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Largest Ghanaian population, Illinois cities · 2020

Illinois cities ranked by the number of residents who are Ghanaian 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 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 2010

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,5851,933+3%

02Woodridge, ILIL34,028479+74%

03Evanston, ILIL76,380450–

04Edwardsville, ILIL26,463322+3925%

05Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803264−16%

06Crest Hill, ILIL20,695128–

07Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825113–

08Waukegan, ILIL87,940100+525%

09Elgin, ILIL115,47689–

10Fox Lake, ILIL10,84988–

11Midlothian, ILIL13,84187–

12Romeoville, ILIL41,28185+9%

13Hanover Park, ILIL36,56881−65%

14Calumet City, ILIL34,79870+1650%

15Posen, ILIL5,40548–

16Richton Park, ILIL12,48347–

17Glenview, ILIL47,71144–

18Willowbrook, ILIL9,12644–

19DeKalb, ILIL40,46743–

20Rantoul, ILIL11,99139–

21Peoria, ILIL110,92037−84%

22Champaign, ILIL91,19536–

23Collinsville, ILIL23,71735–

24Joliet, ILIL152,24132+23%

25Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86830–

26Oak Park, ILIL52,82330+76%

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, ILIL112,98919−67%

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+30%

45Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59012–

46Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39511–

47Crystal Lake, ILIL42,2888–

48Alton, ILIL25,0137–

49Normal, ILIL53,2755+400%

50Urbana, ILIL39,7194−95%

51Charleston, ILIL17,4664–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS