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Largest Bulgarian population, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the number of residents who are Bulgarian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 32 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Bulgarian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBULGARIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,62511,680+21%

02DuPage County, ILIL934,2981,674+23%

03Lake County, ILIL719,339919−1%

04McHenry County, ILIL317,751451+478%

05Will County, ILIL712,253330−2%

06Madison County, ILIL263,110325−36%

07Kendall County, ILIL145,470170–

08Kane County, ILIL525,757134−58%

09Jackson County, ILIL52,501131+404%

10Grundy County, ILIL54,05274–

11Ogle County, ILIL51,39974–

12Winnebago County, ILIL283,67444+175%

13St. Clair County, ILIL250,70842−75%

14Jefferson County, ILIL36,14740+5%

15Lee County, ILIL32,91437–

16Kankakee County, ILIL105,52535+169%

17Edgar County, ILIL16,32329+81%

18McLean County, ILIL171,41927+93%

19Peoria County, ILIL178,55324−74%

20Whiteside County, ILIL54,12121–

21Clinton County, ILIL37,12814–

22Fulton County, ILIL32,90113–

23Stephenson County, ILIL43,22013–

24Edwards County, ILIL5,89812–

25Livingston County, ILIL35,0579+200%

26Macon County, ILIL99,3008−50%

27Champaign County, ILIL209,9727−91%

28Richland County, ILIL15,2197–

29Rock Island County, ILIL141,8696−54%

30Randolph County, ILIL29,9214–

31DeKalb County, ILIL101,8352−97%

32White County, ILIL13,2502–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES