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Largest Nigerian population, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the number of residents who are Nigerian ancestry, from the 2023 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 2000

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,62523,799–

02Will County, ILIL712,2533,044–

03Lake County, ILIL719,3391,091–

04Kane County, ILIL525,757982–

05DuPage County, ILIL934,298887–

06Sangamon County, ILIL194,170751–

07Winnebago County, ILIL283,674693–

08McHenry County, ILIL317,751422–

09Kendall County, ILIL145,470356–

10Madison County, ILIL263,110323–

11Champaign County, ILIL209,972310–

12St. Clair County, ILIL250,708306–

13Peoria County, ILIL178,553261–

14McLean County, ILIL171,419225–

15DeKalb County, ILIL101,835132–

16Williamson County, ILIL67,225132–

17Macon County, ILIL99,300125–

18Whiteside County, ILIL54,121124–

19McDonough County, ILIL25,916112–

20Adams County, ILIL64,26771–

21Rock Island County, ILIL141,86961–

22Johnson County, ILIL13,36356–

23Woodford County, ILIL38,11150–

24Morgan County, ILIL32,51547–

25Jackson County, ILIL52,50145–

26Kankakee County, ILIL105,52540–

27Stephenson County, ILIL43,22023–

28Christian County, ILIL33,44320–

29Tazewell County, ILIL130,04920–

30LaSalle County, ILIL107,77316–

31Knox County, ILIL47,76714–

32Saline County, ILIL22,77213–

33Livingston County, ILIL35,05710–

34Marion County, ILIL36,3828–

35Vermilion County, ILIL71,2598–

36Randolph County, ILIL29,9217–

37Grundy County, ILIL54,0525–

38Fulton County, ILIL32,9014–

39Henry County, ILIL48,0954–

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 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES