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Largest foreign-born population, Illinois cities

Illinois cities with the most residents born outside the United States, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not share. This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 336 is 1,234. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Normal, IL, up 27 places to #79.

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Largest foreign-born population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Chicago, ILIL2,731,585566,8830%
02Aurora, ILIL181,50547,557−3%
03▲1Naperville, ILIL153,11433,896+54%
04▼1Cicero, ILIL81,85833,653−7%
05Elgin, ILIL115,47630,295+9%
06Waukegan, ILIL87,94027,572−5%
07▲1Schaumburg, ILIL77,24925,171+39%
08▼1Skokie, ILIL66,54424,814−4%
09Joliet, ILIL152,24123,331+11%
10▲1Des Plaines, ILIL58,77220,251+20%
11▼1Rockford, ILIL147,38418,560+16%
12▲2Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85818,123+13%
13▲2Wheeling, ILIL38,39117,448+13%
14▲2Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80316,903+1%
15▼3Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39516,433−5%
16▲2Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21616,376+26%
17▲2Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81216,346+55%
18▼5Palatine, ILIL65,84216,031+1%
19▲2Champaign, ILIL91,19515,209+54%
20▼3Berwyn, ILIL55,00113,908−3%
21▲2Hanover Park, ILIL36,56813,788−5%
22▲4Streamwood, ILIL38,27713,639+11%
23▲1Addison, ILIL35,75813,0800%
24▼2Niles, ILIL30,44312,620−6%
25Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65512,448+4%
26▼6Evanston, ILIL76,38012,341+4%
27▲7Peoria, ILIL110,92011,309+71%
28▼1Carpentersville, ILIL37,04511,267−5%
29Carol Stream, ILIL39,31511,113+28%
30Glenview, ILIL47,71110,800+15%
31▲9Burbank, ILIL28,5789,433+1%
32▼1Morton Grove, ILIL24,5829,337+5%
33▲6Bartlett, ILIL40,8559,077+49%
34▲1Vernon Hills, ILIL26,8259,034+33%
35▼2Orland Park, ILIL57,9549,013+21%
36▼8Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4508,798+4%
37Romeoville, ILIL41,2818,570+8%
38▼2Melrose Park, ILIL23,9368,553−17%
39▼7Mundelein, ILIL32,6808,485−6%
40▼2West Chicago, ILIL25,2968,359−15%
41▲5Urbana, ILIL39,7198,334+10%
42▼1Bloomington, ILIL78,8048,117+39%
43Lombard, ILIL44,3997,222+34%
44▲1Northbrook, ILIL34,7447,151+19%
45▼3Elk Grove, ILIL31,8857,125+6%
46▼2Woodridge, ILIL34,0287,0950%
47▲2Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9027,019−7%
48▼1Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6906,978+13%
49▲10Plainfield, ILIL50,0436,852+42%
50▲1Prospect Heights, ILIL15,5526,341−10%
51▲7Norridge, ILIL14,8086,306+22%
52Franklin Park, ILIL18,0456,218−3%
53Westmont, ILIL24,1556,101+3%
54▼6Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6755,975−13%
55▲7North Chicago, ILIL34,0505,897−6%
56Park Ridge, ILIL38,4635,824−3%
57▼7Wheaton, ILIL54,0655,782+5%
58▲6Springfield, ILIL112,9895,513+35%
59▼2Bensenville, ILIL18,5255,394−22%
60▲8Oswego, ILIL39,9485,203+126%
61▲4Gurnee, ILIL30,4585,196+13%
62▼2Tinley Park, ILIL55,1405,118+2%
63▲8Elmhurst, ILIL46,1115,016+7%
64▼3Downers Grove, ILIL50,3654,991+12%
65▲2Palos Hills, ILIL18,0284,945+8%
66▲14Roselle, ILIL22,7564,888+32%
67▼4Oak Park, ILIL52,8234,883−5%
68▼14Schiller Park, ILIL11,3174,786−5%
69▼3Blue Island, ILIL21,8054,774−3%
70▲14Zion, ILIL24,4474,716+40%
71▲6Moline, ILIL42,3624,699+14%
72▲2Summit, ILIL10,7534,635+10%
