Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 28.31K people in Illinois with Scandinavian ancestry (0.22% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois counties, Clay County had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (1.39%), followed by Wabash County (1.10%), and Ford County (0.78%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Illinois.
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Related Topics: Illinois ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay County | 1.39 |
| 2 | Wabash County | 1.10 |
| 3 | Ford County | 0.78 |
| 4 | Henry County | 0.71 |
| 5 | Hardin County | 0.68 |
| 6 | Iroquois County | 0.65 |
| 7 | Jefferson County | 0.62 |
| 8 | Gallatin County | 0.58 |
| 9 | DeKalb County | 0.53 |
| 10 | Ogle County | 0.47 |
| 10 | Rock Island County | 0.47 |
| 11 | McHenry County | 0.42 |
| 11 | Stark County | 0.42 |
| 12 | Alexander County | 0.40 |
| 13 | Bureau County | 0.38 |
| 13 | Tazewell County | 0.38 |
| 13 | Warren County | 0.38 |
| 14 | Clinton County | 0.36 |
| 15 | Sangamon County | 0.35 |
| 15 | Winnebago County | 0.35 |
| 16 | Jo Daviess County | 0.34 |
| 16 | Madison County | 0.34 |
| 16 | Richland County | 0.34 |
| 16 | Vermilion County | 0.34 |
| 16 | Woodford County | 0.34 |
| 17 | Champaign County | 0.33 |
| 17 | Kankakee County | 0.33 |
| 17 | Lake County | 0.33 |
| 18 | White County | 0.32 |
| 19 | Logan County | 0.31 |
| 20 | Crawford County | 0.30 |
| 21 | Knox County | 0.28 |
| 21 | McLean County | 0.28 |
| 21 | Mercer County | 0.28 |
| 22 | Whiteside County | 0.27 |
| 23 | Adams County | 0.26 |
| 23 | Fayette County | 0.26 |
| 23 | Franklin County | 0.26 |
| 23 | Kane County | 0.26 |
| 23 | Livingston County | 0.26 |
| 23 | Marshall County | 0.26 |
| 24 | McDonough County | 0.25 |
| 24 | Peoria County | 0.25 |
| 24 | Putnam County | 0.25 |
| 25 | Macon County | 0.24 |
| 26 | LaSalle County | 0.23 |
| 26 | Moultrie County | 0.23 |
| 27 | Coles County | 0.22 |
| 27 | Fulton County | 0.22 |
| 27 | Morgan County | 0.22 |
| 28 | DuPage County | 0.21 |
| 28 | Jackson County | 0.21 |
| 28 | Marion County | 0.21 |
| 28 | Stephenson County | 0.21 |
| 29 | Jersey County | 0.20 |
| 29 | Lee County | 0.20 |
| 30 | De Witt County | 0.19 |
| 30 | Union County | 0.19 |
| 31 | Pike County | 0.18 |
| 32 | Williamson County | 0.16 |
| 33 | Boone County | 0.15 |
| 33 | Cass County | 0.15 |
| 33 | Cook County | 0.15 |
| 33 | Kendall County | 0.15 |
| 33 | St. Clair County | 0.15 |
| 33 | Will County | 0.15 |
| 34 | Bond County | 0.14 |
| 34 | Cumberland County | 0.14 |
| 34 | Edgar County | 0.14 |
| 34 | Schuyler County | 0.14 |
| 35 | Macoupin County | 0.12 |
| 36 | Mason County | 0.11 |
| 37 | Edwards County | 0.10 |
| 37 | Effingham County | 0.10 |
| 37 | Grundy County | 0.10 |
| 37 | Menard County | 0.10 |
| 37 | Piatt County | 0.10 |
| 38 | Carroll County | 0.09 |
| 38 | Hancock County | 0.09 |
| 38 | Monroe County | 0.09 |
| 38 | Randolph County | 0.09 |
| 38 | Wayne County | 0.09 |
| 39 | Perry County | 0.08 |
| 39 | Shelby County | 0.08 |
| 40 | Calhoun County | 0.07 |
| 40 | Lawrence County | 0.07 |
| 40 | Massac County | 0.07 |
| 40 | Washington County | 0.07 |
| 41 | Douglas County | 0.06 |
| 41 | Henderson County | 0.06 |
| 41 | Pulaski County | 0.06 |
| 42 | Montgomery County | 0.05 |
| 43 | Clark County | 0.04 |
| 43 | Jasper County | 0.04 |
| 43 | Saline County | 0.04 |
| 44 | Christian County | 0.03 |
| 45 | Greene County | 0.02 |