Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 70.47K people in Illinois with African ancestry. Among all Illinois cities and places, Chicago city had the highest population with African ancestry (21.01K), followed by Kankakee city (5.69K), and Joliet city (2.97K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Illinois.

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Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Chicago city

Kankakee city

Joliet city

Peoria city

Bolingbrook village

Rockford city

Rock Island city

Waukegan city

Champaign city

Bourbonnais village

Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Chicago city	21008
2	Kankakee city	5691
3	Joliet city	2973
4	Peoria city	1732
5	Bolingbrook village	1499
6	Rockford city	1412
7	Rock Island city	1402
8	Waukegan city	1063
9	Champaign city	1053
10	Bourbonnais village	953
11	Aurora city	833
12	University Park village	775
13	East Moline city	763
14	Bradley village	644
15	Galesburg city	597
16	Romeoville village	565
17	Woodridge village	559
18	Monee village	528
19	Hillside village	515
20	Dolton village	481
21	Park Forest village	475
22	Crest Hill city	459
23	Frankfort Square CDP	438
24	Normal town	420
25	Flossmoor village	415
26	Springfield city	413
27	Hazel Crest village	401
28	Hoffman Estates village	398
29	Naperville city	386
30	Quincy city	370
31	Decatur city	362
32	Tinley Park village	361
33	Moline city	353
34	Oak Park village	338
35	Justice village	325
36	Country Club Hills city	313
36	Grayslake village	313
37	Freeport city	312
38	Evanston city	303
39	DeKalb city	302
39	Plainfield village	302
40	Carol Stream village	285
41	Calumet City city	274
42	Shorewood village	264
43	Chicago Heights city	240
44	Sun River Terrace village	237
45	Villa Park village	235
46	Preston Heights CDP	234
47	Urbana city	233
48	Crete village	222
49	Carbondale city	220
50	Gurnee village	212
51	Bloomington city	210
52	Streator city	206
53	South Holland village	205
54	Glen Carbon village	202
55	Canton city	199
56	Maywood village	187
57	Belleville city	186
58	Alton city	184
58	East Dundee village	184
59	Hopkins Park village	179
60	Bellwood village	174
61	Richton Park village	172
62	Zion city	170
63	Monmouth city	168
64	Glendale Heights village	166
65	Wheaton city	161
66	Lansing village	159
67	East St. Louis city	156
67	Glenwood village	156
68	North Chicago city	145
68	Sparta city	145
69	Calumet Park village	141
70	Antioch village	137
71	Alsip village	136
72	Macomb city	134
73	Beardstown city	130
74	Streamwood village	128
75	Elgin city	126
75	Harvey city	126
76	Des Plaines city	124
77	Markham city	123
78	Mount Prospect village	122
79	Matteson village	121
80	Riverdale village	120
80	Steger village	120
81	Madison city	119
82	Collinsville city	117
83	Silvis city	116
84	Schaumburg village	107
85	North Aurora village	103
85	Round Lake Beach village	103
86	Polo city	102
87	Rockdale village	100
88	Charleston city	98
89	Palatine village	97
90	Huntley village	96
90	Minooka village	96
91	Park Ridge city	95
92	Edwardsville city	91
93	Broadview village	90
94	Danville city	85
95	Lockport city	84
96	Bridgeview village	83
97	Gages Lake CDP	82
98	Pontiac city	81
99	Lisle village	79
99	Peoria Heights village	79
99	Sycamore city	79
100	Carpentersville village	78
101	Frankfort village	77
101	Sterling city	77
102	Orland Park village	76
103	Burbank city	75
104	Berwyn city	74
104	Mount Vernon city	74
104	Willowbrook CDP	74
105	Rolling Meadows city	72
106	Vernon Hills village	70
107	Evergreen Park village	69
107	Oswego village	69
108	Buffalo Grove village	67
108	Pecatonica village	67
109	Elk Grove Village village	62
109	Homewood village	62
110	Hanover Park village	60
110	Westmont village	60
111	Rushville city	58
112	Royal Lakes village	56
113	Momence city	54
113	O'Fallon city	54
114	Forest Park village	53
114	Metropolis city	53
115	Fairview Heights city	52
116	Scott AFB CDP	51
116	Washington city	51
117	Lake Villa village	49
117	Mattoon city	49
117	Waverly city	49
117	Wood Dale city	49
118	Kirkland village	48
119	Blue Island city	45
119	Cahokia village	45
120	Creve Coeur village	43
121	Granite City city	41
121	Oak Lawn village	41
122	Sauk Village village	40
123	East Peoria city	39
123	Fox Lake village	39
123	Rochester village	39
124	Mascoutah city	38
125	Bloomingdale village	37
125	Fairmont CDP	37
125	Olympia Fields village	37
126	Melrose Park village	36
126	Northlake city	36
126	Pekin city	36
126	South Chicago Heights village	36
127	Godfrey village	35
128	Batavia city	33
128	Robbins village	33
129	Glenview village	32
129	Midlothian village	32
130	Glen Ellyn village	31
130	Greenville city	31
130	Loves Park city	31
130	Oak Forest city	31
131	Darien city	30
131	River Forest village	30
131	Washington Park village	30
132	Ingalls Park CDP	28
132	La Grange Park village	28
132	Posen village	28
132	Westchester village	28
133	Dixon city	27
133	Palos Hills city	27
133	Sumner city	27
133	Venice city	27
134	Shiloh village	26
135	Burnham village	25
135	Centreville city	25
135	Elsah village	25
135	Mokena village	25
135	Phoenix village	25
136	Alorton village	24
136	Berkeley village	24
136	Crystal Lawns CDP	24
136	West Peoria city	24
137	Cicero town	23
137	Rantoul village	23
137	Waterloo city	23
138	Stickney village	22
139	Lily Lake village	21
139	Palos Heights city	21
140	El Paso city	20
140	Lincoln city	20
140	Rest Haven CDP	20
140	Summit village	20
141	Harwood Heights village	19