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Largest Iranian population, Illinois cities · 2020

Illinois cities ranked by the number of residents who are Iranian 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 102 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 102 is 50.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRANIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,5853,257+47%

02Northbrook, ILIL34,744349+69%

03Naperville, ILIL153,114331−35%

04Oak Park, ILIL52,823238+222%

05Wheaton, ILIL54,065220–

06Schaumburg, ILIL77,249208−7%

07Morton Grove, ILIL24,582179+209%

08Aurora, ILIL181,505164−13%

09Lake Forest, ILIL19,731146+1117%

10North Chicago, ILIL34,050140–

11West Chicago, ILIL25,296132–

12Skokie, ILIL66,544127−57%

13Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812126+9%

14Urbana, ILIL39,719122+94%

15Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552115+64%

16Champaign, ILIL91,195115−23%

17Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179114+208%

18Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216111+5%

19Glenview, ILIL47,711106−59%

20Gurnee, ILIL30,458100+186%

21Edwardsville, ILIL26,46399–

22Rockford, ILIL147,38499+281%

23Carol Stream, ILIL39,31597+155%

24Berwyn, ILIL55,00196+1100%

25Wilmette, ILIL27,45994−29%

26Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03990+200%

27Oak Brook, ILIL8,10889−64%

28Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75087+314%

29Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67586–

30Elk Grove, ILIL31,88583+30%

31Gages Lake, ILIL10,81981–

32Waukegan, ILIL87,94081+145%

33Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39579−4%

34Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85877−74%

35Peoria, ILIL110,92075−13%

36La Grange Park, ILIL13,45374–

37Wheeling, ILIL38,39173–

38South Barrington, ILIL5,07163+57%

39Deerfield, ILIL19,64258+100%

40River Forest, ILIL11,39358−43%

41Mattoon, ILIL16,66757–

42Evanston, ILIL76,38055−36%

43Grayslake, ILIL21,14055+358%

44Darien, ILIL22,03254+59%

45Springfield, ILIL112,98954+184%

46Highland Park, ILIL30,76754+286%

47Orland Park, ILIL57,95454+93%

48Lombard, ILIL44,39952+108%

49Inverness, ILIL7,41851–

50Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47651–

51Woodridge, ILIL34,02850–

52Palatine, ILIL65,84247−20%

53Bartlett, ILIL40,85543–

54Elmhurst, ILIL46,11141–

55Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96341+583%

56Bloomington, ILIL78,80441–

57Bensenville, ILIL18,52540–

58Carbondale, ILIL21,81140−74%

59Rantoul, ILIL11,99139–

60Hinsdale, ILIL17,57338+41%

61Manhattan, ILIL10,94338–

62Westchester, ILIL16,30036–

63Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80336−70%

64Sterling, ILIL14,39435–

65Algonquin, ILIL30,82435–

66Westmont, ILIL24,15534−39%

67Itasca, ILIL9,48834–

68Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56026–

69Warrenville, ILIL15,21126–

70Wauconda, ILIL13,99325–

71Willowbrook, ILIL9,12623−53%

72Swansea, ILIL14,35622–

73Flossmoor, ILIL9,35822+175%

74Plainfield, ILIL50,04322−66%

75Park Ridge, ILIL38,46321−54%

76Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98920–

77Downers Grove, ILIL50,36519−42%

78Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65519–

79Long Grove, ILIL8,34319+6%

80Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82518–

81Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68118–

82Macomb, ILIL14,53016–

83Libertyville, ILIL20,70114+27%

84Belleville, ILIL40,23714–

85Galesburg, ILIL28,58113–

86O'Fallon, ILIL32,65613–

87East Moline, ILIL20,45312–

88Bethalto, ILIL9,20212–

89Silvis, ILIL7,97911−78%

90Summit, ILIL10,75311–

91Park Forest, ILIL21,07911–

92Melrose Park, ILIL23,93610–

93Mundelein, ILIL32,68010−90%

94Cary, ILIL17,93210–

95Crest Hill, ILIL20,6959−68%

96Freeport, ILIL23,2029–

97Winnetka, ILIL12,5189–

98Oswego, ILIL39,9488–

99Ottawa, ILIL18,6846–

100Quincy, ILIL38,9186–

101Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0364–

102Romeoville, ILIL41,2813–

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