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Largest Nicaraguan population, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties ranked by the number of residents who are Nicaraguan origin, 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 24 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 24 is 23.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNICARAGUAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,6252,122+25%

02DuPage County, ILIL934,298336+1361%

03Lake County, ILIL719,339220+349%

04Will County, ILIL712,253169+168%

05McHenry County, ILIL317,751106+405%

06Knox County, ILIL47,76788–

07Shelby County, ILIL20,57662–

08Williamson County, ILIL67,22542–

09Brown County, ILIL6,40138–

10Coles County, ILIL46,60737–

11Kane County, ILIL525,75732−74%

12Tazewell County, ILIL130,04923+44%

13Rock Island County, ILIL141,86922+340%

14LaSalle County, ILIL107,77322–

15Peoria County, ILIL178,55314–

16Warren County, ILIL16,22213–

17Grundy County, ILIL54,05210–

18DeKalb County, ILIL101,8357−75%

19Logan County, ILIL27,1826–

20Macon County, ILIL99,3006−84%

21Whiteside County, ILIL54,1216–

22Jefferson County, ILIL36,1475–

23Adams County, ILIL64,2674–

24Lee County, ILIL32,9143–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS