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Largest Burmese population, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the number of residents who are Burmese, 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 40 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 40 is 51. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: St. Charles, IL, up 13 places to #10.

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Largest Burmese population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBURMESE POPULATIONVS 2020

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,5852,452+129%

02▲3Rockford, ILIL147,384674+38%

03▼1Rock Island, ILIL36,225669−18%

04▲2Carol Stream, ILIL39,315507+78%

05▼1Wheaton, ILIL54,065325−42%

06▼3Aurora, ILIL181,505321−46%

07Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750321+33%

08Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655310–

09Monmouth, ILIL8,599286+155%

10▲13St. Charles, ILIL33,594266+1800%

11▲1Moline, ILIL42,362243+167%

12East Moline, ILIL20,453206–

13Mahomet, ILIL10,51692–

14▼3Bloomington, ILIL78,80490−11%

15Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39584–

16Warrenville, ILIL15,21181–

17North Chicago, ILIL34,05078–

18▲6Champaign, ILIL91,19563+385%

19Beardstown, ILIL5,69156–

20▼3Morton Grove, ILIL24,58251+50%

21Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59047–

22▲3Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85841+310%

23Steger, ILIL9,35240–

24Swansea, ILIL14,35639–

25East Peoria, ILIL22,08838–

26▼7Naperville, ILIL153,11436+29%

27Highland, ILIL10,04232–

28Wheeling, ILIL38,39123–

29DeKalb, ILIL40,46721–

30Sterling, ILIL14,39421–

31Channahon, ILIL14,53020–

32West Chicago, ILIL25,29620–

33Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76119–

34▼6Glenview, ILIL47,71117+143%

35Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82517–

36Springfield, ILIL112,98913–

37Des Plaines, ILIL58,7729–

38Calumet City, ILIL34,7987–

39▼21Highland Park, ILIL30,7674−87%

40▼10Lincoln, ILIL12,98110%

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