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Largest Welsh population, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the number of residents who are Welsh 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 272 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWELSH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,5856,151+4%

02Springfield, ILIL112,989808−8%

03Naperville, ILIL153,114700−17%

04Peoria, ILIL110,920676+1%

05Joliet, ILIL152,241476+4%

06Champaign, ILIL91,195435+0%

07Aurora, ILIL181,505428−55%

08Bloomington, ILIL78,804427−27%

09Normal, ILIL53,275423+24%

10Rockford, ILIL147,384387−32%

11O'Fallon, ILIL32,656360+213%

12Oak Park, ILIL52,823357−17%

13Evanston, ILIL76,380341−32%

14LaSalle, ILIL9,388341+3310%

15Downers Grove, ILIL50,365326+43%

16Skokie, ILIL66,544302+146%

17Plainfield, ILIL50,043283+75%

18Moline, ILIL42,362241+43%

19Urbana, ILIL39,719237+32%

20Wheaton, ILIL54,065237−37%

21Salem, ILIL7,035230+277%

22Elgin, ILIL115,476218−36%

23Troy, ILIL11,893214+970%

24Granite City, ILIL26,807213−25%

25East Moline, ILIL20,453212+88%

26Palatine, ILIL65,842210−30%

27Elmhurst, ILIL46,111208+163%

28Jacksonville, ILIL17,752203+148%

29Loves Park, ILIL23,712202+68%

30Rock Falls, ILIL8,521202+1247%

31Schaumburg, ILIL77,249187−28%

32Charleston, ILIL17,466185+76%

33Decatur, ILIL67,884170−54%

34Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288164−50%

35St. Charles, ILIL33,594163−56%

36Collinsville, ILIL23,717159−34%

37Bartlett, ILIL40,855158−24%

38Rock Island, ILIL36,225155+7%

39Streator, ILIL12,190154+100%

40West Chicago, ILIL25,296152+42%

41Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825151+53%

42Cary, ILIL17,932150+39%

43Marion, ILIL17,148149+126%

44Huntley, ILIL29,132141+53%

45Park Ridge, ILIL38,463140−39%

46Freeport, ILIL23,202139+25%

47Quincy, ILIL38,918136−26%

48Batavia, ILIL26,586135−4%

49Gurnee, ILIL30,458135+8%

50South Beloit, ILIL7,996133+250%

51Elburn, ILIL7,084132+474%

52Des Plaines, ILIL58,772131−26%

53Oswego, ILIL39,948129+82%

54Glenview, ILIL47,711126−39%

55Metropolis, ILIL5,727124+91%

56Algonquin, ILIL30,824122+294%

57Lombard, ILIL44,399118−46%

58Forest Park, ILIL13,829117+109%

59Wilmette, ILIL27,459117−57%

60Edwardsville, ILIL26,463116−41%

61Woodridge, ILIL34,028116−40%

62Carpentersville, ILIL37,045113+33%

63DeKalb, ILIL40,467113−45%

64Washington, ILIL15,902113−14%

65Inverness, ILIL7,418111+909%

66Northbrook, ILIL34,744109−45%

67Godfrey, ILIL17,620108−47%

68Pekin, ILIL31,277108+1%

69Geneseo, ILIL6,505107+13%

70Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395106−73%

71Tinley Park, ILIL55,140106+10%

72Galesburg, ILIL28,581104−54%

73Minooka, ILIL12,899104+235%

74Sycamore, ILIL19,083104+70%

75Monmouth, ILIL8,599103+29%

76Villa Park, ILIL21,888102−46%

77Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187100+25%

78Mahomet, ILIL10,51699+148%

79Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80398−68%

80Winfield, ILIL10,14697−25%

81Brookfield, ILIL18,87996+30%

82Macomb, ILIL14,53096−17%

83Carol Stream, ILIL39,31592+51%

84Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86892+42%

85Mokena, ILIL19,89792−10%

86Belleville, ILIL40,23790−71%

87Chatham, ILIL14,57990+14%

88Danville, ILIL28,13890−66%

89Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21689−76%

90Lemont, ILIL18,51389+48%

91Dixon, ILIL14,58288−11%

92East Peoria, ILIL22,08888+22%

93Libertyville, ILIL20,70187−64%

94Swansea, ILIL14,35687+34%

95Alton, ILIL25,01386−38%

96Princeton, ILIL7,67485+286%

97Shorewood, ILIL18,53685−16%

98Chillicothe, ILIL6,03384−40%

99Highland Park, ILIL30,76784+236%

100Robinson, ILIL7,28382+78%

101Oak Forest, ILIL26,79278+50%

102Lisle, ILIL23,43277−26%

103Midlothian, ILIL13,84177+40%

104New Lenox, ILIL28,89377−3%

105Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81075−29%

106Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89874+23%

107Hanover Park, ILIL36,56874−44%

108Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59073−18%

109Lake Villa, ILIL8,69272+22%

110Warrenville, ILIL15,21172+414%

111Waukegan, ILIL87,94072−50%

112Winnetka, ILIL12,51871−65%

113Centralia, ILIL11,86370−51%

114Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65570+233%

115Round Lake, ILIL18,52670+56%

116La Grange Park, ILIL13,45369+47%

117Elk Grove, ILIL31,88568−61%

118Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75068−74%

119Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38168+162%

120Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67967+5%

121South Elgin, ILIL25,65666+3%

122Litchfield, ILIL6,59865+195%

123Monticello, ILIL6,08065+16%

124Grayslake, ILIL21,14064+78%

125La Grange, ILIL15,93564−40%

126Benton, ILIL6,55863+70%

127Campton Hills, ILIL10,89463−20%

128Mundelein, ILIL32,68063−58%

129Ottawa, ILIL18,68460+46%

130Palos Heights, ILIL12,08460+11%

131Wood River, ILIL10,22459+228%

132Waterloo, ILIL11,13258+107%

133Herrin, ILIL12,26857−43%

134Mattoon, ILIL16,66757+24%

135Morton Grove, ILIL24,58257+200%

136Roscoe, ILIL11,03457−45%

137Shiloh, ILIL14,60456−61%

138Spring Grove, ILIL5,52656–

139Belvidere, ILIL25,46254−28%

140Channahon, ILIL14,53053+83%

141Columbia, ILIL10,86553+10%

142River Forest, ILIL11,39353–

143North Aurora, ILIL19,40652+41%

144Wauconda, ILIL13,99352+6%

145Geneva, ILIL21,13850−73%

146Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81249−36%

147Roselle, ILIL22,75649−40%

148Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47648−64%

149Morton, ILIL17,56548−57%

150Darien, ILIL22,03247−49%

151Lake Forest, ILIL19,73147−73%

152Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52547−27%

153Harrisburg, ILIL7,92244−41%

154Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90244+110%

155Willowbrook, ILIL9,12643−35%

156Lockport, ILIL27,82242−32%

157Morris, ILIL14,66942−31%

158Burbank, ILIL28,57840−67%

159Canton, ILIL13,29740−80%

160Carbondale, ILIL21,81140−54%

161Mascoutah, ILIL9,23939+44%

162Western Springs, ILIL13,58839+0%

163Cicero, ILIL81,85838−27%

164Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20638+0%

165Homer Glen, ILIL24,87337+164%

166Barrington, ILIL10,58636+300%

167Clinton, ILIL6,78135−42%

168Crete, ILIL8,34535+192%

169Bradley, ILIL15,21434−41%

170Deerfield, ILIL19,64234−60%

171McHenry, ILIL29,21734−87%

172Orland Park, ILIL57,95434−70%

173Rockton, ILIL7,87034−15%

174Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96333−11%

175Homewood, ILIL18,77332−75%

176Olney, ILIL8,34732+39%

177Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69032−56%

178Berwyn, ILIL55,00131−52%

179Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03631+24%

180East Alton, ILIL5,62131−47%

181Milan, ILIL5,02831+15%

182Yorkville, ILIL26,73031−71%

183Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17530−83%

184Hinsdale, ILIL17,57330−68%

185Sandwich, ILIL7,38030−38%

186Taylorville, ILIL10,52230+58%

187Beach Park, ILIL14,11429−40%

188Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56029+81%

189Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45029−87%

190Romeoville, ILIL41,28129−72%

191Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65828−55%

192Du Quoin, ILIL5,56928–

193Volo, ILIL6,80528+211%

194Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17927+145%

195Carlinville, ILIL5,46527+145%

196Hillsboro, ILIL6,18427−21%

197Island Lake, ILIL8,04727−80%

198Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76727+23%

199Montgomery, ILIL21,97826+53%

200Zion, ILIL24,44726−85%

201Crest Hill, ILIL20,69525−66%

202Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03925+32%

203Bridgeview, ILIL16,52124−4%

204Frankfort, ILIL21,36524−85%

205Gages Lake, ILIL10,81924−71%

206Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85824−88%

207North Chicago, ILIL34,05024−86%

208Woodstock, ILIL25,74024−86%

209Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21523+229%

210Mendota, ILIL6,89423−41%

211Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68122−41%

212Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67522−65%

213Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28322−84%

214Lincoln, ILIL12,98122−81%

215North Riverside, ILIL7,16122–

216Silvis, ILIL7,97922−24%

217Kankakee, ILIL23,40021−86%

218Savoy, ILIL9,11321−28%

219Sterling, ILIL14,39421+0%

220Westmont, ILIL24,15521−48%

221Wheeling, ILIL38,39121−53%

222Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98920−68%

223Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10120–

224Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56320−73%

225Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84420+100%

226Plano, ILIL12,67719+27%

227Machesney Park, ILIL22,80518−81%

228Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55218+38%

229West Dundee, ILIL8,57018−60%

230Westchester, ILIL16,30017–

231West Frankfort, ILIL7,10517−70%

232Glenwood, ILIL8,41616–

233Countryside, ILIL6,26015−58%

234East St. Louis, ILIL17,68215–

235Itasca, ILIL9,48815−44%

236Lyons, ILIL10,43315+88%

237Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88715+67%

238Antioch, ILIL15,00014−85%

239Effingham, ILIL12,40614–

240Northfield, ILIL5,63214−91%

241Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,87413–

242Matteson, ILIL18,54313−24%

243Park Forest, ILIL21,07913−63%

244South Barrington, ILIL5,07113+8%

245Carterville, ILIL5,83912−74%

246Calumet City, ILIL34,79811−85%

247Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26211−66%

248Lansing, ILIL28,06811−63%

249Posen, ILIL5,40511−27%

250Streamwood, ILIL38,27711−83%

251Addison, ILIL35,75810−89%

252Fox Lake, ILIL10,84910−52%

253Murphysboro, ILIL6,97710−85%

254Pontiac, ILIL10,80610−71%

255Riverside, ILIL8,93910−78%

256Spring Valley, ILIL5,40810+67%

257Highland, ILIL10,0429−80%

258Niles, ILIL30,4439−25%

259Blue Island, ILIL21,8058+14%

260Manteno, ILIL9,2018−92%

261Steger, ILIL9,3528−67%

262Willow Springs, ILIL5,7888−68%

263Lake Barrington, ILIL5,1307−73%

264South Holland, ILIL20,7497−72%

265Greenville, ILIL7,4696−89%

266Johnsburg, ILIL6,4456−74%

267Bartonville, ILIL5,8045−88%

268Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5085−71%

269Wilmington, ILIL5,6145−78%

270Gilberts, ILIL9,0824–

271Harvard, ILIL9,5044−64%

272Northlake, ILIL12,4623−86%

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