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Highest Ethiopian population share, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Ethiopian ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Ethiopian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 24 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 24 is 0.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Champaign County, IL, up 17 places to #2.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Highest Ethiopian population share by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPETHIOPIAN SHAREVS 2010

01Putnam County, ILIL5,6190.2%–

02▲17Champaign County, ILIL209,9720.1%–

03▼1Cook County, ILIL5,194,6250.1%+0.1 pts

04▲3Rock Island County, ILIL141,8690.1%–

05▲8Will County, ILIL712,2530.1%0.0 pts

06McLean County, ILIL171,4190.1%0.0 pts

07Tazewell County, ILIL130,0490.0%0.0 pts

08▲6DuPage County, ILIL934,2980.0%0.0 pts

09▼1Knox County, ILIL47,7670.0%–

10▼1Livingston County, ILIL35,0570.0%–

11▲11Kane County, ILIL525,7570.0%0.0 pts

12Grundy County, ILIL54,0520.0%–

13▼3Winnebago County, ILIL283,6740.0%0.0 pts

14▲6Madison County, ILIL263,1100.0%0.0 pts

15Massac County, ILIL13,5020.0%–

16Jefferson County, ILIL36,1470.0%–

17DeKalb County, ILIL101,8350.0%–

18Kendall County, ILIL145,4700.0%0.0 pts

19McHenry County, ILIL317,7510.0%–

20Sangamon County, ILIL194,1700.0%–

21▲2McDonough County, ILIL25,9160.0%–

22▼6Lake County, ILIL719,3390.0%0.0 pts

23Kankakee County, ILIL105,5250.0%0.0 pts

24▼12Peoria County, ILIL178,5530.0%–

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