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Largest Syrian population, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties ranked by the number of residents who are Syrian 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 30 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 17.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSYRIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,6255,228+122%

02Kane County, ILIL525,757937+334%

03DuPage County, ILIL934,298773+23%

04Lake County, ILIL719,339246−38%

05Will County, ILIL712,253241+32%

06Rock Island County, ILIL141,869163+527%

07Sangamon County, ILIL194,17066−76%

08McHenry County, ILIL317,75157+235%

09Marshall County, ILIL11,47331+210%

10Alexander County, ILIL4,57026−40%

11McLean County, ILIL171,41926−69%

12Winnebago County, ILIL283,67422−72%

13Livingston County, ILIL35,05719–

14Peoria County, ILIL178,55318–

15DeKalb County, ILIL101,83517−47%

16Tazewell County, ILIL130,04917–

17Jackson County, ILIL52,50111−74%

18Union County, ILIL16,65611−31%

19Madison County, ILIL263,1109–

20Menard County, ILIL11,8639−61%

21Vermilion County, ILIL71,2599−88%

22Fulton County, ILIL32,9016−57%

23St. Clair County, ILIL250,7084−89%

24Adams County, ILIL64,2674+33%

25Mason County, ILIL12,4114–

26Warren County, ILIL16,2224–

27Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5943+50%

28LaSalle County, ILIL107,7733–

29Putnam County, ILIL5,6193−25%

30Kankakee County, ILIL105,5252–

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