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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. The median across all 272 is 57. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Rock Falls, IL, up 245 places to #30.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWELSH POPULATIONVS 2010

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

02▲1Springfield, ILIL112,989808−8%

03▼1Naperville, ILIL153,114700−17%

04Peoria, ILIL110,920676+1%

05▲4Joliet, ILIL152,241476+4%

06▲8Champaign, ILIL91,1954350%

07Aurora, ILIL181,505428−55%

08▲4Bloomington, ILIL78,804427−27%

09▲4Normal, ILIL53,275423+24%

10▼5Rockford, ILIL147,384387−32%

11▲18O'Fallon, ILIL32,656360+213%

12▼4Oak Park, ILIL52,823357−17%

13▲5Evanston, ILIL76,380341−32%

14▲78LaSalle, ILIL9,388341+3310%

15▲21Downers Grove, ILIL50,365326+43%

16▲11Skokie, ILIL66,544302+146%

17▼2Plainfield, ILIL50,043283+75%

18▲24Moline, ILIL42,362241+43%

19▲11Urbana, ILIL39,719237+32%

20▼9Wheaton, ILIL54,065237−37%

21▲231Salem, ILIL7,035230+277%

22▼2Elgin, ILIL115,476218−36%

23▲205Troy, ILIL11,893214+970%

24▲21Granite City, ILIL26,807213−25%

25▲9East Moline, ILIL20,453212+88%

26▼9Palatine, ILIL65,842210−30%

27▼11Elmhurst, ILIL46,111208+163%

28▲4Jacksonville, ILIL17,752203+148%

29▲56Loves Park, ILIL23,712202+68%

30▲245Rock Falls, ILIL8,521202+1247%

31▲6Schaumburg, ILIL77,249187−28%

32▲23Charleston, ILIL17,466185+76%

33▼27Decatur, ILIL67,884170−54%

34▲27Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288164−50%

35▲25St. Charles, ILIL33,594163−56%

36▲83Collinsville, ILIL23,717159−34%

37▲26Bartlett, ILIL40,855158−24%

38▲58Rock Island, ILIL36,225155+7%

39▲223Streator, ILIL12,190154+100%

40▲176West Chicago, ILIL25,296152+42%

41▲148Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825151+53%

42▲12Cary, ILIL17,932150+39%

43▲27Marion, ILIL17,148149+126%

44▼11Huntley, ILIL29,132141+53%

45▲41Park Ridge, ILIL38,463140−39%

46▲22Freeport, ILIL23,202139+25%

47▼23Quincy, ILIL38,918136−26%

48▲29Batavia, ILIL26,586135−4%

49▲60Gurnee, ILIL30,458135+8%

50▲93South Beloit, ILIL7,996133+250%

51▲47Elburn, ILIL7,084132+474%

52▲78Des Plaines, ILIL58,772131−26%

53▲206Oswego, ILIL39,948129+82%

54▼32Glenview, ILIL47,711126−39%

55Metropolis, ILIL5,727124+91%

56▼13Algonquin, ILIL30,824122+294%

57▲2Lombard, ILIL44,399118−46%

58▲39Forest Park, ILIL13,829117+109%

59▼19Wilmette, ILIL27,459117−57%

60▼50Edwardsville, ILIL26,463116−41%

61▲65Woodridge, ILIL34,028116−40%

62▲140Carpentersville, ILIL37,045113+33%

63▼35DeKalb, ILIL40,467113−45%

64▼38Washington, ILIL15,902113−14%

65▲55Inverness, ILIL7,418111+909%

66▲49Northbrook, ILIL34,744109−45%

67▼36Godfrey, ILIL17,620108−47%

68▼30Pekin, ILIL31,277108+1%

69▲176Geneseo, ILIL6,505107+13%

70▼13Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395106−73%

71▲35Tinley Park, ILIL55,140106+10%

72▼20Galesburg, ILIL28,581104−54%

73▲164Minooka, ILIL12,899104+235%

74▲118Sycamore, ILIL19,083104+70%

75▲50Monmouth, ILIL8,599103+29%

76▲13Villa Park, ILIL21,888102−46%

77▲44Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187100+25%

78▲9Mahomet, ILIL10,51699+148%

79▼8Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80398−68%

80▲130Winfield, ILIL10,14697−25%

81▲42Brookfield, ILIL18,87996+30%

82▲96Macomb, ILIL14,53096−17%

83▲52Carol Stream, ILIL39,31592+51%

84▲58Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86892+42%

85▲94Mokena, ILIL19,89792−10%

86▼63Belleville, ILIL40,23790−71%

87▼15Chatham, ILIL14,57990+14%

88▼39Danville, ILIL28,13890−66%

89▼70Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21689−76%

90▼26Lemont, ILIL18,51389+48%

91▲85Dixon, ILIL14,58288−11%

92▼39East Peoria, ILIL22,08888+22%

93▼18Libertyville, ILIL20,70187−64%

94▲57Swansea, ILIL14,35687+34%

95▼51Alton, ILIL25,01386−38%

96▲40Princeton, ILIL7,67485+286%

97▲72Shorewood, ILIL18,53685−16%

98▲43Chillicothe, ILIL6,03384−40%

99▼6Highland Park, ILIL30,76784+236%

100▲168Robinson, ILIL7,28382+78%

101▲82Oak Forest, ILIL26,79278+50%

102Lisle, ILIL23,43277−26%

103▲49Midlothian, ILIL13,84177+40%

104▲25New Lenox, ILIL28,89377−3%

105▲19Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81075−29%

106▼48Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89874+23%

107▲112Hanover Park, ILIL36,56874−44%

108▼1Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59073−18%

109▲30Lake Villa, ILIL8,69272+22%

110▲86Warrenville, ILIL15,21172+414%

111▼33Waukegan, ILIL87,94072−50%

112▼46Winnetka, ILIL12,51871−65%

113▲73Centralia, ILIL11,86370−51%

114▲132Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65570+233%

115▲165Round Lake, ILIL18,52670+56%

116▲32La Grange Park, ILIL13,45369+47%

117▼12Elk Grove, ILIL31,88568−61%

118▼70Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75068−74%

119▲136Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38168+162%

120Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67967+5%

121▲23South Elgin, ILIL25,65666+3%

122▲84Litchfield, ILIL6,59865+195%

123▼58Monticello, ILIL6,08065+16%

124▲23Grayslake, ILIL21,14064+78%

125▼26La Grange, ILIL15,93564−40%

126▲58Benton, ILIL6,55863+70%

127▲22Campton Hills, ILIL10,89463−20%

128▲37Mundelein, ILIL32,68063−58%

129▲79Ottawa, ILIL18,68460+46%

130▲95Palos Heights, ILIL12,08460+11%

131▼21Wood River, ILIL10,22459+228%

132▼24Waterloo, ILIL11,13258+107%

133▼66Herrin, ILIL12,26857−43%

134▼113Mattoon, ILIL16,66757+24%

135▼40Morton Grove, ILIL24,58257+200%

136▼24Roscoe, ILIL11,03457−45%

137▲23Shiloh, ILIL14,60456−61%

138Spring Grove, ILIL5,52656–

139▲27Belvidere, ILIL25,46254−28%

140▼29Channahon, ILIL14,53053+83%

141▲72Columbia, ILIL10,86553+10%

142▼80River Forest, ILIL11,39353–

143▲64North Aurora, ILIL19,40652+41%

144▲6Wauconda, ILIL13,99352+6%

145▼54Geneva, ILIL21,13850−73%

146▼67Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81249−36%

147▼44Roselle, ILIL22,75649−40%

148▼32Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47648−64%

149▼102Morton, ILIL17,56548−57%

150▼94Darien, ILIL22,03247−49%

151▼67Lake Forest, ILIL19,73147−73%

152▲79Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52547−27%

153▼107Harrisburg, ILIL7,92244−41%

154▼8Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90244+110%

155▲45Willowbrook, ILIL9,12643−35%

156▼29Lockport, ILIL27,82242−32%

157▲73Morris, ILIL14,66942−31%

158▲27Burbank, ILIL28,57840−67%

159▼77Canton, ILIL13,29740−80%

160▼80Carbondale, ILIL21,81140−54%

161▼24Mascoutah, ILIL9,23939+44%

162▼89Western Springs, ILIL13,588390%

163▲12Cicero, ILIL81,85838−27%

164▲103Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206380%

165▼20Homer Glen, ILIL24,87337+164%

166▲100Barrington, ILIL10,58636+300%

167▲31Clinton, ILIL6,78135−42%

168▲67Crete, ILIL8,34535+192%

169▲3Bradley, ILIL15,21434−41%

170▲18Deerfield, ILIL19,64234−60%

171▼88McHenry, ILIL29,21734−87%

172▼34Orland Park, ILIL57,95434−70%

173▲96Rockton, ILIL7,87034−15%

174▼56Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96333−11%

175▲29Homewood, ILIL18,77332−75%

176▼88Olney, ILIL8,34732+39%

177▼15Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69032−56%

178▲80Berwyn, ILIL55,00131−52%

179▲24Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03631+24%

180East Alton, ILIL5,62131−47%

181▼67Milan, ILIL5,02831+15%

182▲8Yorkville, ILIL26,73031−71%

183▼144Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17530−83%

184▼108Hinsdale, ILIL17,57330−68%

185▼52Sandwich, ILIL7,38030−38%

186▼23Taylorville, ILIL10,52230+58%

187▼26Beach Park, ILIL14,11429−40%

188▼57Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56029+81%

189Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45029−87%

190▼22Romeoville, ILIL41,28129−72%

191▼97Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65828−55%

192▼88Du Quoin, ILIL5,56928–

193▼35Volo, ILIL6,80528+211%

194▲7Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17927+145%

195▼42Carlinville, ILIL5,46527+145%

196▼155Hillsboro, ILIL6,18427−21%

197▲66Island Lake, ILIL8,04727−80%

198▼129Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76727+23%

199▼28Montgomery, ILIL21,97826+53%

200Zion, ILIL24,44726−85%

201▼28Crest Hill, ILIL20,69525−66%

202▼35Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03925+32%

203▲51Bridgeview, ILIL16,52124−4%

204▲17Frankfort, ILIL21,36524−85%

205▼49Gages Lake, ILIL10,81924−71%

206▼171Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85824−88%

207▲19North Chicago, ILIL34,05024−86%

208▼91Woodstock, ILIL25,74024−86%

209▲9Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21523+229%

210▼56Mendota, ILIL6,89423−41%

211Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68122−41%

212▲44Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67522−65%

213▼18Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28322−84%

214▼113Lincoln, ILIL12,98122−81%

215North Riverside, ILIL7,16122–

216▼22Silvis, ILIL7,97922−24%

217▲19Kankakee, ILIL23,40021−86%

218▼96Savoy, ILIL9,11321−28%

219▼138Sterling, ILIL14,394210%

220▼88Westmont, ILIL24,15521−48%

221▲27Wheeling, ILIL38,39121−53%

222▲2Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98920−68%

223Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10120–

224▼13Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56320−73%

225▼44Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84420+100%

226Plano, ILIL12,67719+27%

227▼114Machesney Park, ILIL22,80518−81%

228Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55218+38%

229▲12West Dundee, ILIL8,57018−60%

230▼66Westchester, ILIL16,30017–

231▼8West Frankfort, ILIL7,10517−70%

232Glenwood, ILIL8,41616–

233▲43Countryside, ILIL6,26015−58%

234East St. Louis, ILIL17,68215–

235▼21Itasca, ILIL9,48815−44%

236Lyons, ILIL10,43315+88%

237▼4Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88715+67%

238▼98Antioch, ILIL15,00014−85%

239▼27Effingham, ILIL12,40614–

240▼189Northfield, ILIL5,63214−91%

241Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,87413–

242Matteson, ILIL18,54313−24%

243▼34Park Forest, ILIL21,07913−63%

244South Barrington, ILIL5,07113+8%

245▼171Carterville, ILIL5,83912−74%

246Calumet City, ILIL34,79811−85%

247▼32Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26211−66%

248▼51Lansing, ILIL28,06811−63%

249Posen, ILIL5,40511−27%

250▼63Streamwood, ILIL38,27711−83%

251▼60Addison, ILIL35,75810−89%

252▼202Fox Lake, ILIL10,84910−52%

253▼125Murphysboro, ILIL6,97710−85%

254▲24Pontiac, ILIL10,80610−71%

255▼35Riverside, ILIL8,93910−78%

256▲5Spring Valley, ILIL5,40810+67%

257▲8Highland, ILIL10,0429−80%

258▼65Niles, ILIL30,4439−25%

259▼8Blue Island, ILIL21,8058+14%

260▼235Manteno, ILIL9,2018−92%

261▼17Steger, ILIL9,3528−67%

262▼80Willow Springs, ILIL5,7888−68%

263▼46Lake Barrington, ILIL5,1307−73%

264▼4South Holland, ILIL20,7497−72%

265▼95Greenville, ILIL7,4696−89%

266▼24Johnsburg, ILIL6,4456−74%

267▼110Bartonville, ILIL5,8045−88%

268▲5Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5085−71%

269▼95Wilmington, ILIL5,6145−78%

270Gilberts, ILIL9,0824–

271▼112Harvard, ILIL9,5044−64%

272Northlake, ILIL12,4623−86%

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