RANKING · 2024 ACS · 109 SHOWN OF 109

Largest Bulgarian population, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the number of residents who are Bulgarian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 109 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 109 is 39. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: McHenry, IL, up 84 places to #17.

Bulgarian Americans: full group profile →

IllinoisAll statesPop > 5KAll rankings

SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Bulgarian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBULGARIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,5852,633−18%

02▲5Mount Prospect, ILIL55,3951,248+35%

03▼1Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216977+30%

04▼1Schaumburg, ILIL77,249814+293%

05▲1Palatine, ILIL65,842659+147%

06▲3Roselle, ILIL22,756581+261%

07▲16Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858507+935%

08▲10Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812468+500%

09▼4Des Plaines, ILIL58,772465+20%

10▲3Naperville, ILIL153,114343+453%

11▼7Elk Grove, ILIL31,885326+131%

12▲2Schiller Park, ILIL11,317325+2%

13▲11Streamwood, ILIL38,277306+79%

14▲70Niles, ILIL30,443273–

15▼3Glenview, ILIL47,711191+158%

16▲12Evanston, ILIL76,380187+123%

17▲84McHenry, ILIL29,217186–

18▲20Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825175+237%

19▼8Skokie, ILIL66,544169−18%

20▲36Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898166+315%

21▲19Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552160+62%

22▲11Morton Grove, ILIL24,582159+218%

23▼8Aurora, ILIL181,505153+183%

24▲11Lombard, ILIL44,399145+49%

25▲7Carol Stream, ILIL39,315144+69%

26▼6Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868137+78%

27▲2Murphysboro, ILIL6,977131–

28Villa Park, ILIL21,888130–

29▲15Lyons, ILIL10,433127–

30▼4Park Ridge, ILIL38,463121+42%

31▼12Wheeling, ILIL38,391119−66%

32▼11Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476113+57%

33Montgomery, ILIL21,978102–

34▼26Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690100−59%

35▲23Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28895–

36▲24Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65593−56%

37Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59091+184%

38▲56Inverness, ILIL7,41884–

39▲23Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80378−13%

40▼24Elgin, ILIL115,47668+127%

41▲51Deerfield, ILIL19,64266−47%

42Wilmette, ILIL27,45966−38%

43▼26Itasca, ILIL9,48865−11%

44Frankfort, ILIL21,36562–

45▲41Wheaton, ILIL54,06561–

46Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56359+392%

47▲12Downers Grove, ILIL50,36556+65%

48Highland Park, ILIL30,76756+331%

49▲14Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67554+54%

50▼8Elmhurst, ILIL46,11151−15%

51▲27Yorkville, ILIL26,73048–

52Algonquin, ILIL30,82443–

53▲26Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18740+5%

54▼44Mundelein, ILIL32,68040−74%

55Plano, ILIL12,67739–

56▼26Wood Dale, ILIL14,08139–

57Collinsville, ILIL23,71739+225%

58▼8Dixon, ILIL14,58237–

59Machesney Park, ILIL22,80535–

60▲25Bartlett, ILIL40,85534–

61Countryside, ILIL6,26034–

62▲25Kankakee, ILIL23,40032–

63▲36Cary, ILIL17,93231+15%

64▼27Darien, ILIL22,03231−51%

65Libertyville, ILIL20,70131–

66▲9Franklin Park, ILIL18,04530−66%

67▼3Paris, ILIL8,02629+81%

68Waukegan, ILIL87,94029+7%

69Morris, ILIL14,66928–

70Hanover Park, ILIL36,56827−51%

71▲36Oak Park, ILIL52,82327−46%

72Edwardsville, ILIL26,46326−80%

73Fox Lake, ILIL10,84926–

74▼35Joliet, ILIL152,24126+160%

75▼50Gurnee, ILIL30,45825–

76▲26Granite City, ILIL26,80724−88%

77▲4Peoria, ILIL110,92024–

78Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17922–

79▼24Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96322–

80Sauk, ILIL9,62422–

81Mascoutah, ILIL9,23918–

82▼30Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45018−33%

83▼56Westmont, ILIL24,15518−68%

84▼31Bensenville, ILIL18,52515−75%

85Manhattan, ILIL10,94315–

86Worth, ILIL10,69615–

87Canton, ILIL13,29713–

88Freeport, ILIL23,20213–

89Romeoville, ILIL41,28113–

90Brookfield, ILIL18,87912–

91Oak Brook, ILIL8,10811–

92Godfrey, ILIL17,62010–

93▲3La Grange Park, ILIL13,45310–

94Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81010–

95Normal, ILIL53,27510–

96▼65Northbrook, ILIL34,74410–

97Sterling, ILIL14,39410–

98Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,7509–

99Loves Park, ILIL23,7129–

100▼17Westchester, ILIL16,3009–

101▼28Bloomington, ILIL78,8047−50%

102Campton Hills, ILIL10,8947–

103▲6Champaign, ILIL91,1957–

104▼1Hinsdale, ILIL17,5737–

105Olney, ILIL8,3477–

106Gages Lake, ILIL10,8196–

107▼73Willowbrook, ILIL9,1266−96%

108Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2153–

109Rock Island, ILIL36,2251−92%

SHOWING 1–109 OF 109

Download CSV (full list, 109 rows)

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