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Largest Nepalese population, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the number of residents who are Nepalese, 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 15 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 15 is 111. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lake County, IL, up 6 places to #8.

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Largest Nepalese population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEPALESE POPULATIONVS 2020
01Cook County, ILIL5,194,6251,975+16%
02Kane County, ILIL525,757327−55%
03▲1Jackson County, ILIL52,501324+61%
04▼1DuPage County, ILIL934,298313−16%
05▲4Sangamon County, ILIL194,170184+261%
06▲2DeKalb County, ILIL101,835131+138%
07Kendall County, ILIL145,470120–
08▲6Lake County, ILIL719,339111+455%
09▼3Champaign County, ILIL209,97296−28%
10▼5Will County, ILIL712,25363−62%
11St. Clair County, ILIL250,70855–
12▼5Rock Island County, ILIL141,86952−12%
13▼1Knox County, ILIL47,76741+64%
14Peoria County, ILIL178,55310–
15Woodford County, ILIL38,1113–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES