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Most racially diverse, Illinois cities · 2000

Illinois cities ranked by the CensusEasy Diversity Score (0 to 100), the chance two random residents are of a different 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

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,58586+0%

02North Chicago, ILIL34,05083+0%

03Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50882+0%

04Blue Island, ILIL21,80582+0%

05Waukegan, ILIL87,94082+0%

06Hillside, ILIL8,14081+0%

07Park City, ILIL7,89380+0%

08Berkeley, ILIL5,14178+0%

09Hanover Park, ILIL36,56876+0%

10Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65576+0%

11Summit, ILIL10,75375+0%

12Forest Park, ILIL13,82975+0%

13Zion, ILIL24,44775+0%

14Aurora, ILIL181,50575+0%

15Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80373+0%

16Kankakee, ILIL23,40073+0%

17Sauk, ILIL9,62473+0%

18Calumet City, ILIL34,79872+0%

19Elgin, ILIL115,47672+0%

20Bensenville, ILIL18,52571+0%

21Glenwood, ILIL8,41669+0%

22Lynwood, ILIL9,29769+0%

23Carpentersville, ILIL37,04569+0%

24Joliet, ILIL152,24169+0%

25Park Forest, ILIL21,07968+0%

26South Holland, ILIL20,74968+0%

27Addison, ILIL35,75868+0%

28Melrose Park, ILIL23,93667+0%

29West Chicago, ILIL25,29667+0%

30Northlake, ILIL12,46266+0%

31Evanston, ILIL76,38065+0%

32Highwood, ILIL5,32365+0%

33Richton Park, ILIL12,48365+0%

34Berwyn, ILIL55,00165+0%

35Franklin Park, ILIL18,04564+0%

36Urbana, ILIL39,71963+0%

37Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90262+0%

38Matteson, ILIL18,54362+0%

39Carbondale, ILIL21,81162+0%

40Harvard, ILIL9,50462+0%

41Wheeling, ILIL38,39162+0%

42Skokie, ILIL66,54461+0%

43Flossmoor, ILIL9,35861+0%

44Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55260+0%

45Mundelein, ILIL32,68060+0%

46Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85860+0%

47Oak Park, ILIL52,82360+0%

48Posen, ILIL5,40560+0%

49Rockford, ILIL147,38459+0%

50Streamwood, ILIL38,27758+0%

51Justice, ILIL12,28558+0%

52Woodridge, ILIL34,02858+0%

53Crest Hill, ILIL20,69557+0%

54Danville, ILIL28,13857+0%

55Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69056+0%

56Schiller Park, ILIL11,31756+0%

57Peoria, ILIL110,92056+0%

58Champaign, ILIL91,19554+0%

59Carol Stream, ILIL39,31553+0%

60Morton Grove, ILIL24,58253+0%

61Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84453+0%

62Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39551+0%

63Westmont, ILIL24,15551+0%

64Round Lake, ILIL18,52651+0%

65Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03951+0%

66Broadview, ILIL7,87151+0%

67East Moline, ILIL20,45351+0%

68Alton, ILIL25,01350+0%

69Palatine, ILIL65,84250+0%

70Plano, ILIL12,67749+0%

71Rock Island, ILIL36,22549+0%

72DeKalb, ILIL40,46749+0%

73Schaumburg, ILIL77,24948+0%

74Oak Brook, ILIL8,10848+0%

75Des Plaines, ILIL58,77247+0%

76Volo, ILIL6,80547+0%

77Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02446+0%

78Homewood, ILIL18,77346+0%

79Alsip, ILIL18,48345+0%

80Stickney, ILIL6,89745+0%

81Sterling, ILIL14,39445+0%

82Romeoville, ILIL41,28145+0%

83Woodstock, ILIL25,74045+0%

84Rantoul, ILIL11,99145+0%

85Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82544+0%

86Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17544+0%

87Belvidere, ILIL25,46243+0%

88Decatur, ILIL67,88443+0%

89Cicero, ILIL81,85843+0%

90Rochelle, ILIL9,49843+0%

91Gurnee, ILIL30,45842+0%

92Markham, ILIL11,27442+0%

93Beach Park, ILIL14,11442+0%

94Harvey, ILIL19,84942+0%

95Murphysboro, ILIL6,97741+0%

96Lisle, ILIL23,43241+0%

97South Elgin, ILIL25,65640+0%

98Lyons, ILIL10,43340+0%

99Silvis, ILIL7,97940+0%

100Niles, ILIL30,44339+0%

101Villa Park, ILIL21,88839+0%

102Bellwood, ILIL18,11639+0%

103Greenville, ILIL7,46939+0%

104Mendota, ILIL6,89439+0%

105Beardstown, ILIL5,69139+0%

106Savoy, ILIL9,11339+0%

107Springfield, ILIL112,98938+0%

108Shiloh, ILIL14,60438+0%

109Belleville, ILIL40,23738+0%

