Cook County, IL Hispanic or Latino Population By Origin in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 1.35M Cook County, IL hispanic or latino population, 1.03M had Mexican origin (76.68%), 138.66K had Puerto Rican origin (10.30%), and 68.76K had South American origin (5.11%).

The chart below shows the top 10 hispanic origins by percentage, and the table below shows both the population and percentages for many hispanic origins.

You can see similar information for other Illinois counties, and for Illinois.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Cook County, IL Percentage of Hispanic or Latino Population By Origin in 2021

Mexican

Puerto Rican

South American

Central American

Guatemalan

Ecuadorian

Colombian

All Other Hispanic

Cuban

Salvadoran

Cook County, IL Hispanic or Latino Population By Origin in 2021

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Hispanic Origin	Population	Percent of Hisp. Pop. (%)
Mexican	1032889	76.68
Puerto Rican	138664	10.30
South American	68758	5.11
Central American	55576	4.13
Guatemalan	28659	2.13
Ecuadorian	26819	1.99
Colombian	16959	1.26
All Other Hispanic	16382	1.22
Cuban	15795	1.17
Salvadoran	10962	0.81
Peruvian	9806	0.73
Honduran	9780	0.73
Spaniard	8495	0.63
Venezuelan	5704	0.42
Dominican	5464	0.41
Spanish	4803	0.36
Argentinean	3887	0.29
Nicaraguan	2288	0.17
Chilean	2155	0.16
Bolivian	1884	0.14
Panamanian	1755	0.13
Costa Rican	1551	0.12
Other South American	645	0.05
Uruguayan	620	0.05
Other Central American	581	0.04
Paraguayan	279	0.02
Spanish American	123	0.01