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Least racially diverse, Illinois cities · 2000

Illinois cities with the lowest CensusEasy Diversity Score, where most residents share the same race or ethnicity (2023 ACS). This list covers the 331 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 2000

01Jerseyville, ILIL8,4092+0%

02Pana, ILIL5,0102+0%

03Monticello, ILIL6,0802+0%

04Waterloo, ILIL11,1322+0%

05Benton, ILIL6,5583+0%

06West Frankfort, ILIL7,1053+0%

07Mount Zion, ILIL5,8803+0%

08Washington, ILIL15,9023+0%

09Columbia, ILIL10,8653+0%

10Geneseo, ILIL6,5054+0%

11Paris, ILIL8,0264+0%

12Litchfield, ILIL6,5984+0%

13Mahomet, ILIL10,5164+0%

14Bartonville, ILIL5,8044+0%

15Johnsburg, ILIL6,4454+0%

16Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7235+0%

17Highland, ILIL10,0425+0%

18Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2065+0%

19Taylorville, ILIL10,5225+0%

20Eureka, ILIL5,1295+0%

21East St. Louis, ILIL17,6825+0%

22Effingham, ILIL12,4065+0%

23Olney, ILIL8,3475+0%

24Coal City, ILIL5,8315+0%

25Morton, ILIL17,5655+0%

26Bethalto, ILIL9,2025+0%

27Princeton, ILIL7,6746+0%

28East Alton, ILIL5,6216+0%

29Wood River, ILIL10,2246+0%

30East Peoria, ILIL22,0886+0%

31Chatham, ILIL14,5796+0%

32Lake Barrington, ILIL5,1306+0%

33Carlinville, ILIL5,4656+0%

34Herrin, ILIL12,2686+0%

35Elburn, ILIL7,0846+0%

36Salem, ILIL7,0356+0%

37Western Springs, ILIL13,5886+0%

38Hampshire, ILIL9,2667+0%

39Hillsboro, ILIL6,1847+0%

40Spring Grove, ILIL5,5267+0%

41Wilmington, ILIL5,6147+0%

42Rockton, ILIL7,8707+0%

43Mattoon, ILIL16,6678+0%

44Carterville, ILIL5,8398+0%

45Clinton, ILIL6,7818+0%

46Manteno, ILIL9,2018+0%

47Minooka, ILIL12,8998+0%

48Braidwood, ILIL6,2598+0%

49Manhattan, ILIL10,9438+0%

50Robinson, ILIL7,2839+0%

51Yorkville, ILIL26,7309+0%

52Troy, ILIL11,8939+0%

53New Lenox, ILIL28,8939+0%

54Chillicothe, ILIL6,0339+0%

55Palos Heights, ILIL12,08410+0%

56Winnetka, ILIL12,51810+0%

57Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54510+0%

58Lemont, ILIL18,51310+0%

59Pekin, ILIL31,27710+0%

60Channahon, ILIL14,53010+0%

61Chester, ILIL6,84711+0%

62Deerfield, ILIL19,64211+0%

63Mokena, ILIL19,89711+0%

64Lincoln, ILIL12,98112+0%

65Glencoe, ILIL8,72412+0%

66Barrington, ILIL10,58612+0%

67Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56312+0%

68Geneva, ILIL21,13812+0%

69Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59312+0%

70Machesney Park, ILIL22,80512+0%

71Gilberts, ILIL9,08212+0%

72Roscoe, ILIL11,03413+0%

73Granite City, ILIL26,80713+0%

74Peru, ILIL9,78013+0%

75Bradley, ILIL15,21413+0%

76Godfrey, ILIL17,62014+0%

77Park Ridge, ILIL38,46314+0%

78Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67914+0%

79Plainfield, ILIL50,04314+0%

80Maryville, ILIL8,41314+0%

81Quincy, ILIL38,91815+0%

82Lockport, ILIL27,82215+0%

83Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38115+0%

84Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76716+0%

85Norridge, ILIL14,80816+0%

86Antioch, ILIL15,00016+0%

87Monee, ILIL5,11916+0%

88Lake Forest, ILIL19,73116+0%

89Marion, ILIL17,14816+0%

90Huntley, ILIL29,13216+0%

91Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96316+0%

92Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68116+0%

93Winfield, ILIL10,14616+0%

94Mascoutah, ILIL9,23916+0%

95Frankfort, ILIL21,36517+0%

96Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56017+0%

97Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52517+0%

98Cary, ILIL17,93217+0%

99West Dundee, ILIL8,57017+0%

100Fox Lake, ILIL10,84917+0%

101Algonquin, ILIL30,82417+0%

102Riverside, ILIL8,93917+0%

103Lake Villa, ILIL8,69217+0%

104Charleston, ILIL17,46617+0%

105Ottawa, ILIL18,68418+0%

106Loves Park, ILIL23,71218+0%

107Monmouth, ILIL8,59918+0%

108Hinsdale, ILIL17,57318+0%

109Morris, ILIL14,66918+0%

110Milan, ILIL5,02818+0%

111Willow Springs, ILIL5,78818+0%

112Northfield, ILIL5,63218+0%

113Spring Valley, ILIL5,40818+0%

114Sycamore, ILIL19,08319+0%

115Orland Park, ILIL57,95419+0%

116Shorewood, ILIL18,53619+0%

117McHenry, ILIL29,21719+0%

118Oswego, ILIL39,94819+0%

119La Grange Park, ILIL13,45320+0%

120Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45020+0%

121Libertyville, ILIL20,70120+0%

122Metropolis, ILIL5,72720+0%

123Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81020+0%

124Tinley Park, ILIL55,14020+0%

125Collinsville, ILIL23,71720+0%

126Elmhurst, ILIL46,11120+0%

127Sandwich, ILIL7,38020+0%

128Harrisburg, ILIL7,92220+0%

129Inverness, ILIL7,41821+0%

130Du Quoin, ILIL5,56921+0%

131Jacksonville, ILIL17,75221+0%

132Crestwood, ILIL10,52921+0%

133St. Charles, ILIL33,59421+0%

134Batavia, ILIL26,58621+0%

135Worth, ILIL10,69621+0%

136Streator, ILIL12,19021+0%

137Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65822+0%

138Gages Lake, ILIL10,81922+0%

139Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28822+0%

140Lakemoor, ILIL6,44922+0%

141LaSalle, ILIL9,38823+0%

142Brookfield, ILIL18,87923+0%

143Kewanee, ILIL12,11524+0%

144Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86824+0%

145Island Lake, ILIL8,04724+0%

146Countryside, ILIL6,26024+0%

147Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03624+0%

148Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76124+0%

149Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89825+0%

150Long Grove, ILIL8,34325+0%

151La Grange, ILIL15,93525+0%

152Wilmette, ILIL27,45925+0%

153Genoa, ILIL5,54725+0%

154Grayslake, ILIL21,14025+0%

155Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59026+0%

156Northbrook, ILIL34,74426+0%

157Canton, ILIL13,29726+0%

158Macomb, ILIL14,53026+0%

159Downers Grove, ILIL50,36526+0%

160Edwardsville, ILIL26,46326+0%

161Wheaton, ILIL54,06526+0%

162Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21626+0%

163Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88726+0%

164Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10127+0%

165Swansea, ILIL14,35627+0%

166South Beloit, ILIL7,99627+0%

167Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75027+0%

168River Grove, ILIL10,40928+0%

169River Forest, ILIL11,39328+0%

170Centralia, ILIL11,86328+0%

171Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98928+0%

172Rock Falls, ILIL8,52128+0%

173Oak Forest, ILIL26,79228+0%

174Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81228+0%

175Normal, ILIL53,27529+0%

176Highland Park, ILIL30,76729+0%

177Riverdale, ILIL10,28029+0%

178Bridgeview, ILIL16,52129+0%

179Burbank, ILIL28,57830+0%

180Marengo, ILIL7,73730+0%

181Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28330+0%

182Palos Hills, ILIL18,02830+0%

183Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67531+0%

184University Park, ILIL7,01931+0%

185North Riverside, ILIL7,16131+0%

186Wauconda, ILIL13,99331+0%

187Roselle, ILIL22,75632+0%

188Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18732+0%

189Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26232+0%

190Crete, ILIL8,34533+0%

191Lombard, ILIL44,39933+0%

192Midlothian, ILIL13,84133+0%

193Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17933+0%

194Orland Hills, ILIL6,66333+0%

195Itasca, ILIL9,48833+0%

196Steger, ILIL9,35234+0%

197Bloomington, ILIL78,80434+0%

198Bartlett, ILIL40,85534+0%

199Pontiac, ILIL10,80634+0%

200Dixon, ILIL14,58235+0%

201Glenview, ILIL47,71135+0%

202Warrenville, ILIL15,21135+0%

203Naperville, ILIL153,11435+0%

204Moline, ILIL42,36236+0%

205Galesburg, ILIL28,58136+0%

206Calumet Park, ILIL6,77236+0%

207Maywood, ILIL23,33036+0%

208Vandalia, ILIL7,10836+0%

209Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21536+0%

210Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47636+0%

211Elk Grove, ILIL31,88536+0%

212Westchester, ILIL16,30037+0%

213O'Fallon, ILIL32,65637+0%

214Dolton, ILIL20,67137+0%

215Freeport, ILIL23,20237+0%

216Wood Dale, ILIL14,08137+0%

217Willowbrook, ILIL9,12637+0%

218North Aurora, ILIL19,40637+0%

219South Barrington, ILIL5,07137+0%

220Lansing, ILIL28,06837+0%

221Montgomery, ILIL21,97838+0%

222Darien, ILIL22,03238+0%

223Belleville, ILIL40,23738+0%

224Shiloh, ILIL14,60438+0%

225Springfield, ILIL112,98938+0%

226Savoy, ILIL9,11339+0%

227Beardstown, ILIL5,69139+0%

228Mendota, ILIL6,89439+0%

229Greenville, ILIL7,46939+0%

230Bellwood, ILIL18,11639+0%

231Villa Park, ILIL21,88839+0%

232Niles, ILIL30,44339+0%

233Silvis, ILIL7,97940+0%

234Lyons, ILIL10,43340+0%

235South Elgin, ILIL25,65640+0%

236Lisle, ILIL23,43241+0%

237Murphysboro, ILIL6,97741+0%

238Harvey, ILIL19,84942+0%

239Beach Park, ILIL14,11442+0%

240Markham, ILIL11,27442+0%

241Gurnee, ILIL30,45842+0%

242Rochelle, ILIL9,49843+0%

243Cicero, ILIL81,85843+0%

244Decatur, ILIL67,88443+0%

245Belvidere, ILIL25,46243+0%

246Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17544+0%

247Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82544+0%

248Rantoul, ILIL11,99145+0%

249Woodstock, ILIL25,74045+0%

250Romeoville, ILIL41,28145+0%

251Sterling, ILIL14,39445+0%

252Stickney, ILIL6,89745+0%

253Alsip, ILIL18,48345+0%

254Homewood, ILIL18,77346+0%

255Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02446+0%

256Volo, ILIL6,80547+0%

257Des Plaines, ILIL58,77247+0%

258Oak Brook, ILIL8,10848+0%

259Schaumburg, ILIL77,24948+0%

260DeKalb, ILIL40,46749+0%

261Rock Island, ILIL36,22549+0%

262Plano, ILIL12,67749+0%

263Palatine, ILIL65,84250+0%

264Alton, ILIL25,01350+0%

265East Moline, ILIL20,45351+0%

266Broadview, ILIL7,87151+0%

267Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03951+0%

268Round Lake, ILIL18,52651+0%

269Westmont, ILIL24,15551+0%

270Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39551+0%

271Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84453+0%

272Morton Grove, ILIL24,58253+0%

273Carol Stream, ILIL39,31553+0%

274Champaign, ILIL91,19554+0%

275Peoria, ILIL110,92056+0%

276Schiller Park, ILIL11,31756+0%

277Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69056+0%

278Danville, ILIL28,13857+0%

279Crest Hill, ILIL20,69557+0%

280Woodridge, ILIL34,02858+0%

281Justice, ILIL12,28558+0%

282Streamwood, ILIL38,27758+0%

283Rockford, ILIL147,38459+0%

284Posen, ILIL5,40560+0%

285Oak Park, ILIL52,82360+0%

286Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85860+0%

287Mundelein, ILIL32,68060+0%

288Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55260+0%

289Flossmoor, ILIL9,35861+0%

290Skokie, ILIL66,54461+0%

291Wheeling, ILIL38,39162+0%

292Harvard, ILIL9,50462+0%

293Carbondale, ILIL21,81162+0%

294Matteson, ILIL18,54362+0%

295Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90262+0%

296Urbana, ILIL39,71963+0%

297Franklin Park, ILIL18,04564+0%

298Berwyn, ILIL55,00165+0%

299Richton Park, ILIL12,48365+0%

300Highwood, ILIL5,32365+0%

301Evanston, ILIL76,38065+0%

302Northlake, ILIL12,46266+0%

303West Chicago, ILIL25,29667+0%

304Melrose Park, ILIL23,93667+0%

305Addison, ILIL35,75868+0%

306South Holland, ILIL20,74968+0%

307Park Forest, ILIL21,07968+0%

308Joliet, ILIL152,24169+0%

309Carpentersville, ILIL37,04569+0%

310Lynwood, ILIL9,29769+0%

311Glenwood, ILIL8,41669+0%

312Bensenville, ILIL18,52571+0%

313Elgin, ILIL115,47672+0%

314Calumet City, ILIL34,79872+0%

315Sauk, ILIL9,62473+0%

316Kankakee, ILIL23,40073+0%

317Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80373+0%

318Aurora, ILIL181,50575+0%

319Zion, ILIL24,44775+0%

320Forest Park, ILIL13,82975+0%

321Summit, ILIL10,75375+0%

322Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65576+0%

323Hanover Park, ILIL36,56876+0%

324Berkeley, ILIL5,14178+0%

325Park City, ILIL7,89380+0%

326Hillside, ILIL8,14081+0%

327Waukegan, ILIL87,94082+0%

328Blue Island, ILIL21,80582+0%

329Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50882+0%

330North Chicago, ILIL34,05083+0%

331Chicago, ILIL2,731,58586+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES