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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 2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Costa Rican population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOSTA RICAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,585756–

02Highland Park, ILIL30,767138–

03Western Springs, ILIL13,588112–

04Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858108–

05Elgin, ILIL115,476107–

06Peoria, ILIL110,920100–

07Hanover Park, ILIL36,56863–

08Loves Park, ILIL23,71254–

09Bloomington, ILIL78,80454–

10Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50852–

11Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21648–

12Evanston, ILIL76,38046–

13Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03943–

14East Peoria, ILIL22,08836–

15Woodridge, ILIL34,02836–

16Naperville, ILIL153,11434–

17Palatine, ILIL65,84233–

18Jacksonville, ILIL17,75231–

19Elmhurst, ILIL46,11130–

20Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39530–

21Skokie, ILIL66,54429–

22Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81027–

23Champaign, ILIL91,19527–

24Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65526–

25Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68123–

26Forest Park, ILIL13,82921–

27Franklin Park, ILIL18,04521–

28Oak Park, ILIL52,82321–

29Mahomet, ILIL10,51620–

30Glenview, ILIL47,71119–

31Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67916–

32Aurora, ILIL181,50516–

33Park Forest, ILIL21,07916–

34Wheeling, ILIL38,39113–

35Carol Stream, ILIL39,31512–

36Carpentersville, ILIL37,04512–

37North Aurora, ILIL19,40611–

38Cicero, ILIL81,85811–

39Springfield, ILIL112,98910–

40Lake Forest, ILIL19,7319–

41Oak Brook, ILIL8,1088–

42Wheaton, ILIL54,0657–

43Plainfield, ILIL50,0437–

44Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8034–

45Macomb, ILIL14,5303–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES