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Largest Laotian population, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the number of residents who are Laotian, 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 54 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 54 is 29. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Plainfield, IL, up 18 places to #27.

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Largest Laotian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLAOTIAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Rockford, ILIL147,3841,260+77%

02Elgin, ILIL115,4761,151+68%

03▲1Chicago, ILIL2,731,585430+18%

04▲3South Elgin, ILIL25,656263+31%

05Joliet, ILIL152,241222−21%

06▼3Aurora, ILIL181,505213−50%

07▲1Urbana, ILIL39,719164+3%

08▲11Hanover Park, ILIL36,568160+332%

09Carol Stream, ILIL39,315128–

10North Chicago, ILIL34,050121–

11Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690105–

12Huntley, ILIL29,132103–

13Silvis, ILIL7,97995–

14St. Charles, ILIL33,59490–

15Loves Park, ILIL23,71282–

16▲2Hampshire, ILIL9,26680+78%

17▼7North Aurora, ILIL19,40680−25%

18DeKalb, ILIL40,46765–

19▲2Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65563+80%

20Gilberts, ILIL9,08256–

21Schaumburg, ILIL77,24952–

22▼10Champaign, ILIL91,19551−28%

23▲7Peoria, ILIL110,92051+132%

24▲12Des Plaines, ILIL58,77247+236%

25Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80343–

26▼10Crest Hill, ILIL20,69532−33%

27▲18Plainfield, ILIL50,04329+222%

28▼14Springfield, ILIL112,98927−59%

29Wheeling, ILIL38,39125–

30Batavia, ILIL26,58621–

31▼3Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28821−9%

32▼19Carpentersville, ILIL37,04519−72%

33▲8Downers Grove, ILIL50,36519+111%

34Elmhurst, ILIL46,11119–

35Geneva, ILIL21,13818–

36Grayslake, ILIL21,14015–

37▼2Roscoe, ILIL11,03415−6%

38Bartlett, ILIL40,85514–

39▼10Naperville, ILIL153,11414−36%

40Pana, ILIL5,01014–

41▼32Streamwood, ILIL38,27712−92%

42Rochelle, ILIL9,49811–

43Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54510–

44▼1Sycamore, ILIL19,08310+11%

45Canton, ILIL13,2979–

46Park Ridge, ILIL38,4638–

47Warrenville, ILIL15,2118–

48▼11Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9896−57%

49▲2Palatine, ILIL65,8426+20%

50Gurnee, ILIL30,45850%

51Quincy, ILIL38,9185–

52Taylorville, ILIL10,5225–

53▼47Algonquin, ILIL30,8244−98%

54Park City, ILIL7,89310%

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