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Largest Ghanaian population, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties ranked by the number of residents who are Ghanaian 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 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 2010

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,6252,986+31%

02DuPage County, ILIL934,298725+10%

03Will County, ILIL712,253499+19%

04Madison County, ILIL263,110398+680%

05Lake County, ILIL719,339373+1281%

06Champaign County, ILIL209,97279−5%

07DeKalb County, ILIL101,83543–

08Peoria County, ILIL178,55337−84%

09Jackson County, ILIL52,50129–

10Brown County, ILIL6,40122–

11McHenry County, ILIL317,75120–

12Sangamon County, ILIL194,17019−67%

13Rock Island County, ILIL141,86917–

14Knox County, ILIL47,76715–

15Winnebago County, ILIL283,67413+30%

16Kane County, ILIL525,75712−74%

17Kendall County, ILIL145,47010–

18McLean County, ILIL171,4195−72%

19Coles County, ILIL46,6074–

20Douglas County, ILIL19,8802–

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