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Largest Belgian population, Illinois cities · 2020

Illinois cities ranked by the number of residents who are Belgian 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 218 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 218 is 34.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBELGIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,5852,399−7%

02Moline, ILIL42,3621,654−39%

03Rock Island, ILIL36,225921−35%

04Geneseo, ILIL6,505880+40%

05East Moline, ILIL20,453671−18%

06Park Ridge, ILIL38,463418+234%

07Aurora, ILIL181,505368+27%

08Kewanee, ILIL12,115315−44%

09Naperville, ILIL153,114289−35%

10Silvis, ILIL7,979240−45%

11Evanston, ILIL76,380198−46%

12Plainfield, ILIL50,043197+557%

13Rockford, ILIL147,384197−27%

14Oswego, ILIL39,948189+64%

15Geneva, ILIL21,138171+82%

16Schaumburg, ILIL77,249167−31%

17Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450161+229%

18Joliet, ILIL152,241153+74%

19Freeport, ILIL23,202148+1133%

20Milan, ILIL5,028147+4%

21Wauconda, ILIL13,993141+14%

22Peoria, ILIL110,920141−70%

23Algonquin, ILIL30,824137+496%

24Grayslake, ILIL21,140130+1082%

25St. Charles, ILIL33,594125−57%

26Mundelein, ILIL32,680124+235%

27Oak Park, ILIL52,823120+150%

28Brookfield, ILIL18,879117+457%

29Lombard, ILIL44,399116−16%

30Elmhurst, ILIL46,111114+28%

31Bloomington, ILIL78,804107−42%

32Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288106+47%

33Elk Grove, ILIL31,885106−12%

34Normal, ILIL53,275103−36%

35Champaign, ILIL91,195103−15%

36McHenry, ILIL29,217102+46%

37Glenview, ILIL47,71199−43%

38Washington, ILIL15,90298+42%

39Roselle, ILIL22,75695+70%

40La Grange Park, ILIL13,45394+840%

41Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80393−29%

42Barrington, ILIL10,58692+163%

43Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21691−47%

44Elgin, ILIL115,47690−51%

45Carpentersville, ILIL37,04587+50%

46Springfield, ILIL112,98984−71%

47Cary, ILIL17,93284+14%

48Wheaton, ILIL54,06580−62%

49Bartlett, ILIL40,85578−37%

50Wheeling, ILIL38,39177−25%

51Dixon, ILIL14,58275+226%

52DeKalb, ILIL40,46774−62%

53Schiller Park, ILIL11,31773–

54Ottawa, ILIL18,68472+38%

55Des Plaines, ILIL58,77270+1%

56Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81270+75%

57Blue Island, ILIL21,80567+570%

58Highland, ILIL10,04266+560%

59Wilmette, ILIL27,45965−57%

60Downers Grove, ILIL50,36564−51%

61Skokie, ILIL66,54463−2%

62Riverside, ILIL8,93962+59%

63Troy, ILIL11,89359–

64Shiloh, ILIL14,60458–

65Palatine, ILIL65,84258−57%

66West Dundee, ILIL8,57057+714%

67Danville, ILIL28,13856−38%

68Edwardsville, ILIL26,46356+65%

69La Grange, ILIL15,93556+22%

70Libertyville, ILIL20,70155+129%

71Winfield, ILIL10,14654+38%

72Pontiac, ILIL10,80654+671%

73Spring Valley, ILIL5,40851+200%

74East Peoria, ILIL22,08850+47%

75Marion, ILIL17,14850+194%

76LaSalle, ILIL9,38849+20%

77Antioch, ILIL15,00049+227%

78Waukegan, ILIL87,94047−79%

79Sterling, ILIL14,39446−25%

80Kankakee, ILIL23,400460%

81North Chicago, ILIL34,05046−15%

82Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85845−59%

83Homer Glen, ILIL24,87345+114%

84Northbrook, ILIL34,74445−8%

85Swansea, ILIL14,35643+231%

86Sycamore, ILIL19,08343+115%

87Lakemoor, ILIL6,44943+23%

88Litchfield, ILIL6,59843+231%

89Gurnee, ILIL30,45842−50%

90River Forest, ILIL11,39342–

91Huntley, ILIL29,13240−56%

92Hinsdale, ILIL17,57339−5%

93Orland Park, ILIL57,95439−56%

94Hampshire, ILIL9,26638–

95Mendota, ILIL6,894380%

96Princeton, ILIL7,67438−31%

97Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67537−3%

98Galesburg, ILIL28,58137−5%

99Hanover Park, ILIL36,56837−44%

100Pekin, ILIL31,27737+23%

101Peru, ILIL9,78037+19%

102Crest Hill, ILIL20,69536+80%

103Burbank, ILIL28,57836+64%

104Sandwich, ILIL7,38034–

105Urbana, ILIL39,71934−76%

106Woodridge, ILIL34,02834+26%

107Minooka, ILIL12,89934+127%

108Oak Brook, ILIL8,10834−33%

109Carol Stream, ILIL39,31534−52%

110Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68134−78%

111Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90234−3%

112Godfrey, ILIL17,62033+38%

113Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86833−77%

114Mahomet, ILIL10,51633+267%

115Rock Falls, ILIL8,52133−44%

116Inverness, ILIL7,41830−17%

117Machesney Park, ILIL22,80530−72%

118Roscoe, ILIL11,03429−12%

119Wilmington, ILIL5,61428−68%

120Highland Park, ILIL30,76728−61%

121Decatur, ILIL67,88427−74%

122Morton, ILIL17,56527−77%

123Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39527−31%

124Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59026+86%

125Westmont, ILIL24,15525+108%

126Mount Zion, ILIL5,88025+4%

127Glencoe, ILIL8,72424+300%

128Lockport, ILIL27,82224+118%

129Montgomery, ILIL21,97824−31%

130Batavia, ILIL26,58624−84%

131Wood Dale, ILIL14,08123+109%

132Jacksonville, ILIL17,75223+64%

133Loves Park, ILIL23,71223+35%

134Bradley, ILIL15,21423–

135South Elgin, ILIL25,65622−83%

136Robinson, ILIL7,28322+47%

137Romeoville, ILIL41,28122−70%

138Effingham, ILIL12,40621–

139Fox Lake, ILIL10,84921−89%

140Winnetka, ILIL12,51821–

141Mattoon, ILIL16,66720–

142Mokena, ILIL19,89720–

143Franklin Park, ILIL18,04519–

144Homewood, ILIL18,77319−58%

145Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75018−50%

146North Aurora, ILIL19,40618−25%

147Bensenville, ILIL18,52518–

148Posen, ILIL5,40518–

149Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69018−65%

150Lynwood, ILIL9,29717−39%

151New Lenox, ILIL28,89317−79%

152Niles, ILIL30,44317+70%

153Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03617–

154Shorewood, ILIL18,53616–

155Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56016−82%

156Gages Lake, ILIL10,81916−66%

157Genoa, ILIL5,54716−79%

158Western Springs, ILIL13,58816−20%

159Charleston, ILIL17,46616−52%

160Round Lake, ILIL18,52616−24%

161Crestwood, ILIL10,52915−73%

162South Beloit, ILIL7,99615–

163Woodstock, ILIL25,74015−77%

164Lake Forest, ILIL19,73115−80%

165Palos Heights, ILIL12,08415−68%

166Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89814−52%

167Itasca, ILIL9,48814–

168Monmouth, ILIL8,59914–

169Campton Hills, ILIL10,89414−70%

170Rockton, ILIL7,87014−26%

171Crete, ILIL8,34513–

172Steger, ILIL9,35213−57%

173Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82513−87%

174Columbia, ILIL10,86512–

175Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56312−48%

176Lansing, ILIL28,06812−40%

177Long Grove, ILIL8,34312–

178Quincy, ILIL38,91812+9%

179Chillicothe, ILIL6,03312−25%

180Collinsville, ILIL23,71711−80%

181Midlothian, ILIL13,84111–

182Belvidere, ILIL25,46211–

183Bethalto, ILIL9,20211+38%

184Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55211−35%

185River Grove, ILIL10,40911–

186Westchester, ILIL16,30010–

187Worth, ILIL10,69610+25%

188Macomb, ILIL14,53010−80%

189Eureka, ILIL5,1299–

190Warrenville, ILIL15,2119−69%

191Waterloo, ILIL11,1329–

192Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8109−86%

193Belleville, ILIL40,2379−74%

194Cicero, ILIL81,8589–

195Darien, ILIL22,0328−93%

196Streamwood, ILIL38,2778−60%

197Johnsburg, ILIL6,4458–

198Lisle, ILIL23,4328−86%

199Bourbonnais, ILIL17,6588−93%

200Calumet City, ILIL34,7988−43%

201Chester, ILIL6,8478−11%

202Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2837−61%

203Taylorville, ILIL10,5227−89%

204Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5257−61%

205Lake Villa, ILIL8,6927–

206Northlake, ILIL12,4627−22%

207Deerfield, ILIL19,6426−87%

208Lincoln, ILIL12,9816−85%

209Villa Park, ILIL21,8885−83%

210West Chicago, ILIL25,2965−88%

211Northfield, ILIL5,6325−62%

212Lincolnwood, ILIL13,0394–

213Olney, ILIL8,3474–

214Berkeley, ILIL5,1414−60%

215Fairview Heights, ILIL16,1752−93%

216Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2151−86%

217Streator, ILIL12,1901–

218Herrin, ILIL12,2681−98%

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