Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 68.31K people in Illinois with Scotch Irish ancestry (0.53% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois counties, Hardin County had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (4.32%), followed by Bond County (2.29%), and Randolph County (2.10%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scotch Irish ancestry.
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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 Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hardin County | 4.32 |
| 2 | Bond County | 2.29 |
| 3 | Randolph County | 2.10 |
| 4 | Mercer County | 1.88 |
| 5 | De Witt County | 1.62 |
| 6 | Mason County | 1.51 |
| 7 | Saline County | 1.50 |
| 8 | Washington County | 1.48 |
| 9 | Menard County | 1.47 |
| 10 | Clinton County | 1.44 |
| 10 | Knox County | 1.44 |
| 11 | Wayne County | 1.40 |
| 12 | Stark County | 1.36 |
| 13 | Alexander County | 1.35 |
| 13 | Christian County | 1.35 |
| 13 | White County | 1.35 |
| 14 | Jackson County | 1.32 |
| 15 | Edwards County | 1.27 |
| 16 | Montgomery County | 1.24 |
| 17 | Warren County | 1.21 |
| 18 | Henry County | 1.20 |
| 19 | Scott County | 1.16 |
| 20 | Piatt County | 1.15 |
| 21 | Sangamon County | 1.11 |
| 22 | Franklin County | 1.10 |
| 23 | Schuyler County | 1.09 |
| 24 | Marion County | 1.06 |
| 25 | Adams County | 1.04 |
| 25 | Livingston County | 1.04 |
| 26 | Cumberland County | 1.03 |
| 27 | Grundy County | 1.01 |
| 28 | Tazewell County | 1.00 |
| 29 | Coles County | 0.99 |
| 30 | Williamson County | 0.98 |
| 31 | Logan County | 0.97 |
| 32 | LaSalle County | 0.96 |
| 33 | Macon County | 0.94 |
| 34 | Madison County | 0.93 |
| 34 | Massac County | 0.93 |
| 34 | Morgan County | 0.93 |
| 35 | Champaign County | 0.92 |
| 36 | Effingham County | 0.90 |
| 36 | Jefferson County | 0.90 |
| 36 | Perry County | 0.90 |
| 37 | Hancock County | 0.89 |
| 38 | Crawford County | 0.88 |
| 38 | Ford County | 0.88 |
| 38 | Woodford County | 0.88 |
| 39 | Fayette County | 0.87 |
| 39 | McHenry County | 0.87 |
| 40 | Brown County | 0.85 |
| 40 | Edgar County | 0.85 |
| 41 | Peoria County | 0.84 |
| 42 | Ogle County | 0.80 |
| 43 | Lee County | 0.78 |
| 44 | Whiteside County | 0.75 |
| 45 | Bureau County | 0.71 |
| 45 | Henderson County | 0.71 |
| 45 | Pike County | 0.71 |
| 46 | Jersey County | 0.70 |
| 46 | Wabash County | 0.70 |
| 47 | Fulton County | 0.69 |
| 47 | Putnam County | 0.69 |
| 48 | Pope County | 0.68 |
| 49 | Iroquois County | 0.67 |
| 49 | Monroe County | 0.67 |
| 49 | Rock Island County | 0.67 |
| 50 | Gallatin County | 0.66 |
| 51 | Jo Daviess County | 0.65 |
| 51 | Shelby County | 0.65 |
| 52 | McLean County | 0.64 |
| 53 | St. Clair County | 0.61 |
| 53 | Union County | 0.61 |
| 54 | Marshall County | 0.60 |
| 55 | Vermilion County | 0.58 |
| 55 | Winnebago County | 0.58 |
| 56 | Kankakee County | 0.57 |
| 57 | McDonough County | 0.56 |
| 58 | Clark County | 0.53 |
| 58 | Macoupin County | 0.53 |
| 58 | Moultrie County | 0.53 |
| 59 | DeKalb County | 0.52 |
| 60 | Clay County | 0.50 |
| 60 | Kane County | 0.50 |
| 61 | DuPage County | 0.49 |
| 61 | Lake County | 0.49 |
| 62 | Greene County | 0.47 |
| 63 | Calhoun County | 0.46 |
| 63 | Kendall County | 0.46 |
| 64 | Stephenson County | 0.44 |
| 64 | Will County | 0.44 |
| 65 | Pulaski County | 0.42 |
| 66 | Douglas County | 0.41 |
| 66 | Johnson County | 0.41 |
| 66 | Lawrence County | 0.41 |
| 67 | Jasper County | 0.39 |
| 68 | Cass County | 0.35 |
| 69 | Cook County | 0.28 |
| 70 | Boone County | 0.26 |
| 70 | Carroll County | 0.26 |
| 71 | Richland County | 0.22 |
| 72 | Hamilton County | 0.19 |