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Highest American population share, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the share of all residents who are American ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: American residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 102 is 6.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Henderson County, IL, up 46 places to #31.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS 2010

01▲32Greene County, ILIL11,31312.4%+0.3 pts

02▲37Montgomery County, ILIL28,07612.1%+2.3 pts

03▲2Clay County, ILIL12,79311.8%−2.8 pts

04▲4Fayette County, ILIL20,79011.3%+1.9 pts

05▲14Jersey County, ILIL21,16011.2%+2.6 pts

06White County, ILIL13,25011.0%−2.9 pts

07▼3Edwards County, ILIL5,89810.9%−2.4 pts

08▲4Scott County, ILIL4,86610.4%−13.9 pts

09▲5Shelby County, ILIL20,57610.3%+0.4 pts

10Pike County, ILIL14,23110.3%−6.5 pts

11▲44Lawrence County, ILIL13,7909.5%−0.8 pts

12▲13Christian County, ILIL33,4439.4%−1.2 pts

13▲13Effingham County, ILIL34,5199.3%−0.1 pts

14▲6Pope County, ILIL3,6729.0%+3.6 pts

15▲25Hamilton County, ILIL7,8598.5%−1.8 pts

16▼14Carroll County, ILIL15,4198.3%−2.3 pts

17▲17Douglas County, ILIL19,8808.3%−4.3 pts

18▼1Richland County, ILIL15,2198.3%−3.5 pts

19▲16Franklin County, ILIL36,9168.2%−1.3 pts

20▲3Cumberland County, ILIL10,2088.2%−9.2 pts

21▲44Gallatin County, ILIL4,6168.2%+1.1 pts

22▲24Wayne County, ILIL15,8828.1%−4.5 pts

23▲38Macoupin County, ILIL43,7488.0%−1.5 pts

24▲6Clark County, ILIL15,1148.0%−2.8 pts

25▲11Marion County, ILIL36,3828.0%−2.8 pts

26▲21Morgan County, ILIL32,5157.9%−13.7 pts

27▼12Schuyler County, ILIL6,6577.9%−18.9 pts

28▼27Hancock County, ILIL16,8037.9%−5.3 pts

29▼16Moultrie County, ILIL14,3717.9%−3.5 pts

30▼2Ford County, ILIL13,2167.8%−5.8 pts

31▲46Henderson County, ILIL5,9847.7%+2.7 pts

32▲32Iroquois County, ILIL26,1507.6%−4.5 pts

33▼1Saline County, ILIL22,7727.6%−5.3 pts

34▼5Crawford County, ILIL18,6487.5%−6.9 pts

35▲17Brown County, ILIL6,4017.5%−8.0 pts

36▼29Jasper County, ILIL9,0327.5%−5.0 pts

37▼15Edgar County, ILIL16,3237.3%−5.0 pts

38▼1Fulton County, ILIL32,9017.2%−11.9 pts

39▲15Jefferson County, ILIL36,1477.1%−3.1 pts

40▼22Wabash County, ILIL10,9077.1%−4.7 pts

41▼32De Witt County, ILIL15,1187.0%−24.2 pts

42▼39Vermilion County, ILIL71,2597.0%−14.2 pts

43▲10Marshall County, ILIL11,4737.0%+0.8 pts

44▲7Massac County, ILIL13,5026.9%−1.7 pts

45▼18Bond County, ILIL16,9596.8%−1.6 pts

46▼3Warren County, ILIL16,2226.5%+1.0 pts

47▼23Johnson County, ILIL13,3636.4%−0.1 pts

48▼27Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5946.4%−2.1 pts

49▲1Mason County, ILIL12,4116.3%−9.3 pts

50▼2Hardin County, ILIL3,5886.3%+1.9 pts

51▲16Tazewell County, ILIL130,0496.3%−9.3 pts

52▼36Whiteside County, ILIL54,1216.2%+0.2 pts

53▲21Stark County, ILIL5,3196.2%−4.6 pts

54▼43McDonough County, ILIL25,9166.2%−8.5 pts

55▼11Macon County, ILIL99,3006.0%−10.9 pts

56▲12Henry County, ILIL48,0956.0%−1.2 pts

57Clinton County, ILIL37,1286.0%+0.4 pts

58▲13Piatt County, ILIL16,7915.9%−16.0 pts

59▼28Coles County, ILIL46,6075.9%−5.2 pts

60Williamson County, ILIL67,2255.9%−3.0 pts

61▲1Randolph County, ILIL29,9215.8%0.0 pts

62▲1Mercer County, ILIL15,2295.8%−1.6 pts

63▼14Adams County, ILIL64,2675.6%−5.1 pts

64▲2Logan County, ILIL27,1825.4%−12.0 pts

65▲5Livingston County, ILIL35,0575.3%−5.9 pts

66▼21Menard County, ILIL11,8635.3%−15.5 pts

67▲2Monroe County, ILIL34,8405.2%−0.9 pts

68▼10Woodford County, ILIL38,1115.2%−3.6 pts

69▲3Sangamon County, ILIL194,1705.0%−4.5 pts

70▼14Union County, ILIL16,6565.0%−3.1 pts

71▲4Madison County, ILIL263,1104.9%−2.6 pts

72▲12Alexander County, ILIL4,5704.9%+0.1 pts

73▼14Knox County, ILIL47,7674.8%−3.2 pts

74▲8Perry County, ILIL20,1604.7%−3.4 pts

75▲8Washington County, ILIL13,5644.7%−1.4 pts

76▲13LaSalle County, ILIL107,7734.5%−1.4 pts

77▲2Calhoun County, ILIL4,3004.5%−10.2 pts

78▼2Pulaski County, ILIL4,8204.4%−2.2 pts

79▼37Cass County, ILIL12,4634.3%−16.7 pts

80Putnam County, ILIL5,6194.3%+0.8 pts

81Bureau County, ILIL32,5104.2%−5.1 pts

82▲5St. Clair County, ILIL250,7084.2%−0.5 pts

83▲3McLean County, ILIL171,4194.1%−7.3 pts

84▲1Peoria County, ILIL178,5534.0%−1.5 pts

85▼44Lee County, ILIL32,9143.8%−4.4 pts

86▼13Ogle County, ILIL51,3993.7%−2.6 pts

87▲10Grundy County, ILIL54,0523.5%+0.5 pts

88▲3Rock Island County, ILIL141,8693.5%−1.7 pts

89▲4DeKalb County, ILIL101,8353.4%−0.4 pts

90▲2Lake County, ILIL719,3393.3%−0.6 pts

91▼1Kankakee County, ILIL105,5253.2%−0.4 pts

92▼54Stephenson County, ILIL43,2203.1%−4.9 pts

93▼15Jackson County, ILIL52,5013.1%−2.6 pts

94▼6Champaign County, ILIL209,9723.0%−8.5 pts

95▼1Winnebago County, ILIL283,6742.9%−6.5 pts

96▼1McHenry County, ILIL317,7512.8%−0.8 pts

97▲3Boone County, ILIL53,5682.8%−5.8 pts

98Kane County, ILIL525,7572.7%+0.3 pts

99▼3DuPage County, ILIL934,2982.6%+0.4 pts

100▼1Will County, ILIL712,2532.5%+0.4 pts

101▲1Cook County, ILIL5,194,6252.2%+0.7 pts

102▼1Kendall County, ILIL145,4702.0%−1.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES