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Largest Central American population, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the number of residents who are Central American origin, 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 249 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCENTRAL AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,58537,207+28%

02Waukegan, ILIL87,9404,574+40%

03Aurora, ILIL181,5052,040+180%

04Cicero, ILIL81,8581,927+21%

05Elgin, ILIL115,4761,887+246%

06Hanover Park, ILIL36,5681,829+568%

07Rockford, ILIL147,3841,671+117%

08Bensenville, ILIL18,5251,166+38%

09Evanston, ILIL76,3801,082+125%

10Carpentersville, ILIL37,0451,067+92%

11Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,902945+147%

12Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858913+83%

13Berwyn, ILIL55,001856+53%

14Addison, ILIL35,758855+383%

15Zion, ILIL24,447840+364%

16Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803824+19%

17Champaign, ILIL91,195813+291%

18Des Plaines, ILIL58,772783+129%

19Wood Dale, ILIL14,081780+2264%

20Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690747+84%

21Joliet, ILIL152,241738+165%

22Blue Island, ILIL21,805718+156%

23Franklin Park, ILIL18,045666+87%

24Skokie, ILIL66,544635+18%

25Peoria, ILIL110,920599+122%

26North Chicago, ILIL34,050598+15%

27Kankakee, ILIL23,400542+1365%

28Lombard, ILIL44,399535+2332%

29Schaumburg, ILIL77,249516−13%

30Palatine, ILIL65,842508−2%

31Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395498+32%

32Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655489+15%

33Granite City, ILIL26,807484–

34Elmhurst, ILIL46,111460+768%

35Rock Island, ILIL36,225436+100%

36Beach Park, ILIL14,114429+377%

37Summit, ILIL10,753398+11%

38Westmont, ILIL24,155387+1743%

39Romeoville, ILIL41,281384+75%

40Glenview, ILIL47,711377+1157%

41Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288363+11%

42Elmwood Park, ILIL23,675362+30%

43Harvey, ILIL19,849357+164%

44Streamwood, ILIL38,277350+15%

45Elk Grove, ILIL31,885349+184%

46Naperville, ILIL153,114349+20%

47Wheaton, ILIL54,065349+437%

48Wheeling, ILIL38,391342+4%

49Bloomington, ILIL78,804324−8%

50Gages Lake, ILIL10,819323+2592%

51Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450318−29%

52Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216311−9%

53Algonquin, ILIL30,824309+39%

54Melrose Park, ILIL23,936301−40%

55Mundelein, ILIL32,680295+221%

56Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590287+104%

57Northlake, ILIL12,462286−21%

58Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658281+142%

59Chatham, ILIL14,579281–

60Gilberts, ILIL9,082281–

61Carol Stream, ILIL39,315268+61%

62Park City, ILIL7,893256−9%

63Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552254+719%

64Bridgeview, ILIL16,521249–

65Niles, ILIL30,443238+7%

66Villa Park, ILIL21,888235+0%

67Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,874233–

68Normal, ILIL53,275233+59%

69Round Lake, ILIL18,526225−45%

70Bartlett, ILIL40,855220+3%

71Plano, ILIL12,677219+356%

72Broadview, ILIL7,871212–

73St. Charles, ILIL33,594211+1818%

74Morton Grove, ILIL24,582200+120%

75Woodstock, ILIL25,740199+333%

76Orland Park, ILIL57,954197−26%

77Urbana, ILIL39,719193+114%

78Westchester, ILIL16,300188+359%

79Bellwood, ILIL18,116178−16%

80Beardstown, ILIL5,691175+36%

81River Grove, ILIL10,409175−5%

82Antioch, ILIL15,000163+262%

83Berkeley, ILIL5,141159+145%

84Itasca, ILIL9,488157+391%

85Midlothian, ILIL13,841155−52%

86Springfield, ILIL112,989153+128%

87DeKalb, ILIL40,467151−50%

88Yorkville, ILIL26,730143–

89Belleville, ILIL40,237142+1320%

90West Chicago, ILIL25,296142−4%

91Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812141−15%

92Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262141+1310%

93Gurnee, ILIL30,458141+78%

94Norridge, ILIL14,808139+2%

95Oak Park, ILIL52,823136+5%

96Galesburg, ILIL28,581134+168%

97Volo, ILIL6,805133–

98Murphysboro, ILIL6,977131+836%

99Metropolis, ILIL5,727126–

100Justice, ILIL12,285122+49%

101Lake Forest, ILIL19,731122+1425%

102Sauk, ILIL9,624121+181%

103Grayslake, ILIL21,140117+172%

104Monmouth, ILIL8,599117–

105Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868116−55%

106Harwood Heights, ILIL8,761114–

107Lisle, ILIL23,432113−28%

108Machesney Park, ILIL22,805113+495%

109Bradley, ILIL15,214107–

110Paris, ILIL8,026105–

111South Elgin, ILIL25,656105+0%

112Northbrook, ILIL34,744103–

113Genoa, ILIL5,547101–

114Burbank, ILIL28,57899−62%

115West Dundee, ILIL8,57099−12%

116O'Fallon, ILIL32,65697–

117Long Grove, ILIL8,34396–

118Silvis, ILIL7,97996–

119Stickney, ILIL6,89796–

120Park Ridge, ILIL38,46393+200%

121Maywood, ILIL23,33089−32%

122Loves Park, ILIL23,71288−37%

123Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17587–

124Cary, ILIL17,93285+81%

125Montgomery, ILIL21,97885+608%

126Fox Lake, ILIL10,84984+740%

127Columbia, ILIL10,86581–

128Deerfield, ILIL19,64279+778%

129Herrin, ILIL12,26879–

130Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56078–

131Schiller Park, ILIL11,31778−19%

132Centralia, ILIL11,86377–

133Manteno, ILIL9,20176−12%

134Willowbrook, ILIL9,12676+485%

135Huntley, ILIL29,13274−55%

136Roscoe, ILIL11,03474–

137Sterling, ILIL14,39473+109%

138Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28372–

139Jacksonville, ILIL17,75272+100%

140McHenry, ILIL29,21771−63%

141Highland, ILIL10,04270–

142Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82570−44%

143South Beloit, ILIL7,99668–

144Decatur, ILIL67,88467−26%

145Highland Park, ILIL30,76766−32%

146Park Forest, ILIL21,07966+43%

147Collinsville, ILIL23,71766+313%

148La Grange, ILIL15,93565+7%

149Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21564–

150Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81063+142%

151Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84463+57%

152Tinley Park, ILIL55,14060–

153Effingham, ILIL12,40659+103%

154Moline, ILIL42,36259−22%

155Alsip, ILIL18,48358+427%

156Crest Hill, ILIL20,69558+32%

157East Moline, ILIL20,45358+383%

158Forest Park, ILIL13,82955−57%

159Mendota, ILIL6,89455+293%

160Mokena, ILIL19,89755+189%

161Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75054−53%

162Warrenville, ILIL15,21154+218%

163North Aurora, ILIL19,40652–

164Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50851–

165Flossmoor, ILIL9,35850–

166Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88750–

167Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03947–

168Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10146–

169Carlinville, ILIL5,46545–

170New Lenox, ILIL28,89345–

171Charleston, ILIL17,46644–

172Harrisburg, ILIL7,92244–

173Barrington, ILIL10,58642+133%

174Oswego, ILIL39,94841+28%

175East Peoria, ILIL22,08839–

176Shorewood, ILIL18,53639−5%

177Lake Villa, ILIL8,69238+217%

178Hillsboro, ILIL6,18436–

179Lyons, ILIL10,43336−18%

180Batavia, ILIL26,58635+0%

181Campton Hills, ILIL10,89435–

182Hampshire, ILIL9,26635–

183Lincoln, ILIL12,98134–

184Downers Grove, ILIL50,36533−66%

185Hillside, ILIL8,14033−66%

186Plainfield, ILIL50,04332−87%

187Roselle, ILIL22,75631+244%

188Danville, ILIL28,13830–

189Maryville, ILIL8,41329−9%

190Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38129–

191Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47628−77%

192Palos Heights, ILIL12,08428–

193Streator, ILIL12,19025–

194Woodridge, ILIL34,02825−85%

195Darien, ILIL22,03224−52%

196Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96324–

197Northfield, ILIL5,63224−35%

198Dixon, ILIL14,58222−8%

199Elburn, ILIL7,08422–

200Lansing, ILIL28,06822−52%

201Morris, ILIL14,66922–

202Palos Hills, ILIL18,02822–

203Marion, ILIL17,14821−58%

204Markham, ILIL11,27420–

205Oak Forest, ILIL26,79220−87%

206Shiloh, ILIL14,60420−38%

207Wauconda, ILIL13,99320−50%

208Kewanee, ILIL12,11519−65%

209Libertyville, ILIL20,70119−55%

210Sycamore, ILIL19,08319–

211Geneva, ILIL21,13818−64%

212Harvard, ILIL9,50418−82%

213Morton, ILIL17,56517–

214Edwardsville, ILIL26,46316−86%

215Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56316–

216Brookfield, ILIL18,87914−67%

217Coal City, ILIL5,83114–

218Dolton, ILIL20,67114+0%

219Quincy, ILIL38,91814−55%

220Spring Grove, ILIL5,52614–

221Worth, ILIL10,69613–

222Homewood, ILIL18,77312–

223Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18712+300%

224Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54512–

225La Grange Park, ILIL13,45311+22%

226Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72311–

227Steger, ILIL9,35211−50%

228Wilmette, ILIL27,45911−90%

229LaSalle, ILIL9,38810+150%

230Posen, ILIL5,40510–

231Riverside, ILIL8,93910−63%

232Macomb, ILIL14,5309–

233Alton, ILIL25,0138–

234Channahon, ILIL14,5308–

235Western Springs, ILIL13,5888−70%

236Inverness, ILIL7,4187−91%

237Mattoon, ILIL16,6677–

238Belvidere, ILIL25,4626−94%

239Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0366−94%

240Freeport, ILIL23,2026−92%

241Hinsdale, ILIL17,5736–

242Milan, ILIL5,0286–

243Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7676–

244Rochelle, ILIL9,4986–

245Homer Glen, ILIL24,8735−86%

246Mascoutah, ILIL9,2394−94%

247South Holland, ILIL20,7493−86%

248Carbondale, ILIL21,8112–

249Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2062–

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