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Highest Belgian population share, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Belgian ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Belgian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 202 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 202 is 0.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lake Forest, IL, up 153 places to #24.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBELGIAN SHAREVS 2010

01Geneseo, ILIL6,5057.9%−1.8 pts

02▲4Kewanee, ILIL12,1153.8%−0.6 pts

03▲1Silvis, ILIL7,9793.6%−2.3 pts

04▲3Rock Island, ILIL36,2253.1%−0.5 pts

05▼3Moline, ILIL42,3622.8%−3.5 pts

06▼1Milan, ILIL5,0282.7%−0.1 pts

07▼4East Moline, ILIL20,4532.6%−1.2 pts

08▲71Lake Bluff, ILIL5,5631.3%+0.9 pts

09▲77Chillicothe, ILIL6,0331.1%+0.8 pts

10Marengo, ILIL7,7371.0%+0.3 pts

11▲13Washington, ILIL15,9021.0%+0.5 pts

12Yorkville, ILIL26,7300.8%+0.7 pts

13▼5Park Ridge, ILIL38,4630.8%+0.5 pts

14▲29River Forest, ILIL11,3930.8%–

15▲104Northbrook, ILIL34,7440.7%+0.5 pts

16▲118Western Springs, ILIL13,5880.7%+0.5 pts

17▲2Hampshire, ILIL9,2660.7%–

18▼1Highland, ILIL10,0420.6%+0.5 pts

19▲8Mendota, ILIL6,8940.6%+0.1 pts

20▲10Princeton, ILIL7,6740.6%−0.1 pts

21▼7West Dundee, ILIL8,5700.5%+0.4 pts

22Forest Park, ILIL13,8290.5%+0.5 pts

23▲64Normal, ILIL53,2750.5%+0.2 pts

24▲153Lake Forest, ILIL19,7310.5%+0.1 pts

25▲22McHenry, ILIL29,2170.5%+0.2 pts

26▲73Morton, ILIL17,5650.5%−0.3 pts

27▼17Spring Valley, ILIL5,4080.5%+0.2 pts

28▲36Roscoe, ILIL11,0340.5%+0.1 pts

29▼14La Grange Park, ILIL13,4530.5%+0.4 pts

30▲75Crete, ILIL8,3450.5%–

31▼3LaSalle, ILIL9,3880.4%0.0 pts

32▲1Pontiac, ILIL10,8060.4%+0.3 pts

33Morris, ILIL14,6690.4%0.0 pts

34▼8Winfield, ILIL10,1460.4%−0.1 pts

35▲18Antioch, ILIL15,0000.4%+0.3 pts

36▲8Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,6810.4%−1.5 pts

37▲124Shorewood, ILIL18,5360.4%–

38▲120Highland Park, ILIL30,7670.3%+0.1 pts

39▲28Evanston, ILIL76,3800.3%−0.2 pts

40▲6St. Charles, ILIL33,5940.3%−0.6 pts

41Volo, ILIL6,8050.3%−0.4 pts

42▼30Geneva, ILIL21,1380.3%−0.1 pts

43▼34Wauconda, ILIL13,9930.3%−0.6 pts

44▲96Pekin, ILIL31,2770.3%+0.2 pts

45▲13Minooka, ILIL12,8990.3%+0.1 pts

46▲30Hinsdale, ILIL17,5730.3%0.0 pts

47▼16Dixon, ILIL14,5820.3%+0.1 pts

48▲77Johnsburg, ILIL6,4450.3%–

49▲21Elmhurst, ILIL46,1110.3%+0.1 pts

50▲133Taylorville, ILIL10,5220.3%−0.2 pts

51▲12Marion, ILIL17,1480.3%+0.2 pts

52▲25East Peoria, ILIL22,0880.3%+0.1 pts

53▲39Rockton, ILIL7,8700.3%0.0 pts

54▲77Galesburg, ILIL28,5810.3%+0.1 pts

55Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8440.2%−0.4 pts

56▲1Sterling, ILIL14,3940.2%−0.2 pts

57▲132Niles, ILIL30,4430.2%+0.2 pts

58Addison, ILIL35,7580.2%0.0 pts

59▼18Roselle, ILIL22,7560.2%0.0 pts

60▲147Deerfield, ILIL19,6420.2%0.0 pts

61▲88Westmont, ILIL24,1550.2%+0.2 pts

62▲6Crystal Lake, ILIL42,2880.2%0.0 pts

63▲123Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8100.2%−0.2 pts

64Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,6790.2%−0.8 pts

65▼54Barrington, ILIL10,5860.2%−0.1 pts

66▲76Columbia, ILIL10,8650.2%–

67Carterville, ILIL5,8390.2%−0.4 pts

68Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1870.2%+0.1 pts

69Lombard, ILIL44,3990.2%−0.1 pts

70▼57Lakemoor, ILIL6,4490.2%−0.4 pts

71▼10Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4500.2%+0.1 pts

72▲56Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9020.2%+0.1 pts

73▼8Glencoe, ILIL8,7240.2%+0.1 pts

74North Riverside, ILIL7,1610.2%–

75▲101Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6900.2%0.0 pts

76▲86Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,5900.2%+0.1 pts

77▲52Montgomery, ILIL21,9780.2%0.0 pts

78Rochelle, ILIL9,4980.2%–

79Willowbrook, ILIL9,1260.2%0.0 pts

80▲17DeKalb, ILIL40,4670.2%−0.3 pts

81▲82Batavia, ILIL26,5860.2%−0.4 pts

82▲63Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5250.2%−0.1 pts

83▲125Quincy, ILIL38,9180.2%+0.1 pts

84Oak Forest, ILIL26,7920.2%+0.1 pts

85▼60Troy, ILIL11,8930.2%–

86Willow Springs, ILIL5,7880.2%–

87▲83Palatine, ILIL65,8420.2%0.0 pts

88▼14Oak Park, ILIL52,8230.2%+0.1 pts

89▲80Carol Stream, ILIL39,3150.2%0.0 pts

90▼69Grayslake, ILIL21,1400.2%+0.1 pts

91▲12Lake Zurich, ILIL19,8680.2%−0.6 pts

92▲74Northfield, ILIL5,6320.2%−0.1 pts

93▲98Macomb, ILIL14,5300.2%−0.1 pts

94▲91New Lenox, ILIL28,8930.2%−0.2 pts

95South Barrington, ILIL5,0710.2%−0.7 pts

96▲26Downers Grove, ILIL50,3650.2%−0.1 pts

97▲39Des Plaines, ILIL58,7720.2%0.0 pts

98▼32Libertyville, ILIL20,7010.2%0.0 pts

99▲3Wood Dale, ILIL14,0810.2%+0.1 pts

100▲98Belvidere, ILIL25,4620.1%–

101Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5450.1%–

102▲48Skokie, ILIL66,5440.1%0.0 pts

103▼3Effingham, ILIL12,4060.1%–

104Berwyn, ILIL55,0010.1%+0.1 pts

105▲6Wheaton, ILIL54,0650.1%−0.3 pts

106▼52Elk Grove, ILIL31,8850.1%−0.2 pts

107▼85Brookfield, ILIL18,8790.1%0.0 pts

108Broadview, ILIL7,8710.1%0.0 pts

109▼36Carpentersville, ILIL37,0450.1%0.0 pts

110Long Grove, ILIL8,3430.1%–

111▲94Lisle, ILIL23,4320.1%−0.1 pts

112▼89Freeport, ILIL23,2020.1%+0.1 pts

113▲43Mokena, ILIL19,8970.1%–

114Alsip, ILIL18,4830.1%+0.1 pts

115▼83Wilmington, ILIL5,6140.1%−1.4 pts

116▼34Naperville, ILIL153,1140.1%−0.2 pts

117Harrisburg, ILIL7,9220.1%–

118Bridgeview, ILIL16,5210.1%–

119▼90Oswego, ILIL39,9480.1%−0.3 pts

120▼83Plainfield, ILIL50,0430.1%0.0 pts

121▲5Peoria, ILIL110,9200.1%−0.3 pts

122▲77Lincoln, ILIL12,9810.1%−0.2 pts

123▼75Peru, ILIL9,7800.1%−0.2 pts

124▲94Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2150.1%+0.1 pts

125▲56Warrenville, ILIL15,2110.1%−0.1 pts

126▼9Bloomington, ILIL78,8040.1%−0.1 pts

127▲14Glen Carbon, ILIL13,8980.1%−0.1 pts

128Morton Grove, ILIL24,5820.1%−0.1 pts

129Burr Ridge, ILIL11,1790.1%–

130▼50Glenview, ILIL47,7110.1%−0.3 pts

131Salem, ILIL7,0350.1%−0.2 pts

132▼96Algonquin, ILIL30,8240.1%0.0 pts

133Palos Hills, ILIL18,0280.1%0.0 pts

134▲75Villa Park, ILIL21,8880.1%0.0 pts

135▲43Midlothian, ILIL13,8410.1%–

136▼64Sycamore, ILIL19,0830.1%0.0 pts

137▼66Wilmette, ILIL27,4590.1%−0.5 pts

138▼104Cary, ILIL17,9320.1%−0.3 pts

139▲26Chicago, ILIL2,731,5850.1%0.0 pts

140Manteno, ILIL9,2010.1%−0.3 pts

141▼52Aurora, ILIL181,5050.1%−0.1 pts

142▼67Schaumburg, ILIL77,2490.1%−0.2 pts

143Tinley Park, ILIL55,1400.1%0.0 pts

144▲28Elgin, ILIL115,4760.1%−0.1 pts

145▲7Loves Park, ILIL23,7120.1%0.0 pts

146▲25Lake Villa, ILIL8,6920.1%–

147▲26Urbana, ILIL39,7190.1%−0.3 pts

148▼96La Grange, ILIL15,9350.1%−0.2 pts

149▼17Arlington Heights, ILIL76,2160.1%−0.2 pts

150▼2Woodridge, ILIL34,0280.1%0.0 pts

151▼60Homer Glen, ILIL24,8730.1%0.0 pts

152Norridge, ILIL14,8080.1%–

153▲44Collinsville, ILIL23,7170.1%−0.1 pts

154▲30Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,7500.1%−0.1 pts

155▲41Olney, ILIL8,3470.1%–

156Chatham, ILIL14,5790.1%–

157▼11Joliet, ILIL152,2410.1%0.0 pts

158▼37Machesney Park, ILIL22,8050.1%−0.4 pts

159▲43Decatur, ILIL67,8840.1%−0.1 pts

160▲54Fairview Heights, ILIL16,1750.1%−0.1 pts

161▼23Champaign, ILIL91,1950.1%−0.1 pts

162▼81Wheeling, ILIL38,3910.1%−0.2 pts

163▼57Gages Lake, ILIL10,8190.1%−0.4 pts

164Rantoul, ILIL11,9910.1%–

165▲29Mount Prospect, ILIL55,3950.1%0.0 pts

166▼107Swansea, ILIL14,3560.1%0.0 pts

167Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6550.1%−0.1 pts

168▼70Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,8120.1%0.0 pts

169▼15Hanover Park, ILIL36,5680.1%−0.1 pts

170▼52Gurnee, ILIL30,4580.1%−0.2 pts

171Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9890.1%–

172▲20Romeoville, ILIL41,2810.1%−0.1 pts

173Lincolnshire, ILIL7,9630.1%–

174▼39Palos Heights, ILIL12,0840.0%−0.3 pts

175▼55Rockford, ILIL147,3840.0%−0.1 pts

176▼29Homewood, ILIL18,7730.0%−0.2 pts

177▼70Monmouth, ILIL8,5990.0%–

178▼55Campton Hills, ILIL10,8940.0%−0.4 pts

179▲9Woodstock, ILIL25,7400.0%−0.2 pts

180▼1Springfield, ILIL112,9890.0%−0.2 pts

181▼86Kankakee, ILIL23,4000.0%−0.1 pts

182Zion, ILIL24,4470.0%−0.2 pts

183▼32North Aurora, ILIL19,4060.0%−0.1 pts

184▼99Bartlett, ILIL40,8550.0%−0.3 pts

185▼73Bradley, ILIL15,2140.0%–

186▲7Waukegan, ILIL87,9400.0%−0.2 pts

187▼136Rock Falls, ILIL8,5210.0%−0.6 pts

188Maywood, ILIL23,3300.0%−0.2 pts

189▼93Crest Hill, ILIL20,6950.0%−0.1 pts

190▼60Jacksonville, ILIL17,7520.0%0.0 pts

191▲12Darien, ILIL22,0320.0%−0.5 pts

192▲21West Chicago, ILIL25,2960.0%−0.1 pts

193▼99Danville, ILIL28,1380.0%−0.2 pts

194▼12Orland Park, ILIL57,9540.0%−0.1 pts

195Carbondale, ILIL21,8110.0%−0.1 pts

196▼154Mundelein, ILIL32,6800.0%−0.1 pts

197Canton, ILIL13,2970.0%−0.1 pts

198▼3Vernon Hills, ILIL26,8250.0%−0.4 pts

199▼35Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,8580.0%−0.2 pts

200▲11Belleville, ILIL40,2370.0%−0.1 pts

201▲14Cicero, ILIL81,8580.0%–

202▼75Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8030.0%−0.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES