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Largest Costa Rican population, Illinois cities · 2020

Illinois cities ranked by the number of residents who are Costa Rican origin, 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 45 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 45 is 27.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Costa Rican population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOSTA RICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,585756+3%

02Highland Park, ILIL30,767138–

03Western Springs, ILIL13,588112–

04Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858108–

05Elgin, ILIL115,476107–

06Peoria, ILIL110,920100+16%

07Hanover Park, ILIL36,56863–

08Loves Park, ILIL23,71254−40%

09Bloomington, ILIL78,80454–

10Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50852–

11Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21648−37%

12Evanston, ILIL76,38046–

13Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03943–

14East Peoria, ILIL22,08836–

15Woodridge, ILIL34,02836–

16Naperville, ILIL153,11434+13%

17Palatine, ILIL65,84233−80%

18Jacksonville, ILIL17,75231+107%

19Elmhurst, ILIL46,11130–

20Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39530–

21Skokie, ILIL66,54429−80%

22Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81027–

23Champaign, ILIL91,19527−41%

24Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65526–

25Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68123–

26Forest Park, ILIL13,82921–

27Franklin Park, ILIL18,04521−36%

28Oak Park, ILIL52,82321−43%

29Mahomet, ILIL10,51620–

30Glenview, ILIL47,71119–

31Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67916–

32Aurora, ILIL181,505160%

33Park Forest, ILIL21,07916–

34Wheeling, ILIL38,39113−24%

35Carol Stream, ILIL39,31512–

36Carpentersville, ILIL37,04512–

37North Aurora, ILIL19,40611–

38Cicero, ILIL81,85811–

39Springfield, ILIL112,98910–

40Lake Forest, ILIL19,7319+13%

41Oak Brook, ILIL8,1088–

42Wheaton, ILIL54,0657–

43Plainfield, ILIL50,0437–

44Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8034–

45Macomb, ILIL14,5303–

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