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Largest Kenyan population, Illinois cities · 2020

Illinois cities ranked by the number of residents who are Kenyan 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 30 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 35.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Kenyan population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPKENYAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,585324−29%

02Rockford, ILIL147,384157–

03Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658136–

04Lake Villa, ILIL8,692131–

05Elgin, ILIL115,47690–

06Forest Park, ILIL13,82989–

07Champaign, ILIL91,19585–

08Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82571–

09Harvey, ILIL19,84962–

10Batavia, ILIL26,58656–

11Flossmoor, ILIL9,35848–

12Geneva, ILIL21,13845–

13Robinson, ILIL7,28344–

14Naperville, ILIL153,11443−22%

15McHenry, ILIL29,21735–

16DeKalb, ILIL40,46734–

17Springfield, ILIL112,98934–

18Peoria, ILIL110,92029–

19Pontiac, ILIL10,80625–

20Evanston, ILIL76,38023–

21Lynwood, ILIL9,29720–

22Granite City, ILIL26,80718–

23Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80315+25%

24Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28813–

25Edwardsville, ILIL26,46312–

26Pekin, ILIL31,27712–

27Joliet, ILIL152,24110–

28Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90210–

29Jacksonville, ILIL17,7528–

30Homewood, ILIL18,7733–

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