RANKING · 2024 ACS · 336 SHOWN OF 336

Highest German population share, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 336 is 17.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: South Beloit, IL, up 132 places to #21.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01▲3Waterloo, ILIL11,13242.1%−7.0 pts

02▲5Highland, ILIL10,04241.8%−9.1 pts

03▲2Columbia, ILIL10,86540.0%−14.3 pts

04▲2Eureka, ILIL5,12939.8%−11.4 pts

05▲12Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20639.1%+11.9 pts

06▲10Spring Grove, ILIL5,52639.0%−3.3 pts

07▲6Bartonville, ILIL5,80438.6%+3.6 pts

08▲20Olney, ILIL8,34736.0%+11.5 pts

09Effingham, ILIL12,40635.8%−2.6 pts

10▲4Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59334.9%−3.9 pts

11▼9Johnsburg, ILIL6,44533.4%−5.7 pts

12▼4Lakemoor, ILIL6,44932.5%−2.3 pts

13▲7Quincy, ILIL38,91832.3%−8.1 pts

14▲17Princeton, ILIL7,67431.8%−3.7 pts

15▼5Morton, ILIL17,56531.7%−11.0 pts

16▲21Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89831.7%−2.2 pts

17▼5Washington, ILIL15,90231.6%−4.3 pts

18▼17Hampshire, ILIL9,26631.3%−4.8 pts

19▲43Roscoe, ILIL11,03431.2%+1.3 pts

20▲5Freeport, ILIL23,20230.8%−9.4 pts

21▲132South Beloit, ILIL7,99630.7%−1.4 pts

22▲111Litchfield, ILIL6,59830.1%−1.3 pts

23▲24Elburn, ILIL7,08429.5%−20.2 pts

24▲73Northfield, ILIL5,63229.5%0.0 pts

25▲79Troy, ILIL11,89329.4%−7.7 pts

26▲10Godfrey, ILIL17,62029.4%−11.5 pts

27▼24Jerseyville, ILIL8,40929.2%−8.6 pts

28▲45Campton Hills, ILIL10,89429.1%−6.2 pts

29▼14Marengo, ILIL7,73729.0%−10.1 pts

30▲15Lake Holiday, ILIL5,64129.0%−11.5 pts

31▲35Mascoutah, ILIL9,23928.8%−7.9 pts

32▲2Antioch, ILIL15,00028.4%−7.6 pts

33▼9Barrington, ILIL10,58628.0%+2.9 pts

34▲40Geneva, ILIL21,13827.9%−3.4 pts

35McHenry, ILIL29,21727.8%−9.3 pts

36▲15Bethalto, ILIL9,20227.8%−4.9 pts

37▲6Sycamore, ILIL19,08327.7%−8.2 pts

38▼11Maryville, ILIL8,41327.5%−5.8 pts

39▲73Monticello, ILIL6,08027.5%+1.2 pts

40▲50Huntley, ILIL29,13227.4%−6.2 pts

41▼12Edwardsville, ILIL26,46327.4%−9.0 pts

42▲74Chillicothe, ILIL6,03327.3%−12.6 pts

43▲92Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76727.3%−7.3 pts

44▲27Machesney Park, ILIL22,80527.2%−5.8 pts

45▼4Swansea, ILIL14,35627.2%−8.4 pts

46▼6West Dundee, ILIL8,57027.0%−9.4 pts

47▲8Mount Zion, ILIL5,88027.0%+2.1 pts

48▼30Island Lake, ILIL8,04726.9%−2.5 pts

49▼10Cary, ILIL17,93226.6%−10.6 pts

50▲50Manhattan, ILIL10,94326.6%−5.3 pts

51▼32Mahomet, ILIL10,51626.5%−4.7 pts

52▲50Gages Lake, ILIL10,81926.4%−0.2 pts

53▲23Fox Lake, ILIL10,84926.3%−6.3 pts

54▼31Peru, ILIL9,78026.3%−7.4 pts

55▲33Loves Park, ILIL23,71226.2%+0.7 pts

56▲7East Peoria, ILIL22,08826.0%−4.3 pts

57▲7New Lenox, ILIL28,89326.0%−7.2 pts

58▲36Batavia, ILIL26,58625.9%−10.7 pts

59▲2Dixon, ILIL14,58225.7%−6.4 pts

60▼27Mokena, ILIL19,89725.6%−4.9 pts

61▲21Ottawa, ILIL18,68425.6%−5.0 pts

62▲19Rock Falls, ILIL8,52125.5%−0.8 pts

63▼10Mattoon, ILIL16,66725.5%−0.6 pts

64▼20Sterling, ILIL14,39425.3%−1.8 pts

65▲84Murphysboro, ILIL6,97725.3%−0.5 pts

66▼17Wauconda, ILIL13,99325.1%−0.5 pts

67▲2Wood River, ILIL10,22425.0%−2.8 pts

68▲108Gilberts, ILIL9,08225.0%+8.1 pts

69▲3Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28824.9%−8.3 pts

70▼2Libertyville, ILIL20,70124.9%−5.2 pts

71▲113Du Quoin, ILIL5,56924.8%−3.5 pts

72▲31Bloomington, ILIL78,80424.8%−3.2 pts

73▼8Volo, ILIL6,80524.8%−7.7 pts

74▼26Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26224.6%+0.7 pts

75▲18Winfield, ILIL10,14624.4%−4.8 pts

76▲32Salem, ILIL7,03524.4%−2.7 pts

77▼39East Alton, ILIL5,62124.3%−6.9 pts

78▲11Pekin, ILIL31,27724.2%−7.1 pts

79▼19Chatham, ILIL14,57924.1%−11.9 pts

80▼3Western Springs, ILIL13,58824.1%−5.1 pts

81▼22Woodstock, ILIL25,74024.0%−6.2 pts

82▼30Braidwood, ILIL6,25924.0%−8.3 pts

83▼3Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81023.9%−6.5 pts

84▼26Lake Villa, ILIL8,69223.9%−4.9 pts

85▼10Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72323.9%−1.3 pts

86▲93Silvis, ILIL7,97923.8%−4.6 pts

87▼3Collinsville, ILIL23,71723.8%−5.6 pts

88▲13Wheaton, ILIL54,06523.8%−4.2 pts

89▲25Centralia, ILIL11,86323.5%−2.2 pts

90▲28Winnetka, ILIL12,51823.5%−2.2 pts

91▲29Morris, ILIL14,66923.5%−5.0 pts

92▼38O'Fallon, ILIL32,65623.5%−7.9 pts

93▼67Sandwich, ILIL7,38023.5%−12.5 pts

94▼52Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68123.4%+2.5 pts

95▼12Belleville, ILIL40,23723.2%−9.2 pts

96▼10Algonquin, ILIL30,82423.0%−7.2 pts

97▼41Rockton, ILIL7,87023.0%−12.4 pts

98▲43Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52522.8%−7.1 pts

99▼67Yorkville, ILIL26,73022.8%−5.9 pts

100▲10Hillsboro, ILIL6,18422.7%+6.0 pts

101▼22Normal, ILIL53,27522.6%−9.5 pts

102▼72Pontiac, ILIL10,80622.6%−6.3 pts

103▼5Downers Grove, ILIL50,36522.6%−3.5 pts

104▲15North Aurora, ILIL19,40622.6%−3.7 pts

105▼48St. Charles, ILIL33,59422.6%−10.0 pts

106▼28Grayslake, ILIL21,14022.5%−7.9 pts

107▼11Channahon, ILIL14,53022.4%−6.3 pts

108▼3Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56322.4%−3.7 pts

109▼63Geneseo, ILIL6,50522.1%−5.1 pts

110▲45Manteno, ILIL9,20121.8%−12.2 pts

111▼24Vandalia, ILIL7,10821.8%−4.1 pts

112▲131Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84421.8%−3.5 pts

113▲81Pana, ILIL5,01021.7%+1.8 pts

114▲11Plainfield, ILIL50,04321.6%−0.3 pts

115▲21Harvard, ILIL9,50421.6%+0.2 pts

116▲10Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65821.6%−10.2 pts

117▼8La Grange, ILIL15,93521.4%−3.5 pts

118▼68Lincoln, ILIL12,98121.4%−9.6 pts

119▼8Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13021.3%−14.6 pts

120▲12Frankfort, ILIL21,36521.3%−6.9 pts

121▼14La Grange Park, ILIL13,45321.3%+1.1 pts

122▼100Genoa, ILIL5,54721.2%−22.0 pts

123▼24Oswego, ILIL39,94821.2%−7.6 pts

124▼113Carlinville, ILIL5,46521.1%−12.5 pts

125▲13Elmhurst, ILIL46,11120.9%−9.1 pts

126▲37Alton, ILIL25,01320.8%−3.0 pts

127▼21Shiloh, ILIL14,60420.8%−8.4 pts

128▲1Gurnee, ILIL30,45820.6%−2.4 pts

129▲85Chester, ILIL6,84720.6%+0.9 pts

130▼3Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56020.6%−11.2 pts

131▼18Bradley, ILIL15,21420.4%−7.3 pts

132▼65Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75020.3%−11.0 pts

133▲24Inverness, ILIL7,41820.3%−7.2 pts

134▲55Taylorville, ILIL10,52220.2%−1.6 pts

135▲13Macomb, ILIL14,53020.2%−5.2 pts

