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Largest Kenyan population, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties ranked by the number of residents who are Kenyan 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 Kenyan population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPKENYAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,625675+8%

02Lake County, ILIL719,339212+4140%

03Winnebago County, ILIL283,674157–

04Kankakee County, ILIL105,525136–

05Kane County, ILIL525,757101–

06Champaign County, ILIL209,97285+286%

07Will County, ILIL712,25368+1%

08McHenry County, ILIL317,75148–

09Crawford County, ILIL18,64844–

10DeKalb County, ILIL101,83534−26%

11Sangamon County, ILIL194,17034–

12Jersey County, ILIL21,16032+52%

13Madison County, ILIL263,11030–

14Peoria County, ILIL178,55329–

15Livingston County, ILIL35,05725–

16Schuyler County, ILIL6,65714–

17Tazewell County, ILIL130,04912–

18Morgan County, ILIL32,5158–

19Jackson County, ILIL52,5018–

20Marion County, ILIL36,3821–

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