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Largest Bulgarian population, Illinois cities · 2020

Illinois cities ranked by the number of residents who are Bulgarian 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 109 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 109 is 35.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Bulgarian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBULGARIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,5852,425−25%

02Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216943+25%

03Schaumburg, ILIL77,249736+256%

04Elk Grove, ILIL31,885711+404%

05Des Plaines, ILIL58,772627+61%

06Palatine, ILIL65,842594+122%

07Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395565−39%

08Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690547+122%

09Roselle, ILIL22,756480+198%

10Mundelein, ILIL32,680455+194%

11Skokie, ILIL66,544301+47%

12Glenview, ILIL47,711289+291%

13Naperville, ILIL153,114283+356%

14Schiller Park, ILIL11,317278−13%

15Aurora, ILIL181,505248+359%

16Elgin, ILIL115,476229+663%

17Itasca, ILIL9,488228+212%

18Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812222+185%

19Wheeling, ILIL38,391209−40%

20Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868184+139%

21Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476181+151%

22Woodridge, ILIL34,028168+130%

23Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858166+239%

24Streamwood, ILIL38,277165−4%

25Gurnee, ILIL30,458160–

26Park Ridge, ILIL38,463143+68%

27Westmont, ILIL24,155134+135%

28Evanston, ILIL76,380133+58%

29Murphysboro, ILIL6,977127–

30Wood Dale, ILIL14,081125–

31Northbrook, ILIL34,744111–

32Carol Stream, ILIL39,315102+20%

33Morton Grove, ILIL24,58298+96%

34Willowbrook, ILIL9,12695−41%

35Lombard, ILIL44,39990−7%

36Bridgeview, ILIL16,52189–

37Darien, ILIL22,03288+40%

38Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82588+69%

39Joliet, ILIL152,24186+760%

40Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55283−16%

41Sycamore, ILIL19,08376–

42Elmhurst, ILIL46,11174+23%

43Burbank, ILIL28,57874–

44Lyons, ILIL10,43372–

45Addison, ILIL35,75871+78%

46Warrenville, ILIL15,21153+71%

47South Elgin, ILIL25,65652–

48Highland Park, ILIL30,76745+246%

49River Grove, ILIL10,40944−19%

50Dixon, ILIL14,58241–

51Woodstock, ILIL25,74041+215%

52Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45040+48%

53Bensenville, ILIL18,52538−37%

54West Dundee, ILIL8,57036−3%

55Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96335–

56Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89833−18%

57Oswego, ILIL39,94831–

58Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28829–

59Downers Grove, ILIL50,36529−15%

60Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65529−86%

61Lake Forest, ILIL19,73129–

62Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80328−69%

63Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67527−23%

64Paris, ILIL8,02627+69%

65Maryville, ILIL8,41325–

66Rockford, ILIL147,38423–

67Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65822+69%

68Springfield, ILIL112,98921+11%

69Grayslake, ILIL21,14021−70%

70Hanover Park, ILIL36,56821−62%

71Zion, ILIL24,44721+250%

72Quincy, ILIL38,91821–

73Bloomington, ILIL78,80420+43%

74Carpentersville, ILIL37,04520−81%

75Franklin Park, ILIL18,04519−78%

76Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03919−5%

77Lisle, ILIL23,43219–

78Yorkville, ILIL26,73018–

79Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18717−55%

80Volo, ILIL6,80516–

81Peoria, ILIL110,92016–

82DeKalb, ILIL40,46715−78%

83Westchester, ILIL16,30015–

84Niles, ILIL30,44315–

85Bartlett, ILIL40,85515–

86Wheaton, ILIL54,06513–

87Kankakee, ILIL23,40013–

88River Forest, ILIL11,39313–

89St. Charles, ILIL33,59412–

90Beach Park, ILIL14,11412–

91Riverside, ILIL8,93912−63%

92Deerfield, ILIL19,64211−91%

93East Peoria, ILIL22,08810–

94Inverness, ILIL7,41810–

95New Lenox, ILIL28,89310–

96La Grange Park, ILIL13,4539–

97Lockport, ILIL27,8229−40%

98Park Forest, ILIL21,0799–

99Cary, ILIL17,9329−67%

100Rock Falls, ILIL8,5219–

101McHenry, ILIL29,2178–

102Granite City, ILIL26,8077−97%

103Hinsdale, ILIL17,5737–

104Lincoln, ILIL12,9817–

105Alton, ILIL25,0137–

106Centralia, ILIL11,8637−50%

107Oak Park, ILIL52,8236−88%

108Pekin, ILIL31,2776–

109Champaign, ILIL91,1954–

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