RANKING · 2024 ACS · 209 SHOWN OF 209

Largest Korean population, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the number of residents who are Korean, 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 209 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 209 is 59. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jacksonville, IL, up 101 places to #82.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPKOREAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,58512,8050%

02▲1Glenview, ILIL47,7112,523+22%

03▼1Northbrook, ILIL34,7441,986−18%

04▲2Champaign, ILIL91,1951,866+29%

05Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,8121,744+10%

06▲8Palatine, ILIL65,8421,649+98%

07▼3Naperville, ILIL153,1141,614−10%

08Schaumburg, ILIL77,2491,563+24%

09▲1Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,8581,326+22%

10▼3Wheeling, ILIL38,3911,251−12%

11▲1Evanston, ILIL76,3801,217+19%

12▲6Arlington Heights, ILIL76,2161,110+58%

13▼4Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825804−31%

14▼1Skokie, ILIL66,544771−24%

15Inverness, ILIL7,418729−9%

16▼5Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395726−33%

17▲3Morton Grove, ILIL24,582698+22%

18▲1Wilmette, ILIL27,459670+11%

19▲11Streamwood, ILIL38,277611+84%

20▲4Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690556+12%

21Savoy, ILIL9,113465−11%

22Wheaton, ILIL54,065458−8%

23Aurora, ILIL181,505451−9%

24▲17Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868450+80%

25▲8Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803368+26%

26▼10Niles, ILIL30,443363−54%

27▲9Orland Park, ILIL57,954332+16%

28▲6Des Plaines, ILIL58,772331+15%

29▼1Elk Grove, ILIL31,885326−10%

30▼13Urbana, ILIL39,719286−62%

31▲52Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288285+210%

32▲35Joliet, ILIL152,241284+147%

33▼1Oak Park, ILIL52,823276−11%

34▼5Peoria, ILIL110,920274−18%

35▲31Algonquin, ILIL30,824270+120%

36▼11Lake Forest, ILIL19,731269−37%

37▲73Carbondale, ILIL21,811253+369%

38▲4Long Grove, ILIL8,343252+2%

39▼2Deerfield, ILIL19,642251−2%

40▲52Huntley, ILIL29,132246+200%

41▲20Normal, ILIL53,275238+71%

42▼16Mundelein, ILIL32,680232−38%

43▲17Lincolnwood, ILIL13,039219+49%

44▲14Elgin, ILIL115,476205+39%

45▼7Rockford, ILIL147,384204−20%

46▼19Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963202−45%

47▲6Woodridge, ILIL34,028200+16%

48▲91Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262191+582%

49▲15Elmhurst, ILIL46,111185+47%

50Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179180–

51▼4Springfield, ILIL112,989179−7%

52▲77Decatur, ILIL67,884167+364%

53▼7Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552159−22%

54▲1Bloomington, ILIL78,804154−7%

55▲16Volo, ILIL6,805152+39%

56▲52Lombard, ILIL44,399151+170%

57▼12Lisle, ILIL23,432146−35%

58▼2Waukegan, ILIL87,940146−10%

59▼8Gurnee, ILIL30,458142−22%

60▼1Downers Grove, ILIL50,365139−5%

61▲34Fairview Heights, ILIL16,175133+68%

62▼27Northfield, ILIL5,632133−54%

63▲81Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750129+396%

64Granite City, ILIL26,807125–

65▲10North Chicago, ILIL34,050125+19%

66▲62Lake Villa, ILIL8,692124+235%

67▲9West Dundee, ILIL8,570124+20%

68▲22O'Fallon, ILIL32,656120+40%

69▲29Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723119+72%

70▲11River Forest, ILIL11,393118+26%

71▲50Bartlett, ILIL40,855116+183%

72Mahomet, ILIL10,516116–

73▼3Carol Stream, ILIL39,315114+4%

74▲41Darien, ILIL22,032110+134%

75▲44Frankfort, ILIL21,365107+149%

76▲11Shiloh, ILIL14,604106+20%

77▼46Hanover Park, ILIL36,568102−67%

78▼5Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810101−6%

79▼40Addison, ILIL35,75899−61%

80▲87McHenry, ILIL29,21798+654%

81▲64Shorewood, ILIL18,53698+292%

82▲101Jacksonville, ILIL17,75290+1186%

83Oak Forest, ILIL26,79287–

84▼21West Chicago, ILIL25,29686−33%

85▲69Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65885+347%

86▼34DeKalb, ILIL40,46783−53%

87▼8St. Charles, ILIL33,59483−14%

88▼2Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59082−9%

89Western Springs, ILIL13,58880–

90▲45Countryside, ILIL6,26079+147%

91Gilberts, ILIL9,08278–

92▲1Highland Park, ILIL30,76773−10%

93Summit, ILIL10,75373–

94Machesney Park, ILIL22,80570–

