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Largest Bulgarian population, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties ranked by the number of residents who are Bulgarian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 39 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, ILIL5,194,62510,935+13%

02DuPage County, ILIL934,2982,033+49%

03Lake County, ILIL719,3391,272+37%

04Kane County, ILIL525,757376+17%

05Will County, ILIL712,253257−24%

06Madison County, ILIL263,110137−73%

07Jackson County, ILIL52,501133+412%

08DeKalb County, ILIL101,83593+24%

09McHenry County, ILIL317,75193+19%

10Ogle County, ILIL51,39963–

11Lee County, ILIL32,91453–

12Kendall County, ILIL145,47049–

13Grundy County, ILIL54,05244–

14Kankakee County, ILIL105,52535+169%

15Tazewell County, ILIL130,04935−39%

16Winnebago County, ILIL283,67434+113%

17Rock Island County, ILIL141,86934+162%

18Peoria County, ILIL178,55331−66%

19Edgar County, ILIL16,32327+69%

20Jefferson County, ILIL36,14722−42%

21Sangamon County, ILIL194,17021+11%

22Adams County, ILIL64,26721–

23Champaign County, ILIL209,97220−75%

24McLean County, ILIL171,41920+43%

25Whiteside County, ILIL54,12118–

26Clinton County, ILIL37,12818–

27St. Clair County, ILIL250,70814−92%

28Macoupin County, ILIL43,74813–

29White County, ILIL13,25013–

30Christian County, ILIL33,44312–

31Bureau County, ILIL32,51010–

32Washington County, ILIL13,56410–

33Fayette County, ILIL20,7908–

34Menard County, ILIL11,8638–

35Logan County, ILIL27,1827–

36Marion County, ILIL36,3827−50%

37LaSalle County, ILIL107,7735−58%

38Vermilion County, ILIL71,2594–

39Greene County, ILIL11,3133–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS