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Highest German population share, Illinois counties · 2020

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, ILIL4,30057.0%–

02Clinton County, ILIL37,12846.6%–

03Effingham County, ILIL34,51945.4%–

04Washington County, ILIL13,56445.0%–

05Monroe County, ILIL34,84043.1%–

06Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59441.0%–

07Woodford County, ILIL38,11138.0%–

08Jersey County, ILIL21,16036.9%–

09Stephenson County, ILIL43,22036.8%–

10Adams County, ILIL64,26735.9%–

11Jasper County, ILIL9,03235.4%–

12Greene County, ILIL11,31334.5%–

13Putnam County, ILIL5,61934.3%–

14Livingston County, ILIL35,05734.0%–

15Marshall County, ILIL11,47333.5%–

16Iroquois County, ILIL26,15032.6%–

17Cumberland County, ILIL10,20832.2%–

18Richland County, ILIL15,21931.9%–

19Carroll County, ILIL15,41931.4%–

20Ford County, ILIL13,21631.4%–

21Logan County, ILIL27,18231.3%–

22Randolph County, ILIL29,92130.4%–

23Ogle County, ILIL51,39930.2%–

24Macoupin County, ILIL43,74830.2%–

25Lee County, ILIL32,91430.0%–

26Tazewell County, ILIL130,04929.4%–

27McHenry County, ILIL317,75129.3%–

28Hamilton County, ILIL7,85929.2%–

29Mason County, ILIL12,41129.0%–

30Bond County, ILIL16,95928.9%–

31Stark County, ILIL5,31928.8%–

32Scott County, ILIL4,86628.6%–

33LaSalle County, ILIL107,77327.8%–

34Whiteside County, ILIL54,12127.7%–

35Hancock County, ILIL16,80327.6%–

36Wabash County, ILIL10,90727.5%–

37Madison County, ILIL263,11027.5%–

38McLean County, ILIL171,41927.1%–

39Schuyler County, ILIL6,65727.1%–

40Bureau County, ILIL32,51026.7%–

41DeKalb County, ILIL101,83526.7%–

42Menard County, ILIL11,86326.3%–

43Fayette County, ILIL20,79026.1%–

44Douglas County, ILIL19,88025.5%–

45Grundy County, ILIL54,05224.7%–

46Clay County, ILIL12,79324.3%–

47Piatt County, ILIL16,79124.3%–

48Kendall County, ILIL145,47024.1%–

49Hardin County, ILIL3,58824.1%–

50Brown County, ILIL6,40123.9%–

51Henry County, ILIL48,09523.8%–

52Boone County, ILIL53,56823.7%–

53Montgomery County, ILIL28,07623.3%–

54Coles County, ILIL46,60723.0%–

55White County, ILIL13,25022.9%–

56Marion County, ILIL36,38222.9%–

57Fulton County, ILIL32,90122.9%–

58Wayne County, ILIL15,88222.4%–

59Rock Island County, ILIL141,86922.4%–

60Cass County, ILIL12,46322.3%–

61Peoria County, ILIL178,55322.1%–

62Pike County, ILIL14,23122.1%–

63Sangamon County, ILIL194,17022.0%–

64St. Clair County, ILIL250,70821.9%–

65Winnebago County, ILIL283,67421.9%–

66Morgan County, ILIL32,51521.8%–

67Clark County, ILIL15,11421.8%–

68Macon County, ILIL99,30021.5%–

69Perry County, ILIL20,16021.4%–

70Moultrie County, ILIL14,37121.2%–

71Kankakee County, ILIL105,52521.0%–

72Shelby County, ILIL20,57620.8%–

73Mercer County, ILIL15,22920.8%–

74Crawford County, ILIL18,64820.8%–

75De Witt County, ILIL15,11820.5%–

76Lawrence County, ILIL13,79020.4%–

77McDonough County, ILIL25,91620.2%–

78Gallatin County, ILIL4,61619.5%–

79Champaign County, ILIL209,97219.4%–

80Henderson County, ILIL5,98418.9%–

81Kane County, ILIL525,75718.7%–

82Edwards County, ILIL5,89818.6%–

83Union County, ILIL16,65618.4%–

84Will County, ILIL712,25318.3%–

85Massac County, ILIL13,50218.2%–

86DuPage County, ILIL934,29817.9%–

87Jefferson County, ILIL36,14717.7%–

88Christian County, ILIL33,44317.5%–

89Jackson County, ILIL52,50117.4%–

90Knox County, ILIL47,76717.4%–

91Edgar County, ILIL16,32317.4%–

92Warren County, ILIL16,22217.2%–

93Lake County, ILIL719,33917.2%–

94Williamson County, ILIL67,22516.8%–

95Saline County, ILIL22,77215.9%–

96Franklin County, ILIL36,91615.7%–

97Vermilion County, ILIL71,25915.5%–

98Johnson County, ILIL13,36313.0%–

99Pope County, ILIL3,67212.7%–

100Alexander County, ILIL4,57012.6%–

101Pulaski County, ILIL4,82012.3%–

102Cook County, ILIL5,194,6259.4%–

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