RANKING · 2024 ACS · 101 SHOWN OF 101

Highest Swedish population share, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Swedish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 101 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 101 is 1.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Pope County, IL, up 62 places to #39.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2010

01Henry County, ILIL48,0958.2%−4.1 pts

02Mercer County, ILIL15,2297.8%−1.6 pts

03▲1Winnebago County, ILIL283,6746.4%−2.4 pts

04▼1Knox County, ILIL47,7676.3%−5.3 pts

05▲5Henderson County, ILIL5,9845.2%−0.7 pts

06▼1Boone County, ILIL53,5685.2%−1.9 pts

07▼1Ogle County, ILIL51,3995.1%−0.2 pts

08▲3Bureau County, ILIL32,5104.9%−2.7 pts

09▲4Putnam County, ILIL5,6194.8%−0.3 pts

10▼2Rock Island County, ILIL141,8694.2%−2.7 pts

11▼2DeKalb County, ILIL101,8354.1%−2.2 pts

12▼5Warren County, ILIL16,2224.0%−5.9 pts

13▲3McHenry County, ILIL317,7513.3%−1.0 pts

14McDonough County, ILIL25,9162.8%−0.2 pts

15▲22Woodford County, ILIL38,1112.8%+0.6 pts

16▲11Carroll County, ILIL15,4192.8%−0.9 pts

17▼5Stark County, ILIL5,3192.6%−7.2 pts

18▲1Stephenson County, ILIL43,2202.6%−1.1 pts

19▲2Lee County, ILIL32,9142.5%−0.9 pts

20Kane County, ILIL525,7572.4%−1.3 pts

21▲1Whiteside County, ILIL54,1212.3%−1.4 pts

22▼5Ford County, ILIL13,2162.3%−1.4 pts

23▼8Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5942.2%−0.4 pts

24▼1DuPage County, ILIL934,2982.1%−0.9 pts

25▼7Marshall County, ILIL11,4732.0%−2.0 pts

26▲2McLean County, ILIL171,4191.9%−0.3 pts

27▲12Kendall County, ILIL145,4701.9%−1.2 pts

28▼3Fulton County, ILIL32,9011.9%−0.4 pts

29▼5Lake County, ILIL719,3391.9%−1.1 pts

30▲4Tazewell County, ILIL130,0491.8%−0.2 pts

31LaSalle County, ILIL107,7731.7%−1.1 pts

32▼3Grundy County, ILIL54,0521.7%−0.9 pts

33▼3Will County, ILIL712,2531.6%−1.0 pts

34▲1Iroquois County, ILIL26,1501.6%−1.1 pts

35▲7Piatt County, ILIL16,7911.6%−0.6 pts

36▼10Kankakee County, ILIL105,5251.6%−0.7 pts

37▲1Hancock County, ILIL16,8031.5%−1.3 pts

38▼2Peoria County, ILIL178,5531.5%−1.1 pts

39▲62Pope County, ILIL3,6721.4%0.0 pts

40Cass County, ILIL12,4631.4%+0.1 pts

41▲11Logan County, ILIL27,1821.4%−0.2 pts

42▲9Montgomery County, ILIL28,0761.3%+0.8 pts

43Christian County, ILIL33,4431.2%+0.7 pts

44▲4De Witt County, ILIL15,1181.2%+0.2 pts

45Adams County, ILIL64,2671.2%0.0 pts

46▲14Livingston County, ILIL35,0571.2%−1.0 pts

47▲2Cook County, ILIL5,194,6251.2%−0.4 pts

48▲2Champaign County, ILIL209,9721.1%−0.9 pts

49▲15Edgar County, ILIL16,3231.1%+0.4 pts

50▲4Monroe County, ILIL34,8401.1%+0.7 pts

51▲4Sangamon County, ILIL194,1701.1%−0.2 pts

52▼11Menard County, ILIL11,8631.0%−0.9 pts

53▲28Wabash County, ILIL10,9071.0%0.0 pts

54▲26Perry County, ILIL20,1601.0%+0.3 pts

55▼9Richland County, ILIL15,2190.9%+0.2 pts

56▲9Franklin County, ILIL36,9160.9%+0.2 pts

57▲37Johnson County, ILIL13,3630.9%+0.1 pts

58▲40Lawrence County, ILIL13,7900.9%+0.5 pts

59▼26Fayette County, ILIL20,7900.8%+0.5 pts

60▼2Shelby County, ILIL20,5760.8%+0.4 pts

61▲8Wayne County, ILIL15,8820.8%+0.2 pts

62▼18Coles County, ILIL46,6070.8%−0.5 pts

63▲5Douglas County, ILIL19,8800.8%0.0 pts

64▼5Effingham County, ILIL34,5190.8%0.0 pts

65▲1Union County, ILIL16,6560.8%−0.1 pts

66▲19Washington County, ILIL13,5640.7%+0.4 pts

67▲5Jackson County, ILIL52,5010.7%−0.7 pts

68▼21Mason County, ILIL12,4110.7%−0.5 pts

69▼16Cumberland County, ILIL10,2080.7%−0.2 pts

70▼7Morgan County, ILIL32,5150.7%−0.6 pts

71▲22Jasper County, ILIL9,0320.7%+0.2 pts

72▼11Macon County, ILIL99,3000.7%−0.4 pts

73▲24Alexander County, ILIL4,5700.6%+0.4 pts

74▲17Crawford County, ILIL18,6480.6%−0.1 pts

75▼2Madison County, ILIL263,1100.6%−0.3 pts

76▼5Bond County, ILIL16,9590.6%+0.2 pts

77▼15Vermilion County, ILIL71,2590.5%−0.9 pts

78▼22Hardin County, ILIL3,5880.5%−0.4 pts

79▼2Williamson County, ILIL67,2250.5%−0.7 pts

80▲8Macoupin County, ILIL43,7480.5%−0.6 pts

81▼14Clark County, ILIL15,1140.5%−0.1 pts

82▼7Jersey County, ILIL21,1600.5%−0.9 pts

83▼1Massac County, ILIL13,5020.5%−0.2 pts

84▼14Jefferson County, ILIL36,1470.5%−0.4 pts

85▼7St. Clair County, ILIL250,7080.4%−0.3 pts

86▼7Randolph County, ILIL29,9210.4%0.0 pts

87▲9Pulaski County, ILIL4,8200.4%+0.2 pts

88▼1Marion County, ILIL36,3820.4%−0.2 pts

89White County, ILIL13,2500.4%−0.5 pts

90▼4Brown County, ILIL6,4010.3%−0.7 pts

91▼7Clinton County, ILIL37,1280.3%−0.4 pts

92▼2Greene County, ILIL11,3130.3%−0.5 pts

93▲2Pike County, ILIL14,2310.3%−0.6 pts

94▼37Moultrie County, ILIL14,3710.3%−0.7 pts

95▲4Calhoun County, ILIL4,3000.3%0.0 pts

96▼4Saline County, ILIL22,7720.2%−0.6 pts

97▼23Scott County, ILIL4,8660.2%−0.5 pts

98▼15Hamilton County, ILIL7,8590.2%−0.6 pts

99▼67Schuyler County, ILIL6,6570.1%−2.2 pts

100Edwards County, ILIL5,8980.1%−0.7 pts

101▼25Clay County, ILIL12,7930.1%−1.4 pts

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