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Largest Nigerian population, Illinois cities · 2010

Illinois cities ranked by the number of residents who are Nigerian ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 86 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS –

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,5856,123–

02Aurora, ILIL181,505372–

03Calumet City, ILIL34,798352–

04Huntley, ILIL29,132340–

05Frankfort, ILIL21,365276–

06Hazel Crest, ILIL13,024229–

07Flossmoor, ILIL9,358221–

08Country Club Hills, ILIL16,215194–

09Homewood, ILIL18,773180–

10Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803171–

11Niles, ILIL30,443159–

12Springfield, ILIL112,989154–

13Palatine, ILIL65,842151–

14Park Forest, ILIL21,079143–

15Dolton, ILIL20,671134–

16Naperville, ILIL153,114133–

17Evanston, ILIL76,380130–

18Posen, ILIL5,405127–

19Justice, ILIL12,285105–

20Schaumburg, ILIL77,249105–

21South Holland, ILIL20,749105–

22Lynwood, ILIL9,29796–

23Romeoville, ILIL41,28187–

24Riverdale, ILIL10,28080–

25Champaign, ILIL91,19576–

26Skokie, ILIL66,54474–

27Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28369–

28Normal, ILIL53,27568–

29Joliet, ILIL152,24163–

30Urbana, ILIL39,71961–

31Rock Island, ILIL36,22560–

32Belvidere, ILIL25,46259–

33Harvey, ILIL19,84958–

34Park City, ILIL7,89358–

35Matteson, ILIL18,54356–

36Carbondale, ILIL21,81155–

37Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50854–

38Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28852–

39Spring Grove, ILIL5,52652–

40Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89851–

41DeKalb, ILIL40,46750–

42Oak Park, ILIL52,82350–

43Lansing, ILIL28,06849–

44Brookfield, ILIL18,87949–

45Bartlett, ILIL40,85547–

46Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21646–

47Warrenville, ILIL15,21145–

48Morris, ILIL14,66942–

49Westchester, ILIL16,30041–

50Richton Park, ILIL12,48338–

51Westmont, ILIL24,15537–

52Edwardsville, ILIL26,46336–

53Round Lake, ILIL18,52636–

54O'Fallon, ILIL32,65634–

55Marion, ILIL17,14833–

56Darien, ILIL22,03232–

57Calumet Park, ILIL6,77231–

58Villa Park, ILIL21,88831–

59Charleston, ILIL17,46630–

60Wheaton, ILIL54,06530–

61Steger, ILIL9,35229–

62Elgin, ILIL115,47628–

63Galesburg, ILIL28,58127–

64Markham, ILIL11,27427–

65Hillside, ILIL8,14019–

66Dixon, ILIL14,58218–

67Palos Hills, ILIL18,02818–

68Peoria, ILIL110,92018–

69North Chicago, ILIL34,05017–

70Blue Island, ILIL21,80512–

71Des Plaines, ILIL58,77212–

72Crest Hill, ILIL20,69511–

73Streamwood, ILIL38,27711–

74Bloomington, ILIL78,80410–

75Chester, ILIL6,84710–

76Sauk, ILIL9,62410–

77Taylorville, ILIL10,52210–

78Forest Park, ILIL13,8299–

79Jacksonville, ILIL17,7529–

80Rockford, ILIL147,3849–

81Berkeley, ILIL5,1418–

82Mundelein, ILIL32,6808–

83Pontiac, ILIL10,8067–

84Batavia, ILIL26,5866–

85Centralia, ILIL11,8636–

86Du Quoin, ILIL5,5693–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS