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Largest Ghanaian population, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties ranked by the number of residents who are Ghanaian ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 20 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Ghanaian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGHANAIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,6252,986–

02DuPage County, ILIL934,298725–

03Will County, ILIL712,253499–

04Madison County, ILIL263,110398–

05Lake County, ILIL719,339373–

06Champaign County, ILIL209,97279–

07DeKalb County, ILIL101,83543–

08Peoria County, ILIL178,55337–

09Jackson County, ILIL52,50129–

10Brown County, ILIL6,40122–

11McHenry County, ILIL317,75120–

12Sangamon County, ILIL194,17019–

13Rock Island County, ILIL141,86917–

14Knox County, ILIL47,76715–

15Winnebago County, ILIL283,67413–

16Kane County, ILIL525,75712–

17Kendall County, ILIL145,47010–

18McLean County, ILIL171,4195–

19Coles County, ILIL46,6074–

20Douglas County, ILIL19,8802–

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