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Largest Kenyan population, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the number of residents who are Kenyan 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 18 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Kenyan population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPKENYAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,625711+14%

02Lake County, ILIL719,339150+2900%

03Will County, ILIL712,253143+113%

04Champaign County, ILIL209,97278+255%

05St. Clair County, ILIL250,70850−17%

06DuPage County, ILIL934,29848+433%

07Peoria County, ILIL178,55348–

08McHenry County, ILIL317,75142–

09McLean County, ILIL171,41942+320%

10Rock Island County, ILIL141,86938–

11Madison County, ILIL263,11033–

12Macoupin County, ILIL43,74817–

13Winnebago County, ILIL283,67415–

14Sangamon County, ILIL194,17010–

15Grundy County, ILIL54,0525–

16Jersey County, ILIL21,1604−81%

17Kankakee County, ILIL105,5251–

18Livingston County, ILIL35,0571–

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