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Highest German population share, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2023 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 2000

01Calhoun County, ILIL4,30049.7%–

02Washington County, ILIL13,56445.9%–

03Clinton County, ILIL37,12844.0%–

04Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59443.6%–

05Effingham County, ILIL34,51942.6%–

06Monroe County, ILIL34,84040.7%–

07Woodford County, ILIL38,11139.0%–

08Jasper County, ILIL9,03238.4%–

09Stephenson County, ILIL43,22036.8%–

10Randolph County, ILIL29,92135.7%–

11Cumberland County, ILIL10,20835.4%–

12Adams County, ILIL64,26734.0%–

13Richland County, ILIL15,21933.1%–

14Iroquois County, ILIL26,15033.0%–

15Jersey County, ILIL21,16031.6%–

16Putnam County, ILIL5,61931.4%–

17Ogle County, ILIL51,39931.3%–

18Carroll County, ILIL15,41930.7%–

19Ford County, ILIL13,21630.6%–

20Marshall County, ILIL11,47330.6%–

21Macoupin County, ILIL43,74830.6%–

22Livingston County, ILIL35,05730.5%–

23Hancock County, ILIL16,80330.1%–

24Montgomery County, ILIL28,07629.0%–

25Scott County, ILIL4,86628.6%–

26Menard County, ILIL11,86328.3%–

27Lee County, ILIL32,91428.2%–

28Tazewell County, ILIL130,04928.0%–

29Mason County, ILIL12,41127.8%–

30Whiteside County, ILIL54,12127.2%–

31Stark County, ILIL5,31926.9%–

32McHenry County, ILIL317,75126.7%–

33Madison County, ILIL263,11026.6%–

34Douglas County, ILIL19,88026.5%–

35Logan County, ILIL27,18226.1%–

36Fayette County, ILIL20,79026.1%–

37Moultrie County, ILIL14,37126.0%–

38Hamilton County, ILIL7,85925.9%–

39Wabash County, ILIL10,90725.7%–

40McLean County, ILIL171,41925.6%–

41Bureau County, ILIL32,51025.5%–

42Greene County, ILIL11,31324.8%–

43LaSalle County, ILIL107,77324.6%–

44Marion County, ILIL36,38224.2%–

45Shelby County, ILIL20,57624.1%–

46Henderson County, ILIL5,98423.9%–

47Bond County, ILIL16,95923.8%–

48Boone County, ILIL53,56823.7%–

49Hardin County, ILIL3,58823.7%–

50DeKalb County, ILIL101,83523.7%–

51Piatt County, ILIL16,79123.5%–

52Perry County, ILIL20,16023.1%–

53Henry County, ILIL48,09522.8%–

54Wayne County, ILIL15,88222.5%–

55Clark County, ILIL15,11422.4%–

56Fulton County, ILIL32,90122.3%–

57Coles County, ILIL46,60722.1%–

58Winnebago County, ILIL283,67422.0%–

59St. Clair County, ILIL250,70821.5%–

60Grundy County, ILIL54,05221.4%–

61Pike County, ILIL14,23120.9%–

62Mercer County, ILIL15,22920.8%–

63Clay County, ILIL12,79320.7%–

64Sangamon County, ILIL194,17020.7%–

65Union County, ILIL16,65620.3%–

66Christian County, ILIL33,44320.2%–

67De Witt County, ILIL15,11820.0%–

68McDonough County, ILIL25,91619.9%–

69Peoria County, ILIL178,55319.8%–

70Kankakee County, ILIL105,52519.6%–

71Edgar County, ILIL16,32319.5%–

72Massac County, ILIL13,50219.4%–

73Kendall County, ILIL145,47019.4%–

74Jackson County, ILIL52,50119.2%–

75Jefferson County, ILIL36,14719.2%–

76Lawrence County, ILIL13,79019.1%–

77Rock Island County, ILIL141,86918.7%–

78Morgan County, ILIL32,51518.7%–

79Macon County, ILIL99,30018.6%–

80Kane County, ILIL525,75718.2%–

81Cass County, ILIL12,46318.2%–

82White County, ILIL13,25018.1%–

83Brown County, ILIL6,40118.1%–

84Crawford County, ILIL18,64817.9%–

85Schuyler County, ILIL6,65717.6%–

86Knox County, ILIL47,76717.5%–

87Champaign County, ILIL209,97217.3%–

88Williamson County, ILIL67,22517.3%–

89Gallatin County, ILIL4,61617.2%–

90Warren County, ILIL16,22217.0%–

91Alexander County, ILIL4,57016.8%–

92Pope County, ILIL3,67216.8%–

93Will County, ILIL712,25316.5%–

94DuPage County, ILIL934,29816.1%–

95Edwards County, ILIL5,89815.9%–

96Lake County, ILIL719,33915.8%–

97Pulaski County, ILIL4,82015.4%–

98Saline County, ILIL22,77214.8%–

99Franklin County, ILIL36,91614.4%–

100Johnson County, ILIL13,36313.9%–

101Vermilion County, ILIL71,25913.3%–

102Cook County, ILIL5,194,6259.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES