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Largest Nigerian population, Illinois counties · 2010

Illinois counties ranked by the number of residents who are Nigerian ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 38 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 38 is 42.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS –

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,6259,595–

02Will County, ILIL712,253698–

03DuPage County, ILIL934,298453–

04McHenry County, ILIL317,751444–

05Kane County, ILIL525,757312–

06Sangamon County, ILIL194,170185–

07Lake County, ILIL719,339157–

08Champaign County, ILIL209,972137–

09De Witt County, ILIL15,118136–

10Rock Island County, ILIL141,86999–

11Peoria County, ILIL178,55394–

12Madison County, ILIL263,11087–

13St. Clair County, ILIL250,70881–

14Jackson County, ILIL52,50178–

15McLean County, ILIL171,41978–

16Boone County, ILIL53,56859–

17DeKalb County, ILIL101,83550–

18Henry County, ILIL48,09546–

19Grundy County, ILIL54,05242–

20Williamson County, ILIL67,22533–

21Coles County, ILIL46,60730–

22Knox County, ILIL47,76727–

23Logan County, ILIL27,18223–

24Kendall County, ILIL145,47018–

25Lee County, ILIL32,91418–

26Vermilion County, ILIL71,25913–

27Bond County, ILIL16,95912–

28Brown County, ILIL6,40110–

29Christian County, ILIL33,44310–

30Randolph County, ILIL29,92110–

31Morgan County, ILIL32,5159–

32Tazewell County, ILIL130,0499–

33Winnebago County, ILIL283,6749–

34Livingston County, ILIL35,0577–

35Marion County, ILIL36,3826–

36Kankakee County, ILIL105,5253–

37Perry County, ILIL20,1603–

38Clinton County, ILIL37,1282–

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