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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.

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Largest Laotian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLAOTIAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Rockford, ILIL147,3841,260+77%

02Elgin, ILIL115,4761,151+68%

03Chicago, ILIL2,731,585430+18%

04South Elgin, ILIL25,656263+31%

05Joliet, ILIL152,241222−21%

06Aurora, ILIL181,505213−50%

07Urbana, ILIL39,719164+3%

08Hanover 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–

16Hampshire, ILIL9,26680+78%

17North Aurora, ILIL19,40680−25%

18DeKalb, ILIL40,46765–

19Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65563+80%

20Gilberts, ILIL9,08256–

21Schaumburg, ILIL77,24952–

22Champaign, ILIL91,19551−28%

23Peoria, ILIL110,92051+132%

24Des Plaines, ILIL58,77247+236%

25Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80343–

26Crest Hill, ILIL20,69532−33%

27Plainfield, ILIL50,04329+222%

28Springfield, ILIL112,98927−59%

29Wheeling, ILIL38,39125–

30Batavia, ILIL26,58621–

31Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28821−9%

32Carpentersville, ILIL37,04519−72%

33Downers Grove, ILIL50,36519+111%

34Elmhurst, ILIL46,11119–

35Geneva, ILIL21,13818–

36Grayslake, ILIL21,14015–

37Roscoe, ILIL11,03415−6%

38Bartlett, ILIL40,85514–

39Naperville, ILIL153,11414−36%

40Pana, ILIL5,01014–

41Streamwood, ILIL38,27712−92%

42Rochelle, ILIL9,49811–

43Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54510–

44Sycamore, ILIL19,08310+11%

45Canton, ILIL13,2979–

46Park Ridge, ILIL38,4638–

47Warrenville, ILIL15,2118–

48Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9896−57%

49Palatine, ILIL65,8426+20%

50Gurnee, ILIL30,4585+0%

51Quincy, ILIL38,9185–

52Taylorville, ILIL10,5225–

53Algonquin, ILIL30,8244−98%

54Park City, ILIL7,8931+0%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES