulton County 0.02
20 Hancock County 0.02
20 LaSalle County 0.02
20 Tazewell County 0.02
21 Knox County 0.01
21 Rock Island County 0.01
22 Ogle County 0.004
23 Woodford County 0.003