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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 7.44K people in Illinois with Syrian ancestry (0.06% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois counties, Alexander County had the highest percentage of its population with Syrian ancestry (0.66%), followed by Marshall County (0.28%), and Kane County (0.14%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Syrian 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 Syrian Ancestry in 2021
Alexander County
Marshall County
Kane County
Bureau County
Cook County
DuPage County
Rock Island County
Washington County
Livingston County
Union County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population with Syrian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Alexander County 0.66
2 Marshall County 0.28
3 Kane County 0.14
4 Bureau County 0.13
5 Cook County 0.09
5 DuPage County 0.09
5 Rock Island County 0.09
6 Washington County 0.08
7 Livingston County 0.06
7 Union County 0.06
8 Menard County 0.05
8 Putnam County 0.05
8 Vermilion County 0.05
9 Jo Daviess County 0.04
9 Warren County 0.04
9 Will County 0.04
10 Lake County 0.03
10 St. Clair County 0.03
11 Jackson County 0.02
11 McHenry County 0.02
11 Mason County 0.02
12 Adams County 0.01
12 Fulton County 0.01
12 McLean County 0.01
12 Madison County 0.01
12 Sangamon County 0.01
12 Tazewell County 0.01
12 Winnebago County 0.01
13 Grundy County 0.004
14 LaSalle County 0.003