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Least racially diverse, Illinois cities · 2010

Illinois cities with the lowest CensusEasy Diversity Score, where most residents share the same race or ethnicity (2010 ACS). This list covers the 334 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 334 is 42.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 1990

01East St. Louis, ILIL17,6825+4%

02Paris, ILIL8,0265−13%

03Waterloo, ILIL11,1326+226%

04Jerseyville, ILIL8,4097+328%

05Monticello, ILIL6,0807+319%

06Pana, ILIL5,0108+469%

07Benton, ILIL6,5588+126%

08Mount Zion, ILIL5,8808+196%

09Litchfield, ILIL6,5989+148%

10Eureka, ILIL5,1299+117%

11Olney, ILIL8,3479+406%

12Taylorville, ILIL10,5229+296%

13Bethalto, ILIL9,2029+434%

14Columbia, ILIL10,86510+77%

15East Alton, ILIL5,62110+454%

16Morton, ILIL17,56511+232%

17West Frankfort, ILIL7,10511+1505%

18Highland, ILIL10,04211+785%

19Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72311+115%

20Wood River, ILIL10,22412+210%

21Salem, ILIL7,03512+5%

22Chillicothe, ILIL6,03312+25%

23Spring Grove, ILIL5,52612+161%

24Western Springs, ILIL13,58812+62%

25Carlinville, ILIL5,46512+71%

26Washington, ILIL15,90212+472%

27Clinton, ILIL6,78113+198%

28Johnsburg, ILIL6,44513–

29Lake Holiday, ILIL5,64114–

30Princeton, ILIL7,67414+457%

31Wilmington, ILIL5,61414+314%

32Riverdale, ILIL10,28014−78%

33Geneseo, ILIL6,50514+281%

34East Peoria, ILIL22,08814+184%

35Rockton, ILIL7,87015+219%

36Effingham, ILIL12,40615+657%

37Mattoon, ILIL16,66715+76%

38Mahomet, ILIL10,51615+441%

39Campton Hills, ILIL10,89415–

40Coal City, ILIL5,83115+123%

41Bartonville, ILIL5,80415+114%

42Pekin, ILIL31,27715+435%

43Braidwood, ILIL6,25916+113%

44Carterville, ILIL5,83916+674%

45Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13017+209%

46Winnetka, ILIL12,51817+131%

47Herrin, ILIL12,26818+1214%

48Manteno, ILIL9,20118+923%

49New Lenox, ILIL28,89318+222%

50Lincoln, ILIL12,98119+116%

51Homer Glen, ILIL24,87319–

52Godfrey, ILIL17,62019+19%

53Chatham, ILIL14,57919+802%

54Deerfield, ILIL19,64219+109%

55Palos Heights, ILIL12,08419+90%

56Glencoe, ILIL8,72419+22%

57Geneva, ILIL21,13820+183%

58Manhattan, ILIL10,94320+211%

59Troy, ILIL11,89320+437%

60Lemont, ILIL18,51320+100%

61Maryville, ILIL8,41320+179%

62Peru, ILIL9,78021+200%

63Lake Forest, ILIL19,73121+78%

64Dolton, ILIL20,67122−67%

65Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56323+229%

66Du Quoin, ILIL5,56923+48%

67Mokena, ILIL19,89723+625%

68Quincy, ILIL38,91823+88%

69Park Ridge, ILIL38,46324+169%

70Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56024+56%

71Roscoe, ILIL11,03424+256%

72Channahon, ILIL14,53024+144%

73Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59324+432%

74Barrington, ILIL10,58625+189%

75Machesney Park, ILIL22,80525+172%

76Elburn, ILIL7,08425+405%

77Fox Lake, ILIL10,84925+227%

78Mascoutah, ILIL9,23926+59%

79Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96326+106%

80Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76726+129%

81Harrisburg, ILIL7,92227+65%

82Lockport, ILIL27,82227+264%

83Northfield, ILIL5,63227+112%

84Sycamore, ILIL19,08327+106%

85Batavia, ILIL26,58628+65%

86Norridge, ILIL14,80828+268%

87University Park, ILIL7,01928−36%

88Milan, ILIL5,02828+165%

89Charleston, ILIL17,46628+123%

90Willow Springs, ILIL5,78828+276%

91Morris, ILIL14,66928+181%

92Hinsdale, ILIL17,57328+96%

93Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21528−57%

94Libertyville, ILIL20,70129+90%

95Hampshire, ILIL9,26629+317%

96Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52529+157%

97Cary, ILIL17,93230+213%

98La Grange Park, ILIL13,45330+302%

99Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38130+343%

100Cicero, ILIL81,85830−51%

101Granite City, ILIL26,80730+382%

102Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68130+141%

103Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67930+203%

104Ottawa, ILIL18,68430+159%

105Highland Park, ILIL30,76730+45%

106Winfield, ILIL10,14630+149%

107Orland Park, ILIL57,95431+109%

108Marion, ILIL17,14831+140%

109Sandwich, ILIL7,38031+250%

110La Grange, ILIL15,93531+47%

111Edwardsville, ILIL26,46331+50%

112Metropolis, ILIL5,72732+59%

113Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02432−53%

114Calumet Park, ILIL6,77232−42%

115Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89832+49%

116Canton, ILIL13,29732+119%

117Loves Park, ILIL23,71233+211%

118Streator, ILIL12,19033+109%

119Downers Grove, ILIL50,36533+75%

120Frankfort, ILIL21,36533+455%

121South Beloit, ILIL7,99633+25%

122Inverness, ILIL7,41834+129%

123Elmhurst, ILIL46,11134+163%

124Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21634+104%

125Northbrook, ILIL34,74434+86%

126Riverside, ILIL8,93934+370%

127Palos Hills, ILIL18,02835+122%

128Spring Valley, ILIL5,40835+314%

129McHenry, ILIL29,21735+356%

130Macomb, ILIL14,53035+31%

131Tinley Park, ILIL55,14035+185%

132Bradley, ILIL15,21435+529%

133Huntley, ILIL29,13235+425%

134Jacksonville, ILIL17,75235+113%

135Genoa, ILIL5,54736+403%

136Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81036+242%

137Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65836+139%

138Wilmette, ILIL27,45936+75%

139Worth, ILIL10,69636+410%

140St. Charles, ILIL33,59436+294%

141Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28836+308%

142Yorkville, ILIL26,73037+422%

143Marengo, ILIL7,73737+94%

144Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88737+627%

145Collinsville, ILIL23,71737+173%

146Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75037+113%

147Algonquin, ILIL30,82438+368%

148Wheaton, ILIL54,06538+88%

149Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86838+144%

150Vandalia, ILIL7,10838+59%

151Rock Falls, ILIL8,52138+50%

152Antioch, ILIL15,00039+558%

153Normal, ILIL53,27539+102%

154Minooka, ILIL12,89939+778%

155Centralia, ILIL11,86339+35%

156Long Grove, ILIL8,34339+206%

157Pontiac, ILIL10,80639+4%

158Richton Park, ILIL12,48339−25%

159Kewanee, ILIL12,11540+148%

160Lake Villa, ILIL8,69241+676%

161Lakemoor, ILIL6,44941+292%

162Island Lake, ILIL8,04741+228%

163Shorewood, ILIL18,53641+240%

164LaSalle, ILIL9,38842+268%

165Crestwood, ILIL10,52942+127%

166Robinson, ILIL7,28342+953%

167Markham, ILIL11,27442−8%

168Hillsboro, ILIL6,18442+421%

169River Forest, ILIL11,39342+151%

170Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18742+48%

171Murphysboro, ILIL6,97742+43%

172Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59043+1179%

173Monmouth, ILIL8,59943+236%

174Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10143+241%

175West Dundee, ILIL8,57043+1106%

176Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20644+379%

177Matteson, ILIL18,54344−36%

178Greenville, ILIL7,46944+219%

179Dixon, ILIL14,58244+62%

180Glenview, ILIL47,71144+89%

181Brookfield, ILIL18,87944+363%

182Grayslake, ILIL21,14044+416%

183Roselle, ILIL22,75645+107%

184Galesburg, ILIL28,58145+57%

185Swansea, ILIL14,35645+154%

186Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76146+216%

187Countryside, ILIL6,26046+307%

188Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17946+83%

189River Grove, ILIL10,40946+275%

190Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03647+297%

191Gages Lake, ILIL10,81947+298%

192Oswego, ILIL39,94847+1213%

193Darien, ILIL22,03247+71%

194Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45047+452%

195Elk Grove, ILIL31,88548+90%

196Oak Forest, ILIL26,79248+313%

197Bridgeview, ILIL16,52149+243%

198Volo, ILIL6,80549–

199Wauconda, ILIL13,99349+338%

200Mendota, ILIL6,89449+149%

201Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81249+204%

202Broadview, ILIL7,87149−25%

203Itasca, ILIL9,48849+120%

204Freeport, ILIL23,20250+69%

205Lombard, ILIL44,39950+168%

206Bellwood, ILIL18,11651−8%

207Moline, ILIL42,36251+122%

208O'Fallon, ILIL32,65651+81%

209Orland Hills, ILIL6,66351+115%

210Harvey, ILIL19,84951+21%

211South Holland, ILIL20,74951+49%

212Springfield, ILIL112,98951+59%

213Willowbrook, ILIL9,12651+78%

214Maywood, ILIL23,33052+42%

215Silvis, ILIL7,97952+37%

216Bloomington, ILIL78,80452+129%

217Plainfield, ILIL50,04353+961%

218Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67553+314%

219Savoy, ILIL9,11353+122%

220Rochelle, ILIL9,49853+80%

221Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47653+158%

222Bartlett, ILIL40,85553+168%

223Monee, ILIL5,11954+760%

224South Elgin, ILIL25,65655+124%

225Naperville, ILIL153,11455+174%

226Sterling, ILIL14,39455+50%

227Wood Dale, ILIL14,08155+152%

228Woodstock, ILIL25,74055+146%

229North Aurora, ILIL19,40656+126%

230Decatur, ILIL67,88456+49%

231Niles, ILIL30,44356+130%

232Lisle, ILIL23,43256+114%

233Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98956+354%

234Villa Park, ILIL21,88856+139%

235Melrose Park, ILIL23,93657−1%

236Burbank, ILIL28,57857+318%

237South Barrington, ILIL5,07157+236%

238Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26258+336%

239Calumet City, ILIL34,79858+1%

240Shiloh, ILIL14,60459+229%

241Alton, ILIL25,01359+22%

242Warrenville, ILIL15,21159+252%

243Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28359+583%

244Oak Brook, ILIL8,10859+43%

245Belvidere, ILIL25,46260+132%

246Belleville, ILIL40,23760+199%

247Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54561+839%

248DeKalb, ILIL40,46761+100%

249Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39561+98%

250Schiller Park, ILIL11,31761+62%

251Des Plaines, ILIL58,77262+132%

252Chester, ILIL6,84762+19%

253Rock Island, ILIL36,22562+40%

254North Riverside, ILIL7,16162+498%

255Lynwood, ILIL9,29763+44%

256Palatine, ILIL65,84263+237%

257Glenwood, ILIL8,41663+20%

258Gurnee, ILIL30,45864+169%

259Midlothian, ILIL13,84164+295%

260Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82565+138%

261Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17565+158%

262Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03965+60%

263Crete, ILIL8,34565+275%

264Gilberts, ILIL9,08265+1411%

265Schaumburg, ILIL77,24966+157%

266Westchester, ILIL16,30066+506%

267Highwood, ILIL5,32366+18%

268Harvard, ILIL9,50466+160%

269East Moline, ILIL20,45366+57%

270Beardstown, ILIL5,69166+3907%

271Oak Park, ILIL52,82366+32%

272Champaign, ILIL91,19566+57%

273Westmont, ILIL24,15566+92%

274Summit, ILIL10,75367−11%

275Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69067+87%

276Stickney, ILIL6,89767+259%

277Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55267+55%

278Justice, ILIL12,28567+54%

279Sauk, ILIL9,62467+19%

280Park Forest, ILIL21,07968+24%

281Franklin Park, ILIL18,04568+56%

282Morton Grove, ILIL24,58268+83%

283Berwyn, ILIL55,00168+200%

284Rantoul, ILIL11,99168+67%

285Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84468+142%

286Carol Stream, ILIL39,31569+105%

287Lyons, ILIL10,43369+310%

288Park City, ILIL7,89369+36%

289Danville, ILIL28,13869+56%

290Homewood, ILIL18,77369+206%

291Woodridge, ILIL34,02869+94%

292Steger, ILIL9,35269+199%

293Peoria, ILIL110,92069+45%

294Mundelein, ILIL32,68070+83%

295Carbondale, ILIL21,81170+28%

296Northlake, ILIL12,46270+60%

297Plano, ILIL12,67771+104%

298Evanston, ILIL76,38072+23%

299West Chicago, ILIL25,29672+23%

300Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90272+101%

301Montgomery, ILIL21,97872+341%

302Flossmoor, ILIL9,35873+110%

303Bensenville, ILIL18,52573+39%

304Alsip, ILIL18,48373+182%

305Beach Park, ILIL14,11474+206%

306Rockford, ILIL147,38474+70%

307Urbana, ILIL39,71975+38%

308Addison, ILIL35,75875+73%

309Crest Hill, ILIL20,69575+49%

310Posen, ILIL5,40575+246%

311Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85875+110%

312Skokie, ILIL66,54476+70%

313Lansing, ILIL28,06876+414%

314Wheeling, ILIL38,39176+137%

315Carpentersville, ILIL37,04577+66%

316Round Lake, ILIL18,52677+141%

317Joliet, ILIL152,24177+21%

318Elgin, ILIL115,47678+36%

319Forest Park, ILIL13,82979+48%

320Waukegan, ILIL87,94079+3%

321Streamwood, ILIL38,27779+162%

322Romeoville, ILIL41,28180+154%

323Blue Island, ILIL21,80581+18%

324Aurora, ILIL181,50582+25%

325Kankakee, ILIL23,40082+32%

326Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50883+10%

327Hanover Park, ILIL36,56885+83%

328Hillside, ILIL8,14086+156%

329Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65587+88%

330Zion, ILIL24,44787+56%

331Berkeley, ILIL5,14188+174%

332Chicago, ILIL2,731,58588+6%

333North Chicago, ILIL34,05088+18%

334Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80390+67%

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UPDATED 2026-06-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS