RANKING · 2024 ACS · 102 SHOWN OF 102

Highest German population share, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Calhoun County, ILIL4,30049.7%+3.6 pts

02Washington County, ILIL13,56445.9%−7.7 pts

03Clinton County, ILIL37,12844.0%−10.7 pts

04Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59443.6%−5.7 pts

05Effingham County, ILIL34,51942.6%+1.1 pts

06Monroe County, ILIL34,84040.7%−13.2 pts

07Woodford County, ILIL38,11139.0%−9.7 pts

08Jasper County, ILIL9,03238.4%−1.0 pts

09Stephenson County, ILIL43,22036.8%−9.7 pts

10Randolph County, ILIL29,92135.7%−4.6 pts

11Cumberland County, ILIL10,20835.4%+4.9 pts

12Adams County, ILIL64,26734.0%−9.4 pts

13Richland County, ILIL15,21933.1%+3.5 pts

14Iroquois County, ILIL26,15033.0%−3.5 pts

15Jersey County, ILIL21,16031.6%−11.2 pts

16Putnam County, ILIL5,61931.4%−15.1 pts

17Ogle County, ILIL51,39931.3%−6.7 pts

18Carroll County, ILIL15,41930.7%−9.7 pts

19Ford County, ILIL13,21630.6%−5.0 pts

20Marshall County, ILIL11,47330.6%−12.3 pts

21Macoupin County, ILIL43,74830.6%−5.2 pts

22Livingston County, ILIL35,05730.5%−6.2 pts

23Hancock County, ILIL16,80330.1%−4.6 pts

24Montgomery County, ILIL28,07629.0%+1.2 pts

25Scott County, ILIL4,86628.6%+2.3 pts

26Menard County, ILIL11,86328.3%−4.2 pts

27Lee County, ILIL32,91428.2%−9.7 pts

28Tazewell County, ILIL130,04928.0%−7.6 pts

29Mason County, ILIL12,41127.8%−6.0 pts

30Whiteside County, ILIL54,12127.2%−5.3 pts

31Stark County, ILIL5,31926.9%−6.6 pts

32McHenry County, ILIL317,75126.7%−7.8 pts

33Madison County, ILIL263,11026.6%−6.1 pts

34Douglas County, ILIL19,88026.5%−3.1 pts

35Logan County, ILIL27,18226.1%−4.8 pts

36Fayette County, ILIL20,79026.1%−1.4 pts

37Moultrie County, ILIL14,37126.0%+2.2 pts

38Hamilton County, ILIL7,85925.9%−7.1 pts

39Wabash County, ILIL10,90725.7%+0.1 pts

40McLean County, ILIL171,41925.6%−5.7 pts

41Bureau County, ILIL32,51025.5%−7.3 pts

42Greene County, ILIL11,31324.8%−5.9 pts

43LaSalle County, ILIL107,77324.6%−9.0 pts

44Marion County, ILIL36,38224.2%−3.3 pts

45Shelby County, ILIL20,57624.1%−1.4 pts

46Henderson County, ILIL5,98423.9%−0.5 pts

47Bond County, ILIL16,95923.8%−2.9 pts

48Boone County, ILIL53,56823.7%−1.9 pts

49Hardin County, ILIL3,58823.7%−0.1 pts

50DeKalb County, ILIL101,83523.7%−8.9 pts

51Piatt County, ILIL16,79123.5%−2.6 pts

52Perry County, ILIL20,16023.1%−9.7 pts

53Henry County, ILIL48,09522.8%−7.2 pts

54Wayne County, ILIL15,88222.5%+5.5 pts

55Clark County, ILIL15,11422.4%−5.0 pts

56Fulton County, ILIL32,90122.3%−1.3 pts

57Coles County, ILIL46,60722.1%−3.5 pts

58Winnebago County, ILIL283,67422.0%−3.6 pts

59St. Clair County, ILIL250,70821.5%−6.0 pts

60Grundy County, ILIL54,05221.4%−6.9 pts

61Pike County, ILIL14,23120.9%−5.3 pts

62Mercer County, ILIL15,22920.8%−5.2 pts

63Clay County, ILIL12,79320.7%−1.0 pts

64Sangamon County, ILIL194,17020.7%−8.8 pts

65Union County, ILIL16,65620.3%−2.7 pts

66Christian County, ILIL33,44320.2%−1.7 pts

67De Witt County, ILIL15,11820.0%−1.8 pts

68McDonough County, ILIL25,91619.9%−5.1 pts

69Peoria County, ILIL178,55319.8%−8.5 pts

70Kankakee County, ILIL105,52519.6%−6.9 pts

71Edgar County, ILIL16,32319.5%−4.1 pts

72Massac County, ILIL13,50219.4%−6.3 pts

73Kendall County, ILIL145,47019.4%−8.6 pts

74Jackson County, ILIL52,50119.2%−6.8 pts

75Jefferson County, ILIL36,14719.2%−5.1 pts

76Lawrence County, ILIL13,79019.1%+6.4 pts

77Rock Island County, ILIL141,86918.7%−7.2 pts

78Morgan County, ILIL32,51518.7%−7.2 pts

79Macon County, ILIL99,30018.6%−3.1 pts

80Kane County, ILIL525,75718.2%−6.1 pts

81Cass County, ILIL12,46318.2%−4.4 pts

82White County, ILIL13,25018.1%−7.4 pts

83Brown County, ILIL6,40118.1%−7.4 pts

84Crawford County, ILIL18,64817.9%−7.1 pts

85Schuyler County, ILIL6,65717.6%−2.6 pts

86Knox County, ILIL47,76717.5%−5.6 pts

87Champaign County, ILIL209,97217.3%−6.5 pts

88Williamson County, ILIL67,22517.3%−6.3 pts

89Gallatin County, ILIL4,61617.2%−6.4 pts

90Warren County, ILIL16,22217.0%−8.1 pts

91Alexander County, ILIL4,57016.8%+2.9 pts

92Pope County, ILIL3,67216.8%−15.0 pts

93Will County, ILIL712,25316.5%−5.2 pts

94DuPage County, ILIL934,29816.1%−7.0 pts

95Edwards County, ILIL5,89815.9%−10.9 pts

96Lake County, ILIL719,33915.8%−4.7 pts

97Pulaski County, ILIL4,82015.4%+0.3 pts

98Saline County, ILIL22,77214.8%−1.8 pts

99Franklin County, ILIL36,91614.4%−7.4 pts

100Johnson County, ILIL13,36313.9%−3.8 pts

101Vermilion County, ILIL71,25913.3%−5.6 pts

102Cook County, ILIL5,194,6259.0%−2.3 pts

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