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Largest Nigerian population, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties ranked by the number of residents who are Nigerian ancestry, 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 42 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,62516,246+69%

02Will County, ILIL712,2531,932+177%

03DuPage County, ILIL934,298912+101%

04Kane County, ILIL525,757701+125%

05Lake County, ILIL719,339540+244%

06Winnebago County, ILIL283,674435+4733%

07McHenry County, ILIL317,751390−12%

08Kendall County, ILIL145,470326+1711%

09Sangamon County, ILIL194,170320+73%

10Jackson County, ILIL52,501293+276%

11St. Clair County, ILIL250,708234+189%

12McLean County, ILIL171,419174+123%

13Champaign County, ILIL209,972134−2%

14DeKalb County, ILIL101,83593+86%

15McDonough County, ILIL25,91686–

16Macon County, ILIL99,30078–

17Coles County, ILIL46,60756+87%

18Boone County, ILIL53,56852−12%

19Kankakee County, ILIL105,52551+1600%

20Peoria County, ILIL178,55344−53%

21Morgan County, ILIL32,51536+300%

22Vermilion County, ILIL71,25930+131%

23Whiteside County, ILIL54,12122–

24Fulton County, ILIL32,90118–

25LaSalle County, ILIL107,77317–

26Tazewell County, ILIL130,04915+67%

27Saline County, ILIL22,77214–

28Effingham County, ILIL34,51912–

29Iroquois County, ILIL26,15010–

30Johnson County, ILIL13,3639–

31Madison County, ILIL263,1109−90%

32Rock Island County, ILIL141,8699−91%

33Lawrence County, ILIL13,7908–

34Warren County, ILIL16,2228–

35Christian County, ILIL33,4438−20%

36Bureau County, ILIL32,5107–

37Ogle County, ILIL51,3996–

38Knox County, ILIL47,7675−81%

39Crawford County, ILIL18,6483–

40Hancock County, ILIL16,8031–

41Mercer County, ILIL15,2291–

42Woodford County, ILIL38,1111–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS