Ancestry in Illinois (State)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of the United States and Illinois
Illinois
United States
0%10%20%30%CountOther1GermanUnclassified2IrishPolishItalianEnglishAmericanSwedishFrenchDutchNorwegianScottishEuropeanRussianCzechGreekSubsaharan AfricanArabLithuanian37.705028%38.428408%37.705028%37.7%4,845,7314.85M18.577052%14.402193%18.577052%18.6%2,387,4642.39M13.586858%15.173733%13.586858%13.6%1,746,1401.75M11.584599%10.388542%11.584599%11.6%1,488,8161.49M7.048835%2.933256%7.048835%7.0%905,894906k6.073204%5.391399%6.073204%6.1%780,509781k5.621699%7.667869%5.621699%5.6%722,483722k4.731590%6.893915%4.731590%4.7%608,089608k2.090753%1.227017%2.090753%2.1%268,697269k1.833635%2.558873%1.833635%1.8%235,653236k1.296445%1.321827%1.296445%1.3%166,615167k1.210627%1.398477%1.210627%1.2%155,586156k1.161809%1.713281%1.161809%1.2%149,312149k0.971849%1.231449%0.971849%1.0%124,899125k0.916409%0.877530%0.916409%0.9%117,774118k0.845617%0.450580%0.845617%0.8%108,676109k0.768662%0.402644%0.768662%0.8%98,78698.8k0.753551%1.014616%0.753551%0.8%96,84496.8k0.716132%0.591244%0.716132%0.7%92,03592.0k0.636282%0.203578%0.636282%0.6%81,77381.8k
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of the United States and Illinois
Illinois
United States
0%20%40%60%Count%MexicanPuerto RicanSouth AmericanCentral AmericanOther HispanicGuatemalanEcuadorianCubanColombianHonduranSalvadoranSpaniardPeruvian79.247583%63.606971%79.247583%79.2%1,693,1041.69M13.174%13.2%9.459324%9.556329%9.459324%9.5%202,096202k1.573%1.57%3.843716%6.058500%3.843716%3.8%82,12082.1k0.639%0.64%3.752304%9.063007%3.752304%3.8%80,16780.2k0.624%0.62%2.177607%4.710506%2.177607%2.2%46,52446.5k0.362%0.36%1.849449%2.407590%1.849449%1.8%39,51339.5k0.307%0.31%1.291755%1.247325%1.291755%1.3%27,59827.6k0.215%0.21%1.212418%3.764242%1.212418%1.2%25,90325.9k0.202%0.20%1.134158%1.955032%1.134158%1.1%24,23124.2k0.189%0.19%0.762424%1.505399%0.762424%0.8%16,28916.3k0.127%0.13%0.695492%3.727366%0.695492%0.7%14,85914.9k0.116%0.12%0.623410%1.391783%0.623410%0.6%13,31913.3k0.104%0.10%0.558724%1.140825%0.558724%0.6%11,93711.9k0.093%0.09%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of the United States and Illinois
Illinois
United States
0%10%20%30%Count%IndianChineseFilipinoKoreanPakistaniVietnameseJapaneseMixedThaiLaotianNot SpecifiedTaiwaneseBurmeseCambodian34.170531%20.803641%34.170531%34.2%224,090224k1.744%1.74%18.407317%22.878500%18.407317%18.4%120,715121k0.939%0.94%18.198259%16.556564%18.198259%18.2%119,344119k0.929%0.93%9.107364%8.710278%9.107364%9.1%59,72659.7k0.465%0.46%4.815957%2.630381%4.815957%4.8%31,58331.6k0.246%0.25%3.942671%10.347871%3.942671%3.9%25,85625.9k0.201%0.20%2.798876%4.706558%2.798876%2.8%18,35518.4k0.143%0.14%1.756178%2.308201%1.756178%1.8%11,51711.5k0.090%0.09%1.184967%1.136294%1.184967%1.2%7,7710.060%0.06%0.870389%1.274762%0.870389%0.9%5,7080.044%0.04%0.843704%0.802052%0.843704%0.8%5,5330.043%0.04%0.769291%0.950392%0.769291%0.8%5,0450.039%0.04%0.613145%0.832158%0.613145%0.6%4,0210.031%0.03%0.559165%1.568456%0.559165%0.6%3,6670.029%0.03%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by County in Illinois

German Ancestry by County#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
10%19%27%35%44%53%

Irish Ancestry by County#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
6.8%9.3%11.7%14.2%16.6%19.1%

Polish Ancestry by County#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.2%2.9%5.5%8.1%10.8%13.4%

Italian Ancestry by County#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.3%3.4%6.5%9.5%12.5%15.6%

English Ancestry by County#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
2.8%5.9%8.8%11.8%14.7%17.7%

American Ancestry by County#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
2%8%15%21%27%33%

Swedish Ancestry by County#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.2%4.4%6.6%8.8%11.0%

French Ancestry by County#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.4%2.0%3.6%5.1%6.7%8.3%

Dutch Ancestry by County#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.5%2.1%3.6%5.1%6.7%8.2%

Norwegian Ancestry by County#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.4%2.9%4.3%5.7%7.2%

Scottish Ancestry by County#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.4%1.0%1.6%2.2%2.7%3.4%

European Ancestry by County#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.7%2.3%2.9%

Russian Ancestry by County#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.1%

Czech Ancestry by County#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Czech' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.43%0.85%1.28%1.70%2.13%

Greek Ancestry by County#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Greek' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.27%0.54%0.82%1.09%1.37%

Mexican Ancestry by County#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0%6%11%17%22%28%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by County#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.2%2.8%

South American Ancestry by County#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.22%0.44%0.66%0.88%1.11%

Central American Ancestry by County#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.28%0.56%0.84%1.12%1.40%

Guatemalan Ancestry by County#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Guatemalan' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.10%0.20%0.30%0.41%0.51%

Indian Ancestry by County#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%2.1%3.1%4.2%5.3%

Chinese Ancestry by County#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.7%2.5%3.4%4.3%

Filipino Ancestry by County#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.33%0.66%0.99%1.32%1.65%

Korean Ancestry by County#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.34%0.69%1.03%1.37%1.72%

Pakistani Ancestry by County#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Pakistani' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.14%0.28%0.41%0.55%0.70%
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Ancestry by Place in Illinois

There are 1,368 places in Illinois. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Illinois, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Illinois. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 37,567.

German Ancestry by Place#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Illinois, selected places in Illinois, and entities that contain Illinois
0%10%20%30%Count#QuincyCrystal LakeMidwestWheatonBellevilleBloomingtonNormalPlainfieldElmhurstEast North CentralArlington HeightsArlington HtsSpringfieldDeKalbMolinePark RidgeRock IslandLombardDowners GroveBartlettNapervilleDecaturPeoriaPalatineGlenviewCarol StreamTinley ParkIllinoisSchaumburgRockfordChampaignHoffman EstatesHoffman EstsDes PlainesOak ParkEvanstonOrland ParkMount ProspectMt ProspectJolietUrbanaElginBolingbrookUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRomeovilleOak LawnStreamwoodHanover ParkBuffalo GroveCarpentersvilleAuroraWheelingSkokieChicagoWaukeganBerwynCicero34.979970%34.979970%35.0%14,23314.2k128.956146%28.956146%29.0%11,72011.7k226.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.950194%25.950194%26.0%13,90113.9k325.535351%25.535351%25.5%10,91110.9k425.299867%25.299867%25.3%19,82719.8k525.050427%25.050427%25.1%13,66113.7k624.486044%24.486044%24.5%10,25510.3k724.172533%24.172533%24.2%11,05711.1k824.018940%24.018940%24.0%11,215,06811.2M23.321139%23.321139%23.3%17,65917.7k922.936314%22.936314%22.9%26,77726.8k1022.850077%22.850077%22.9%9,8871122.773041%22.773041%22.8%9,7481222.466526%22.466526%22.5%8,4401322.335498%22.335498%22.3%8,6321422.121522%22.121522%22.1%9,7391521.979619%21.979619%22.0%10,89210.9k1621.784207%21.784207%21.8%9,0351721.286928%21.286928%21.3%31,03431.0k1820.959183%20.959183%21.0%15,52315.5k1919.813777%19.813777%19.8%22,98223.0k2019.527338%19.527338%19.5%13,49313.5k2119.225069%19.225069%19.2%8,9512219.051407%19.051407%19.1%7,6642318.844639%18.844639%18.8%10,76510.8k2418.577052%18.577052%18.6%2,387,4642.39M17.651884%17.651884%17.7%13,12713.1k2517.554496%17.554496%17.6%26,26126.3k2617.443783%17.443783%17.4%14,77014.8k2717.429969%17.429969%17.4%9,0162817.183218%17.183218%17.2%10,09610.1k2917.018985%17.018985%17.0%8,8483016.359710%16.359710%16.4%12,34712.3k3116.017198%16.017198%16.0%9,3883215.982915%15.982915%16.0%8,7193315.841779%15.841779%15.8%23,36923.4k3415.769772%15.769772%15.8%6,6143515.634521%15.634521%15.6%17,49817.5k3614.522336%14.522336%14.5%10,79310.8k3714.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.273132%14.273132%14.3%5,6723814.249480%14.249480%14.2%8,0903913.562833%13.562833%13.6%5,5004012.937309%12.937309%12.9%4,9594112.509024%12.509024%12.5%5,1984212.501633%12.501633%12.5%4,7854312.170805%12.170805%12.2%24,45224.5k449.674279%9.674279%9.7%3,677457.878470%7.878470%7.9%5,111467.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k475.947209%5.947209%5.9%5,243485.831886%5.831886%5.8%3,290491.286143%1.286143%1.3%1,08050
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by Metro Area in Illinois

