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Least racially diverse, Illinois cities

Illinois cities with the lowest CensusEasy Diversity Score, where most residents share the same race or ethnicity (2024 ACS). This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 336 is 55. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Harrisburg, IL, up 73 places to #11.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 1990
01▲8Litchfield, ILIL6,5987+104%
02▲11West Frankfort, ILIL7,10510+1385%
03▲8Jerseyville, ILIL8,40911+600%
04▲34Chillicothe, ILIL6,03312+26%
05▲2Columbia, ILIL10,86512+119%
06▼1Monticello, ILIL6,08013+679%
07▼4Paris, ILIL8,02614+139%
08▼4Waterloo, ILIL11,13214+708%
09▲6Washington, ILIL15,90215+598%
10▼8East St. Louis, ILIL17,68218+268%
11▲73Harrisburg, ILIL7,92218+11%
12▲4Bethalto, ILIL9,20219+947%
13▲4Eureka, ILIL5,12919+357%
14▲13Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72319+266%
15▼1Morton, ILIL17,56519+496%
16▼15Pana, ILIL5,01019+1319%
17▲5Olney, ILIL8,34720+962%
18▲12Effingham, ILIL12,40620+902%
19▼1Salem, ILIL7,03520+83%
20▼14Highland, ILIL10,04221+1568%
21East Peoria, ILIL22,08821+316%
22▼3Carlinville, ILIL5,46521+192%
23▲12Lake Holiday, ILIL5,64122–
24▼12Taylorville, ILIL10,52223+866%
25▲3Mount Zion, ILIL5,88023+752%
26▲16Glencoe, ILIL8,72423+47%
27▲2Riverdale, ILIL10,28023−64%
28▲8Dolton, ILIL20,67124−65%
29▲22Carterville, ILIL5,83924+1026%
30▼20Benton, ILIL6,55824+595%
31▼11Clinton, ILIL6,78125+479%
32▼1Mattoon, ILIL16,66725+194%
33▲26New Lenox, ILIL28,89325+342%
34▲23Mokena, ILIL19,89726+714%
35▲20Manteno, ILIL9,20126+1336%
36▲24Troy, ILIL11,89326+596%
37▼13Pekin, ILIL31,27726+797%
38▲12East Alton, ILIL5,62126+1341%
39▲14Winnetka, ILIL12,51827+265%
40▼14Western Springs, ILIL13,58827+265%
41▲22Chatham, ILIL14,57927+1205%
42▼34Geneseo, ILIL6,50527+633%
43▼18Bartonville, ILIL5,80428+282%
44▲10Godfrey, ILIL17,62028+74%
45▼8Johnsburg, ILIL6,44528–
46▲30Richton Park, ILIL12,48328−47%
47▲24Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38128+319%
48▼8Lincoln, ILIL12,98128+224%
49▼5Cicero, ILIL81,85828−53%
50▲17Campton Hills, ILIL10,89429–
51▼17Palos Heights, ILIL12,08429+188%
52▲14Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21530−54%
53▼10Wood River, ILIL10,22431+716%
54▼13Coal City, ILIL5,83131+344%
55▲17Elburn, ILIL7,08431+510%
56▼23Princeton, ILIL7,67431+1122%
57▲20Peru, ILIL9,78031+342%
58▲3Deerfield, ILIL19,64231+246%
59▼12Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13032+481%
60▲8Du Quoin, ILIL5,56932+106%
61▲4Quincy, ILIL38,91832+160%
62▼16Braidwood, ILIL6,25932+325%
63▼24Herrin, ILIL12,26832+2233%
64▲63Marengo, ILIL7,73732+70%
65▲14Maryville, ILIL8,41332+342%
66▲25Northfield, ILIL5,63233+163%
67▲7Canton, ILIL13,29733+126%
68▲7Robinson, ILIL7,28334+756%
69▼13Lemont, ILIL18,51334+242%
70▲3Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02434−49%
71▲7Lockport, ILIL27,82235+372%
72▲20Marion, ILIL17,14835+170%
73▲44Edwardsville, ILIL26,46335+66%
74▼29Homer Glen, ILIL24,87335–
75▲26Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76735+209%
76▼53Wilmington, ILIL5,61436+932%
77▼29Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56336+427%
78▼8Spring Grove, ILIL5,52636+705%
79▼15Geneva, ILIL21,13837+431%
80▲39Morris, ILIL14,66938+272%
81▲2Ottawa, ILIL18,68438+228%
82▲32Charleston, ILIL17,46638+205%
83▲17Willow Springs, ILIL5,78839+415%
