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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. The median across all 102 is 23.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Henderson County, IL, up 34 places to #46.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Calhoun County, ILIL4,30049.7%+3.6 pts

02▲2Washington County, ILIL13,56445.9%−7.7 pts

03▼1Clinton County, ILIL37,12844.0%−10.7 pts

04▲2Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59443.6%−5.7 pts

05▼2Effingham County, ILIL34,51942.6%+1.1 pts

06▼1Monroe County, ILIL34,84040.7%−13.2 pts

07Woodford County, ILIL38,11139.0%−9.7 pts

08▲3Jasper County, ILIL9,03238.4%−1.0 pts

09Stephenson County, ILIL43,22036.8%−9.7 pts

10▲12Randolph County, ILIL29,92135.7%−4.6 pts

11▲6Cumberland County, ILIL10,20835.4%+4.9 pts

12▼2Adams County, ILIL64,26734.0%−9.4 pts

13▲5Richland County, ILIL15,21933.1%+3.5 pts

14▲2Iroquois County, ILIL26,15033.0%−3.5 pts

15▼7Jersey County, ILIL21,16031.6%−11.2 pts

16▼3Putnam County, ILIL5,61931.4%−15.1 pts

17▲6Ogle County, ILIL51,39931.3%−6.7 pts

18▲1Carroll County, ILIL15,41930.7%−9.7 pts

19▲1Ford County, ILIL13,21630.6%−5.0 pts

20▼5Marshall County, ILIL11,47330.6%−12.3 pts

21▲3Macoupin County, ILIL43,74830.6%−5.2 pts

22▼8Livingston County, ILIL35,05730.5%−6.2 pts

23▲12Hancock County, ILIL16,80330.1%−4.6 pts

24▲29Montgomery County, ILIL28,07629.0%+1.2 pts

25▲7Scott County, ILIL4,86628.6%+2.3 pts

26▲16Menard County, ILIL11,86328.3%−4.2 pts

27▼2Lee County, ILIL32,91428.2%−9.7 pts

28▼2Tazewell County, ILIL130,04928.0%−7.6 pts

29Mason County, ILIL12,41127.8%−6.0 pts

30▲4Whiteside County, ILIL54,12127.2%−5.3 pts

31Stark County, ILIL5,31926.9%−6.6 pts

32▼5McHenry County, ILIL317,75126.7%−7.8 pts

33▲4Madison County, ILIL263,11026.6%−6.1 pts

34▲10Douglas County, ILIL19,88026.5%−3.1 pts

35▼14Logan County, ILIL27,18226.1%−4.8 pts

36▲7Fayette County, ILIL20,79026.1%−1.4 pts

37▲33Moultrie County, ILIL14,37126.0%+2.2 pts

38▼10Hamilton County, ILIL7,85925.9%−7.1 pts

39▼3Wabash County, ILIL10,90725.7%+0.1 pts

40▼2McLean County, ILIL171,41925.6%−5.7 pts

41▼1Bureau County, ILIL32,51025.5%−7.3 pts

42▼30Greene County, ILIL11,31324.8%−5.9 pts

43▼10LaSalle County, ILIL107,77324.6%−9.0 pts

44▲12Marion County, ILIL36,38224.2%−3.3 pts

45▲27Shelby County, ILIL20,57624.1%−1.4 pts

46▲34Henderson County, ILIL5,98423.9%−0.5 pts

47▼17Bond County, ILIL16,95923.8%−2.9 pts

48▲4Boone County, ILIL53,56823.7%−1.9 pts

49Hardin County, ILIL3,58823.7%−0.1 pts

50▼9DeKalb County, ILIL101,83523.7%−8.9 pts

51▼4Piatt County, ILIL16,79123.5%−2.6 pts

52▲17Perry County, ILIL20,16023.1%−9.7 pts

53▼2Henry County, ILIL48,09522.8%−7.2 pts

54▲4Wayne County, ILIL15,88222.5%+5.5 pts

55▲12Clark County, ILIL15,11422.4%−5.0 pts

56▲1Fulton County, ILIL32,90122.3%−1.3 pts

57▼3Coles County, ILIL46,60722.1%−3.5 pts

58▲7Winnebago County, ILIL283,67422.0%−3.6 pts

59▲5St. Clair County, ILIL250,70821.5%−6.0 pts

60▼15Grundy County, ILIL54,05221.4%−6.9 pts

61▲1Pike County, ILIL14,23120.9%−5.3 pts

62▲11Mercer County, ILIL15,22920.8%−5.2 pts

63▼17Clay County, ILIL12,79320.7%−1.0 pts

64▼1Sangamon County, ILIL194,17020.7%−8.8 pts

65▲18Union County, ILIL16,65620.3%−2.7 pts

66▲22Christian County, ILIL33,44320.2%−1.7 pts

67▲8De Witt County, ILIL15,11820.0%−1.8 pts

68▲9McDonough County, ILIL25,91619.9%−5.1 pts

69▼8Peoria County, ILIL178,55319.8%−8.5 pts

70▲1Kankakee County, ILIL105,52519.6%−6.9 pts

71▲20Edgar County, ILIL16,32319.5%−4.1 pts

72▲13Massac County, ILIL13,50219.4%−6.3 pts

73▼25Kendall County, ILIL145,47019.4%−8.6 pts

74▲15Jackson County, ILIL52,50119.2%−6.8 pts

75▲12Jefferson County, ILIL36,14719.2%−5.1 pts

76Lawrence County, ILIL13,79019.1%+6.4 pts

77▼18Rock Island County, ILIL141,86918.7%−7.2 pts

78▼12Morgan County, ILIL32,51518.7%−7.2 pts

79▼11Macon County, ILIL99,30018.6%−3.1 pts

80▲1Kane County, ILIL525,75718.2%−6.1 pts

81▼21Cass County, ILIL12,46318.2%−4.4 pts

82▼27White County, ILIL13,25018.1%−7.4 pts

83▼33Brown County, ILIL6,40118.1%−7.4 pts

84▼10Crawford County, ILIL18,64817.9%−7.1 pts

85▼46Schuyler County, ILIL6,65717.6%−2.6 pts

86▲4Knox County, ILIL47,76717.5%−5.6 pts

87▼8Champaign County, ILIL209,97217.3%−6.5 pts

88▲6Williamson County, ILIL67,22517.3%−6.3 pts

89▼11Gallatin County, ILIL4,61617.2%−6.4 pts

90▲2Warren County, ILIL16,22217.0%−8.1 pts

91▲9Alexander County, ILIL4,57016.8%+2.9 pts

92▲7Pope County, ILIL3,67216.8%−15.0 pts

93▼9Will County, ILIL712,25316.5%−5.2 pts

94▼8DuPage County, ILIL934,29816.1%−7.0 pts

95▼13Edwards County, ILIL5,89815.9%−10.9 pts

96▼3Lake County, ILIL719,33915.8%−4.7 pts

97▲4Pulaski County, ILIL4,82015.4%+0.3 pts

98▼3Saline County, ILIL22,77214.8%−1.8 pts

99▼3Franklin County, ILIL36,91614.4%−7.4 pts

100▼2Johnson County, ILIL13,36313.9%−3.8 pts

101▼4Vermilion County, ILIL71,25913.3%−5.6 pts

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

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