There are 33 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Illinois (25 fully and 8 partially). This section compares all 33 of those to each other, Illinois, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Illinois.

German Ancestry by Metro Area#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Illinois, selected metro areas in Illinois, and entities that contain Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Effingham Metro AreaEffinghamFreeport Metro AreaFreeport AreaQuincy Metro AreaQuincy AreaRochelle Metro AreaRochelle AreaPontiac Metro AreaPontiac AreaDixon Metro AreaDixon AreaLincoln Metro AreaLincoln AreaFort Madison and Keokuk Metro AreaFort MadisonBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonOttawa and Peru Metro AreaOttawa AreaCape Girardeau Metro AreaCape GirardeauPeoria Metro AreaPeoria AreaSterling Metro AreaSterling AreaSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenportBloomington Metro AreaBloomingtonCentralia Metro AreaCentraliaSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldMidwestJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleCharleston and Mattoon Metro AreaCharlestonCanton Metro AreaCanton AreaRockford Metro AreaRockford AreaEast North CentralDecatur Metro AreaDecatur AreaChampaign and Urbana Metro AreaChampaignKankakee Metro AreaKankakee AreaMacomb Metro AreaMacomb AreaCarbondale and Marion Metro AreaCarbondaleMount Vernon Metro AreaMount VernonGalesburg Metro AreaGalesburgIllinoisTaylorville Metro AreaTaylorvilleChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDanville Metro AreaDanville AreaPaducah Metro AreaPaducah Area44.408546%44.408546%44.4%15,25715.3k141.885790%41.885790%41.9%19,38619.4k236.614566%36.614566%36.6%28,22828.2k333.007264%33.007264%33.0%17,17517.2k432.783411%32.783411%32.8%12,22112.2k532.781266%32.781266%32.8%11,38111.4k632.515091%32.515091%32.5%9,696732.265722%32.265722%32.3%19,57419.6k831.314783%31.314783%31.3%14,74314.7k930.582233%30.582233%30.6%46,33346.3k1030.165671%30.165671%30.2%29,38829.4k1129.763923%29.763923%29.8%112,877113k1229.671945%29.671945%29.7%16,95917.0k1328.658413%28.658413%28.7%803,424803k1428.471657%28.471657%28.5%109,133109k1527.996687%27.996687%28.0%53,07553.1k1627.738098%27.738098%27.7%10,68010.7k1726.203158%26.203158%26.2%55,34555.3k1826.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.491619%25.491619%25.5%10,18910.2k1925.298311%25.298311%25.3%16,11316.1k2024.812051%24.812051%24.8%8,9442124.733763%24.733763%24.7%84,72684.7k2224.018940%24.018940%24.0%11,215,06811.2M23.471459%23.471459%23.5%25,44425.4k2322.220438%22.220438%22.2%52,58452.6k2421.829173%21.829173%21.8%24,33824.3k2521.530558%21.530558%21.5%6,8312621.364326%21.364326%21.4%27,03127.0k2721.018612%21.018612%21.0%8,0972818.803138%18.803138%18.8%9,7312918.577052%18.577052%18.6%2,387,4642.39M16.997167%16.997167%17.0%5,7603015.155804%15.155804%15.2%1,444,1051.44M3114.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M13.465138%13.465138%13.5%10,72010.7k3212.988009%12.988009%13.0%12,69512.7k33
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of metro area out of 33 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County in Illinois

There are 102 counties in Illinois. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Illinois, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Illinois. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 29,301.

German Ancestry by County#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Illinois, selected counties in Illinois, and entities that contain Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Clinton CountyClintonMonroe CountyMonroeEffingham CountyEffinghamStephenson CountyStephensonWoodford CountyWoodfordAdams CountyAdamsRandolph CountyRandolphMacoupin CountyMacoupinTazewell CountyTazewellOgle CountyOgleLivingston CountyLivingstonLee CountyLeeLogan CountyLoganMadison CountyMadisonMcHenry CountyMcHenryLaSalle CountyLaSalleBureau CountyBureauDeKalb CountyDeKalbWhiteside CountyWhitesideMcLean CountyMcLeanMarion CountyMarionBoone CountyBooneHenry CountyHenryMidwestSangamon CountySangamonMorgan CountyMorganKendall CountyKendallPeoria CountyPeoriaFulton CountyFultonGrundy CountyGrundyWinnebago CountyWinnebagoEast North CentralSt. Clair CountySt. ClairColes CountyColesMacon CountyMaconRock Island CountyRock IslandJackson CountyJacksonKankakee CountyKankakeeMcDonough CountyMcDonoughMontgomery CountyMontgomeryJefferson CountyJeffersonChampaign CountyChampaignKane CountyKaneFranklin CountyFranklinWilliamson CountyWilliamsonWill CountyWillDuPage CountyDuPageKnox CountyKnoxLake CountyLakeIllinoisChristian CountyChristianUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVermilion CountyVermilionCook CountyCook51.156955%51.156955%51.2%19,36719.4k148.001662%48.001662%48.0%16,17816.2k244.408546%44.408546%44.4%15,25715.3k341.885790%41.885790%41.9%19,38619.4k439.155995%39.155995%39.2%15,31915.3k538.296315%38.296315%38.3%25,63925.6k636.384891%36.384891%36.4%11,98312.0k734.968375%34.968375%35.0%16,25416.3k833.396603%33.396603%33.4%45,21945.2k933.007264%33.007264%33.0%17,17517.2k1032.783411%32.783411%32.8%12,22112.2k1132.781266%32.781266%32.8%11,38111.4k1232.515091%32.515091%32.5%9,6961331.609055%31.609055%31.6%84,32084.3k1431.289586%31.289586%31.3%96,08596.1k1530.590075%30.590075%30.6%34,24134.2k1630.287978%30.287978%30.3%10,24410.2k1729.855061%29.855061%29.9%31,18631.2k1829.671945%29.671945%29.7%16,95917.0k1928.036871%28.036871%28.0%48,57548.6k2027.738098%27.738098%27.7%10,68010.7k2127.152602%27.152602%27.2%14,56914.6k2226.499064%26.499064%26.5%13,16513.2k2326.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.595175%25.595175%25.6%50,84250.8k2425.300997%25.300997%25.3%8,8052524.980239%24.980239%25.0%30,33930.3k2624.815596%24.815596%24.8%46,36046.4k2724.812051%24.812051%24.8%8,9442824.772538%24.772538%24.8%12,47012.5k2924.284518%24.284518%24.3%70,15770.2k3024.018940%24.018940%24.0%11,215,06811.2M23.853311%23.853311%23.9%63,34763.3k3123.643044%23.643044%23.6%12,48412.5k3223.471459%23.471459%23.5%25,44425.4k3323.231834%23.231834%23.2%34,04334.0k3422.747854%22.747854%22.7%13,46413.5k3521.829173%21.829173%21.8%24,33824.3k3621.530558%21.530558%21.5%6,8313721.128972%21.128972%21.1%6,1913821.018612%21.018612%21.0%8,0973920.621548%20.621548%20.6%42,56742.6k4020.560941%20.560941%20.6%108,277108k4120.514898%20.514898%20.5%8,1044220.148212%20.148212%20.1%13,56713.6k4319.922729%19.922729%19.9%136,546137k4419.543177%19.543177%19.5%181,852182k4518.803138%18.803138%18.8%9,7314618.649291%18.649291%18.6%131,084131k4718.577052%18.577052%18.6%2,387,4642.39M16.997167%16.997167%17.0%5,7604814.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M13.465138%13.465138%13.5%10,72010.7k4910.095159%10.095159%10.1%527,732528k50
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Illinois

There are 1,710 county subdivisions in Illinois. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Illinois, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Illinois. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 54,812.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Illinois, selected county subdivisions in Illinois, and entities that contain Illinois
0%10%20%30%Count#Algonquin TownshipAlgonquinMidwestFrankfort TownshipFrankfortBloomington City TownshipBloomington CityEast North CentralMilton TownshipMiltonCapital TownshipCapitalYork TownshipNew Trier TownshipNew TrierWheatland TownshipWheatlandLisle TownshipLisleWayne TownshipWayneWarren TownshipWarrenAvon TownshipPalatine TownshipPalatineRockford TownshipRockfordDundee TownshipDundeeDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvPeoria City TownshipPeoria CityPlainfield TownshipPlainfieldNaperville TownshipNapervilleIllinoisElgin TownshipElginWheeling TownshipWheelingLockport TownshipLockportOrland TownshipOrlandChampaign City TownshipChampaign CitySchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgNorthfield TownshipNorthfieldEvanston TownshipEvanstonBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleDu Page TownshipDu PageElk Grove TownshipElk GrvWorth TownshipWorthLyons TownshipLyonsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMaine TownshipMaineBremen TownshipBremenHanover TownshipHanoverPalos TownshipPalosAddison TownshipAddisonVernon TownshipVernonJoliet TownshipJolietAurora TownshipAuroraLeyden TownshipLeydenNiles TownshipNilesProviso TownshipProvisoBloom TownshipBloomChicagoRich TownshipBerwyn TownshipBerwynWaukegan TownshipWaukeganThornton TownshipThorntonCicero TownshipCicero30.125824%30.125824%30.1%26,36126.4k126.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M26.146199%26.146199%26.1%15,25515.3k225.299867%25.299867%25.3%19,82719.8k324.018940%24.018940%24.0%11,215,06811.2M23.925085%23.925085%23.9%28,33428.3k422.907686%22.907686%22.9%26,67626.7k521.831081%21.831081%21.8%27,38627.4k621.637260%21.637260%21.6%12,15312.2k720.970795%20.970795%21.0%17,50617.5k820.928672%20.928672%20.9%24,94324.9k920.864902%20.864902%20.9%14,04514.0k1020.407436%20.407436%20.4%13,17313.2k1120.307502%20.307502%20.3%13,14213.1k1219.694187%19.694187%19.7%22,41122.4k1319.672592%19.672592%19.7%34,28534.3k1419.640157%19.640157%19.6%12,85912.9k1519.284687%19.284687%19.3%28,69628.7k1619.203241%19.203241%19.2%20,09620.1k1719.133326%19.133326%19.1%15,59515.6k1818.998344%18.998344%19.0%19,38819.4k1918.577052%18.577052%18.6%2,387,4642.39M18.311454%18.311454%18.3%18,91518.9k2018.240179%18.240179%18.2%28,27128.3k2118.079867%18.079867%18.1%10,86610.9k2217.629427%17.629427%17.6%17,52717.5k2317.443783%17.443783%17.4%14,77014.8k2417.100391%17.100391%17.1%22,58522.6k2517.078703%17.078703%17.1%14,83214.8k2616.359710%16.359710%16.4%12,34712.3k2715.925227%15.925227%15.9%17,96718.0k2815.741159%15.741159%15.7%13,92413.9k2915.556914%15.556914%15.6%14,50214.5k3014.971933%14.971933%15.0%22,88422.9k3114.653796%14.653796%14.7%16,51616.5k3214.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.293356%14.293356%14.3%19,50619.5k3313.975782%13.975782%14.0%15,45415.5k3413.951504%13.951504%14.0%14,06214.1k3513.944027%13.944027%13.9%7,6433613.759768%13.759768%13.8%12,32612.3k3712.355001%12.355001%12.4%8,3613811.126473%11.126473%11.1%9,7383910.437835%10.437835%10.4%15,46015.5k409.562924%9.562924%9.6%8,883419.409881%9.409881%9.4%9,990428.498675%8.498675%8.5%12,89312.9k437.940338%7.940338%7.9%7,240447.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k455.980399%5.980399%6.0%4,607465.831886%5.831886%5.8%3,290475.160075%5.160075%5.2%4,658483.956709%3.956709%4.0%6,705491.286143%1.286143%1.3%1,08050
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Illinois to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Illinois.

German Ancestry by State#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Illinois, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%Count#North DakotaWisconsinSouth DakotaNebraskaIowaMinnesotaKansasMidwestMontanaOhioPennsylvaniaMissouriEast North CentralWyomingIndianaMichiganColoradoOregonIllinoisWashingtonWest VirginiaIdahoAlaskaKentuckyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMarylandArizonaOklahomaDelawareVirginiaNevadaUtahArkansasNew JerseyVermontNorth CarolinaN CarolinaNew YorkSouth CarolinaS CarolinaFloridaTennesseeTexasNew HampshireConnecticutNew MexicoCaliforniaMaineLouisianaGeorgiaAlabamaMassachusettsHawaiiRhode IslandMississippi41.361820%41.361820%41.4%304,490304k140.494627%40.494627%40.5%2,330,3842.33M238.827906%38.827906%38.8%330,448330k336.105076%36.105076%36.1%679,230679k435.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M533.835877%33.835877%33.8%1,844,3491.84M627.188254%27.188254%27.2%787,995788k726.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.960361%25.960361%26.0%265,676266k825.609926%25.609926%25.6%2,967,4072.97M925.092997%25.092997%25.1%3,207,8833.21M1024.179561%24.179561%24.2%1,465,1971.47M1124.018940%24.018940%24.0%11,215,06811.2M23.626612%23.626612%23.6%137,750138k1223.033144%23.033144%23.0%1,517,7871.52M1320.303806%20.303806%20.3%2,012,0262.01M1420.252235%20.252235%20.3%1,085,3771.09M1519.078555%19.078555%19.1%759,759760k1618.577052%18.577052%18.6%2,387,4642.39M1717.776644%17.776644%17.8%1,257,3681.26M1817.630866%17.630866%17.6%325,482325k1917.470741%17.470741%17.5%285,731286k2015.563035%15.563035%15.6%114,677115k2114.414950%14.414950%14.4%635,986636k2214.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M13.811485%13.811485%13.8%823,151823k2313.739473%13.739473%13.7%924,471924k2413.725243%13.725243%13.7%531,934532k2513.495632%13.495632%13.5%126,143126k2611.531135%11.531135%11.5%958,272958k2711.322209%11.322209%11.3%321,457321k2811.168158%11.168158%11.2%329,285329k2910.665992%10.665992%10.7%316,617317k3010.645344%10.645344%10.6%949,081949k3110.464368%10.464368%10.5%65,53365.5k3210.404767%10.404767%10.4%1,034,3201.03M3310.093638%10.093638%10.1%1,988,1901.99M3410.044626%10.044626%10.0%485,618486k359.988602%9.988602%10.0%1,991,1731.99M369.675567%9.675567%9.7%633,557634k379.636230%9.636230%9.6%2,597,5842.60M388.977306%8.977306%9.0%119,174119k398.969980%8.969980%9.0%321,894322k408.778015%8.778015%8.8%182,817183k418.133987%8.133987%8.1%3,144,1283.14M428.061670%8.061670%8.1%107,214107k437.508067%7.508067%7.5%348,800349k446.997996%6.997996%7.0%706,750707k456.809974%6.809974%6.8%329,682330k466.003952%6.003952%6.0%404,795405k475.905255%5.905255%5.9%83,48183.5k485.415030%5.415030%5.4%57,10157.1k495.314112%5.314112%5.3%158,849159k50
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by State in the Midwest

There are 12 states in the Midwest. This section compares Illinois to all of the states in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Illinois.

German Ancestry by State#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Illinois, selected other states in the Midwest, and entities that contain Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%Count#North DakotaWisconsinSouth DakotaNebraskaIowaMinnesotaKansasMidwestOhioMissouriEast North CentralIndianaMichiganIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited States41.361820%41.361820%41.4%304,490304k140.494627%40.494627%40.5%2,330,3842.33M238.827906%38.827906%38.8%330,448330k336.105076%36.105076%36.1%679,230679k435.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M533.835877%33.835877%33.8%1,844,3491.84M627.188254%27.188254%27.2%787,995788k726.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.609926%25.609926%25.6%2,967,4072.97M824.179561%24.179561%24.2%1,465,1971.47M924.018940%24.018940%24.0%11,215,06811.2M23.033144%23.033144%23.0%1,517,7871.52M1020.303806%20.303806%20.3%2,012,0262.01M1118.577052%18.577052%18.6%2,387,4642.39M1214.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of state out of 12 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Illinois. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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Major Counties:
Champaign, Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Madison, McHenry, McLean, Peoria, Rock Island, Sangamon, St. Clair, Tazewell, Will, Winnebago
Counties:
Adams, Alexander, Bond, Boone, Brown, Bureau, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles, Cook, Crawford, Cumberland, De Witt, DeKalb, Douglas, DuPage, Edgar, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Franklin, Fulton, Gallatin, Greene, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Jo Daviess, Johnson, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox, LaSalle, Lake, Lawrence, Lee, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Mason, Massac, McDonough, McHenry, McLean, Menard, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Ogle, Peoria, Perry, Piatt, Pike, Pope, Pulaski, Putnam, Randolph, Richland, Rock Island, Saline, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, St. Clair, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Union, Vermilion, Wabash, Warren, Washington, Wayne, White, Whiteside, Will, Williamson, Winnebago, Woodford
Metro Areas:
Bloomington Area, Burlington Area, Canton Area, Cape Girardeau Area, Carbondale Area, Centralia Area, Champaign Area, Charleston Area, Chicago Area, Danville Area, Davenport Area, Decatur Area, Dixon Area, Effingham Area, Fort Madison Area, Freeport Area, Galesburg Area, Jacksonville Area, Kankakee Area, Lincoln Area, Macomb Area, Mount Vernon Area, Ottawa Area, Paducah Area, Peoria Area, Pontiac Area, Quincy Area, Rochelle Area, Rockford Area, Springfield Area, St. Louis Area, Sterling Area, Taylorville Area
Major Cities:
Aurora, Belleville, Berwyn, Bloomington, Champaign, Chicago, Crystal Lake, DeKalb, Decatur, Des Plaines, Elgin, Elmhurst, Evanston, Joliet, Moline, Naperville, Park Ridge, Peoria, Quincy, Rock Island, Rockford, Springfield, Urbana, Waukegan, Wheaton
Major Towns:
Cicero, Normal
Major Villages:
Arlington Heights, Bartlett, Bolingbrook, Buffalo Grove, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, Downers Grove, Glenview, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Lombard, Mount Prospect, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Orland Park, Palatine, Plainfield, Romeoville, Schaumburg, Skokie, Streamwood, Tinley Park, Wheeling
Congressional Districts:
IL-1, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, IL-11, IL-12, IL-13, IL-14, IL-15, IL-16, IL-17, IL-18
State House Districts:
IL-1, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, IL-11, IL-12, IL-13, IL-14, IL-15, IL-16, IL-17, IL-18, IL-19, IL-20, IL-21, IL-22, IL-23, IL-24, IL-25, IL-26, IL-27, IL-28, IL-29, IL-30, IL-31, IL-32, IL-33, IL-34, IL-35, IL-36, IL-37, IL-38, IL-39, IL-40, IL-41, IL-42, IL-43, IL-44, IL-45, IL-46, IL-47, IL-48, IL-49, IL-50, IL-51, IL-52, IL-53, IL-54, IL-55, IL-56, IL-57, IL-58, IL-59, IL-60, IL-61, IL-62, IL-63, IL-64, IL-65, IL-66, IL-67, IL-68, IL-69, IL-70, IL-71, IL-72, IL-73, IL-74, IL-75, IL-76, IL-77, IL-78, IL-79, IL-80, IL-81, IL-82, IL-83, IL-84, IL-85, IL-86, IL-87, IL-88, IL-89, IL-90, IL-91, IL-92, IL-93, IL-94, IL-95, IL-96, IL-97, IL-98, IL-99, IL-100, IL-101, IL-102, IL-103, IL-104, IL-105, IL-106, IL-107, IL-108, IL-109, IL-110, IL-111, IL-112, IL-113, IL-114, IL-115, IL-116, IL-117, IL-118
State Senate Districts:
IL-1, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, IL-11, IL-12, IL-13, IL-14, IL-15, IL-16, IL-17, IL-18, IL-19, IL-20, IL-21, IL-22, IL-23, IL-24, IL-25, IL-26, IL-27, IL-28, IL-29, IL-30, IL-31, IL-32, IL-33, IL-34, IL-35, IL-36, IL-37, IL-38, IL-39, IL-40, IL-41, IL-42, IL-43, IL-44, IL-45, IL-46, IL-47, IL-48, IL-49, IL-50, IL-51, IL-52, IL-53, IL-54, IL-55, IL-56, IL-57, IL-58, IL-59
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