Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 4.48M people in Illinois with Other Groups ancestry (34.92% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest percentage of its population with Other Groups ancestry (49.08%), followed by Pulaski County (40.29%), and Kane County (35.11%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Other Groups 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 Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
Cook County
Pulaski County
Kane County
Lake County
St. Clair County
Alexander County
Will County
Champaign County
Winnebago County
DuPage County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cook County 49.08
2 Pulaski County 40.29
3 Kane County 35.11
4 Lake County 34.82
5 St. Clair County 34.73
6 Alexander County 32.98
7 Will County 30.88
8 Champaign County 29.87
9 Winnebago County 29.55
10 DuPage County 29.14
11 Cass County 28.47
12 Brown County 28.33
13 Peoria County 27.36
14 Boone County 26.58
15 Macon County 26.30
16 Vermilion County 25.50
17 Sangamon County 24.90
18 Kendall County 24.85
19 Rock Island County 24.66
20 Jackson County 23.25
21 Lawrence County 22.43
22 Logan County 22.16
23 DeKalb County 21.77
24 Morgan County 21.34
25 Massac County 21.20
26 Kankakee County 21.01
27 McLean County 20.91
28 Madison County 20.90
29 Perry County 20.77
30 Randolph County 20.35
31 Jefferson County 20.02
32 McHenry County 19.03
33 Knox County 18.97
34 Crawford County 18.79
35 Johnson County 18.64
36 Wabash County 18.33
37 LaSalle County 18.07
38 Saline County 18.00
39 Ogle County 17.79
40 Williamson County 17.72
41 Warren County 17.58
42 Whiteside County 17.20
43 Gallatin County 16.85
44 Marion County 16.68
45 Grundy County 16.54
46 Bond County 16.41
47 Lee County 16.21
48 Pope County 16.18
49 Stephenson County 16.03
50 Bureau County 15.82
51 Richland County 15.00
52 Iroquois County 14.98
53 Hardin County 14.97
54 Fulton County 14.63
55 Wayne County 14.42
56 Franklin County 14.40
57 Union County 14.38
58 Henry County 14.31
59 Clinton County 14.28
60 McDonough County 14.26
61 Fayette County 14.10
62 Coles County 14.08
63 Ford County 13.56
64 Douglas County 13.54
65 Stark County 13.48
66 Livingston County 13.40
67 Clark County 12.92
68 Hamilton County 12.84
69 Edgar County 12.67
70 Putnam County 12.58
71 Effingham County 12.46
72 Adams County 12.23
72 Clay County 12.23
73 Pike County 11.98
74 Piatt County 11.97
75 Montgomery County 11.85
76 Schuyler County 11.84
77 Christian County 11.78
78 Menard County 11.46
79 Monroe County 11.45
80 Tazewell County 11.36
81 Greene County 11.35
82 De Witt County 11.17
83 Marshall County 11.04
84 Edwards County 10.99
85 Carroll County 10.85
86 Mason County 10.78
87 Mercer County 10.58
88 White County 10.48
89 Cumberland County 10.45
90 Hancock County 10.42
91 Jersey County 10.19
92 Jo Daviess County 9.65
93 Macoupin County 9.32
94 Moultrie County 9.30
95 Shelby County 8.77
96 Scott County 8.74
97 Washington County 8.61
98 Woodford County 8.12
99 Jasper County 7.62
100 Calhoun County 7.30
101 Henderson County 7.22