110Darien, ILIL22,03238+0%

111Montgomery, ILIL21,97838+0%

112Lansing, ILIL28,06837+0%

113South Barrington, ILIL5,07137+0%

114North Aurora, ILIL19,40637+0%

115Willowbrook, ILIL9,12637+0%

116Wood Dale, ILIL14,08137+0%

117Freeport, ILIL23,20237+0%

118Dolton, ILIL20,67137+0%

119O'Fallon, ILIL32,65637+0%

120Westchester, ILIL16,30037+0%

121Elk Grove, ILIL31,88536+0%

122Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47636+0%

123Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21536+0%

124Vandalia, ILIL7,10836+0%

125Maywood, ILIL23,33036+0%

126Calumet Park, ILIL6,77236+0%

127Galesburg, ILIL28,58136+0%

128Moline, ILIL42,36236+0%

129Naperville, ILIL153,11435+0%

130Warrenville, ILIL15,21135+0%

131Glenview, ILIL47,71135+0%

132Dixon, ILIL14,58235+0%

133Pontiac, ILIL10,80634+0%

134Bartlett, ILIL40,85534+0%

135Bloomington, ILIL78,80434+0%

136Steger, ILIL9,35234+0%

137Itasca, ILIL9,48833+0%

138Orland Hills, ILIL6,66333+0%

139Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17933+0%

140Midlothian, ILIL13,84133+0%

141Lombard, ILIL44,39933+0%

142Crete, ILIL8,34533+0%

143Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26232+0%

144Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18732+0%

145Roselle, ILIL22,75632+0%

146Wauconda, ILIL13,99331+0%

147North Riverside, ILIL7,16131+0%

148University Park, ILIL7,01931+0%

149Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67531+0%

150Palos Hills, ILIL18,02830+0%

151Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28330+0%

152Marengo, ILIL7,73730+0%

153Burbank, ILIL28,57830+0%

154Bridgeview, ILIL16,52129+0%

155Riverdale, ILIL10,28029+0%

156Highland Park, ILIL30,76729+0%

157Normal, ILIL53,27529+0%

158Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81228+0%

159Oak Forest, ILIL26,79228+0%

160Rock Falls, ILIL8,52128+0%

161Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98928+0%

162Centralia, ILIL11,86328+0%

163River Forest, ILIL11,39328+0%

164River Grove, ILIL10,40928+0%

165Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75027+0%

166South Beloit, ILIL7,99627+0%

167Swansea, ILIL14,35627+0%

168Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10127+0%

169Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88726+0%

170Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21626+0%

171Wheaton, ILIL54,06526+0%

172Edwardsville, ILIL26,46326+0%

173Downers Grove, ILIL50,36526+0%

174Macomb, ILIL14,53026+0%

175Canton, ILIL13,29726+0%

176Northbrook, ILIL34,74426+0%

177Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59026+0%

178Grayslake, ILIL21,14025+0%

179Genoa, ILIL5,54725+0%

180Wilmette, ILIL27,45925+0%

181La Grange, ILIL15,93525+0%

182Long Grove, ILIL8,34325+0%

183Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89825+0%

184Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76124+0%

185Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03624+0%

186Countryside, ILIL6,26024+0%

187Island Lake, ILIL8,04724+0%

188Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86824+0%

189Kewanee, ILIL12,11524+0%

190Brookfield, ILIL18,87923+0%

191LaSalle, ILIL9,38823+0%

192Lakemoor, ILIL6,44922+0%

193Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28822+0%

194Gages Lake, ILIL10,81922+0%

195Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65822+0%

196Streator, ILIL12,19021+0%

197Worth, ILIL10,69621+0%

198Batavia, ILIL26,58621+0%

199St. Charles, ILIL33,59421+0%

200Crestwood, ILIL10,52921+0%

201Jacksonville, ILIL17,75221+0%

202Du Quoin, ILIL5,56921+0%

203Inverness, ILIL7,41821+0%

204Harrisburg, ILIL7,92220+0%

205Sandwich, ILIL7,38020+0%

206Elmhurst, ILIL46,11120+0%

207Collinsville, ILIL23,71720+0%

208Tinley Park, ILIL55,14020+0%

209Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81020+0%

210Metropolis, ILIL5,72720+0%

211Libertyville, ILIL20,70120+0%

212Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45020+0%

213La Grange Park, ILIL13,45320+0%

214Oswego, ILIL39,94819+0%

215McHenry, ILIL29,21719+0%

216Shorewood, ILIL18,53619+0%

217Orland Park, ILIL57,95419+0%

218Sycamore, ILIL19,08319+0%

219Spring Valley, ILIL5,40818+0%

220Northfield, ILIL5,63218+0%

221Willow Springs, ILIL5,78818+0%

222Milan, ILIL5,02818+0%

223Morris, ILIL14,66918+0%

224Hinsdale, ILIL17,57318+0%

225Monmouth, ILIL8,59918+0%

226Loves Park, ILIL23,71218+0%

227Ottawa, ILIL18,68418+0%

228Charleston, ILIL17,46617+0%

229Lake Villa, ILIL8,69217+0%

230Riverside, ILIL8,93917+0%

231Algonquin, ILIL30,82417+0%

232Fox Lake, ILIL10,84917+0%

233West Dundee, ILIL8,57017+0%

234Cary, ILIL17,93217+0%

235Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52517+0%

236Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56017+0%

237Frankfort, ILIL21,36517+0%

238Mascoutah, ILIL9,23916+0%

239Winfield, ILIL10,14616+0%

240Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68116+0%

241Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96316+0%

242Huntley, ILIL29,13216+0%

243Marion, ILIL17,14816+0%

244Lake Forest, ILIL19,73116+0%

245Monee, ILIL5,11916+0%

246Antioch, ILIL15,00016+0%

247Norridge, ILIL14,80816+0%

248Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76716+0%

249Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38115+0%

250Lockport, ILIL27,82215+0%

251Quincy, ILIL38,91815+0%

252Maryville, ILIL8,41314+0%

253Plainfield, ILIL50,04314+0%

254Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67914+0%

255Park Ridge, ILIL38,46314+0%

256Godfrey, ILIL17,62014+0%

257Bradley, ILIL15,21413+0%

258Peru, ILIL9,78013+0%

259Granite City, ILIL26,80713+0%

260Roscoe, ILIL11,03413+0%

261Gilberts, ILIL9,08212+0%

262Machesney Park, ILIL22,80512+0%

263Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59312+0%

264Geneva, ILIL21,13812+0%

265Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56312+0%

266Barrington, ILIL10,58612+0%

267Glencoe, ILIL8,72412+0%

268Lincoln, ILIL12,98112+0%

269Mokena, ILIL19,89711+0%

270Deerfield, ILIL19,64211+0%

271Chester, ILIL6,84711+0%

272Channahon, ILIL14,53010+0%

273Pekin, ILIL31,27710+0%

274Lemont, ILIL18,51310+0%

275Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54510+0%

276Winnetka, ILIL12,51810+0%

277Palos Heights, ILIL12,08410+0%

278Chillicothe, ILIL6,0339+0%

279New Lenox, ILIL28,8939+0%

280Troy, ILIL11,8939+0%

281Yorkville, ILIL26,7309+0%

282Robinson, ILIL7,2839+0%

283Manhattan, ILIL10,9438+0%

284Braidwood, ILIL6,2598+0%

285Minooka, ILIL12,8998+0%

286Manteno, ILIL9,2018+0%

287Clinton, ILIL6,7818+0%

288Carterville, ILIL5,8398+0%

289Mattoon, ILIL16,6678+0%

290Rockton, ILIL7,8707+0%

291Wilmington, ILIL5,6147+0%

292Spring Grove, ILIL5,5267+0%

293Hillsboro, ILIL6,1847+0%

294Hampshire, ILIL9,2667+0%

295Western Springs, ILIL13,5886+0%

296Salem, ILIL7,0356+0%

297Elburn, ILIL7,0846+0%

298Herrin, ILIL12,2686+0%

299Carlinville, ILIL5,4656+0%

300Lake Barrington, ILIL5,1306+0%

301Chatham, ILIL14,5796+0%

302East Peoria, ILIL22,0886+0%

303Wood River, ILIL10,2246+0%

304East Alton, ILIL5,6216+0%

305Princeton, ILIL7,6746+0%

306Bethalto, ILIL9,2025+0%

307Morton, ILIL17,5655+0%

308Coal City, ILIL5,8315+0%

309Olney, ILIL8,3475+0%

310Effingham, ILIL12,4065+0%

311East St. Louis, ILIL17,6825+0%

312Eureka, ILIL5,1295+0%

313Taylorville, ILIL10,5225+0%

314Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2065+0%

315Highland, ILIL10,0425+0%

316Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7235+0%

317Johnsburg, ILIL6,4454+0%

318Bartonville, ILIL5,8044+0%

319Mahomet, ILIL10,5164+0%

320Litchfield, ILIL6,5984+0%

321Paris, ILIL8,0264+0%

322Geneseo, ILIL6,5054+0%

323Columbia, ILIL10,8653+0%

324Washington, ILIL15,9023+0%

325Mount Zion, ILIL5,8803+0%

326West Frankfort, ILIL7,1053+0%

327Benton, ILIL6,5583+0%

328Waterloo, ILIL11,1322+0%

329Monticello, ILIL6,0802+0%

330Pana, ILIL5,0102+0%

331Jerseyville, ILIL8,4092+0%

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