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Largest Ethiopian population, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties ranked by the number of residents who are Ethiopian 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 23 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 23 is 21.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Ethiopian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPETHIOPIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,6255,344+116%

02St. Clair County, ILIL250,708241+1048%

03DuPage County, ILIL934,298197−9%

04Will County, ILIL712,253150−28%

05Lake County, ILIL719,339100+138%

06McLean County, ILIL171,41991+42%

07Jackson County, ILIL52,50175+295%

08Rock Island County, ILIL141,86965–

09Winnebago County, ILIL283,67465+44%

10Peoria County, ILIL178,55340–

11Kane County, ILIL525,75724−70%

12Franklin County, ILIL36,91621–

13Madison County, ILIL263,11019+58%

14Knox County, ILIL47,76718–

15Champaign County, ILIL209,97217–

16DeKalb County, ILIL101,83514–

17Livingston County, ILIL35,05711–

18Stephenson County, ILIL43,22010−23%

19Warren County, ILIL16,22210–

20Lee County, ILIL32,9147–

21Macon County, ILIL99,3007–

22Whiteside County, ILIL54,1217–

23McDonough County, ILIL25,9161–

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