95Libertyville, ILIL20,70168–

96▼2Montgomery, ILIL21,97868−15%

97▲69Steger, ILIL9,35268+423%

98▲90Homer Glen, ILIL24,87367+1017%

99▲25Sycamore, ILIL19,08366+69%

100▲17Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89865+41%

101▼53Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47663−66%

102Chatham, ILIL14,57963–

103▼3Hinsdale, ILIL17,57359−3%

104▲18Swansea, ILIL14,35659+48%

105▼8Westmont, ILIL24,15559−17%

106▲24Wood Dale, ILIL14,08159+64%

107▼53Roselle, ILIL22,75656−67%

108▲6Oak Brook, ILIL8,10854+10%

109▼8Campton Hills, ILIL10,89452−15%

110▲47Charleston, ILIL17,46651+200%

111▼29Plainfield, ILIL50,04350−46%

112Marion, ILIL17,14848–

113▼36Oswego, ILIL39,94848−52%

114▼70Round Lake, ILIL18,52648−79%

115▲5Waterloo, ILIL11,13248+12%

116▼10Collinsville, ILIL23,71748−17%

117▼13Edwardsville, ILIL26,46347−20%

118▼49South Elgin, ILIL25,65647−58%

119▼51Bensenville, ILIL18,52546−60%

120▲49Berwyn, ILIL55,00146+254%

121▲31Kewanee, ILIL12,11545+114%

122▼44Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45045−54%

123Tinley Park, ILIL55,14045–

124▼59Park Ridge, ILIL38,46344−65%

125▲7Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90244+22%

126▲5Batavia, ILIL26,58641+14%

127Plano, ILIL12,67741–

128Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38141–

129▼80Barrington, ILIL10,58640−78%

130Salem, ILIL7,03540–

131▼29Quincy, ILIL38,91839−36%

132▼60Itasca, ILIL9,48838−65%

133▼83Grayslake, ILIL21,14037−80%

134Belvidere, ILIL25,46236–

135Flossmoor, ILIL9,35836–

136▼2Lockport, ILIL27,82236+6%

137Loves Park, ILIL23,71236–

138▼95South Barrington, ILIL5,07136−84%

139▲56Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98935+775%

140Pana, ILIL5,01035–

141Chillicothe, ILIL6,03334–

142▼54East Peoria, ILIL22,08833−62%

143▼25Moline, ILIL42,36233−25%

144▼60Cary, ILIL17,93232−65%

145▼2Glencoe, ILIL8,72432+23%

146▲41Woodstock, ILIL25,74032+433%

147▲30Danville, ILIL28,13831+288%

148Dixon, ILIL14,58231–

149Wauconda, ILIL13,99331–

150Maywood, ILIL23,33030–

151▼40Troy, ILIL11,89330−42%

152▼90Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65529−79%

153▼113Rock Island, ILIL36,22528−89%

154South Holland, ILIL20,74927–

155Lynwood, ILIL9,29726–

156▼51Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18725−58%

157▼45Romeoville, ILIL41,28125−51%

158Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28324–

159▼8Forest Park, ILIL13,82922+5%

160▲5Morton, ILIL17,56522+57%

161▼70Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67521−75%

162Godfrey, ILIL17,62021–

163▲16Highwood, ILIL5,32321+163%

164▲17North Riverside, ILIL7,16121+163%

165▼91Warrenville, ILIL15,21121−80%

166▼33Zion, ILIL24,44721−40%

167▲33Brookfield, ILIL18,87920+567%

168▼26New Lenox, ILIL28,89320−26%

169▼73Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67919−75%

170▼29La Grange, ILIL15,93519−30%

171▲32Worth, ILIL10,69619+1800%

172▼46Winfield, ILIL10,14617−55%

173Lemont, ILIL18,51316+45%

174▲31Pekin, ILIL31,27716+1500%

175River Grove, ILIL10,40916–

176▲10Centralia, ILIL11,86314+100%

177Riverdale, ILIL10,28014–

178Rockton, ILIL7,87014–

179Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84413–

180Villa Park, ILIL21,88812–

181▼124Carpentersville, ILIL37,04511−93%

182Geneseo, ILIL6,50511–

183▲21Kankakee, ILIL23,40011+1000%

184Lakemoor, ILIL6,44911–

185▲14Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13010+233%

186Cicero, ILIL81,8589–

187East Moline, ILIL20,4539–

188▼41Gages Lake, ILIL10,8199−63%

189Hazel Crest, ILIL13,0248–

190Beardstown, ILIL5,6917–

191Carlinville, ILIL5,4657–

192Lansing, ILIL28,0687–

193LaSalle, ILIL9,3887–

194▼10Palos Heights, ILIL12,08470%

195Bartonville, ILIL5,8046–

196Belleville, ILIL40,2376–

197▼27Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,6816−54%

198▼91Johnsburg, ILIL6,4456−89%

199▼6Lincoln, ILIL12,9816+50%

200▼77Northlake, ILIL12,4626−85%

201Alton, ILIL25,0135–

202▼113Homewood, ILIL18,7735−94%

203▼2Rantoul, ILIL11,9915+67%

204▼33Columbia, ILIL10,8654−67%

205▼57University Park, ILIL7,0194−83%

206▼42Matteson, ILIL18,5433−79%

207Pontiac, ILIL10,8063–

208Rock Falls, ILIL8,5213–

209▼15Litchfield, ILIL6,5981−75%

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