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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.60M people in Illinois with Unclassified ancestry (20.25% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois counties, Henderson County had the highest percentage of its population with Unclassified ancestry (48.77%), followed by Union County (43.33%), and Johnson County (42.94%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Unclassified 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 Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
Henderson County
Union County
Johnson County
Shelby County
Pope County
Christian County
Gallatin County
Mercer County
Clark County
Edgar County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Henderson County 48.77
2 Union County 43.33
3 Johnson County 42.94
4 Shelby County 42.25
5 Pope County 42.12
6 Christian County 41.79
7 Gallatin County 41.27
8 Mercer County 40.38
9 Clark County 38.96
10 Edgar County 38.25
11 Alexander County 38.16
12 Franklin County 37.66
13 Wayne County 37.27
14 Warren County 37.23
15 Jefferson County 36.92
16 White County 36.82
17 Moultrie County 36.76
18 Edwards County 36.74
19 Lawrence County 36.61
20 Cumberland County 36.60
21 Clay County 36.52
22 Massac County 36.37
23 Pike County 35.64
24 Fayette County 35.58
25 Vermilion County 35.37
26 Marion County 35.30
27 Williamson County 34.96
28 De Witt County 34.86
29 Perry County 34.51
30 Macoupin County 34.48
31 Mason County 34.41
32 Hardin County 34.32
33 Hamilton County 34.24
34 Crawford County 34.19
35 Saline County 34.07
36 Jasper County 33.78
37 Coles County 33.65
38 Montgomery County 33.50
39 Jackson County 33.40
40 Knox County 33.05
41 Fulton County 33.04
42 Schuyler County 32.86
43 Douglas County 32.62
44 McDonough County 31.85
45 Pulaski County 31.79
46 Greene County 31.55
47 Richland County 31.54
48 Menard County 30.94
49 Adams County 30.61
50 Morgan County 30.49
51 Cass County 30.37
52 Piatt County 30.18
53 Rock Island County 30.05
54 Hancock County 29.94
55 Bond County 29.85
56 Wabash County 29.46
57 Tazewell County 29.21
58 Stark County 29.05
59 Randolph County 28.62
60 Henry County 27.61
61 Ford County 27.31
62 Sangamon County 27.05
63 Jersey County 27.00
64 Madison County 26.96
65 Macon County 26.94
66 Peoria County 26.79
67 Champaign County 26.63
68 Brown County 26.43
69 Logan County 26.37
70 Marshall County 25.83
71 Bureau County 25.79
72 Ogle County 25.63
73 Scott County 25.61
74 Kendall County 25.00
75 Lee County 24.91
76 St. Clair County 24.86
77 Carroll County 24.65
78 Stephenson County 24.51
79 Whiteside County 24.50
80 Woodford County 24.45
81 Iroquois County 23.42
82 Washington County 23.34
83 Clinton County 22.68
84 LaSalle County 22.19
85 Livingston County 21.86
86 Monroe County 21.79
87 Effingham County 21.59
88 Boone County 21.40
89 Kankakee County 21.30
90 DeKalb County 20.77
91 McLean County 20.31
92 Winnebago County 20.27
93 Putnam County 19.53
94 Kane County 19.26
95 McHenry County 18.67
96 Calhoun County 18.56
97 Grundy County 18.32
98 Lake County 18.23
99 Will County 18.10
100 DuPage County 15.93
101 Cook County 15.76
102 Jo Daviess County 15.49