73▼3Bridgeview, ILIL16,5214,624+21%
74▲7Bloomingdale, ILIL22,4764,592+30%
75▼20Round Lake, ILIL18,5264,587−3%
76▼7Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1014,532+15%
77▼2Lincolnwood, ILIL13,0394,455−7%
78▲25Harvey, ILIL19,8494,429+71%
79▲27Normal, ILIL53,2754,320+73%
80▼7Darien, ILIL22,0324,271+4%
81▲16Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,5904,245+7%
82▲1Crystal Lake, ILIL42,2884,225+6%
83▲15South Elgin, ILIL25,6564,043+68%
84▼12Wilmette, ILIL27,4594,028+4%
85▼7Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5083,940−6%
86▼4Wood Dale, ILIL14,0813,881+7%
87▲5Belvidere, ILIL25,4623,871−3%
88Northlake, ILIL12,4623,770−6%
89▼4DeKalb, ILIL40,4673,692−16%
90▼4Algonquin, ILIL30,8243,686−11%
91▼2Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0363,649+29%
92▲9Calumet City, ILIL34,7983,630+10%
93▼14Lisle, ILIL23,4323,625+8%
94▼3Maywood, ILIL23,3303,610+58%
95▲9Woodstock, ILIL25,7403,536−10%
96▼20Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7613,522+13%
97▼3Justice, ILIL12,2853,463+28%
98▲2St. Charles, ILIL33,5943,406+12%
99▲18Beach Park, ILIL14,1143,387+116%
100▼1Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,7503,381+14%
101▲21East Moline, ILIL20,4533,232+55%
102▲9Kankakee, ILIL23,4003,222+34%
103▼7Highland Park, ILIL30,7673,200−5%
104▲5Lemont, ILIL18,5133,164+97%
105▼3Oak Forest, ILIL26,7923,154+39%
106▼11River Grove, ILIL10,4093,141−16%
107▼17Lake Zurich, ILIL19,8683,133−9%
108▼15Villa Park, ILIL21,8883,119−6%
109▼4Homer Glen, ILIL24,8733,110+7%
110▼3Park City, ILIL7,8933,009+12%
111▲5Huntley, ILIL29,1322,993+35%
112▼25Rock Island, ILIL36,2252,905+35%
113▲15Willowbrook, ILIL9,1262,800+42%
114▲23Warrenville, ILIL15,2112,799+80%
115▼7Lansing, ILIL28,0682,745+60%
116▲4Westchester, ILIL16,3002,712−4%
117▲1Lyons, ILIL10,4332,638+12%
118▲15Montgomery, ILIL21,9782,637−8%
119▼7Burr Ridge, ILIL11,1792,632+26%
120▲10Crest Hill, ILIL20,6952,537+49%
121▼11Hinsdale, ILIL17,5732,516+59%
122▲2Oak Brook, ILIL8,1082,414+15%
123▼10McHenry, ILIL29,2172,367−21%
124▼3North Aurora, ILIL19,4062,306+10%
125▼2Libertyville, ILIL20,7012,288+24%
126▼1Carbondale, ILIL21,8112,248+6%
127▲4Itasca, ILIL9,4882,237+20%
128▼14Worth, ILIL10,6962,224+23%
129▲11Decatur, ILIL67,8842,168+24%
130▲12Alsip, ILIL18,4832,153−9%
131▲23Savoy, ILIL9,1132,135+58%
132▲9Bellwood, ILIL18,1162,108−1%
133▼14Lake Forest, ILIL19,7312,093+10%
134▼19Grayslake, ILIL21,1402,011−17%
135▲15Lincolnshire, ILIL7,9631,994+153%
136▲34Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8101,970+82%
137▲1Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2831,952+49%
138▲1Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8441,938+26%
139▼13Lockport, ILIL27,8221,899+2%
140▲15Loves Park, ILIL23,7121,897+27%
141▼12Brookfield, ILIL18,8791,851−19%
142▼10Midlothian, ILIL13,8411,811+31%
143▼7Harvard, ILIL9,5041,784−14%
144▼10Deerfield, ILIL19,6421,776+13%
145▼10Wauconda, ILIL13,9931,731−23%
146▲7Beardstown, ILIL5,6911,720+46%
147▲15Forest Park, ILIL13,8291,687−5%
148▲1Inverness, ILIL7,4181,682+62%
149▲19Cary, ILIL17,9321,627−5%
150▲7Hillside, ILIL8,1401,622+28%
151▲9Stickney, ILIL6,8971,613+12%
152▼25Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,6791,612+78%
153▲61Yorkville, ILIL26,7301,591+77%
154▲2Batavia, ILIL26,5861,572+37%
155▲29South Holland, ILIL20,7491,563+57%
156▼11South Barrington, ILIL5,0711,536+68%
157▲36Park Forest, ILIL21,0791,534+113%
158▼15Long Grove, ILIL8,3431,530+6%
159▲73Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9891,510+126%
160▲7River Forest, ILIL11,3931,496+75%
161▼15Plano, ILIL12,6771,450−23%
162▼4Galesburg, ILIL28,5811,421+41%
163▼4Countryside, ILIL6,2601,345+19%
164▲13Crestwood, ILIL10,5291,296+123%
165▲1Frankfort, ILIL21,3651,285+65%
166▼2Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,6811,278+43%
167▼6Barrington, ILIL10,5861,258+67%
168▲7La Grange Park, ILIL13,4531,234+16%
169▼18Gilberts, ILIL9,0821,229−14%
170▼23O'Fallon, ILIL32,6561,2240%
171▼23Highwood, ILIL5,3231,215−49%
172▲38Willow Springs, ILIL5,7881,214+35%
173▲43Fox Lake, ILIL10,8491,214+75%
174▼1Lake Villa, ILIL8,6921,213+94%
175▼31Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5451,205+99%
176▲2Belleville, ILIL40,2371,198+69%
177▲66Fairview Heights, ILIL16,1751,181+213%
178▼13Homewood, ILIL18,7731,178+43%
179▲2Antioch, ILIL15,0001,167+35%
180▼28Posen, ILIL5,4051,160−31%
181▼12Sycamore, ILIL19,0831,131+72%
182▼19Gages Lake, ILIL10,8191,128−14%
183▼12Geneva, ILIL21,1381,124+11%
184▲27Rantoul, ILIL11,9911,110+30%
185▲18Granite City, ILIL26,8071,098+46%
186▼14Shorewood, ILIL18,5361,070+61%
187▼11Palos Heights, ILIL12,0841,035−4%
188▲110Hampshire, ILIL9,2661,000+117%
189▼7Island Lake, ILIL8,047995+62%
190▲8La Grange, ILIL15,935990−19%
191▲3Berkeley, ILIL5,141983−11%
192▼4Machesney Park, ILIL22,805971+13%
193▲9Orland Hills, ILIL6,663944−25%
194▲18Rochelle, ILIL9,498940−14%
195▲32Broadview, ILIL7,871905+87%
196▲5Monmouth, ILIL8,599898+52%
197▲22Markham, ILIL11,274897+21%
198▼18Winnetka, ILIL12,518887+27%
199▲18West Dundee, ILIL8,570872+7%
200▼15Danville, ILIL28,138862−31%
201▲37Lake Bluff, ILIL5,563853+39%
202▼7Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658822+2%
203▼16Matteson, ILIL18,543809+36%
204▼13Volo, ILIL6,805800+152%
205▲10North Riverside, ILIL7,161796−11%
206▼6Sterling, ILIL14,394795+18%
207▲52Lakemoor, ILIL6,449786−10%
208▲10Freeport, ILIL23,202784+3%
209▼4Winfield, ILIL10,146784+13%
210▼6Northfield, ILIL5,632773+25%
211▼5Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262768−24%
212▲25Minooka, ILIL12,899758+68%
213▼39Collinsville, ILIL23,717746+66%
214▲9Steger, ILIL9,352735+117%
215▲9Mendota, ILIL6,894733+3%
216▲30Dolton, ILIL20,671710+96%
217▲24Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130708+78%
218▼21Roscoe, ILIL11,034707+71%
219▲9Quincy, ILIL38,918704+21%
220▲5New Lenox, ILIL28,893700+9%
221▲15Charleston, ILIL17,466681+19%
222▲13Hazel Crest, ILIL13,024676+11%
223▼24Mokena, ILIL19,897663+1%
224▲30Alton, ILIL25,013661+43%
225▲5Western Springs, ILIL13,588659+27%
226Monee, ILIL5,119654+361%
227▼48Country Club Hills, ILIL16,215650+72%
228▲29Mahomet, ILIL10,516646+192%
229▼37Glencoe, ILIL8,724645+14%
230▲40Channahon, ILIL14,530641+136%
231▼24Riverside, ILIL8,939638−28%
232▲15Silvis, ILIL7,979624+99%
233▼43Swansea, ILIL14,356620+64%
234▲35Frankfort Square, ILIL9,560602+142%
235▼52Edwardsville, ILIL26,463578−51%
236▲16Campton Hills, ILIL10,894577+66%
237▼48Shiloh, ILIL14,604576−38%
238▼16Ottawa, ILIL18,6845640%
239▼31Macomb, ILIL14,530554−25%
240▲33Manhattan, ILIL10,943552+513%
241▲14Lynwood, ILIL9,297550+13%
242▲2Sauk, ILIL9,624535+70%
243▼12Streator, ILIL12,190520−51%
244▲16Kewanee, ILIL12,1155160%
245▼11Dixon, ILIL14,582514+35%
246▲33Pekin, ILIL31,277506+17%
247▼5Peru, ILIL9,780487+9%
248▲26Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,448475–
249▲22Chatham, ILIL14,579472+154%
250▲13Richton Park, ILIL12,483461−13%
251▼18Bradley, ILIL15,214458+98%
252▼31Flossmoor, ILIL9,358449−25%
253▼57LaSalle, ILIL9,388444+25%
254▲23Rock Falls, ILIL8,521420+12%
255▼16Herrin, ILIL12,268416+312%
256▲12Sandwich, ILIL7,380411+10%
257▼9Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887405+34%
258▲25Centralia, ILIL11,863398+85%
259▲37Marion, ILIL17,148395−11%
260▲2Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,525395+41%
261▼52Morris, ILIL14,669392−48%
262▼17Effingham, ILIL12,406387+60%
263▼23Morton, ILIL17,565377+35%
264▼51East Peoria, ILIL22,088361−29%
265▼45Marengo, ILIL7,737359−47%
266▼1Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187355+44%
267▲11University Park, ILIL7,019346+170%
268▼19South Beloit, ILIL7,996342−20%
269▲17Highland, ILIL10,042338+109%
270▼20Mascoutah, ILIL9,239337+146%
271▼18Spring Valley, ILIL5,408336+54%
272▼6Maryville, ILIL8,413297+115%
273▲22Waterloo, ILIL11,132297+188%
274▲1Glenwood, ILIL8,416285+6%
275▲9Canton, ILIL13,297270−62%
276▲41Wilmington, ILIL5,614268+415%
277▲17Mattoon, ILIL16,667265+37%
278▲14Pontiac, ILIL10,806263−21%
279▲29East St. Louis, ILIL17,682253+1846%
280▲22Peoria Heights, ILIL5,767253+111%
281▼17Crete, ILIL8,345250−27%
282▲32Coal City, ILIL5,831242+236%
283▲7Riverdale, ILIL10,280235−15%
284▼12Troy, ILIL11,893235−20%
285▼24Washington, ILIL15,902228−32%
286▼4Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723225+333%
287▼58Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898217−72%
288▼21Genoa, ILIL5,547216−22%
289▼38Jacksonville, ILIL17,752216−14%
290▼34Calumet Park, ILIL6,772213−44%
291▲27Lake Holiday, ILIL5,641204+29%
292▼106Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381201−37%
293▼4Rockton, ILIL7,870199−6%
294▲33Wood River, ILIL10,224196+50%
295▲6Clinton, ILIL6,781196+11%
296▼8Olney, ILIL8,347194+33%
297▼21Lincoln, ILIL12,981188+61%
298▲9Taylorville, ILIL10,522184−5%
299▲12Monticello, ILIL6,080178+30%
300▲12Chillicothe, ILIL6,033170+13%
301▲19Elburn, ILIL7,084170−54%
302▲21Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206161−45%
303▼18Johnsburg, ILIL6,445159+19%
304▲1Metropolis, ILIL5,727149+140%
305▲24Mount Zion, ILIL5,880145+504%
306▼25Murphysboro, ILIL6,977144+220%
307▼7Milan, ILIL5,028143+110%
308▼50Manteno, ILIL9,201139−38%
309Carlinville, ILIL5,465134–
310▼23Greenville, ILIL7,469133−24%
311▲20Benton, ILIL6,558132+1100%
312▼21Godfrey, ILIL17,620119−13%
313▼33Vandalia, ILIL7,108119−71%
314▲7Braidwood, ILIL6,259118+53%
315▼11Wonder Lake, ILIL5,593117+6%
316▼23Princeton, ILIL7,674106+179%
317▼14Robinson, ILIL7,283105−67%
318▲15Paris, ILIL8,026105+38%
319▼20Spring Grove, ILIL5,52694−65%
320▼7Carterville, ILIL5,83988+487%
321▲14Geneseo, ILIL6,50587+30%
322Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,87484–
323▼13Hillsboro, ILIL6,18472−67%
324▼27Columbia, ILIL10,86570−8%
325▼19Chester, ILIL6,84767−77%
326▼4Bartonville, ILIL5,80466+38%
327▼2West Frankfort, ILIL7,10562+210%
328▼4Pana, ILIL5,01058−78%
329▼3Bethalto, ILIL9,20255−27%
330▼11Harrisburg, ILIL7,92253−44%
331▼16Litchfield, ILIL6,59843−38%
332Du Quoin, ILIL5,56939−41%
333▲1Salem, ILIL7,03526−82%
334▼18Eureka, ILIL5,12925−26%
335▼7Jerseyville, ILIL8,40921−81%
336▼6East Alton, ILIL5,621110%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES