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Largest veteran population, Illinois cities

Illinois cities home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share. This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 336 is 613. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mascoutah, IL, up 59 places to #43.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,58560,766−9%

02Rockford, ILIL147,3846,277−21%

03Springfield, ILIL112,9895,792−16%

04▲1Joliet, ILIL152,2415,080−6%

05▲3O'Fallon, ILIL32,6564,679+13%

06▼2Aurora, ILIL181,5054,516−18%

07▼1Peoria, ILIL110,9204,415−14%

08▼1Decatur, ILIL67,8843,672−18%

09Bloomington, ILIL78,8043,614−8%

10Naperville, ILIL153,1143,231−15%

11▲1Elgin, ILIL115,4762,914−13%

12▲3Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8032,813−2%

13▼2Belleville, ILIL40,2372,770−25%

14North Chicago, ILIL34,0502,653−8%

15▼2Waukegan, ILIL87,9402,645−18%

16▲2Tinley Park, ILIL55,1402,438−10%

17▲3Quincy, ILIL38,9182,428−5%

18▼1Arlington Heights, ILIL76,2162,385−14%

19▲2Schaumburg, ILIL77,2492,337−6%

20▼4Champaign, ILIL91,1952,131−24%

21▲1Moline, ILIL42,3622,130−10%

22▲1Huntley, ILIL29,1322,097−10%

23▲10Pekin, ILIL31,2772,030+8%

24▲6Granite City, ILIL26,8071,899−7%

25▲14Evanston, ILIL76,3801,803+3%

26▼7Orland Park, ILIL57,9541,794−34%

27▲2Rock Island, ILIL36,2251,768−13%

28▼4Mount Prospect, ILIL55,3951,726−22%

29▼1Galesburg, ILIL28,5811,642−20%

30▲13Shiloh, ILIL14,6041,629−3%

31▲1Alton, ILIL25,0131,606−15%

32▼6Des Plaines, ILIL58,7721,580−25%

33▲15Downers Grove, ILIL50,3651,5480%

34▲11Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,8581,532−3%

35▲29Lansing, ILIL28,0681,507+13%

36▼5Normal, ILIL53,2751,487−25%

37▼12Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4501,465−32%

38▲14Elmhurst, ILIL46,1111,464−1%

39▲1Godfrey, ILIL17,6201,454−15%

40▼4Fairview Heights, ILIL16,1751,447−19%

41▲25Romeoville, ILIL41,2811,418+9%

42▲9Lombard, ILIL44,3991,409−6%

43▲59Mascoutah, ILIL9,2391,396+37%

44▲10Collinsville, ILIL23,7171,394−4%

45▼10Oak Park, ILIL52,8231,383−24%

46▲7Glenview, ILIL47,7111,375−7%

47▼1DeKalb, ILIL40,4671,369−13%

48▼11Palatine, ILIL65,8421,362−24%

49▼7Berwyn, ILIL55,0011,356−19%

50▼3Freeport, ILIL23,2021,326−16%

51▲11Zion, ILIL24,4471,323−2%

52▲11Algonquin, ILIL30,8241,311−3%

53▲30Skokie, ILIL66,5441,303+13%

54▼20Danville, ILIL28,1381,279−30%

55▼6Marion, ILIL17,1481,273−17%

56▲43Bartlett, ILIL40,8551,271+22%

57▲23Oswego, ILIL39,9481,255+8%

58▲31Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9021,233+13%

59▲37Shorewood, ILIL18,5361,228+16%

60▼2McHenry, ILIL29,2171,226−13%

61▲27Woodstock, ILIL25,7401,214+10%

62▼5Plainfield, ILIL50,0431,204−15%

63▼7East Peoria, ILIL22,0881,200−16%

64▼20Wheaton, ILIL54,0651,189−29%

65▲16Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,7501,167+1%

66▼7Swansea, ILIL14,3561,119−18%

67▼40Crystal Lake, ILIL42,2881,119−45%

68▲7Urbana, ILIL39,7191,115−6%

69▲23Grayslake, ILIL21,1401,112+3%

70▲31Ottawa, ILIL18,6841,100+7%

71▲11Gurnee, ILIL30,4581,094−5%

72▼11South Holland, ILIL20,7491,092−19%

73▲30Sterling, ILIL14,3941,071+5%

74▼14Cicero, ILIL81,8581,070−21%

75▼5Woodridge, ILIL34,0281,061−14%

76▲10Carpentersville, ILIL37,0451,060−5%

77▼1Batavia, ILIL26,5861,057−11%

78▼23St. Charles, ILIL33,5941,048−27%

79▲8Calumet City, ILIL34,7981,040−6%

80▲20Crest Hill, ILIL20,6951,025−1%

81▼9Northbrook, ILIL34,7441,022−16%

82▲27Troy, ILIL11,8931,017+3%

83▲2Carol Stream, ILIL39,3151,008−11%

84▼43Streamwood, ILIL38,277993−42%

85▼6Homer Glen, ILIL24,873992−16%

86▼19Belvidere, ILIL25,462992−23%

87▼16Park Ridge, ILIL38,463984−20%

88▼19Machesney Park, ILIL22,805982−23%

89▲18Morris, ILIL14,669981−1%

90▲8Oak Forest, ILIL26,792972−8%

91▲58Chicago Heights, ILIL26,508961+23%

92▼18Jacksonville, ILIL17,752951−21%

93▼55East St. Louis, ILIL17,682950−46%

94▼16Kankakee, ILIL23,400937−21%

95▲35Canton, ILIL13,297909+6%

96▲8Matteson, ILIL18,543903−11%

97▲23Geneva, ILIL21,138891−1%

98▼8Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187890−18%

99▲9East Moline, ILIL20,453884−11%

100▼35Loves Park, ILIL23,712881−34%

101▼8Elk Grove, ILIL31,885845−21%

102▼18Niles, ILIL30,443844−25%

103▲20Homewood, ILIL18,773840−5%

104▲6New Lenox, ILIL28,893834−15%

105▲10Westchester, ILIL16,300830−10%

106▼38Mattoon, ILIL16,667820−36%

107▲12Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812818−10%

108▲40Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898817+5%

109▲16Yorkville, ILIL26,730816−6%

110▼60Edwardsville, ILIL26,463813−46%

111▲33Kewanee, ILIL12,115812+1%

112▲62Streator, ILIL12,190807+20%

113▲47Sycamore, ILIL19,083807+10%

114▲10Morton, ILIL17,565806−8%

115▲3Villa Park, ILIL21,888805−13%

116▲20Lockport, ILIL27,822800−4%

117Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,874797–

118▲65Libertyville, ILIL20,701787+24%

119▲62Palos Hills, ILIL18,028786+23%

120▲1Brookfield, ILIL18,879778−14%

121▲63Waterloo, ILIL11,132768+21%

122▼10Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658766−21%

123▲38Cary, ILIL17,932751+2%

124▲18Beach Park, ILIL14,114746−8%

125▲13Park Forest, ILIL21,079745−9%

126▼4Herrin, ILIL12,268739−16%

127Lincoln, ILIL12,981733−15%

128▲3Dolton, ILIL20,671731−14%

129▲29Mokena, ILIL19,897729−2%

130▲32Highland, ILIL10,042729+1%

131▲16Alsip, ILIL18,483729−7%

132▼15Taylorville, ILIL10,522724−22%

133▼28Highland Park, ILIL30,767722−28%

134▼43Mundelein, ILIL32,680721−33%

135▼7Rock Falls, ILIL8,521720−16%

136▲52Columbia, ILIL10,865717+16%

137▲38Wheeling, ILIL38,391717+7%

138▲81Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825713+40%

139▲14Evergreen Park, ILIL19,283712−6%

140▲26Lisle, ILIL23,432705−1%

141Burbank, ILIL28,578699−14%

142▼31Westmont, ILIL24,155698−28%

143▼48Addison, ILIL35,758696−34%

144▼71Washington, ILIL15,902696−42%

145▲20Steger, ILIL9,352689−4%

146▲26South Elgin, ILIL25,6566860%

147▲10Blue Island, ILIL21,805684−9%

148▲3Maryville, ILIL8,413683−11%

149▲1Bradley, ILIL15,214683−12%

150▼13Harvey, ILIL19,849674−18%

151▼6Silvis, ILIL7,979672−15%

152▼20Bellwood, ILIL18,116671−21%

153▲56Hazel Crest, ILIL13,024666+23%

154▼21Forest Park, ILIL13,829664−22%

155▼58Darien, ILIL22,032658−38%

156▼50Charleston, ILIL17,466658−34%

157▲29Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868656+5%

158▲46Lemont, ILIL18,513655+15%

159▲17LaSalle, ILIL9,388640−4%

160▼21Rantoul, ILIL11,991638−22%

161▲21North Aurora, ILIL19,406632−1%

162▼48Hanover Park, ILIL36,568626−34%

163▲4Country Club Hills, ILIL16,215623−12%

164▼87Maywood, ILIL23,330619−48%

165▲26Montgomery, ILIL21,978619+1%

166▼40Dixon, ILIL14,582618−28%

167▼21Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590613−22%

168▼14Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810613−19%

169▲20Frankfort, ILIL21,365613−1%

170▲7Palos Heights, ILIL12,084611−8%

171▲28Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844609+5%

172▼29Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690607−25%

173▼33Manteno, ILIL9,201606−26%

174▼58Centralia, ILIL11,863585−37%

175▲15Olney, ILIL8,347585−4%

176▼47Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476582−32%

177▼21Deerfield, ILIL19,642580−23%

178▼84Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655561−47%

179▲21Warrenville, ILIL15,211559−3%

180▼10Chatham, ILIL14,579554−19%

181▲14Rochelle, ILIL9,498548−7%

182▲21Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,525531−8%

183▼19Wood River, ILIL10,224530−27%

184▲40Roscoe, ILIL11,034529+8%

185▼33Pontiac, ILIL10,806524−31%

186▼31Elmwood Park, ILIL23,675523−31%

187▲11Midlothian, ILIL13,841520−10%

188▲39Jerseyville, ILIL8,409513+8%

189▲57Morton Grove, ILIL24,582513+20%

190▼10Crestwood, ILIL10,529513−20%

191▼22West Chicago, ILIL25,296510−26%

192▼24Roselle, ILIL22,756505−27%

193▲56Robinson, ILIL7,283502+20%

194▲28Minooka, ILIL12,899500+1%

195▲50Gages Lake, ILIL10,819497+16%

196▼11Bridgeview, ILIL16,521495−21%

197▼38Channahon, ILIL14,530490−34%

198▼35Wilmette, ILIL27,459489−32%

199▼3Effingham, ILIL12,406479−19%

200▲118River Grove, ILIL10,409473+131%

201▲69Calumet Park, ILIL6,772472+29%

202▲69Clinton, ILIL6,781472+29%

203▲18Mendota, ILIL6,894471−5%

204▲38Bensenville, ILIL18,525466+7%

205▼71Antioch, ILIL15,000465−45%

206▲29Geneseo, ILIL6,5054580%

207▼29Fox Lake, ILIL10,849458−30%

208▲31Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552456+2%

209▼16Peru, ILIL9,780456−23%

210▲15Princeton, ILIL7,674455−5%

211▼76Macomb, ILIL14,530451−46%

212▼33Richton Park, ILIL12,483449−31%

213▲59Carterville, ILIL5,839449+24%

214▼7Crete, ILIL8,345447−20%

215▲2Harrisburg, ILIL7,922447−14%

216▼3Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,036444−16%

217▲84Hampshire, ILIL9,266442+60%

218▲71Johnsburg, ILIL6,445436+42%

219▲87Harvard, ILIL9,504433+64%

220▲9Frankfort Square, ILIL9,560433−8%

221▲36Hillsboro, ILIL6,184431+6%

222▲33Winfield, ILIL10,146428+4%

223▼52Lake Forest, ILIL19,731426−38%

224▼6La Grange, ILIL15,935423−19%

225▲11Chillicothe, ILIL6,033422−7%

226▲99Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887422+138%

227▼7Northlake, ILIL12,462421−16%

228▼115Carbondale, ILIL21,811421−55%

229▲30Mahomet, ILIL10,516418+4%

230▲21Melrose Park, ILIL23,9364160%

231▲23Benton, ILIL6,5584130%

232▼17Worth, ILIL10,696412−22%

233▼23Campton Hills, ILIL10,894411−24%

234▲68Savoy, ILIL9,113408+48%

235▼33Chester, ILIL6,847400−31%

236▼25South Beloit, ILIL7,996396−25%

237▲24Pana, ILIL5,010393−1%

238▲12Wood Dale, ILIL14,081387−8%

239▲24Salem, ILIL7,035385−1%

240▼53La Grange Park, ILIL13,453384−39%

241▼11Metropolis, ILIL5,727377−20%

242▲68Bartonville, ILIL5,804374+53%

243▼46Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723373−36%

244▼38Wauconda, ILIL13,993367−34%

245▲13Litchfield, ILIL6,598359−11%

246▲1Elburn, ILIL7,084356−16%

247▼7Milan, ILIL5,028355−20%

248▲67Coal City, ILIL5,831349+62%

249▲18Wonder Lake, ILIL5,593349−7%

250▲12Hinsdale, ILIL17,573346−12%

251▼43Pingree Grove, ILIL12,545345−38%

252Sandwich, ILIL7,380344−18%

253▲16Lynwood, ILIL9,297343−9%

254▲36Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381340+12%

255▼61Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,448337−43%

256▼28Lincolnwood, ILIL13,039337−29%

257▲43Carlinville, ILIL5,465337+22%

258▼26Peoria Heights, ILIL5,767332−28%

259▼25Monmouth, ILIL8,599331−28%

260▼23East Alton, ILIL5,621329−27%

261▼35West Frankfort, ILIL7,105328−31%

262▲14Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179321−10%

263▲10Island Lake, ILIL8,047319−12%

264▼52Markham, ILIL11,274316−40%

265▲14Braidwood, ILIL6,259312−11%

266▼25Hickory Hills, ILIL14,101312−29%

267▲21Lake Villa, ILIL8,692312+1%

268▼63Bethalto, ILIL9,202310−45%

269▼77Paris, ILIL8,026310−48%

270▲8Du Quoin, ILIL5,569308−13%

271▼40Glenwood, ILIL8,416301−35%

272▲31Winnetka, ILIL12,518298+8%

273▲34Barrington, ILIL10,586294+12%

274▼73Norridge, ILIL14,808290−50%

275▲19Monticello, ILIL6,080282−2%

276▲19River Forest, ILIL11,393282−1%

277▼63Murphysboro, ILIL6,977278−47%

278▲3Western Springs, ILIL13,588276−18%

279▼46Willowbrook, ILIL9,126272−40%

280▼27Riverdale, ILIL10,280272−35%

281▲31Greenville, ILIL7,469272+11%

282▼39North Riverside, ILIL7,161270−38%

283▲14Justice, ILIL12,285270−3%

284▼61Rockton, ILIL7,870270−45%

285▲1Willow Springs, ILIL5,788269−13%

286▼70Plano, ILIL12,677265−49%

287▲35Manhattan, ILIL10,943264+36%

288▼115Round Lake, ILIL18,526264−61%

289▲20Spring Grove, ILIL5,526262+5%

290▲45Volo, ILIL6,805260+420%

291▼11Oak Brook, ILIL8,108257−24%

292▼5Hillside, ILIL8,140257−17%

293▼27Sauk, ILIL9,624257−32%

294▲14West Dundee, ILIL8,570256−2%

295▲4Spring Valley, ILIL5,408250−10%

296▼4Riverside, ILIL8,939243−18%

297▼23Vandalia, ILIL7,108243−32%

298▼42Boulder Hill, ILIL8,989240−41%

299▼35Franklin Park, ILIL18,045236−39%

300▼17Lake Holiday, ILIL5,641231−28%

301▼63Marengo, ILIL7,737231−49%

302▲28Long Grove, ILIL8,343230+64%

303▼19Wilmington, ILIL5,614229−29%

304▲24Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206227+37%

305▼45Mount Zion, ILIL5,880221−45%

306▲18Park City, ILIL7,893207+14%

307▼59Stickney, ILIL6,897206−51%

308▼17Orland Hills, ILIL6,663202−33%

309▼27Glencoe, ILIL8,724198−40%

310▼42Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963197−47%

311▼67Genoa, ILIL5,547193−55%

312▲4Beardstown, ILIL5,691191−10%

313▼9Inverness, ILIL7,418190−29%

314▲13University Park, ILIL7,019184+8%

315▼19Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130181−36%

316▼51Gilberts, ILIL9,082173−55%

317▲4Harwood Heights, ILIL8,761159−19%

318▲2Lakemoor, ILIL6,449159−22%

319▼8Flossmoor, ILIL9,358159−35%

320▼15Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262157−41%

321▲10Summit, ILIL10,753156+14%

322▼3Northfield, ILIL5,632151−26%

323▲11Posen, ILIL5,405145+56%

324▼47Countryside, ILIL6,260144−59%

325▼27Itasca, ILIL9,488141−49%

326▼51Lyons, ILIL10,433132−63%

327▼4Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,681129−29%

328▼11Lake Bluff, ILIL5,563118−44%

329▼3Monee, ILIL5,119116−32%

330▲3Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,679116+23%

331▼17Highwood, ILIL5,323106−53%

332▼39Eureka, ILIL5,12996−67%

333▼1South Barrington, ILIL5,07195−19%

334▼49Broadview, ILIL7,87156−82%

335▼6Berkeley, ILIL5,14151−65%

336▼23Schiller Park, ILIL11,31746−81%

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