136▲14South Elgin, ILIL25,65620.1%−10.9 pts

137▼7Park Ridge, ILIL38,46320.1%−3.7 pts

138▼16Rochelle, ILIL9,49820.0%−9.1 pts

139▲47Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67920.0%−9.1 pts

140▲4Canton, ILIL13,29719.9%+0.7 pts

141▼46Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59019.8%−8.0 pts

142▲96Herrin, ILIL12,26819.7%−5.5 pts

143▲116Paris, ILIL8,02619.6%−4.3 pts

144▼74Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38119.6%−16.0 pts

145▼22Lockport, ILIL27,82219.5%−6.7 pts

146Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21619.4%−7.4 pts

147▲36Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17519.4%−5.8 pts

148▲14Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86819.3%−9.5 pts

149▲3Streator, ILIL12,19019.3%−11.6 pts

150▼129Mendota, ILIL6,89419.2%−10.8 pts

151▼9Lisle, ILIL23,43219.1%−3.2 pts

152▼5Warrenville, ILIL15,21119.0%−7.6 pts

153▼22DeKalb, ILIL40,46719.0%−6.0 pts

154▲37River Forest, ILIL11,39318.9%−6.7 pts

155▲25Belvidere, ILIL25,46218.9%+0.3 pts

156▲11Roselle, ILIL22,75618.7%−9.2 pts

157▲18Springfield, ILIL112,98918.7%−8.1 pts

158▲19Shorewood, ILIL18,53618.5%−8.8 pts

159▼19Jacksonville, ILIL17,75218.4%−5.8 pts

160▼68Minooka, ILIL12,89918.3%−15.2 pts

161▼70Wilmington, ILIL5,61418.2%−8.8 pts

162▲6Wilmette, ILIL27,45918.1%−4.3 pts

163▼2LaSalle, ILIL9,38818.1%−18.0 pts

164▼25Lombard, ILIL44,39918.1%−9.6 pts

165▲16Oak Park, ILIL52,82318.0%−1.4 pts

166▼6Rock Island, ILIL36,22517.8%−5.9 pts

167▲11Riverside, ILIL8,93917.8%−6.6 pts

168▼44Robinson, ILIL7,28317.7%−11.6 pts

169▲19Tinley Park, ILIL55,14017.7%−4.9 pts

170▲12Oak Forest, ILIL26,79217.6%−3.8 pts

171▲48Glencoe, ILIL8,72417.6%−1.6 pts

172▼18Elk Grove, ILIL31,88517.5%−5.2 pts

173▲37Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54517.5%−12.2 pts

174▼23Lake Forest, ILIL19,73117.4%−9.6 pts

175▼5Villa Park, ILIL21,88817.3%−7.3 pts

176▲56Northbrook, ILIL34,74417.3%+1.3 pts

177▲39Marion, ILIL17,14817.3%−5.0 pts

178▼5Crete, ILIL8,34517.0%−8.4 pts

179▼23Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,44817.0%–

180▼15Savoy, ILIL9,11317.0%−5.2 pts

181▼9Granite City, ILIL26,80717.0%−6.5 pts

182▼23Charleston, ILIL17,46616.9%−7.3 pts

183▲15Rockford, ILIL147,38416.8%−2.6 pts

184▲11Glenview, ILIL47,71116.7%−2.3 pts

185▲18Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88716.7%−10.4 pts

186▲1Palatine, ILIL65,84216.7%−4.9 pts

187▲15Brookfield, ILIL18,87916.6%−10.4 pts

188▲13Bartlett, ILIL40,85516.6%−11.5 pts

189▼55Montgomery, ILIL21,97816.4%−7.3 pts

190▲9Monmouth, ILIL8,59916.4%−3.7 pts

191▼70Crestwood, ILIL10,52916.4%−4.2 pts

192▼26Naperville, ILIL153,11416.3%−7.1 pts

193▼65Moline, ILIL42,36216.2%−9.7 pts

194▼2Homer Glen, ILIL24,87316.2%−2.4 pts

195▲27Highwood, ILIL5,32316.2%+12.8 pts

196▲21Clinton, ILIL6,78116.1%−4.2 pts

197▲18Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18716.1%−8.1 pts

198▲11Galesburg, ILIL28,58116.1%−4.4 pts

199▼6Itasca, ILIL9,48816.1%−8.5 pts

200▼15Palos Heights, ILIL12,08415.9%−7.5 pts

201▲32Long Grove, ILIL8,34315.6%−3.0 pts

202▼44Milan, ILIL5,02815.6%−12.9 pts

203▲25Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69015.5%−5.8 pts

204▼119Greenville, ILIL7,46915.5%−8.4 pts

205▼31Decatur, ILIL67,88415.4%−4.7 pts

206▼16Peoria, ILIL110,92015.4%−7.6 pts

207▼2Spring Valley, ILIL5,40815.4%−11.4 pts

208▼91Plano, ILIL12,67715.3%−2.7 pts

209▲37Deerfield, ILIL19,64215.1%−0.1 pts

210▲20Steger, ILIL9,35215.0%−6.5 pts

211▼14Metropolis, ILIL5,72715.0%−6.0 pts

212▼12Rantoul, ILIL11,99115.0%−8.9 pts

213▼98Orland Hills, ILIL6,66314.9%−1.8 pts

214▼2Urbana, ILIL39,71914.8%−4.2 pts

215▼44Lemont, ILIL18,51314.7%−4.5 pts

216▲4Champaign, ILIL91,19514.7%−6.0 pts

217▲7Evanston, ILIL76,38014.6%−2.7 pts

218▲23Highland Park, ILIL30,76714.6%−2.4 pts

219▼23Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98914.3%−14.9 pts

220▼51Kewanee, ILIL12,11514.3%−14.6 pts

221▼17Hinsdale, ILIL17,57314.3%−12.2 pts

222▼79Coal City, ILIL5,83114.0%−14.9 pts

223▼15Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17913.9%−3.9 pts

224▼17Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47613.9%−9.7 pts

225▼88Carterville, ILIL5,83913.8%−14.5 pts

226▼8Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39513.7%−8.3 pts

227▲10Homewood, ILIL18,77313.6%−6.6 pts

228▲43South Barrington, ILIL5,07113.5%−2.6 pts

229▼4Woodridge, ILIL34,02813.4%−7.3 pts

230▼3Midlothian, ILIL13,84113.3%−9.6 pts

231▼18Harrisburg, ILIL7,92213.3%−2.1 pts

232▼9Mundelein, ILIL32,68013.2%−5.9 pts

233▼22Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96313.1%−10.9 pts

234▲10Darien, ILIL22,03213.1%−10.8 pts

235▼29Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90213.0%−2.2 pts

236▲31Benton, ILIL6,55812.9%−14.5 pts

237▲14Carbondale, ILIL21,81112.9%−9.7 pts

238▲9Joliet, ILIL152,24112.8%−3.1 pts

239▲15Countryside, ILIL6,26012.8%−2.1 pts

240▲22Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55212.7%−1.6 pts

241▲11Crest Hill, ILIL20,69512.6%−9.1 pts

242▼78West Frankfort, ILIL7,10512.6%−5.6 pts

243▲13Morton Grove, ILIL24,58212.5%−2.6 pts

244▼18East Moline, ILIL20,45312.4%−8.7 pts

245▼100Willow Springs, ILIL5,78812.4%−4.2 pts

246▲9Monee, ILIL5,11912.4%−21.1 pts

247▼18Carol Stream, ILIL39,31512.3%−10.1 pts

248▲2Round Lake, ILIL18,52612.2%−4.6 pts

249▲4Palos Hills, ILIL18,02812.2%−2.9 pts

250▼5Orland Park, ILIL57,95412.2%−7.2 pts

251▼17Westmont, ILIL24,15511.9%−6.7 pts

252▼13Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85811.9%−5.0 pts

253▼17Schaumburg, ILIL77,24911.9%−11.3 pts

254▲10Forest Park, ILIL13,82911.7%−1.2 pts

255▼13Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80311.6%−2.7 pts

256▼21Romeoville, ILIL41,28111.5%−4.0 pts

257▼8Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45011.4%−6.8 pts

258Elgin, ILIL115,47611.4%−7.6 pts

259▲7Aurora, ILIL181,50511.2%−5.1 pts

260▼29Des Plaines, ILIL58,77210.9%−9.8 pts

261▼21Alsip, ILIL18,48310.6%−9.0 pts

262▼41Worth, ILIL10,69610.5%−7.3 pts

263▲6Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82510.4%−5.1 pts

264▲11Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28310.4%−9.5 pts

265▲5West Chicago, ILIL25,29610.1%−3.4 pts

266▲10Wood Dale, ILIL14,08110.0%−8.6 pts

267▼7Westchester, ILIL16,30010.0%−3.7 pts

268▼7Willowbrook, ILIL9,1269.8%−7.4 pts

269▼12Danville, ILIL28,1389.5%−5.1 pts

270▲2Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0369.3%−7.7 pts

271▼6Streamwood, ILIL38,2779.2%−8.0 pts

272▼9Beach Park, ILIL14,1149.1%−10.1 pts

273Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,8129.0%−5.2 pts

274▲5Bensenville, ILIL18,5259.0%−2.7 pts

275▲30Schiller Park, ILIL11,3179.0%+2.1 pts

276▲1Carpentersville, ILIL37,0458.9%−7.3 pts

277▲1Niles, ILIL30,4438.5%−3.1 pts

278▼4Hanover Park, ILIL36,5688.3%−5.9 pts

279▼11Zion, ILIL24,4478.3%−3.8 pts

280▼32Beardstown, ILIL5,6918.2%−3.6 pts

281▲23North Riverside, ILIL7,1618.2%−9.4 pts

282▲6Wheeling, ILIL38,3917.6%−7.1 pts

283▲15Chicago, ILIL2,731,5857.5%−0.1 pts

284▲3Oak Brook, ILIL8,1087.4%−8.7 pts

285▲4Norridge, ILIL14,8087.4%−6.9 pts

286▼4Kankakee, ILIL23,4007.3%−6.8 pts

287▲6Lincolnwood, ILIL13,0397.1%+0.4 pts

288▲7Addison, ILIL35,7587.1%−3.2 pts

289▲7Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6757.1%−5.6 pts

290▼6Northlake, ILIL12,4627.0%−1.3 pts

291▼11Bridgeview, ILIL16,5216.9%−7.0 pts

292▼6North Chicago, ILIL34,0506.9%−4.3 pts

293▲6Skokie, ILIL66,5446.8%−2.6 pts

294▼3Lansing, ILIL28,0686.6%−10.9 pts

295▼14Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6556.6%−6.6 pts

296▲16Park Forest, ILIL21,0796.2%−6.7 pts

297▲5Lyons, ILIL10,4336.1%−7.7 pts

298▼13Burbank, ILIL28,5786.1%−5.6 pts

299▲7Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7616.1%−4.6 pts

300▼3Franklin Park, ILIL18,0456.0%−4.9 pts

301▲10Flossmoor, ILIL9,3586.0%−5.7 pts

302▲12Matteson, ILIL18,5435.7%−1.1 pts

303▼2Justice, ILIL12,2855.5%−4.5 pts

304▲4Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1015.4%−7.5 pts

305▲5Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5085.4%−1.8 pts

306Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,8745.1%–

307Blue Island, ILIL21,8054.9%−4.2 pts

308▲1Waukegan, ILIL87,9404.7%−2.8 pts

309▼15River Grove, ILIL10,4094.7%−4.9 pts

310▼7Berwyn, ILIL55,0014.6%−4.4 pts

311▲7Lynwood, ILIL9,2974.5%−2.9 pts

312▲7Park City, ILIL7,8934.2%−1.7 pts

313▲2Broadview, ILIL7,8714.1%+1.1 pts

314▼22Berkeley, ILIL5,1414.0%−4.2 pts

315▼15Sauk, ILIL9,6244.0%−2.1 pts

316▲7Glenwood, ILIL8,4163.7%−6.8 pts

317▼1Richton Park, ILIL12,4833.5%−0.9 pts

318▼5Melrose Park, ILIL23,9363.5%0.0 pts

319▼36Posen, ILIL5,4052.6%−5.6 pts

320▲6University Park, ILIL7,0192.5%+0.6 pts

321Cicero, ILIL81,8582.4%0.0 pts

322▼5Hillside, ILIL8,1402.1%−6.8 pts

323▼1Summit, ILIL10,7531.6%−4.8 pts

324▲1South Holland, ILIL20,7491.4%−2.3 pts

325▲6Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2151.1%−0.9 pts

326▲3Harvey, ILIL19,8491.1%+0.3 pts

327▼3Calumet City, ILIL34,7981.0%−2.3 pts

328▼1Maywood, ILIL23,3301.0%−0.3 pts

329▲5Dolton, ILIL20,6711.0%−0.7 pts

330▼2Hazel Crest, ILIL13,0240.9%−3.1 pts

331▼41Stickney, ILIL6,8970.9%−12.0 pts

332▲1Calumet Park, ILIL6,7720.8%−1.1 pts

333▼13Markham, ILIL11,2740.8%−2.2 pts

334▼4Bellwood, ILIL18,1160.4%−1.5 pts

335East St. Louis, ILIL17,6820.3%0.0 pts

336▼4Riverdale, ILIL10,2800.1%−0.6 pts

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