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Largest Nigerian population, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the number of residents who are Nigerian 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 44 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,62523,799+148%

02Will County, ILIL712,2533,044+336%

03Lake County, ILIL719,3391,091+595%

04Kane County, ILIL525,757982+215%

05DuPage County, ILIL934,298887+96%

06Sangamon County, ILIL194,170751+306%

07Winnebago County, ILIL283,674693+7600%

08McHenry County, ILIL317,751422−5%

09Kendall County, ILIL145,470356+1878%

10Madison County, ILIL263,110323+271%

11Champaign County, ILIL209,972310+126%

12St. Clair County, ILIL250,708306+278%

13Peoria County, ILIL178,553261+178%

14McLean County, ILIL171,419225+188%

15DeKalb County, ILIL101,835132+164%

16Williamson County, ILIL67,225132+300%

17Macon County, ILIL99,300125–

18Whiteside County, ILIL54,121124–

19McDonough County, ILIL25,916112–

20Adams County, ILIL64,26771–

21Rock Island County, ILIL141,86961−38%

22Johnson County, ILIL13,36356–

23Woodford County, ILIL38,11150–

24Morgan County, ILIL32,51547+422%

25Jackson County, ILIL52,50145−42%

26Kankakee County, ILIL105,52540+1233%

27Stephenson County, ILIL43,22023–

28Christian County, ILIL33,44320+100%

29Tazewell County, ILIL130,04920+122%

30LaSalle County, ILIL107,77316–

31Knox County, ILIL47,76714−48%

32Saline County, ILIL22,77213–

33Livingston County, ILIL35,05710+43%

34Marion County, ILIL36,3828+33%

35Vermilion County, ILIL71,2598−38%

36Randolph County, ILIL29,9217−30%

37Grundy County, ILIL54,0525−88%

38Fulton County, ILIL32,9014–

39Henry County, ILIL48,0954−91%

40Ogle County, ILIL51,3994–

41Hancock County, ILIL16,8033–

42White County, ILIL13,2503–

43Mason County, ILIL12,4112–

44Effingham County, ILIL34,5191–

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