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Largest Ghanaian population, Illinois cities · 2020

Illinois cities ranked by the number of residents who are Ghanaian ancestry, 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 51 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Ghanaian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGHANAIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,5851,933–

02Woodridge, ILIL34,028479–

03Evanston, ILIL76,380450–

04Edwardsville, ILIL26,463322–

05Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803264–

06Crest Hill, ILIL20,695128–

07Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825113–

08Waukegan, ILIL87,940100–

09Elgin, ILIL115,47689–

10Fox Lake, ILIL10,84988–

11Midlothian, ILIL13,84187–

12Romeoville, ILIL41,28185–

13Hanover Park, ILIL36,56881–

14Calumet City, ILIL34,79870–

15Posen, ILIL5,40548–

16Richton Park, ILIL12,48347–

17Glenview, ILIL47,71144–

18Willowbrook, ILIL9,12644–

19DeKalb, ILIL40,46743–

20Rantoul, ILIL11,99139–

21Peoria, ILIL110,92037–

22Champaign, ILIL91,19536–

23Collinsville, ILIL23,71735–

24Joliet, ILIL152,24132–

25Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86830–

26Oak Park, ILIL52,82330–

27Carol Stream, ILIL39,31530–

28Carbondale, ILIL21,81129–

29Lansing, ILIL28,06828–

30Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76125–

31Wheeling, ILIL38,39124–

32Westchester, ILIL16,30022–

33Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55220–

34Springfield, ILIL112,98919–

35Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90219–

36Rock Island, ILIL36,22517–

37Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28315–

38Galesburg, ILIL28,58115–

39Homewood, ILIL18,77315–

40Addison, ILIL35,75815–

41Grayslake, ILIL21,14013–

42Aurora, ILIL181,50513–

43Calumet Park, ILIL6,77213–

44Rockford, ILIL147,38413–

45Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59012–

46Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39511–

47Crystal Lake, ILIL42,2888–

48Alton, ILIL25,0137–

49Normal, ILIL53,2755–

50Urbana, ILIL39,7194–

51Charleston, ILIL17,4664–

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