84▼2Park Ridge, ILIL38,46339+343%
85▼4Milan, ILIL5,02840+273%
86▲32Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89840+84%
87▲11Batavia, ILIL26,58640+138%
88▼26University Park, ILIL7,01940−9%
89▲16Pontiac, ILIL10,80640+6%
90▼5Barrington, ILIL10,58640+369%
91▼39Mahomet, ILIL10,51640+1341%
92▲3Metropolis, ILIL5,72740+102%
93▲13Jacksonville, ILIL17,75241+144%
94▼6Sandwich, ILIL7,38041+362%
95▼6Sycamore, ILIL19,08341+213%
96Highland Park, ILIL30,76742+99%
97▲63Greenville, ILIL7,46942+202%
98▲23Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20642+359%
99▲10Downers Grove, ILIL50,36542+124%
100▼13Libertyville, ILIL20,70142+178%
101▼21Roscoe, ILIL11,03442+526%
102▲21Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86842+172%
103▼34Channahon, ILIL14,53042+329%
104▲38Centralia, ILIL11,86342+46%
105▼73Rockton, ILIL7,87042+823%
106▲71Summit, ILIL10,75342−44%
107▼13Machesney Park, ILIL22,80543+371%
108▼50Manhattan, ILIL10,94343+581%
109▼23Lake Forest, ILIL19,73143+256%
110▲3McHenry, ILIL29,21743+470%
111▼12Matteson, ILIL18,54344−36%
112▼2Cary, ILIL17,93244+367%
113▲12Palos Hills, ILIL18,02844+185%
114▲47Kewanee, ILIL12,11545+177%
115▼4Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68145+264%
116▲21Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28846+413%
117▼10Vandalia, ILIL7,10846+92%
118▲12Minooka, ILIL12,89946+941%
119▲15Macomb, ILIL14,53046+74%
120▼30Winfield, ILIL10,14646+278%
121▲10Island Lake, ILIL8,04747+269%
122▼25La Grange, ILIL15,93547+121%
123▲36Inverness, ILIL7,41847+219%
124▲26Spring Valley, ILIL5,40847+464%
125▲26Genoa, ILIL5,54747+564%
126▲50West Dundee, ILIL8,57047+1215%
127▼25Mascoutah, ILIL9,23947+194%
128▼24Huntley, ILIL29,13247+605%
129▲36Melrose Park, ILIL23,93647−18%
130▲65River Forest, ILIL11,39348+184%
131▼82Calumet Park, ILIL6,77248−14%
132▲79Stickney, ILIL6,89748+158%
133▼9Hillsboro, ILIL6,18448+495%
134▼31Orland Park, ILIL57,95448+228%
135▲13Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67948+386%
136▼14Norridge, ILIL14,80849+540%
137▲10Bradley, ILIL15,21449+773%
138▲17LaSalle, ILIL9,38849+337%
139▲23Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52550+332%
140▼2South Beloit, ILIL7,99650+86%
141▲13Antioch, ILIL15,00050+747%
142▼10Wilmette, ILIL27,45950+141%
143▲15Dixon, ILIL14,58250+82%
144▼15Rock Falls, ILIL8,52150+95%
145▼12Tinley Park, ILIL55,14050+309%
146▲43Roselle, ILIL22,75650+133%
147▲41Orland Hills, ILIL6,66350+112%
148▲4Wheaton, ILIL54,06550+152%
149▼14Elmhurst, ILIL46,11150+289%
150▲25Calumet City, ILIL34,79851−12%
151▲19Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18751+78%
152▼40Fox Lake, ILIL10,84951+555%
153▲46Long Grove, ILIL8,34351+300%
154▲18Normal, ILIL53,27551+168%
155▲71Silvis, ILIL7,97952+36%
156▼41La Grange Park, ILIL13,45352+603%
157▼29Hampshire, ILIL9,26652+645%
158▲34Park City, ILIL7,89352+2%
159▼51South Holland, ILIL20,74952+52%
160▼14Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75052+196%
161▼21Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21652+212%
162▼46Frankfort, ILIL21,36552+771%
163▼43Streator, ILIL12,19052+234%
164▼11Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10152+314%
165▼39St. Charles, ILIL33,59453+473%
166▼30Northbrook, ILIL34,74453+190%
167▼74Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59353+1068%
168▲12Shorewood, ILIL18,53654+341%
169▲25Darien, ILIL22,03255+100%
170▼7Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65855+267%
171▲13Wauconda, ILIL13,99355+390%
172▼4Algonquin, ILIL30,82455+589%
173▼17Hinsdale, ILIL17,57356+282%
174▼35Riverside, ILIL8,93956+663%
175▲10Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17956+123%
176▼32Lakemoor, ILIL6,44956+435%
177▼32Granite City, ILIL26,80756+806%
178▲3Glenwood, ILIL8,41656+6%
179▼36Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81056+439%
180▲34Volo, ILIL6,80556–
181▲42Woodstock, ILIL25,74057+153%
182▲30Chester, ILIL6,84757+11%
183▼19Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96358+352%
184▲31Brookfield, ILIL18,87958+505%
185▲1Markham, ILIL11,27458+26%
186▼12Murphysboro, ILIL6,97758+95%
187▲52Swansea, ILIL14,35658+226%
188▲20Monmouth, ILIL8,59958+356%
189▲15Countryside, ILIL6,26058+421%
190Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,87458–
191▼24Collinsville, ILIL23,71759+327%
192▲15Bellwood, ILIL18,11659+6%
193▼10Galesburg, ILIL28,58159+107%
194▼37Loves Park, ILIL23,71259+463%
195▲5Grayslake, ILIL21,14059+585%
196▲57Schiller Park, ILIL11,31759+56%
197▲5Springfield, ILIL112,98960+86%
198▼32Worth, ILIL10,69660+750%
199▲64Posen, ILIL5,40560+177%
200▲25Alton, ILIL25,01360+26%
201O'Fallon, ILIL32,65660+115%
202▼29Yorkville, ILIL26,73061+766%
203▲28Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47661+198%
204▼35Lake Villa, ILIL8,69262+1071%
205Bloomington, ILIL78,80462+170%
206▼16Glenview, ILIL47,71162+165%
207▼4Park Forest, ILIL21,07962+13%
208▼67Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56062+308%
209▼31Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76163+333%
210▼19Elk Grove, ILIL31,88563+150%
211▲8Sterling, ILIL14,39463+72%
212▲44Franklin Park, ILIL18,04563+44%
213▼42Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,44863–
214▲3North Aurora, ILIL19,40663+156%
215▼33Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59063+1796%
216▲4Freeport, ILIL23,20263+114%
217▼7Rochelle, ILIL9,49863+115%
218▼21Itasca, ILIL9,48864+184%
219▼21Mendota, ILIL6,89464+223%
220▼41Lynwood, ILIL9,29764+48%
221▲21Decatur, ILIL67,88465+74%
222▼73Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88766+1188%
223▲23Villa Park, ILIL21,88866+179%
224▲14Northlake, ILIL12,46266+50%
225▲5Harvard, ILIL9,50466+160%
226▼8Lombard, ILIL44,39966+253%
227▲34Gilberts, ILIL9,08266+1428%
228▼7Plainfield, ILIL50,04366+1230%
229▼36Willowbrook, ILIL9,12666+131%
230▼6Gages Lake, ILIL10,81967+469%
231▲9Lisle, ILIL23,43267+156%
232▲13Belvidere, ILIL25,46267+158%
233▲18Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67567+423%
234▲36Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55267+54%
235▼22Oak Forest, ILIL26,79267+479%
236▲7Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45067+681%
237▼1Berwyn, ILIL55,00167+195%
238▲20Oak Brook, ILIL8,10867+62%
239▲28Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26267+409%
240▲14Highwood, ILIL5,32367+21%
241▲27Lyons, ILIL10,43368+305%
242▲30South Barrington, ILIL5,07168+298%
243▼11Wood Dale, ILIL14,08168+213%
244▼17Warrenville, ILIL15,21169+311%
245▲5Flossmoor, ILIL9,35869+99%
246▼18Savoy, ILIL9,11369+189%
247▼6Niles, ILIL30,44369+186%
248▼15Maywood, ILIL23,33070+91%
249▼14Harvey, ILIL19,84970+66%
250▲34Plano, ILIL12,67770+101%
251▲11Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84470+148%
252▼30River Grove, ILIL10,40970+472%
253▼16Moline, ILIL42,36270+207%
254▼2Shiloh, ILIL14,60470+295%
255▲9Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90270+96%
256▼50Oswego, ILIL39,94870+1873%
257▲20Rock Island, ILIL36,22570+59%
258▲1Burbank, ILIL28,57871+415%
259▼50Sauk, ILIL9,62471+25%
260▼3Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98971+474%
261▲4Belleville, ILIL40,23771+252%
262▼14Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81271+337%
263▼8Naperville, ILIL153,11471+257%
264▼15Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39571+130%
265▲15North Riverside, ILIL7,16172+587%
266Westmont, ILIL24,15572+107%
267▼51Bridgeview, ILIL16,52172+404%
268▲11Oak Park, ILIL52,82372+43%
269▲4Carpentersville, ILIL37,04572+55%
270▼10Palatine, ILIL65,84272+288%
271▼84Crestwood, ILIL10,52972+293%
272▼76Broadview, ILIL7,87172+9%
273▲5Danville, ILIL28,13873+64%
274▼30Bartlett, ILIL40,85573+269%
275▼4Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03974+82%
276▲11Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82574+171%
277▼2Bensenville, ILIL18,52574+43%
278▲18Montgomery, ILIL21,97875+357%
279▲2Waukegan, ILIL87,94076−1%
280▼11Monee, ILIL5,11976+1103%
281▲24Beardstown, ILIL5,69176+4492%
282▲1Morton Grove, ILIL24,58276+104%
283▲10Gurnee, ILIL30,45876+218%
284▼37South Elgin, ILIL25,65676+214%
285▲10Homewood, ILIL18,77376+239%
286▲6Addison, ILIL35,75877+77%
287▲10Evanston, ILIL76,38077+31%
288▲10Crete, ILIL8,34577+346%
289▼15Justice, ILIL12,28577+77%
290▲11DeKalb, ILIL40,46777+154%
291▼62Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54577+1094%
292▼16Des Plaines, ILIL58,77278+192%
293▲7Carbondale, ILIL21,81178+43%
294▼8Woodridge, ILIL34,02878+119%
295▲24Hillside, ILIL8,14078+132%
296▲8Elgin, ILIL115,47679+38%
297▼3Mundelein, ILIL32,68079+108%
298▼13Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69079+121%
299▼9Schaumburg, ILIL77,24979+210%
300▼18West Chicago, ILIL25,29679+36%
301▼67Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03679+578%
302▼3Peoria, ILIL110,92080+66%
303▲20Lansing, ILIL28,06880+440%
304▲9Champaign, ILIL91,19580+89%
305▼3East Moline, ILIL20,45380+91%
306▲24Berkeley, ILIL5,14181+150%
307▼4Midlothian, ILIL13,84181+394%
308▼20Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17581+222%
309▲3Crest Hill, ILIL20,69581+60%
310▼21Blue Island, ILIL21,80581+18%
311▲13Beach Park, ILIL14,11481+236%
312▼2Rantoul, ILIL11,99181+98%
313▼4Steger, ILIL9,35281+251%
314▲11Urbana, ILIL39,71982+52%
315▲5Wheeling, ILIL38,39182+154%
316▼25Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28382+847%
317▼10Westchester, ILIL16,30082+654%
318▼3Round Lake, ILIL18,52682+156%
319▲2Forest Park, ILIL13,82982+54%
320▼9Joliet, ILIL152,24183+29%
321▼13Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50883+10%
322▼4Rockford, ILIL147,38483+92%
323▼17Carol Stream, ILIL39,31584+150%
324▼10Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85884+135%
325▼8Skokie, ILIL66,54484+89%
326▲1Streamwood, ILIL38,27785+180%
327▼5Kankakee, ILIL23,40085+37%
328▼2Romeoville, ILIL41,28185+170%
329▲2Zion, ILIL24,44786+54%
330▼2Aurora, ILIL181,50587+34%
331▼15Alsip, ILIL18,48387+234%
332▼3Hanover Park, ILIL36,56888+89%
333▼1North Chicago, ILIL34,05089+19%
334▼1Chicago, ILIL2,731,58591+9%
335▼1Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65592+99%
336▼1Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80393+72%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES