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Largest Kenyan population, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the number of residents who are Kenyan ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 40 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 40 is 18. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bolingbrook, IL, up 21 places to #2.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Kenyan population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPKENYAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,585504+11%

02▲21Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80377+542%

03▲5Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82568–

04▲7Flossmoor, ILIL9,35861–

05Urbana, ILIL39,71953+141%

06Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17550–

07▲11Peoria, ILIL110,92048–

08Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59042–

09Waukegan, ILIL87,94041–

10Shorewood, ILIL18,53640–

11Orland Hills, ILIL6,66338–

12Rock Island, ILIL36,22538–

13Plainfield, ILIL50,04326–

14▲7Lynwood, ILIL9,29725–

15Normal, ILIL53,27524–

16▲9Edwardsville, ILIL26,46320–

17Aurora, ILIL181,50518–

18Brookfield, ILIL18,87918–

19Des Plaines, ILIL58,77218–

20North Chicago, ILIL34,05018–

21▼1Evanston, ILIL76,38015–

22▼20Rockford, ILIL147,38414–

23Round Lake, ILIL18,52614+180%

24▼2Granite City, ILIL26,80713–

25▲5Homewood, ILIL18,77313–

26Woodridge, ILIL34,02811–

27Lombard, ILIL44,39910–

28▼11Springfield, ILIL112,98910–

29Westmont, ILIL24,1559–

30Grandwood Park, ILIL5,2628–

31Cicero, ILIL81,8583–

32Palatine, ILIL65,8423−91%

33Palos Heights, ILIL12,0843–

34Northbrook, ILIL34,7442–

35Bloomington, ILIL78,8041−90%

36Bradley, ILIL15,2141–

37Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7611–

38Lake Forest, ILIL19,7311–

39Loves Park, ILIL23,7121–

40Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4501–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES