RANKING · 2024 ACS · 102 SHOWN OF 102

Highest English population share, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the share of all residents who are English ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: English 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 11.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Shelby County, IL, up 46 places to #31.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲1Edwards County, ILIL5,89823.1%+0.7 pts

02▼1Hardin County, ILIL3,58819.4%+9.0 pts

03▲17Schuyler County, ILIL6,65719.0%+5.9 pts

04▲5Stark County, ILIL5,31917.5%+3.7 pts

05▲9White County, ILIL13,25017.3%+5.5 pts

06▼3Piatt County, ILIL16,79117.3%+2.1 pts

07▲12Menard County, ILIL11,86316.7%+2.4 pts

08▲9Morgan County, ILIL32,51516.5%+2.1 pts

09▼4Fulton County, ILIL32,90115.9%+2.0 pts

10▲8Franklin County, ILIL36,91615.8%−0.1 pts

11▼1Clark County, ILIL15,11415.7%+1.5 pts

12▲42Cumberland County, ILIL10,20815.7%+4.3 pts

13▲3Wayne County, ILIL15,88215.7%+1.6 pts

14▲18Macoupin County, ILIL43,74815.5%+1.6 pts

15▲11Mason County, ILIL12,41115.3%+4.2 pts

16▼4Hancock County, ILIL16,80315.3%+1.5 pts

17▼6Wabash County, ILIL10,90715.2%+2.9 pts

18▼10Edgar County, ILIL16,32315.0%+2.0 pts

19▲28Ford County, ILIL13,21615.0%+4.5 pts

20▲8Jefferson County, ILIL36,14714.9%+1.3 pts

21▲17Massac County, ILIL13,50214.7%+6.2 pts

22▲22Crawford County, ILIL18,64814.6%+4.7 pts

23▲7De Witt County, ILIL15,11814.3%−1.5 pts

24▼9Williamson County, ILIL67,22514.2%−1.9 pts

25▼1Moultrie County, ILIL14,37114.0%+3.1 pts

26▲5Tazewell County, ILIL130,04913.9%+1.9 pts

27▼23Scott County, ILIL4,86613.9%−4.2 pts

28▲7Marion County, ILIL36,38213.6%+0.1 pts

29▲13Jackson County, ILIL52,50113.3%+2.7 pts

30▼5McDonough County, ILIL25,91613.3%+0.6 pts

31▲46Shelby County, ILIL20,57613.3%+3.4 pts

32▲11Madison County, ILIL263,11013.1%+2.7 pts

33▼10McLean County, ILIL171,41913.1%+2.1 pts

34▼13Christian County, ILIL33,44313.0%+3.0 pts

35▼22Saline County, ILIL22,77212.9%+1.8 pts

36▲17Marshall County, ILIL11,47312.9%−1.5 pts

37▼31Hamilton County, ILIL7,85912.8%+1.5 pts

38▼16Bureau County, ILIL32,51012.6%+0.6 pts

39▲44Fayette County, ILIL20,79012.6%+2.0 pts

40▼11Sangamon County, ILIL194,17012.5%+0.4 pts

41▲16Pike County, ILIL14,23112.5%−2.6 pts

42▼35Gallatin County, ILIL4,61612.5%+1.8 pts

43▲5Macon County, ILIL99,30012.4%+1.5 pts

44▲8Logan County, ILIL27,18212.2%+1.4 pts

45▲29Greene County, ILIL11,31312.2%−1.1 pts

46▲16Woodford County, ILIL38,11112.0%+1.1 pts

47▼2Knox County, ILIL47,76711.9%+0.2 pts

48▲8Pope County, ILIL3,67211.9%+0.5 pts

49▲24Jersey County, ILIL21,16011.7%+1.1 pts

50▲20Mercer County, ILIL15,22911.5%+0.2 pts

51▲24Douglas County, ILIL19,88011.5%−0.6 pts

52▼25Coles County, ILIL46,60711.4%+1.5 pts

53▼12Lee County, ILIL32,91411.4%+3.0 pts

54▼21Union County, ILIL16,65611.4%+2.0 pts

55▲46Calhoun County, ILIL4,30011.2%+1.8 pts

56▲25Richland County, ILIL15,21911.2%−0.2 pts

57▲23Johnson County, ILIL13,36311.2%+0.3 pts

58Peoria County, ILIL178,55311.0%+0.6 pts

59▼10Bond County, ILIL16,95911.0%−1.3 pts

60▼5Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59410.7%−0.5 pts

61▼2Henry County, ILIL48,09510.7%−0.8 pts

62▼2Perry County, ILIL20,16010.6%0.0 pts

63▼27Henderson County, ILIL5,98410.5%−1.4 pts

64▲3Whiteside County, ILIL54,12110.4%+1.9 pts

65▲6Adams County, ILIL64,26710.4%+1.7 pts

66▼29Monroe County, ILIL34,84010.4%+0.7 pts

67▲21Vermilion County, ILIL71,25910.3%+1.2 pts

68▲11Stephenson County, ILIL43,22010.1%+0.1 pts

69▼18Livingston County, ILIL35,05710.1%−0.6 pts

70▼20Jasper County, ILIL9,0329.9%+0.8 pts

71▼8Putnam County, ILIL5,6199.9%−0.1 pts

72▼4Ogle County, ILIL51,3999.9%−0.3 pts

73▼8Iroquois County, ILIL26,1509.8%−0.3 pts

74▲13Washington County, ILIL13,5649.8%+2.0 pts

75▼35Montgomery County, ILIL28,0769.7%−0.4 pts

76▼4LaSalle County, ILIL107,7739.6%−0.2 pts

77▼8Champaign County, ILIL209,9729.6%+0.7 pts

78Warren County, ILIL16,2229.4%−1.9 pts

79▲10Rock Island County, ILIL141,8699.3%+0.6 pts

80▲10Randolph County, ILIL29,9219.3%−0.2 pts

81▼15Lawrence County, ILIL13,7909.3%+1.4 pts

82▲2Effingham County, ILIL34,5199.2%+0.4 pts

83▼44Grundy County, ILIL54,0529.2%+0.6 pts

84▼8Winnebago County, ILIL283,6749.1%+0.7 pts

85▼24DeKalb County, ILIL101,8358.9%+0.3 pts

86▼22Cass County, ILIL12,4638.9%−0.7 pts

87▲4St. Clair County, ILIL250,7088.7%+1.3 pts

88▼54Carroll County, ILIL15,4198.5%−2.7 pts

89▼3Clay County, ILIL12,7938.4%−0.3 pts

90▼5Boone County, ILIL53,5688.3%−0.9 pts

91▼9McHenry County, ILIL317,7518.2%+0.5 pts

92▼46Brown County, ILIL6,4018.2%+2.0 pts

93▼1Kankakee County, ILIL105,5257.1%−0.2 pts

94▲6Clinton County, ILIL37,1286.9%+1.1 pts

95▲3Alexander County, ILIL4,5706.7%+1.4 pts

96▲1Kane County, ILIL525,7576.6%−0.5 pts

97▼4Kendall County, ILIL145,4706.5%−1.0 pts

98▼4Lake County, ILIL719,3396.4%−0.1 pts

99▼3DuPage County, ILIL934,2986.2%−0.6 pts

100▼5Pulaski County, ILIL4,8205.9%−0.7 pts

101▼2Will County, ILIL712,2535.4%−0.5 pts

102Cook County, ILIL5,194,6253.6%+0.3 pts

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