RANKING · 2024 ACS · 261 SHOWN OF 261

Largest Danish population, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the number of residents who are Danish ancestry, 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 261 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 261 is 53. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Antioch, IL, up 208 places to #57.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,5854,761−14%

02Rockford, ILIL147,384956−10%

03▲1Wheaton, ILIL54,065554+3%

04▼1Naperville, ILIL153,114538−49%

05▲3Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216481−25%

06▲5Bloomington, ILIL78,804466+71%

07▲98McHenry, ILIL29,217399+224%

08▼2Normal, ILIL53,275384+33%

09▲17Oak Park, ILIL52,823329+47%

10▲12Barrington, ILIL10,586326+98%

11▼6Wilmette, ILIL27,459303+63%

12▲49Lombard, ILIL44,399298−19%

13▲3Schaumburg, ILIL77,249290+12%

14▲7Evanston, ILIL76,380287−16%

15▲5Palatine, ILIL65,842287−60%

16▼7Joliet, ILIL152,241283−39%

17▲8Manteno, ILIL9,201278+930%

18▲21Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381275+1347%

19▲10Champaign, ILIL91,195270+88%

20▼8Batavia, ILIL26,586246−45%

21▲25Downers Grove, ILIL50,365245−49%

22▲12Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395245−22%

23▲13Springfield, ILIL112,989239−6%

24▲32Peoria, ILIL110,920238−38%

25▲93Machesney Park, ILIL22,805232+201%

26▼3Northbrook, ILIL34,744231+41%

27▼20Elgin, ILIL115,476226−53%

28▲21Woodridge, ILIL34,028215−34%

29▲172Carol Stream, ILIL39,315210+14%

30▲18Cary, ILIL17,932208+112%

31▲1Des Plaines, ILIL58,772207−26%

32▲35Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476201+148%

33▼20Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288195−24%

34▼17Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,036194+569%

35▲19Winnetka, ILIL12,518194+128%

36▲43Huntley, ILIL29,132193+44%

37▲20Mundelein, ILIL32,680183−41%

38▲113Macomb, ILIL14,530180+374%

39▲42Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858176−49%

40▲45Libertyville, ILIL20,701175−40%

41▲10Plainfield, ILIL50,043168−16%

42▼7Sterling, ILIL14,394168+40%

43▼33Aurora, ILIL181,505167−76%

44▼7Tinley Park, ILIL55,140162−22%

45▼30Woodstock, ILIL25,740161−32%

46▼27St. Charles, ILIL33,594160−59%

47▼5Morton, ILIL17,565159+200%

48▲150Bradley, ILIL15,214152+29%

49▲16Oswego, ILIL39,948151+47%

50▲53Forest Park, ILIL13,829149+161%

51▼13Homer Glen, ILIL24,873144+162%

52▲110East Moline, ILIL20,453140+87%

53Schiller Park, ILIL11,317137+270%

54▲19Skokie, ILIL66,544137−17%

55▲112Mahomet, ILIL10,516133+133%

56▲10Moline, ILIL42,362131−59%

57▲208Antioch, ILIL15,000130+20%

58▼31Wauconda, ILIL13,993125+92%

59▲9Rock Island, ILIL36,225124−50%

60▲56Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810123−53%

61▲96Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844123+339%

62▲16Eureka, ILIL5,129121+332%

63▲43Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812120−20%

64▲59Round Lake, ILIL18,526119−19%

65▲18Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262118+1211%

66▲69Quincy, ILIL38,918118−24%

67▼39Park Ridge, ILIL38,463115−52%

68▼50Elmhurst, ILIL46,111114−69%

69▼10Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750114−47%

70▲1Geneva, ILIL21,138111−56%

71▲62Darien, ILIL22,032109+58%

72▲97Oak Forest, ILIL26,792108+23%

73▲85Highland Park, ILIL30,767107−24%

74▼24Algonquin, ILIL30,824104−54%

75▲191Belleville, ILIL40,237101+677%

76▲49O'Fallon, ILIL32,656101−55%

77▼44Sycamore, ILIL19,083101−23%

78▼37Lake Forest, ILIL19,731100−48%

79▲43Decatur, ILIL67,88497−18%

80Elburn, ILIL7,08495+179%

81▼17Hanover Park, ILIL36,56894−4%

82▲31Columbia, ILIL10,86593+121%

83▼13Franklin Park, ILIL18,04593+41%

84New Lenox, ILIL28,89393+2%

85▲35Grayslake, ILIL21,14091−29%

86▲69Princeton, ILIL7,67491+3%

87▼13Villa Park, ILIL21,88890+17%

88▲21Marion, ILIL17,14888+26%

89▲21Mount Zion, ILIL5,88084+500%

90▲81Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20684+9%

91▲4Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80383−57%

92▼39Freeport, ILIL23,20282−56%

93▲9Lansing, ILIL28,06882+32%

94▼80Orland Park, ILIL57,95482−78%

95Mokena, ILIL19,89781+53%

96▼27Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65880−40%

97▼39Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59079−71%

98▲56Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86879−54%

99▲85West Dundee, ILIL8,57077−17%

100▲8Wheeling, ILIL38,39175+74%

101▲149Crete, ILIL8,34574−20%

102▲171Romeoville, ILIL41,28174−29%

103▼41Belvidere, ILIL25,46273−69%

104Glencoe, ILIL8,72473−24%

105▲35Lisle, ILIL23,43273−40%

106▼51Streamwood, ILIL38,27773−26%

107▲174Cicero, ILIL81,85872+31%

108▼32Deerfield, ILIL19,64271+82%

109▲51Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18768+100%

110▲127Yorkville, ILIL26,73068+196%

111▼22Loves Park, ILIL23,71267−54%

112▼52Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56365−65%

113▼50Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82565+20%

114Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67563−28%

115▲149Long Grove, ILIL8,34363+13%

116▼36Rochelle, ILIL9,49863−11%

117▼10Elk Grove, ILIL31,88562−71%

118▼31Homewood, ILIL18,77362−22%

119▼26Lake Villa, ILIL8,69262+5%

120▲26Lockport, ILIL27,82260+50%

121▼35Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45060−79%

122▲2Morris, ILIL14,66959−64%

123▲45Northfield, ILIL5,63258−9%

124▼93Gurnee, ILIL30,45857−80%

125▼21Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13057+16%

126▲67Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69056−55%

127▲18Hinsdale, ILIL17,57355−8%

128▲33Kewanee, ILIL12,11555+686%

129▼47Winfield, ILIL10,14655−66%

130▼78Bartlett, ILIL40,85554−71%

131▼32Frankfort, ILIL21,36553−76%

132▲95Itasca, ILIL9,48853−31%

133▲11Ottawa, ILIL18,68453−67%

134▲41Steger, ILIL9,35252+225%

135▲31Crest Hill, ILIL20,69550−61%

136▲51La Grange, ILIL15,93550−55%

137▲44West Chicago, ILIL25,29650−41%

138▲108Lakemoor, ILIL6,44948−2%

139▼62Edwardsville, ILIL26,46347−40%

140▼25Palos Heights, ILIL12,08446+84%

141▼20South Beloit, ILIL7,99646+156%

142▼118Waukegan, ILIL87,94046−83%

143▲128Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50845+61%

144▼104Glenview, ILIL47,71145−78%

145▲5Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55245−52%

146▲87Herrin, ILIL12,26844−44%

147▲35Blue Island, ILIL21,80543+330%

148Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76143–

149▼55Fox Lake, ILIL10,84942−60%

150Spring Grove, ILIL5,52641+78%

151▲38Galesburg, ILIL28,58140−78%

152▼10Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72340+400%

153▲96Rockton, ILIL7,87040−56%

154▲60Spring Valley, ILIL5,40840−32%

155▲55Roscoe, ILIL11,03439−70%

156Gilberts, ILIL9,08238−42%

157▲16Silvis, ILIL7,97938−50%

158▼86Brookfield, ILIL18,87937−53%

159▼115Campton Hills, ILIL10,89437−34%

160▼30Urbana, ILIL39,71937−70%

161Montgomery, ILIL21,97836−62%

162Burbank, ILIL28,57835−59%

163▼120DeKalb, ILIL40,46735−92%

164River Forest, ILIL11,39334−19%

165▼65East Peoria, ILIL22,08833−70%

166▲8South Elgin, ILIL25,65633−88%

167▼41Morton Grove, ILIL24,58232−41%

168▼49North Aurora, ILIL19,40632−67%

169▲111Park Forest, ILIL21,07932+78%

170▲34Wood Dale, ILIL14,08132−51%

171▲6Charleston, ILIL17,46631+343%

172▼8Marengo, ILIL7,73731+138%

173▲29Washington, ILIL15,90231−23%

174▼47Addison, ILIL35,75830−84%

175▲84Minooka, ILIL12,89930−56%

176▲76Sandwich, ILIL7,38030−75%

177Savoy, ILIL9,11330−39%

178▲1Carpentersville, ILIL37,04529−83%

179▲1Taylorville, ILIL10,52229−19%

180▲23Westchester, ILIL16,30029−83%

181▲13Milan, ILIL5,02828–

182▼45Gages Lake, ILIL10,81927−78%

183▼87Niles, ILIL30,44327−61%

184▼109Pekin, ILIL31,27727−87%

185▼56Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90227−75%

186▲53Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52527−73%

187▼31Westmont, ILIL24,15526−85%

188▼18Peru, ILIL9,78025+150%

189▼58Godfrey, ILIL17,62024+200%

190▼58Island Lake, ILIL8,04724−70%

191Richton Park, ILIL12,48324–

192▼81Streator, ILIL12,19024−52%

193▲47Zion, ILIL24,44724−88%

194▲12Channahon, ILIL14,53023−38%

195▲1Oak Brook, ILIL8,10823−80%

196▲28Riverside, ILIL8,93923+15%

197▲58Troy, ILIL11,89323−60%

198▲18Alsip, ILIL18,48322−73%

199▼63Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17522−78%

200▲56Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10122+57%

201▼89Manhattan, ILIL10,94322–

202▲49Swansea, ILIL14,35622–

203▼15Dixon, ILIL14,58221−42%

204▲71Flossmoor, ILIL9,35821−66%

205▲72Harvard, ILIL9,50421−60%

206▲22North Riverside, ILIL7,16121+75%

207▼59Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89820+54%

208Murphysboro, ILIL6,97720–

209▼23North Chicago, ILIL34,05019−86%

210▲1Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65518−81%

211Greenville, ILIL7,46918−18%

212Highwood, ILIL5,32318−74%

213▲45Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03918−14%

214▼126Warrenville, ILIL15,21118−74%

215▼185Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98917−70%

216▼33Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28317+55%

217▼9Shorewood, ILIL18,53617−73%

218▼120Crestwood, ILIL10,52916−76%

219▼20Geneseo, ILIL6,50516−65%

220▼129Roselle, ILIL22,75616−85%

221▼74Western Springs, ILIL13,58816−77%

222▼32Pontiac, ILIL10,80615−85%

223▲7Salem, ILIL7,03515–

224▲54Beardstown, ILIL5,69113–

225▼6Granite City, ILIL26,80713−75%

226▼54Rock Falls, ILIL8,52113−67%

227Berkeley, ILIL5,14111−65%

228▲20Canton, ILIL13,29711−66%

229▲45Danville, ILIL28,13811−76%

230▲46Glenwood, ILIL8,41611−82%

231▼14Plano, ILIL12,67711−75%

232▲36Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88711–

233▼90Berwyn, ILIL55,00110−86%

234Bethalto, ILIL9,20210+25%

235▲25Carbondale, ILIL21,81110−93%

236▼21Jerseyville, ILIL8,4099−70%

237▼78Johnsburg, ILIL6,4459−79%

238Vandalia, ILIL7,1089−31%

239▲40Willowbrook, ILIL9,1269−80%

240▼102Willow Springs, ILIL5,7889−81%

241Benton, ILIL6,5588−27%

242Dolton, ILIL20,6718−43%

243▼129Inverness, ILIL7,4188−64%

244Lincoln, ILIL12,9818−81%

245Maryville, ILIL8,4138−43%

246▼199Palos Hills, ILIL18,0288−73%

247▼11South Holland, ILIL20,7498−33%

248▼158Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5938+14%

249▼7Collinsville, ILIL23,7178−81%

250▼28Braidwood, ILIL6,2597−53%

251Rantoul, ILIL11,9917−86%

252▼20Waterloo, ILIL11,1327−13%

253▼56Bensenville, ILIL18,5256−40%

254▼78Bridgeview, ILIL16,5216−82%

255▼48Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,6816−92%

256▼18LaSalle, ILIL9,3886−81%

257▼105Burr Ridge, ILIL11,1795−93%

258▼14Justice, ILIL12,2855−86%

259▼158Beach Park, ILIL14,1144−96%

260Orland Hills, ILIL6,6633–

261▼169Jacksonville, ILIL17,7521−98%

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