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Largest Norwegian population, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the number of residents who are Norwegian ancestry, 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 311 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 311 is 154. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Chatham, IL, up 140 places to #76.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,58516,687+18%

02Rockford, ILIL147,3843,417−25%

03Naperville, ILIL153,1142,015−29%

04▲2Wheaton, ILIL54,0651,520−5%

05▼1Aurora, ILIL181,5051,513−30%

06▲2Morris, ILIL14,6691,389−1%

07▲6Evanston, ILIL76,3801,216−30%

08▼3Arlington Heights, ILIL76,2161,212−27%

09▲3Bloomington, ILIL78,8041,155−5%

10▲20Joliet, ILIL152,2411,139−39%

11▲3DeKalb, ILIL40,4671,121−26%

12▲7Palatine, ILIL65,842977−21%

13▲13Oak Park, ILIL52,823971+25%

14▲18Peoria, ILIL110,920946−33%

15▼5Elgin, ILIL115,476854−53%

16▲2Springfield, ILIL112,989785−18%

17▲17Lombard, ILIL44,399783−6%

18▼11Elmhurst, ILIL46,111762−34%

19▼4Schaumburg, ILIL77,249759−55%

20▲8Ottawa, ILIL18,684744−54%

21▲2Batavia, ILIL26,586740−31%

22▲9Sycamore, ILIL19,083738+11%

23▲6St. Charles, ILIL33,594723−37%

24▲13Plainfield, ILIL50,043684−7%

25▼16Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288670−55%

26▲16Downers Grove, ILIL50,365664−19%

27▲29Grayslake, ILIL21,140647+4%

28▼3Champaign, ILIL91,195642−35%

29▲24Waukegan, ILIL87,940639−25%

30▼8Loves Park, ILIL23,712620−45%

31▼4Park Ridge, ILIL38,463618−42%

32▼21Des Plaines, ILIL58,772612−39%

33▲34Tinley Park, ILIL55,140592+31%

34▲27Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803549−31%

35▲8Oswego, ILIL39,948531+11%

36▼12McHenry, ILIL29,217530−41%

37▲29O'Fallon, ILIL32,656530+28%

38▲2Glenview, ILIL47,711512−32%

39▼22Machesney Park, ILIL22,805510−50%

40▲12Huntley, ILIL29,132502−8%

41▼3Moline, ILIL42,362498−42%

42▲60Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381485−13%

43▼22Belvidere, ILIL25,462462−59%

44▲20Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690454−27%

45▲3Rock Island, ILIL36,225451−6%

46▼7Geneva, ILIL21,138447−42%

47▲8Freeport, ILIL23,202443−28%

48▲27Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868439−18%

49▲19Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825437+14%

50▲10Roscoe, ILIL11,034431+1%

51▼10Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750429−34%

52▲24Libertyville, ILIL20,701429−26%

53▼9Sandwich, ILIL7,380424−39%

54▼18Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858417−58%

55▲27New Lenox, ILIL28,893415+59%

56▼23Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395397−60%

57▲69Plano, ILIL12,677393+95%

58▼1Villa Park, ILIL21,888392+4%

59▲83Skokie, ILIL66,544388+52%

60▼15Elburn, ILIL7,084384+68%

61▼14Normal, ILIL53,275381−61%

62▲110Antioch, ILIL15,000376−32%

63▲46Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810375−44%

64▼29Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590374−47%

65▲94Sterling, ILIL14,394373+54%

66▲24La Grange, ILIL15,935369+52%

67▲32Pekin, ILIL31,277360+75%

68▲16Lisle, ILIL23,432356+19%

69▲8Cary, ILIL17,932349−33%

70▼21South Elgin, ILIL25,656346−41%

71▲18Mundelein, ILIL32,680344−33%

72▲55Shorewood, ILIL18,536342+17%

73▲68Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450341−45%

74▼15Carol Stream, ILIL39,315338−46%

75▼1Rockton, ILIL7,870334−47%

76▲140Chatham, ILIL14,579323+430%

77▲61East Peoria, ILIL22,088321+35%

78▼24Woodstock, ILIL25,740321−64%

79▲9Morton, ILIL17,565317+82%

80▲5Warrenville, ILIL15,211313+110%

81▼30Gurnee, ILIL30,458304−49%

82▲108Orland Park, ILIL57,954300−47%

83▼14Algonquin, ILIL30,824299−65%

84▲96Wonder Lake, ILIL5,593299+87%

85▼35Decatur, ILIL67,884296−47%

86▲88Darien, ILIL22,032294−44%

87▲8Streamwood, ILIL38,277294−21%

88▼42Bartlett, ILIL40,855293−59%

89▲26Woodridge, ILIL34,028292−20%

90▼74Yorkville, ILIL26,730290−63%

91▼28Wilmette, ILIL27,459284−54%

92▼9Winfield, ILIL10,146274+147%

93▲109Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963267+256%

94▲74Westmont, ILIL24,155267−18%

95▼8Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812264−35%

96▲61La Grange Park, ILIL13,453264−40%

97▼32Lake Forest, ILIL19,731258−34%

98▲65Flossmoor, ILIL9,358255+193%

99▲1Carpentersville, ILIL37,045254−54%

100▼7Urbana, ILIL39,719253−30%

101▲109Genoa, ILIL5,547251+49%

102▲11Romeoville, ILIL41,281250−9%

103▲64Round Lake, ILIL18,526249−9%

104▼42South Beloit, ILIL7,996248−51%

105▲5Campton Hills, ILIL10,894247−33%

106▼2Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658245−44%

107▼36Highland Park, ILIL30,767245−40%

108▲14Elk Grove, ILIL31,885243−67%

109▼28Frankfort, ILIL21,365242−23%

110▼19Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,902239−20%

111▼15Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476237−35%

112▼5Roselle, ILIL22,756237−43%

113▲19Berwyn, ILIL55,001236−39%

114▲55Niles, ILIL30,443236+15%

115▼42Coal City, ILIL5,831231−18%

116▲13Edwardsville, ILIL26,4632310%

117▲22Lockport, ILIL27,822227+328%

118▲68Manhattan, ILIL10,943223+172%

119▼7Wheeling, ILIL38,391223+49%

120▲27Channahon, ILIL14,530217−23%

121▲2Deerfield, ILIL19,642214+1%

122▲36Carbondale, ILIL21,811208−28%

123▼2Pontiac, ILIL10,806208−16%

124▼23Rochelle, ILIL9,498208−40%

125▼7Peru, ILIL9,780206+82%

126▲71Gages Lake, ILIL10,819204−12%

127▲25East Moline, ILIL20,453201+15%

128▼42Quincy, ILIL38,918201−22%

129▲72Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,679199+42%

130▲167Lynwood, ILIL9,297198+1423%

131▼28Morton Grove, ILIL24,582197−36%

132▲61Forest Park, ILIL13,829193+2%

133▼22Wauconda, ILIL13,993187−58%

134▼14Lake Villa, ILIL8,692185−7%

135▲2Danville, ILIL28,138184−14%

136▼56Fox Lake, ILIL10,849183−55%

137▲51LaSalle, ILIL9,388181+52%

138▲40Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844179−64%

139▼42Addison, ILIL35,758178−62%

140▲77Crest Hill, ILIL20,695178−28%

141▲3Streator, ILIL12,190178−58%

142▼8Minooka, ILIL12,899177−2%

143▲3Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130175+80%

144▲6Dixon, ILIL14,582174−46%

145▲46Chicago Heights, ILIL26,508173+215%

146▼74Northbrook, ILIL34,744173−74%

147▼33Barrington, ILIL10,586172−48%

148Eureka, ILIL5,129169+293%

149▲110Harwood Heights, ILIL8,761168+167%

150▲145Inverness, ILIL7,418167+43%

151▲13Lemont, ILIL18,513167+111%

152▲3Oak Forest, ILIL26,792165−66%

153▲13Lakemoor, ILIL6,449163−43%

154▼56Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206157−42%

155▼27Brookfield, ILIL18,879155−33%

156▲52Long Grove, ILIL8,343154+64%

157▼79North Aurora, ILIL19,406154−74%

158▼34Mokena, ILIL19,897152−42%

159▲28Princeton, ILIL7,674150+46%

160▼66Lake Holiday, ILIL5,641148−1%

161▲54Swansea, ILIL14,356147−16%

162▼37Boulder Hill, ILIL8,989146−16%

163▼28West Chicago, ILIL25,296146−62%

164▼31Spring Grove, ILIL5,526143+86%

165▼46Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655137−63%

166▼49Washington, ILIL15,902137−37%

167▼22Island Lake, ILIL8,047133−38%

168▲21Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552129−34%

169▲12Wood Dale, ILIL14,081127−45%

170▲48Winnetka, ILIL12,518126−67%

171▲41Zion, ILIL24,447126−53%

172▲22Mahomet, ILIL10,516125+2%

173▲41Riverside, ILIL8,939125+6%

174▼34Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262124−24%

175▲128Metropolis, ILIL5,727123+1267%

176▼25Palos Hills, ILIL18,028122+24%

177▼12Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,525122−40%

178▲53Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898121−51%

179▲104Geneseo, ILIL6,505119+170%

180▲59Granite City, ILIL26,807117+129%

181▼65Hanover Park, ILIL36,568116−81%

182▼5Herrin, ILIL12,268116+170%

183▲47Westchester, ILIL16,300116−31%

184▼114Galesburg, ILIL28,581115−53%

185▲100Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887115+161%

186▼94North Chicago, ILIL34,050113−55%

187▼79Hinsdale, ILIL17,573110−82%

188▲79Berkeley, ILIL5,141109+395%

189▲36North Riverside, ILIL7,161109+35%

190▲47Troy, ILIL11,893109−44%

191▼20Jacksonville, ILIL17,752108−55%

192▼10Homer Glen, ILIL24,873107−16%

193▼135Beach Park, ILIL14,114106−39%

194▲83Mattoon, ILIL16,667106−5%

195▼47Bensenville, ILIL18,525103−36%

196▲48Clinton, ILIL6,781103+69%

197▲46Homewood, ILIL18,773102−62%

198▼37West Dundee, ILIL8,57099−51%

199▲4Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67597−64%

200▲48Willow Springs, ILIL5,78897+10%

201▲67Highland, ILIL10,04294–

202▲44Harvard, ILIL9,50491−68%

203▼43Silvis, ILIL7,97991+15%

204▲9Canton, ILIL13,29789−17%

205▼20Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28388−30%

206▼101Mendota, ILIL6,89488−62%

207▲31Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17587−14%

208▼9Rock Falls, ILIL8,52187−62%

209▼189Montgomery, ILIL21,97886−72%

210▲9Hampshire, ILIL9,26685+6%

211▲34Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56384−48%

212▼76Chillicothe, ILIL6,03382+74%

213▼83Macomb, ILIL14,53081−70%

214▼52Alton, ILIL25,01379−52%

215▼31Columbia, ILIL10,86575+53%

216▲57Mascoutah, ILIL9,23975−23%

217▲62Bradley, ILIL15,21474−55%

218▼18Melrose Park, ILIL23,93673+109%

219▲42Murphysboro, ILIL6,97773+356%

220▼25Manteno, ILIL9,20172−42%

221▲49Milan, ILIL5,02872+7%

222▲67Olney, ILIL8,34772–

223▼27Palos Heights, ILIL12,08471−57%

224▼68Collinsville, ILIL23,71771+3%

225▼82Norridge, ILIL14,80870+119%

226▼47Savoy, ILIL9,11370+204%

227▲20Volo, ILIL6,80570+32%

228▼75Western Springs, ILIL13,58870−73%

229▲36Gilberts, ILIL9,08268+66%

230▼7Wilmington, ILIL5,61468−60%

231▼82Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68166−65%

232Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54566−39%

233▼6Braidwood, ILIL6,25962−15%

234▼2Franklin Park, ILIL18,04561−73%

235▲18Lincoln, ILIL12,98161−52%

236▼157River Forest, ILIL11,39361−66%

237▼83Marengo, ILIL7,73760−66%

238▲72Mount Zion, ILIL5,88060+11%

239▼47Kankakee, ILIL23,40059−30%

240▲61Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76757−29%

241▲35Kewanee, ILIL12,11556−54%

242Posen, ILIL5,40556–

243▼112Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,44855–

244▼33Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17953−62%

245▼40Willowbrook, ILIL9,12653−70%

246▲42Bartonville, ILIL5,80452−7%

247▼77Monticello, ILIL6,08052−34%

248▼42Itasca, ILIL9,48850−69%

249Park City, ILIL7,89350−19%

250▲12Effingham, ILIL12,40646−43%

251Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21545−43%

252▲48Oak Brook, ILIL8,10843−56%

253▲22Taylorville, ILIL10,52242−26%

254▲30Alsip, ILIL18,48341−64%

255Carlinville, ILIL5,46541+95%

256▲62Harvey, ILIL19,84941−33%

257▼29Pana, ILIL5,01041–

258▼34Sauk, ILIL9,62441+156%

259▲4Worth, ILIL10,69639−59%

260▲42Blue Island, ILIL21,80538−27%

261West Frankfort, ILIL7,10538+12%

262▲19South Barrington, ILIL5,07137−63%

263▼3Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18736−45%

264▼60Northfield, ILIL5,63236−84%

265▼15Northlake, ILIL12,46236−68%

266▼160Godfrey, ILIL17,62035−64%

267▼84Johnsburg, ILIL6,44535−74%

268▼34Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72334–

269▼94Park Forest, ILIL21,07934−65%

270▼41Burbank, ILIL28,57833−81%

271▼5Greenville, ILIL7,46933−65%

272▼21River Grove, ILIL10,40933−74%

273▼21Spring Valley, ILIL5,40832−47%

274▲6Crestwood, ILIL10,52930−82%

275▲11Glenwood, ILIL8,41630−66%

276▼43Midlothian, ILIL13,84130−14%

277▲5Salem, ILIL7,03530−66%

278▼71Belleville, ILIL40,23729−92%

279▲25Monee, ILIL5,11929−40%

280▼104Rantoul, ILIL11,99129−91%

281▼108Charleston, ILIL17,46627−87%

282Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03625−87%

283▼62Steger, ILIL9,35225−68%

284▲10Summit, ILIL10,75325+25%

285▼59Glencoe, ILIL8,72424−45%

286▼37Crete, ILIL8,34523−45%

287▲3Centralia, ILIL11,86322+29%

288Markham, ILIL11,27422–

289▲10Matteson, ILIL18,54320−70%

290▼50Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03919−79%

291▲14Bridgeview, ILIL16,52118−79%

292▲14Countryside, ILIL6,26018−72%

293▼71Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56018−71%

294▼39Highwood, ILIL5,32318−82%

295▼17Benton, ILIL6,55816−20%

296▼32Du Quoin, ILIL5,56915−75%

297▼99Lansing, ILIL28,06815−93%

298▼26Orland Hills, ILIL6,66315+7%

299▼57Carterville, ILIL5,83914–

300▲11Paris, ILIL8,02614−77%

301▼81Robinson, ILIL7,28314−33%

302▼93Shiloh, ILIL14,60414−86%

303▲11Chester, ILIL6,84712−29%

304▼13South Holland, ILIL20,74912−82%

305▼70Monmouth, ILIL8,59911−88%

306▼8Lyons, ILIL10,43310−79%

307▲12Maywood, ILIL23,33010−81%

308▼15Calumet City, ILIL34,7988−91%

309▼52Wood River, ILIL10,2248−43%

310▼14Litchfield, ILIL6,5985−17%

311▼53Vandalia, ILIL7,1084–

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