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Largest Ethiopian population, Illinois cities · 2020

Illinois cities ranked by the number of residents who are Ethiopian ancestry, 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 44 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 44 is 23.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Ethiopian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPETHIOPIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,5854,434+99%

02Schaumburg, ILIL77,249225–

03Calumet City, ILIL34,798137–

04Carol Stream, ILIL39,315114+63%

05Murphysboro, ILIL6,97775–

06Romeoville, ILIL41,28166−66%

07Machesney Park, ILIL22,80565–

08Rock Island, ILIL36,22565–

09Orland Park, ILIL57,95459–

10Bloomington, ILIL78,80455+34%

11Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69052–

12Wheaton, ILIL54,06545–

13Morton Grove, ILIL24,58245–

14Naperville, ILIL153,11445–

15Evanston, ILIL76,38034+209%

16Deerfield, ILIL19,64233–

17Tinley Park, ILIL55,14032–

18Matteson, ILIL18,54331–

19Crest Hill, ILIL20,69527–

20Gurnee, ILIL30,45825+317%

21Elburn, ILIL7,08424–

22Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65523−34%

23Normal, ILIL53,275230%

24Skokie, ILIL66,54421−9%

25Benton, ILIL6,55821–

26Homewood, ILIL18,77319–

27Alton, ILIL25,01319–

28Glenview, ILIL47,71117−23%

29Champaign, ILIL91,19517–

30Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39515–

31DeKalb, ILIL40,46714–

32Joliet, ILIL152,24114–

33Galesburg, ILIL28,58113–

34Peoria, ILIL110,92012–

35Libertyville, ILIL20,70111–

36Freeport, ILIL23,20210−23%

37Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82510–

38Monmouth, ILIL8,59910–

39Decatur, ILIL67,8847–

40Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8107–

41Rock Falls, ILIL8,5217–

42Crete, ILIL8,3456–

43Waukegan, ILIL87,9406–

44Lincolnwood, ILIL13,0392–

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