RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 102 SHOWN OF 102

Highest German population share, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2020 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 23.8%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Calhoun County, ILIL4,30057.0%+10.9 pts

02Clinton County, ILIL37,12846.6%−8.1 pts

03Effingham County, ILIL34,51945.4%+3.8 pts

04Washington County, ILIL13,56445.0%−8.6 pts

05Monroe County, ILIL34,84043.1%−10.8 pts

06Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59441.0%−8.4 pts

07Woodford County, ILIL38,11138.0%−10.7 pts

08Jersey County, ILIL21,16036.9%−5.9 pts

09Stephenson County, ILIL43,22036.8%−9.8 pts

10Adams County, ILIL64,26735.9%−7.6 pts

11Jasper County, ILIL9,03235.4%−4.0 pts

12Greene County, ILIL11,31334.5%+3.8 pts

13Putnam County, ILIL5,61934.3%−12.1 pts

14Livingston County, ILIL35,05734.0%−2.6 pts

15Marshall County, ILIL11,47333.5%−9.5 pts

16Iroquois County, ILIL26,15032.6%−3.9 pts

17Cumberland County, ILIL10,20832.2%+1.7 pts

18Richland County, ILIL15,21931.9%+2.4 pts

19Carroll County, ILIL15,41931.4%−9.0 pts

20Ford County, ILIL13,21631.4%−4.3 pts

21Logan County, ILIL27,18231.3%+0.4 pts

22Randolph County, ILIL29,92130.4%−9.9 pts

23Ogle County, ILIL51,39930.2%−7.7 pts

24Macoupin County, ILIL43,74830.2%−5.6 pts

25Lee County, ILIL32,91430.0%−8.0 pts

26Tazewell County, ILIL130,04929.4%−6.2 pts

27McHenry County, ILIL317,75129.3%−5.1 pts

28Hamilton County, ILIL7,85929.2%−3.9 pts

29Mason County, ILIL12,41129.0%−4.8 pts

30Bond County, ILIL16,95928.9%+2.3 pts

31Stark County, ILIL5,31928.8%−4.7 pts

32Scott County, ILIL4,86628.6%+2.3 pts

33LaSalle County, ILIL107,77327.8%−5.8 pts

34Whiteside County, ILIL54,12127.7%−4.8 pts

35Hancock County, ILIL16,80327.6%−7.0 pts

36Wabash County, ILIL10,90727.5%+2.0 pts

37Madison County, ILIL263,11027.5%−5.2 pts

38McLean County, ILIL171,41927.1%−4.1 pts

39Schuyler County, ILIL6,65727.1%+6.9 pts

40Bureau County, ILIL32,51026.7%−6.1 pts

41DeKalb County, ILIL101,83526.7%−5.9 pts

42Menard County, ILIL11,86326.3%−6.1 pts

43Fayette County, ILIL20,79026.1%−1.4 pts

44Douglas County, ILIL19,88025.5%−4.1 pts

45Grundy County, ILIL54,05224.7%−3.6 pts

46Clay County, ILIL12,79324.3%+2.6 pts

47Piatt County, ILIL16,79124.3%−1.9 pts

48Kendall County, ILIL145,47024.1%−3.9 pts

49Hardin County, ILIL3,58824.1%+0.3 pts

50Brown County, ILIL6,40123.9%−1.6 pts

51Henry County, ILIL48,09523.8%−6.2 pts

52Boone County, ILIL53,56823.7%−1.9 pts

53Montgomery County, ILIL28,07623.3%−4.4 pts

54Coles County, ILIL46,60723.0%−2.6 pts

55White County, ILIL13,25022.9%−2.6 pts

56Marion County, ILIL36,38222.9%−4.6 pts

57Fulton County, ILIL32,90122.9%−0.8 pts

58Wayne County, ILIL15,88222.4%+5.5 pts

59Rock Island County, ILIL141,86922.4%−3.5 pts

60Cass County, ILIL12,46322.3%−0.3 pts

61Peoria County, ILIL178,55322.1%−6.2 pts

62Pike County, ILIL14,23122.1%−4.2 pts

63Sangamon County, ILIL194,17022.0%−7.4 pts

64St. Clair County, ILIL250,70821.9%−5.6 pts

65Winnebago County, ILIL283,67421.9%−3.7 pts

66Morgan County, ILIL32,51521.8%−4.0 pts

67Clark County, ILIL15,11421.8%−5.6 pts

68Macon County, ILIL99,30021.5%−0.2 pts

69Perry County, ILIL20,16021.4%−11.4 pts

70Moultrie County, ILIL14,37121.2%−2.7 pts

71Kankakee County, ILIL105,52521.0%−5.5 pts

72Shelby County, ILIL20,57620.8%−4.7 pts

73Mercer County, ILIL15,22920.8%−5.1 pts

74Crawford County, ILIL18,64820.8%−4.3 pts

75De Witt County, ILIL15,11820.5%−1.2 pts

76Lawrence County, ILIL13,79020.4%+7.7 pts

77McDonough County, ILIL25,91620.2%−4.8 pts

78Gallatin County, ILIL4,61619.5%−4.2 pts

79Champaign County, ILIL209,97219.4%−4.4 pts

80Henderson County, ILIL5,98418.9%−5.5 pts

81Kane County, ILIL525,75718.7%−5.5 pts

82Edwards County, ILIL5,89818.6%−8.2 pts

83Union County, ILIL16,65618.4%−4.6 pts

84Will County, ILIL712,25318.3%−3.4 pts

85Massac County, ILIL13,50218.2%−7.5 pts

86DuPage County, ILIL934,29817.9%−5.1 pts

87Jefferson County, ILIL36,14717.7%−6.6 pts

88Christian County, ILIL33,44317.5%−4.4 pts

89Jackson County, ILIL52,50117.4%−8.6 pts

90Knox County, ILIL47,76717.4%−5.7 pts

91Edgar County, ILIL16,32317.4%−6.2 pts

92Warren County, ILIL16,22217.2%−7.9 pts

93Lake County, ILIL719,33917.2%−3.3 pts

94Williamson County, ILIL67,22516.8%−6.8 pts

95Saline County, ILIL22,77215.9%−0.7 pts

96Franklin County, ILIL36,91615.7%−6.1 pts

97Vermilion County, ILIL71,25915.5%−3.5 pts

98Johnson County, ILIL13,36313.0%−4.6 pts

99Pope County, ILIL3,67212.7%−19.0 pts

100Alexander County, ILIL4,57012.6%−1.3 pts

101Pulaski County, ILIL4,82012.3%−2.8 pts

102Cook County, ILIL5,194,6259.4%−1.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS