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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Bulgarian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBULGARIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,5852,633−18%

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

03Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216977+30%

04Schaumburg, ILIL77,249814+293%

05Palatine, ILIL65,842659+147%

06Roselle, ILIL22,756581+261%

07Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858507+935%

08Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812468+500%

09Des Plaines, ILIL58,772465+20%

10Naperville, ILIL153,114343+453%

11Elk Grove, ILIL31,885326+131%

12Schiller Park, ILIL11,317325+2%

13Streamwood, ILIL38,277306+79%

14Niles, ILIL30,443273–

15Glenview, ILIL47,711191+158%

16Evanston, ILIL76,380187+123%

17McHenry, ILIL29,217186–

18Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825175+237%

19Skokie, ILIL66,544169−18%

20Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898166+315%

21Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552160+62%

22Morton Grove, ILIL24,582159+218%

23Aurora, ILIL181,505153+183%

24Lombard, ILIL44,399145+49%

25Carol Stream, ILIL39,315144+69%

26Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868137+78%

27Murphysboro, ILIL6,977131–

28Villa Park, ILIL21,888130–

29Lyons, ILIL10,433127–

30Park Ridge, ILIL38,463121+42%

31Wheeling, ILIL38,391119−66%

32Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476113+57%

33Montgomery, ILIL21,978102–

34Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690100−59%

35Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28895–

36Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65593−56%

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

38Inverness, ILIL7,41884–

39Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80378−13%

40Elgin, ILIL115,47668+127%

41Deerfield, ILIL19,64266−47%

42Wilmette, ILIL27,45966−38%

43Itasca, ILIL9,48865−11%

44Frankfort, ILIL21,36562–

45Wheaton, ILIL54,06561–

46Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56359+392%

47Downers Grove, ILIL50,36556+65%

48Highland Park, ILIL30,76756+331%

49Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67554+54%

50Elmhurst, ILIL46,11151−15%

51Yorkville, ILIL26,73048–

52Algonquin, ILIL30,82443–

53Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18740+5%

54Mundelein, ILIL32,68040−74%

55Plano, ILIL12,67739–

56Wood Dale, ILIL14,08139–

57Collinsville, ILIL23,71739+225%

58Dixon, ILIL14,58237–

59Machesney Park, ILIL22,80535–

60Bartlett, ILIL40,85534–

61Countryside, ILIL6,26034–

62Kankakee, ILIL23,40032–

63Cary, ILIL17,93231+15%

64Darien, ILIL22,03231−51%

65Libertyville, ILIL20,70131–

66Franklin Park, ILIL18,04530−66%

67Paris, ILIL8,02629+81%

68Waukegan, ILIL87,94029+7%

69Morris, ILIL14,66928–

70Hanover Park, ILIL36,56827−51%

71Oak Park, ILIL52,82327−46%

72Edwardsville, ILIL26,46326−80%

73Fox Lake, ILIL10,84926–

74Joliet, ILIL152,24126+160%

75Gurnee, ILIL30,45825–

76Granite City, ILIL26,80724−88%

77Peoria, ILIL110,92024–

78Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17922–

79Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96322–

80Sauk, ILIL9,62422–

81Mascoutah, ILIL9,23918–

82Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45018−33%

83Westmont, ILIL24,15518−68%

84Bensenville, 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–

93La Grange Park, ILIL13,45310–

94Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81010–

95Normal, ILIL53,27510–

96Northbrook, ILIL34,74410–

97Sterling, ILIL14,39410–

98Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,7509–

99Loves Park, ILIL23,7129–

100Westchester, ILIL16,3009–

101Bloomington, ILIL78,8047−50%

102Campton Hills, ILIL10,8947–

103Champaign, ILIL91,1957–

104Hinsdale, ILIL17,5737–

105Olney, ILIL8,3477–

106Gages Lake, ILIL10,8196–

107Willowbrook, ILIL9,1266−96%

108Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2153–

109Rock Island, ILIL36,2251−92%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES