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Largest Portuguese population, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the number of residents who are Portuguese 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 148 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 148 is 24. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Burbank, IL, up 95 places to #41.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE POPULATIONVS 2010

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,5852,888+143%

02Naperville, ILIL153,114588+248%

03▲3Evanston, ILIL76,380243+117%

04▲32Champaign, ILIL91,195185+106%

05▲7Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288174+222%

06▲33Rockford, ILIL147,384169+231%

07▲8Aurora, ILIL181,505161−42%

08Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803157+772%

09▼6Springfield, ILIL112,989148−48%

10▲63Villa Park, ILIL21,888142–

11▲48Pekin, ILIL31,277141+464%

12▲25Mundelein, ILIL32,680137+1270%

13▲51Joliet, ILIL152,241133−34%

14▲14Peoria, ILIL110,920127+23%

15▲25Waukegan, ILIL87,940122–

16▲5Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216115+42%

17Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750104–

18Plainfield, ILIL50,043103+348%

19Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84499–

20▲2LaSalle, ILIL9,38896+159%

21▲64Tinley Park, ILIL55,14092–

22▼13Jacksonville, ILIL17,75291−67%

23▲20Urbana, ILIL39,71987+521%

24▼14Carbondale, ILIL21,81186+1620%

25▼5Hanover Park, ILIL36,56886–

26▼8Chatham, ILIL14,57979+10%

27Belvidere, ILIL25,46274–

28▲79West Chicago, ILIL25,29674–

29▲32Downers Grove, ILIL50,36572+64%

30Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67972−15%

31▲15Carpentersville, ILIL37,04571−39%

32▼9Blue Island, ILIL21,80567–

33▲27Decatur, ILIL67,88467−26%

34▲48Des Plaines, ILIL58,77265+829%

35▼31Berwyn, ILIL55,00163+600%

36▼23Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17563–

37▲15Galesburg, ILIL28,58160−27%

38▼6Wilmette, ILIL27,45958–

39▼4McHenry, ILIL29,21757−30%

40Carol Stream, ILIL39,31555+10%

41▲95Burbank, ILIL28,57853–

42▲47Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81252+44%

43Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10151–

44▲55Wheaton, ILIL54,06551+264%

45Crest Hill, ILIL20,69546–

46▼30Geneva, ILIL21,13846−31%

47Northbrook, ILIL34,74446+28%

48▲5Cary, ILIL17,93245+125%

49▼42Schaumburg, ILIL77,24944+193%

50▼31Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85842+75%

51▲5Melrose Park, ILIL23,93642–

52▲81Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65541–

53▲27Highland Park, ILIL30,76739–

54▼25Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86838+660%

55▼21Bloomington, ILIL78,80437−72%

56▲45Collinsville, ILIL23,71737−21%

57▲60Bartlett, ILIL40,85535+600%

58Mahomet, ILIL10,51635–

59▼14Skokie, ILIL66,54433+200%

60▼9Yorkville, ILIL26,73033+50%

61▼53Elmhurst, ILIL46,11131−72%

62▼45Lombard, ILIL44,39931–

63▼39North Aurora, ILIL19,40631+288%

64▲4Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45031–

65▲13Elgin, ILIL115,47630+76%

66Machesney Park, ILIL22,80530–

67Hillside, ILIL8,14028−7%

68▲2Itasca, ILIL9,48828+33%

69▼14Beardstown, ILIL5,69127+440%

70▲44Freeport, ILIL23,20227−10%

71▲15Palatine, ILIL65,84227−50%

72▼3Glenview, ILIL47,71126−42%

73▼40Herrin, ILIL12,26826−54%

74Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56324–

75▲22Brookfield, ILIL18,87923−28%

76▲55Deerfield, ILIL19,64223–

77▼47Normal, ILIL53,27523–

78▲41Edwardsville, ILIL26,46322−24%

79▲61Westchester, ILIL16,30022–

80Dixon, ILIL14,58221−71%

81Mascoutah, ILIL9,23921–

82▼7Orland Park, ILIL57,95421–

83▲37Taylorville, ILIL10,52221–

84Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03920–

85▲8Long Grove, ILIL8,34319+138%

86Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54519–

87▼20Quincy, ILIL38,91819−53%

88▲17Broadview, ILIL7,87118–

89▼48North Chicago, ILIL34,05018−94%

90▲55Rock Island, ILIL36,22518−56%

91Danville, ILIL28,13817−76%

92Minooka, ILIL12,89917–

93South Elgin, ILIL25,65617–

94▼36Sycamore, ILIL19,08317+55%

95Inverness, ILIL7,41816–

96▼47Lake Forest, ILIL19,73116+100%

97▲9St. Charles, ILIL33,59416–

98La Grange, ILIL15,93515+67%

99▲12Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39515+15%

100Woodstock, ILIL25,74015+25%

101Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47614−62%

102East Peoria, ILIL22,08814−52%

103▼61Effingham, ILIL12,40614+100%

104▼6Geneseo, ILIL6,50514–

105▼94Grayslake, ILIL21,14014–

106Spring Grove, ILIL5,52614–

107Sterling, ILIL14,39414−80%

108▲40Alton, ILIL25,01313−24%

109Granite City, ILIL26,80713+117%

110▼47Hinsdale, ILIL17,57313+30%

111▲12Litchfield, ILIL6,59813–

112▼68O'Fallon, ILIL32,65613−70%

113▼37Highland, ILIL10,04212–

114Winfield, ILIL10,14612−66%

115Island Lake, ILIL8,04711–

116▼102Milan, ILIL5,02811–

117▼92Oak Park, ILIL52,82311−72%

118Macomb, ILIL14,53010−9%

119Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88710–

120Streator, ILIL12,19010–

121▼83Charleston, ILIL17,4668–

122Cicero, ILIL81,8588−97%

123Huntley, ILIL29,1328−79%

124Morton, ILIL17,5658–

125▲18Northfield, ILIL5,6328–

126Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6908−93%

127▼48Algonquin, ILIL30,8247−67%

128▼25Batavia, ILIL26,5867−85%

129Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9897–

130Carterville, ILIL5,8397−73%

131▼100Columbia, ILIL10,8657–

132▼40Libertyville, ILIL20,7017−77%

133Park Ridge, ILIL38,4637−68%

134Western Springs, ILIL13,5887–

135Wilmington, ILIL5,6147–

136▼71Belleville, ILIL40,2376–

137▼37Monmouth, ILIL8,5996–

138Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7676–

139Richton Park, ILIL12,4836–

140▼45Rockton, ILIL7,8706–

141Campton Hills, ILIL10,8945–

142Kankakee, ILIL23,4005−38%

143▲3New Lenox, ILIL28,8935–

144Oswego, ILIL39,9484−56%

145▼24Vernon Hills, ILIL26,8254−71%

146▲3West Frankfort, ILIL7,1054–

147▼12Barrington, ILIL10,5862–

148▲3Bourbonnais, ILIL17,6582–

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