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Highest Welsh population share, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Welsh ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Welsh residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 272 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 272 is 0.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Rock Falls, IL, up 261 places to #3.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWELSH SHAREVS 2010

01▲21LaSalle, ILIL9,3883.6%+3.5 pts

02▲204Salem, ILIL7,0353.2%+2.4 pts

03▲261Rock Falls, ILIL8,5212.4%+2.2 pts

04Metropolis, ILIL5,7272.1%+1.1 pts

05▲5Elburn, ILIL7,0842.1%+1.6 pts

06▲202Troy, ILIL11,8931.8%+1.6 pts

07▲41South Beloit, ILIL7,9961.7%+1.2 pts

08▲180Geneseo, ILIL6,5051.6%+0.1 pts

09▲23Inverness, ILIL7,4181.5%+1.4 pts

10▲17Chillicothe, ILIL6,0331.4%−0.8 pts

11▲252Streator, ILIL12,1901.2%+0.7 pts

12▲29Monmouth, ILIL8,5991.2%+0.3 pts

13▲227Robinson, ILIL7,2831.2%+0.6 pts

14▲10Jacksonville, ILIL17,7521.1%+0.7 pts

15▲41O'Fallon, ILIL32,6561.1%+0.7 pts

16▲44Charleston, ILIL17,4661.1%+0.6 pts

17▲22Princeton, ILIL7,6741.1%+0.8 pts

18▼14Monticello, ILIL6,0801.0%0.0 pts

19▲14East Moline, ILIL20,4531.0%+0.5 pts

20▼1Mahomet, ILIL10,5161.0%+0.4 pts

21▲186Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2061.0%+0.2 pts

22▲136Winfield, ILIL10,1461.0%−0.5 pts

23▲89Litchfield, ILIL6,5981.0%+0.6 pts

24Spring Grove, ILIL5,5260.9%–

25▲65Benton, ILIL6,5580.9%+0.4 pts

26▲36Marion, ILIL17,1480.9%+0.5 pts

27▲83Loves Park, ILIL23,7120.9%+0.4 pts

28▲41Forest Park, ILIL13,8290.8%+0.4 pts

29▲13Cary, ILIL17,9320.8%+0.2 pts

30▲29Lake Villa, ILIL8,6920.8%+0.1 pts

31▲193Minooka, ILIL12,8990.8%+0.5 pts

32▲51Granite City, ILIL26,8070.8%−0.1 pts

33▲33Normal, ILIL53,2750.8%+0.1 pts

34▲205Sugar Grove, ILIL9,3810.7%+0.4 pts

35Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,6790.7%−0.1 pts

36▲128Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5250.7%−0.2 pts

37▲40Springfield, ILIL112,9890.7%0.0 pts

38▼25Washington, ILIL15,9020.7%−0.2 pts

39▲59Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1870.7%+0.2 pts

40▼10Oak Park, ILIL52,8230.7%−0.2 pts

41▲113Collinsville, ILIL23,7170.7%−0.3 pts

42▲94Downers Grove, ILIL50,3650.7%+0.2 pts

43▲152Macomb, ILIL14,5300.6%0.0 pts

44▼33Milan, ILIL5,0280.6%+0.1 pts

45▼10Chatham, ILIL14,5790.6%−0.1 pts

46▼28Godfrey, ILIL17,6200.6%−0.5 pts

47▲11Plainfield, ILIL50,0430.6%+0.2 pts

48▲34Peoria, ILIL110,9200.6%0.0 pts

49▲55Urbana, ILIL39,7190.6%+0.2 pts

50▲207West Chicago, ILIL25,2960.6%+0.2 pts

51▲80Swansea, ILIL14,3560.6%+0.1 pts

52▲41Freeport, ILIL23,2020.6%+0.2 pts

53▲102Centralia, ILIL11,8630.6%−0.5 pts

54▲126Dixon, ILIL14,5820.6%−0.1 pts

55▲36Campton Hills, ILIL10,8940.6%−0.2 pts

56▼10Wood River, ILIL10,2240.6%+0.4 pts

57▲67Moline, ILIL42,3620.6%+0.2 pts

58▼33Winnetka, ILIL12,5180.6%−1.1 pts

59▲175Vernon Hills, ILIL26,8250.6%+0.2 pts

60▲149Sycamore, ILIL19,0830.6%+0.2 pts

61▲74Midlothian, ILIL13,8410.6%+0.2 pts

62East Alton, ILIL5,6210.5%−0.4 pts

63▲37Bloomington, ILIL78,8040.5%−0.2 pts

64▼7Roscoe, ILIL11,0340.5%−0.5 pts

65▼44Glen Carbon, ILIL13,8980.5%0.0 pts

66▼59Harrisburg, ILIL7,9220.5%−0.3 pts

67▼20Waterloo, ILIL11,1320.5%+0.2 pts

68▲28Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8100.5%−0.2 pts

69▲47La Grange Park, ILIL13,4530.5%+0.2 pts

70▼9Huntley, ILIL29,1320.5%+0.1 pts

71▲36Clinton, ILIL6,7810.5%−0.3 pts

72▼23Lemont, ILIL18,5130.5%+0.1 pts

73▲46Batavia, ILIL26,5860.5%0.0 pts

74▲53Brookfield, ILIL18,8790.5%+0.1 pts

75▲45St. Charles, ILIL33,5940.5%−0.6 pts

76▲141Palos Heights, ILIL12,0840.5%+0.1 pts

77▼46Carlinville, ILIL5,4650.5%+0.3 pts

78▲105Warrenville, ILIL15,2110.5%+0.4 pts

79▼67Du Quoin, ILIL5,5690.5%–

80▲45Champaign, ILIL91,1950.5%−0.1 pts

81▲108Columbia, ILIL10,8650.5%0.0 pts

82▲56Willowbrook, ILIL9,1260.5%−0.3 pts

83▼55Herrin, ILIL12,2680.5%−0.3 pts

84▼82Hillsboro, ILIL6,1840.5%−0.2 pts

85▼1Naperville, ILIL153,1140.5%−0.1 pts

86▲66Lake Zurich, ILIL19,8680.5%+0.1 pts

87▼82Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7670.5%+0.1 pts

88▲97Shorewood, ILIL18,5360.5%−0.2 pts

89▲122Mokena, ILIL19,8970.5%−0.1 pts

90▲18Villa Park, ILIL21,8880.5%−0.4 pts

91▲48Skokie, ILIL66,5440.5%+0.3 pts

92▼27Elmhurst, ILIL46,1110.5%+0.3 pts

93▲35Evanston, ILIL76,3800.4%−0.2 pts

94▼44Wheaton, ILIL54,0650.4%−0.3 pts

95▲76Gurnee, ILIL30,4580.4%0.0 pts

96▼43Mascoutah, ILIL9,2390.4%+0.1 pts

97▼82River Forest, ILIL11,3930.4%–

98▼90Edwardsville, ILIL26,4630.4%−0.4 pts

99▲87Rock Island, ILIL36,2250.4%+0.1 pts

100▲144Rockton, ILIL7,8700.4%−0.1 pts

101▼29Wilmette, ILIL27,4590.4%−0.6 pts

102▼21Libertyville, ILIL20,7010.4%−0.7 pts

103▼65Volo, ILIL6,8050.4%−0.1 pts

104▲92Crete, ILIL8,3450.4%+0.3 pts

105▼71Sandwich, ILIL7,3800.4%−0.2 pts

106▼77Lincolnshire, ILIL7,9630.4%−0.1 pts

107▼19Algonquin, ILIL30,8240.4%+0.3 pts

108▲37Crystal Lake, ILIL42,2880.4%−0.4 pts

109▼29La Grange, ILIL15,9350.4%−0.3 pts

110▼39East Peoria, ILIL22,0880.4%+0.1 pts

111▲36Bartlett, ILIL40,8550.4%−0.1 pts

112▲31Shiloh, ILIL14,6040.4%−0.8 pts

113▼35Channahon, ILIL14,5300.4%+0.1 pts

114▲166Round Lake, ILIL18,5260.4%+0.1 pts

115▼95Olney, ILIL8,3470.4%+0.1 pts

116▲6Wauconda, ILIL13,9930.4%0.0 pts

117▲48Park Ridge, ILIL38,4630.4%−0.3 pts

118▲159Oswego, ILIL39,9480.4%+0.1 pts

119▼18Galesburg, ILIL28,5810.4%−0.3 pts

120▼46Quincy, ILIL38,9180.3%−0.1 pts

121▼112Mattoon, ILIL16,6670.3%+0.1 pts

122▲77Woodridge, ILIL34,0280.3%−0.3 pts

123▼47Alton, ILIL25,0130.3%−0.1 pts

124▼35Pekin, ILIL31,2770.3%0.0 pts

125▲113Island Lake, ILIL8,0470.3%−1.3 pts

126▼31Lake Bluff, ILIL5,5630.3%−0.9 pts

127▲10Lisle, ILIL23,4320.3%−0.1 pts

128▼76Mendota, ILIL6,8940.3%−0.2 pts

129▲97Ottawa, ILIL18,6840.3%+0.1 pts

130▲129Barrington, ILIL10,5860.3%+0.2 pts

131▼17Palatine, ILIL65,8420.3%−0.1 pts

132▲18Joliet, ILIL152,2410.3%0.0 pts

133▲59Northbrook, ILIL34,7440.3%−0.3 pts

134▼32Danville, ILIL28,1380.3%−0.5 pts

135▲25Grayslake, ILIL21,1400.3%+0.1 pts

136▼93Canton, ILIL13,2970.3%−1.1 pts

137North Riverside, ILIL7,1610.3%–

138▼87Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5600.3%+0.1 pts

139▲122Carpentersville, ILIL37,0450.3%+0.1 pts

140▲92Oak Forest, ILIL26,7920.3%+0.1 pts

141▼104Western Springs, ILIL13,5880.3%0.0 pts

142▼116Morton, ILIL17,5650.3%−0.4 pts

143▲90Morris, ILIL14,6690.3%−0.2 pts

144▼23Taylorville, ILIL10,5220.3%+0.1 pts

145▼51DeKalb, ILIL40,4670.3%−0.2 pts

146▲76North Aurora, ILIL19,4060.3%0.0 pts

147▼36Silvis, ILIL7,9790.3%−0.1 pts

148Highland Park, ILIL30,7670.3%+0.2 pts

149▲30New Lenox, ILIL28,8930.3%−0.1 pts

150▲27South Elgin, ILIL25,6560.3%0.0 pts

151Lombard, ILIL44,3990.3%−0.2 pts

152▼73Glenview, ILIL47,7110.3%−0.2 pts

153▼23Rockford, ILIL147,3840.3%−0.1 pts

154South Barrington, ILIL5,0710.3%0.0 pts

155▼152Northfield, ILIL5,6320.3%−2.5 pts

156Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,6810.3%−0.2 pts

157Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,5900.3%−0.1 pts

158▼61Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8440.3%+0.1 pts

159▼10Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,8870.2%+0.1 pts

160▼106Decatur, ILIL67,8840.2%−0.2 pts

161▲26Schaumburg, ILIL77,2490.2%−0.1 pts

162▼3Burr Ridge, ILIL11,1790.2%+0.1 pts

163▼77Lake Forest, ILIL19,7310.2%−0.7 pts

164▼77Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,7500.2%−0.7 pts

165▲86Countryside, ILIL6,2600.2%−0.4 pts

166▼4West Frankfort, ILIL7,1050.2%−0.4 pts

167▲11Aurora, ILIL181,5050.2%−0.3 pts

168▼59Geneva, ILIL21,1380.2%−0.6 pts

169▼129Savoy, ILIL9,1130.2%−0.2 pts

170▲50Carol Stream, ILIL39,3150.2%+0.1 pts

171▼45Morton Grove, ILIL24,5820.2%+0.1 pts

172▲30West Dundee, ILIL8,5700.2%−0.4 pts

173▲2Chicago, ILIL2,731,5850.2%0.0 pts

174▲16Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9890.2%−0.5 pts

175▼6Bradley, ILIL15,2140.2%−0.2 pts

176▼77Gages Lake, ILIL10,8190.2%−0.6 pts

177▲66Des Plaines, ILIL58,7720.2%−0.1 pts

178▲16Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0360.2%0.0 pts

179▲36Belvidere, ILIL25,4620.2%−0.1 pts

180▼110Belleville, ILIL40,2370.2%−0.5 pts

181▼47Roselle, ILIL22,7560.2%−0.1 pts

182▼114Darien, ILIL22,0320.2%−0.2 pts

183▼39Bloomingdale, ILIL22,4760.2%−0.4 pts

184▲88Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6550.2%+0.2 pts

185▼12Elk Grove, ILIL31,8850.2%−0.3 pts

186▼81Grandwood Park, ILIL5,2620.2%−0.4 pts

187Posen, ILIL5,4050.2%−0.1 pts

188▼182Carterville, ILIL5,8390.2%−0.7 pts

189▼48Beach Park, ILIL14,1140.2%−0.2 pts

190▲78Hanover Park, ILIL36,5680.2%−0.1 pts

191▲38Mundelein, ILIL32,6800.2%−0.3 pts

192▲35Tinley Park, ILIL55,1400.2%0.0 pts

193▼19Mount Prospect, ILIL55,3950.2%−0.5 pts

194▼52Lincolnwood, ILIL13,0390.2%0.0 pts

195▼14Elgin, ILIL115,4760.2%−0.1 pts

196Glenwood, ILIL8,4160.2%–

197▲13Spring Valley, ILIL5,4080.2%+0.1 pts

198▼81Carbondale, ILIL21,8110.2%−0.2 pts

199▼176Fairview Heights, ILIL16,1750.2%−0.9 pts

200▼133Hinsdale, ILIL17,5730.2%−0.4 pts

201▲12Deerfield, ILIL19,6420.2%−0.3 pts

202▲19Homewood, ILIL18,7730.2%−0.5 pts

203▼130Lincoln, ILIL12,9810.2%−0.6 pts

204▼7Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9020.2%+0.1 pts

205▼35Itasca, ILIL9,4880.2%−0.2 pts

206▼43Lockport, ILIL27,8220.2%−0.1 pts

207Plano, ILIL12,6770.2%0.0 pts

208▼102Bourbonnais, ILIL17,6580.2%−0.2 pts

209▼25Homer Glen, ILIL24,8730.2%+0.1 pts

210▼174Murphysboro, ILIL6,9770.1%−0.7 pts

211Lyons, ILIL10,4330.1%+0.1 pts

212▼157Sterling, ILIL14,3940.1%0.0 pts

213▲49Bridgeview, ILIL16,5210.1%0.0 pts

214▲16Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2150.1%+0.1 pts

215▲20Burbank, ILIL28,5780.1%−0.3 pts

216Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1010.1%–

217▼153Willow Springs, ILIL5,7880.1%−0.3 pts

218▼14Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6900.1%−0.2 pts

219▲4Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8030.1%−0.3 pts

220▼6Yorkville, ILIL26,7300.1%−0.6 pts

221▼118Lake Barrington, ILIL5,1300.1%−0.4 pts

222▼17Crest Hill, ILIL20,6950.1%−0.2 pts

223▼100McHenry, ILIL29,2170.1%−0.9 pts

224▼23Montgomery, ILIL21,9780.1%0.0 pts

225▼93Arlington Heights, ILIL76,2160.1%−0.4 pts

226▲20Frankfort, ILIL21,3650.1%−0.8 pts

227Prospect Heights, ILIL15,5520.1%0.0 pts

228▼61Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,8120.1%−0.1 pts

229▼31Effingham, ILIL12,4060.1%–

230▼12Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2830.1%−0.6 pts

231▼55Riverside, ILIL8,9390.1%−0.4 pts

232Zion, ILIL24,4470.1%−0.6 pts

233▼67Westchester, ILIL16,3000.1%–

234▼119Antioch, ILIL15,0000.1%−0.6 pts

235▼63Johnsburg, ILIL6,4450.1%−0.3 pts

236▲35Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6750.1%−0.2 pts

237▼81Woodstock, ILIL25,7400.1%−0.6 pts

238▼175Wilmington, ILIL5,6140.1%−0.3 pts

239▼225Fox Lake, ILIL10,8490.1%−0.1 pts

240▼239Manteno, ILIL9,2010.1%−1.1 pts

241▲33Pontiac, ILIL10,8060.1%−0.2 pts

242▼74Westmont, ILIL24,1550.1%−0.1 pts

243▲15Highland, ILIL10,0420.1%−0.4 pts

244▲22Kankakee, ILIL23,4000.1%−0.5 pts

245▼200Bartonville, ILIL5,8040.1%−0.6 pts

246▼27Steger, ILIL9,3520.1%−0.2 pts

247East St. Louis, ILIL17,6820.1%–

248▼173Greenville, ILIL7,4690.1%−0.7 pts

249▼13Waukegan, ILIL87,9400.1%−0.1 pts

250▼104Machesney Park, ILIL22,8050.1%−0.3 pts

251▲14North Chicago, ILIL34,0500.1%−0.4 pts

252Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,8740.1%–

253▼5Romeoville, ILIL41,2810.1%−0.2 pts

254Matteson, ILIL18,5430.1%0.0 pts

255▼24Park Forest, ILIL21,0790.1%−0.1 pts

256▼9Orland Park, ILIL57,9540.1%−0.1 pts

257▲22Berwyn, ILIL55,0010.1%−0.1 pts

258▲17Wheeling, ILIL38,3910.1%−0.1 pts

259Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4500.1%−0.4 pts

260▼127Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,8580.0%−0.3 pts

261Gilberts, ILIL9,0820.0%–

262▲8Cicero, ILIL81,8580.0%0.0 pts

263▼171Harvard, ILIL9,5040.0%−0.1 pts

264▼22Lansing, ILIL28,0680.0%−0.1 pts

265▲2Blue Island, ILIL21,8050.0%0.0 pts

266▲7South Holland, ILIL20,7490.0%−0.1 pts

267Calumet City, ILIL34,7980.0%−0.2 pts

268▼27Niles, ILIL30,4430.0%0.0 pts

269▼13Streamwood, ILIL38,2770.0%−0.1 pts

270▼17Addison, ILIL35,7580.0%−0.2 pts

271Northlake, ILIL12,4620.0%−0.2 pts

272▲6Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5080.0%0.0 pts

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