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Highest Bulgarian population share, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Bulgarian ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Bulgarian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 32 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Highest Bulgarian population share by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBULGARIAN SHAREVS 2010

01Jackson County, ILIL52,5010.2%+0.2 pts

02Cook County, ILIL5,194,6250.2%+0.0 pts

03Edwards County, ILIL5,8980.2%–

04DuPage County, ILIL934,2980.2%+0.0 pts

05Edgar County, ILIL16,3230.2%+0.1 pts

06McHenry County, ILIL317,7510.1%+0.1 pts

07Ogle County, ILIL51,3990.1%–

08Grundy County, ILIL54,0520.1%–

09Lake County, ILIL719,3390.1%−0.0 pts

10Kendall County, ILIL145,4700.1%–

11Madison County, ILIL263,1100.1%−0.1 pts

12Jefferson County, ILIL36,1470.1%+0.0 pts

13Lee County, ILIL32,9140.1%–

14Will County, ILIL712,2530.0%−0.0 pts

15Richland County, ILIL15,2190.0%–

16Fulton County, ILIL32,9010.0%–

17Whiteside County, ILIL54,1210.0%–

18Clinton County, ILIL37,1280.0%–

19Kankakee County, ILIL105,5250.0%+0.0 pts

20Stephenson County, ILIL43,2200.0%–

21Kane County, ILIL525,7570.0%−0.0 pts

22Livingston County, ILIL35,0570.0%+0.0 pts

23St. Clair County, ILIL250,7080.0%−0.0 pts

24McLean County, ILIL171,4190.0%+0.0 pts

25Winnebago County, ILIL283,6740.0%+0.0 pts

26White County, ILIL13,2500.0%–

27Peoria County, ILIL178,5530.0%−0.0 pts

28Randolph County, ILIL29,9210.0%–

29Macon County, ILIL99,3000.0%−0.0 pts

30Rock Island County, ILIL141,8690.0%−0.0 pts

31Champaign County, ILIL209,9720.0%−0.0 pts

32DeKalb County, ILIL101,8350.0%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES