Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2020

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic White (2.18M), followed by DuPage County (603.52K), and Will County (428.40K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2020
Cook
2.18M
DuPage
603.52K
Will
428.40K
Lake
418.78K
Kane
289.68K
McHenry
244.28K
Madison
222.32K
Winnebago
189.29K
Sangamon
155.54K
St. Clair
155.47K
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2020
Rank
County
Non-Hispanic White Population
1 Cook County 2,178,715
2 DuPage County 603,522
3 Will County 428,396
4 Lake County 418,778
5 Kane County 289,682
6 McHenry County 244,283
7 Madison County 222,318
8 Winnebago County 189,292
9 Sangamon County 155,545
10 St. Clair County 155,470
11 McLean County 133,708
12 Champaign County 133,482
13 Peoria County 124,284
14 Tazewell County 122,751
15 Rock Island County 101,048
16 LaSalle County 92,570
17 Kendall County 87,387
18 Macon County 77,770
19 Kankakee County 75,625
20 DeKalb County 73,959
21 Williamson County 59,796
22 Adams County 59,644
23 Vermilion County 57,641
24 Whiteside County 46,468
25 Grundy County 44,717
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