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Highest Danish population share, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Danish ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Danish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 90 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH SHAREVS 2010

01Putnam County, ILIL5,6191.6%+0.5 pts

02Livingston County, ILIL35,0570.9%−0.7 pts

03Bureau County, ILIL32,5100.8%−0.2 pts

04Whiteside County, ILIL54,1210.8%−0.1 pts

05DeKalb County, ILIL101,8350.8%−0.2 pts

06McHenry County, ILIL317,7510.8%−0.0 pts

07Kankakee County, ILIL105,5250.7%−0.0 pts

08Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5940.7%+0.0 pts

09Iroquois County, ILIL26,1500.7%−0.2 pts

10Wabash County, ILIL10,9070.7%+0.5 pts

11Grundy County, ILIL54,0520.6%−0.6 pts

12Lake County, ILIL719,3390.6%−0.2 pts

13Winnebago County, ILIL283,6740.6%−0.2 pts

14Ogle County, ILIL51,3990.6%−0.3 pts

15Stephenson County, ILIL43,2200.6%+0.1 pts

16Pope County, ILIL3,6720.6%–

17LaSalle County, ILIL107,7730.5%+0.0 pts

18Hardin County, ILIL3,5880.5%+0.2 pts

19McLean County, ILIL171,4190.5%+0.1 pts

20Boone County, ILIL53,5680.5%−0.3 pts

21Kendall County, ILIL145,4700.5%+0.1 pts

22Kane County, ILIL525,7570.5%−0.2 pts

23Henry County, ILIL48,0950.5%−0.1 pts

24Woodford County, ILIL38,1110.4%−0.1 pts

25DuPage County, ILIL934,2980.4%−0.2 pts

26Tazewell County, ILIL130,0490.4%+0.0 pts

27Carroll County, ILIL15,4190.4%−0.6 pts

28Marshall County, ILIL11,4730.4%+0.0 pts

29Stark County, ILIL5,3190.4%+0.4 pts

30Lee County, ILIL32,9140.4%−0.2 pts

31Rock Island County, ILIL141,8690.4%−0.2 pts

32Menard County, ILIL11,8630.4%−0.2 pts

33Monroe County, ILIL34,8400.4%+0.2 pts

34Morgan County, ILIL32,5150.4%+0.1 pts

35Schuyler County, ILIL6,6570.3%+0.3 pts

36Ford County, ILIL13,2160.3%−0.3 pts

37Will County, ILIL712,2530.3%−0.1 pts

38Hancock County, ILIL16,8030.3%+0.2 pts

39Sangamon County, ILIL194,1700.3%+0.0 pts

40Cook County, ILIL5,194,6250.3%−0.0 pts

41Warren County, ILIL16,2220.3%−0.7 pts

42Coles County, ILIL46,6070.2%+0.1 pts

43Williamson County, ILIL67,2250.2%−0.2 pts

44Macon County, ILIL99,3000.2%+0.0 pts

45Jersey County, ILIL21,1600.2%−0.0 pts

46McDonough County, ILIL25,9160.2%−0.1 pts

47Mercer County, ILIL15,2290.2%−0.2 pts

48Peoria County, ILIL178,5530.2%−0.1 pts

49Christian County, ILIL33,4430.2%+0.1 pts

50Henderson County, ILIL5,9840.2%−0.5 pts

51Adams County, ILIL64,2670.2%−0.1 pts

52Champaign County, ILIL209,9720.2%−0.1 pts

53Madison County, ILIL263,1100.2%−0.0 pts

54Jackson County, ILIL52,5010.2%−0.3 pts

55De Witt County, ILIL15,1180.2%−0.0 pts

56Jefferson County, ILIL36,1470.2%−0.0 pts

57Knox County, ILIL47,7670.2%−0.3 pts

58Effingham County, ILIL34,5190.2%+0.1 pts

59Edgar County, ILIL16,3230.2%−0.0 pts

60St. Clair County, ILIL250,7080.2%−0.1 pts

61Fulton County, ILIL32,9010.2%−0.1 pts

62Greene County, ILIL11,3130.1%−0.0 pts

63Clay County, ILIL12,7930.1%−0.2 pts

64Washington County, ILIL13,5640.1%−0.0 pts

65Marion County, ILIL36,3820.1%+0.0 pts

66Shelby County, ILIL20,5760.1%+0.0 pts

67Crawford County, ILIL18,6480.1%+0.0 pts

68Johnson County, ILIL13,3630.1%−0.3 pts

69Randolph County, ILIL29,9210.1%+0.0 pts

70Franklin County, ILIL36,9160.1%−0.0 pts

71Logan County, ILIL27,1820.1%−0.1 pts

72Brown County, ILIL6,4010.1%–

73Pike County, ILIL14,2310.1%−0.0 pts

74Wayne County, ILIL15,8820.1%+0.1 pts

75Macoupin County, ILIL43,7480.1%−0.2 pts

76Vermilion County, ILIL71,2590.1%−0.1 pts

77Mason County, ILIL12,4110.1%−0.3 pts

78Cass County, ILIL12,4630.1%+0.0 pts

79Richland County, ILIL15,2190.0%−0.0 pts

80Clinton County, ILIL37,1280.0%−0.4 pts

81Moultrie County, ILIL14,3710.0%−0.1 pts

82Piatt County, ILIL16,7910.0%−0.2 pts

83Union County, ILIL16,6560.0%−0.4 pts

84Clark County, ILIL15,1140.0%−0.1 pts

85Gallatin County, ILIL4,6160.0%–

86Bond County, ILIL16,9590.0%−0.2 pts

87Alexander County, ILIL4,5700.0%−0.0 pts

88Douglas County, ILIL19,8800.0%−0.2 pts

89Montgomery County, ILIL28,0760.0%−0.0 pts

90Fayette County, ILIL20,7900.0%−0.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS