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Most racially diverse, Illinois cities · 2010

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 334 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 2000

01Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80390+23%

02North Chicago, ILIL34,05088+7%

03Chicago, ILIL2,731,58588+3%

04Berkeley, ILIL5,14188+14%

05Zion, ILIL24,44787+17%

06Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65587+15%

07Hillside, ILIL8,14086+7%

08Hanover Park, ILIL36,56885+12%

09Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50883+1%

10Kankakee, ILIL23,40082+13%

11Aurora, ILIL181,50582+9%

12Blue Island, ILIL21,80581−1%

13Romeoville, ILIL41,28180+79%

14Streamwood, ILIL38,27779+36%

15Waukegan, ILIL87,94079−3%

16Forest Park, ILIL13,82979+5%

17Elgin, ILIL115,47678+8%

18Joliet, ILIL152,24177+13%

19Round Lake, ILIL18,52677+51%

20Carpentersville, ILIL37,04577+12%

21Wheeling, ILIL38,39176+24%

22Lansing, ILIL28,06876+104%

23Skokie, ILIL66,54476+24%

24Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85875+26%

25Posen, ILIL5,40575+26%

26Crest Hill, ILIL20,69575+31%

27Addison, ILIL35,75875+11%

28Urbana, ILIL39,71975+18%

29Rockford, ILIL147,38474+25%

30Beach Park, ILIL14,11474+75%

31Alsip, ILIL18,48373+62%

32Bensenville, ILIL18,52573+2%

33Flossmoor, ILIL9,35873+19%

34Montgomery, ILIL21,97872+92%

35Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90272+16%

36West Chicago, ILIL25,29672+8%

37Evanston, ILIL76,38072+10%

38Plano, ILIL12,67771+43%

39Northlake, ILIL12,46270+6%

40Carbondale, ILIL21,81170+12%

41Mundelein, ILIL32,68070+15%

42Peoria, ILIL110,92069+24%

43Steger, ILIL9,35269+106%

44Woodridge, ILIL34,02869+19%

45Homewood, ILIL18,77369+51%

46Danville, ILIL28,13869+22%

47Park City, ILIL7,89369−13%

48Lyons, ILIL10,43369+73%

49Carol Stream, ILIL39,31569+30%

50Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84468+30%

51Rantoul, ILIL11,99168+53%

52Berwyn, ILIL55,00168+5%

53Morton Grove, ILIL24,58268+28%

54Franklin Park, ILIL18,04568+7%

55Park Forest, ILIL21,07968−0%

56Sauk, ILIL9,62467−7%

57Justice, ILIL12,28567+15%

58Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55267+11%

59Stickney, ILIL6,89767+48%

60Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69067+18%

61Summit, ILIL10,75367−12%

62Westmont, ILIL24,15566+30%

63Champaign, ILIL91,19566+22%

64Oak Park, ILIL52,82366+11%

65Beardstown, ILIL5,69166+71%

66East Moline, ILIL20,45366+30%

67Harvard, ILIL9,50466+7%

68Highwood, ILIL5,32366+1%

69Westchester, ILIL16,30066+80%

70Schaumburg, ILIL77,24966+37%

71Gilberts, ILIL9,08265+424%

72Crete, ILIL8,34565+97%

73Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03965+27%

74Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17565+47%

75Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82565+46%

76Midlothian, ILIL13,84164+95%

77Gurnee, ILIL30,45864+51%

78Glenwood, ILIL8,41663−8%

79Palatine, ILIL65,84263+27%

80Lynwood, ILIL9,29763−9%

81North Riverside, ILIL7,16162+101%

82Rock Island, ILIL36,22562+27%

83Chester, ILIL6,84762+462%

84Des Plaines, ILIL58,77262+30%

85Schiller Park, ILIL11,31761+9%

86Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39561+19%

87DeKalb, ILIL40,46761+26%

88Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54561+530%

89Belleville, ILIL40,23760+58%

90Belvidere, ILIL25,46260+38%

91Oak Brook, ILIL8,10859+23%

92Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28359+98%

93Warrenville, ILIL15,21159+67%

94Alton, ILIL25,01359+16%

95Shiloh, ILIL14,60459+53%

96Calumet City, ILIL34,79858−20%

97Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26258+79%

98South Barrington, ILIL5,07157+55%

99Burbank, ILIL28,57857+93%

100Melrose Park, ILIL23,93657−15%

101Villa Park, ILIL21,88856+44%

102Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98956+101%

103Lisle, ILIL23,43256+36%

104Niles, ILIL30,44356+42%

105Decatur, ILIL67,88456+29%

106North Aurora, ILIL19,40656+50%

107Woodstock, ILIL25,74055+23%

108Wood Dale, ILIL14,08155+49%

109Sterling, ILIL14,39455+22%

110Naperville, ILIL153,11455+54%

111South Elgin, ILIL25,65655+35%

112Monee, ILIL5,11954+240%

113Bartlett, ILIL40,85553+56%

114Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47653+46%

115Rochelle, ILIL9,49853+24%

116Savoy, ILIL9,11353+37%

117Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67553+73%

118Plainfield, ILIL50,04353+268%

119Bloomington, ILIL78,80452+55%

120Silvis, ILIL7,97952+31%

121Maywood, ILIL23,33052+43%

122Willowbrook, ILIL9,12651+39%

123Springfield, ILIL112,98951+33%

124South Holland, ILIL20,74951−25%

125Harvey, ILIL19,84951+22%

126Orland Hills, ILIL6,66351+54%

127O'Fallon, ILIL32,65651+39%

128Moline, ILIL42,36251+41%

129Bellwood, ILIL18,11651+30%

130Lombard, ILIL44,39950+52%

131Freeport, ILIL23,20250+36%

132Itasca, ILIL9,48849+48%

133Broadview, ILIL7,87149−3%

134Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81249+73%

135Mendota, ILIL6,89449+27%

136Wauconda, ILIL13,99349+58%

137Volo, ILIL6,80549+4%

138Bridgeview, ILIL16,52149+66%

139Oak Forest, ILIL26,79248+71%

140Elk Grove, ILIL31,88548+31%

141Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45047+141%

142Darien, ILIL22,03247+26%

143Oswego, ILIL39,94847+142%

144Gages Lake, ILIL10,81947+112%

145Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03647+91%

146River Grove, ILIL10,40946+67%

147Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17946+38%

148Countryside, ILIL6,26046+87%

149Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76146+87%

150Swansea, ILIL14,35645+69%

151Galesburg, ILIL28,58145+24%

152Roselle, ILIL22,75645+39%

153Grayslake, ILIL21,14044+77%

154Brookfield, ILIL18,87944+89%

155Glenview, ILIL47,71144+27%

156Dixon, ILIL14,58244+28%

157Greenville, ILIL7,46944+13%

158Matteson, ILIL18,54344−30%

159Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20644+834%

160West Dundee, ILIL8,57043+154%

161Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10143+63%

162Monmouth, ILIL8,59943+136%

163Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59043+66%

164Murphysboro, ILIL6,97742+3%

165Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18742+32%

166River Forest, ILIL11,39342+52%

167Hillsboro, ILIL6,18442+541%

168Markham, ILIL11,27442−0%

169Robinson, ILIL7,28342+389%

170Crestwood, ILIL10,52942+99%

171LaSalle, ILIL9,38842+82%

172Shorewood, ILIL18,53641+114%

173Island Lake, ILIL8,04741+72%

174Lakemoor, ILIL6,44941+83%

175Lake Villa, ILIL8,69241+134%

176Kewanee, ILIL12,11540+70%

177Richton Park, ILIL12,48339−39%

178Pontiac, ILIL10,80639+14%

179Long Grove, ILIL8,34339+58%

180Centralia, ILIL11,86339+40%

181Minooka, ILIL12,89939+382%

182Normal, ILIL53,27539+36%

183Antioch, ILIL15,00039+143%

184Rock Falls, ILIL8,52138+37%

185Vandalia, ILIL7,10838+5%

186Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86838+60%

187Wheaton, ILIL54,06538+43%

188Algonquin, ILIL30,82438+117%

189Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75037+39%

190Collinsville, ILIL23,71737+85%

191Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88737+40%

192Marengo, ILIL7,73737+25%

193Yorkville, ILIL26,73037+303%

194Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28836+65%

195St. Charles, ILIL33,59436+73%

196Worth, ILIL10,69636+72%

197Wilmette, ILIL27,45936+45%

198Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65836+65%

199Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81036+80%

200Genoa, ILIL5,54736+43%

201Jacksonville, ILIL17,75235+70%

202Huntley, ILIL29,13235+117%

203Bradley, ILIL15,21435+165%

204Tinley Park, ILIL55,14035+75%

205Macomb, ILIL14,53035+35%

206McHenry, ILIL29,21735+79%

207Spring Valley, ILIL5,40835+87%

208Palos Hills, ILIL18,02835+14%

209Riverside, ILIL8,93934+97%

210Northbrook, ILIL34,74434+33%

211Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21634+30%

212Elmhurst, ILIL46,11134+68%

213Inverness, ILIL7,41834+64%

214South Beloit, ILIL7,99633+24%

215Frankfort, ILIL21,36533+100%

216Downers Grove, ILIL50,36533+26%

217Streator, ILIL12,19033+54%

218Loves Park, ILIL23,71233+83%

219Canton, ILIL13,29732+25%

220Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89832+31%

221Calumet Park, ILIL6,77232−11%

222Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02432−31%

223Metropolis, ILIL5,72732+60%

224Edwardsville, ILIL26,46331+21%

225La Grange, ILIL15,93531+26%

226Sandwich, ILIL7,38031+52%

227Marion, ILIL17,14831+93%

228Orland Park, ILIL57,95431+64%

229Winfield, ILIL10,14630+85%

230Highland Park, ILIL30,76730+5%

231Ottawa, ILIL18,68430+72%

232Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67930+114%

233Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68130+86%

234Granite City, ILIL26,80730+132%

235Cicero, ILIL81,85830−31%

236Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38130+96%

237La Grange Park, ILIL13,45330+52%

238Cary, ILIL17,93230+74%

239Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52529+76%

240Hampshire, ILIL9,26629+345%

241Libertyville, ILIL20,70129+46%

242Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21528−21%

243Hinsdale, ILIL17,57328+57%

244Morris, ILIL14,66928+55%

245Willow Springs, ILIL5,78828+55%

246Charleston, ILIL17,46628+61%

247Milan, ILIL5,02828+54%

248University Park, ILIL7,01928−8%

249Norridge, ILIL14,80828+77%

250Batavia, ILIL26,58628+32%

251Sycamore, ILIL19,08327+47%

252Northfield, ILIL5,63227+45%

253Lockport, ILIL27,82227+79%

254Harrisburg, ILIL7,92227+30%

255Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76726+70%

256Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96326+62%

257Mascoutah, ILIL9,23926+55%

258Fox Lake, ILIL10,84925+49%

259Elburn, ILIL7,08425+299%

260Machesney Park, ILIL22,80525+99%

261Barrington, ILIL10,58625+105%

262Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59324+97%

263Channahon, ILIL14,53024+130%

264Roscoe, ILIL11,03424+91%

265Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56024+42%

266Park Ridge, ILIL38,46324+69%

267Quincy, ILIL38,91823+56%

268Mokena, ILIL19,89723+103%

269Du Quoin, ILIL5,56923+9%

270Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56323+88%

271Dolton, ILIL20,67122−40%

272Lake Forest, ILIL19,73121+35%

273Peru, ILIL9,78021+61%

274Maryville, ILIL8,41320+42%

275Lemont, ILIL18,51320+101%

276Troy, ILIL11,89320+117%

277Manhattan, ILIL10,94320+133%

278Geneva, ILIL21,13820+61%

279Glencoe, ILIL8,72419+59%

280Palos Heights, ILIL12,08419+99%

281Deerfield, ILIL19,64219+72%

282Chatham, ILIL14,57919+213%

283Godfrey, ILIL17,62019+38%

284Homer Glen, ILIL24,87319–

285Lincoln, ILIL12,98119+58%

286New Lenox, ILIL28,89318+98%

287Manteno, ILIL9,20118+128%

288Herrin, ILIL12,26818+187%

289Winnetka, ILIL12,51817+80%

290Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13017+173%

291Carterville, ILIL5,83916+109%

292Braidwood, ILIL6,25916+96%

293Pekin, ILIL31,27715+49%

294Bartonville, ILIL5,80415+255%

295Coal City, ILIL5,83115+205%

296Campton Hills, ILIL10,89415–

297Mahomet, ILIL10,51615+262%

298Mattoon, ILIL16,66715+97%

299Effingham, ILIL12,40615+204%

300Rockton, ILIL7,87015+97%

301East Peoria, ILIL22,08814+143%

302Geneseo, ILIL6,50514+288%

303Riverdale, ILIL10,28014−51%

304Wilmington, ILIL5,61414+99%

305Princeton, ILIL7,67414+151%

306Lake Holiday, ILIL5,64114–

307Johnsburg, ILIL6,44513+197%

308Clinton, ILIL6,78113+60%

309Washington, ILIL15,90212+266%

310Carlinville, ILIL5,46512+100%

311Western Springs, ILIL13,58812+89%

312Spring Grove, ILIL5,52612+70%

313Chillicothe, ILIL6,03312+25%

314Salem, ILIL7,03512+83%

315Wood River, ILIL10,22412+104%

316Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72311+145%

317Highland, ILIL10,04211+138%

318West Frankfort, ILIL7,10511+262%

319Morton, ILIL17,56511+110%

320East Alton, ILIL5,62110+80%

321Columbia, ILIL10,86510+185%

322Bethalto, ILIL9,2029+77%

323Taylorville, ILIL10,5229+97%

324Olney, ILIL8,3479+86%

325Eureka, ILIL5,1299+86%

326Litchfield, ILIL6,5989+118%

327Mount Zion, ILIL5,8808+153%

328Benton, ILIL6,5588+195%

329Pana, ILIL5,0108+281%

330Monticello, ILIL6,0807+187%

331Jerseyville, ILIL8,4097+244%

332Waterloo, ILIL11,1326+131%

333Paris, ILIL8,0265+31%

334East St. Louis, ILIL17,6825+3%

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