Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.15M people in Illinois with German ancestry. Among all Illinois cities and places, Chicago city had the highest population with German ancestry (200.54K), followed by Naperville city (28.21K), and Rockford city (24.31K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with German ancestry.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | City or Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago city | 200542 |
| 2 | Naperville city | 28209 |
| 3 | Rockford city | 24305 |
| 4 | Aurora city | 22371 |
| 5 | Springfield city | 21625 |
| 6 | Bloomington city | 19176 |
| 7 | Joliet city | 18976 |
| 8 | Peoria city | 18628 |
| 9 | Arlington Heights village | 16516 |
| 10 | Quincy city | 13918 |
| 11 | Champaign city | 13771 |
| 12 | Elgin city | 13716 |
| 13 | Decatur city | 13361 |
| 14 | Normal town | 13250 |
| 15 | Wheaton city | 13143 |
| 16 | Downers Grove village | 11864 |
| 17 | Palatine village | 11413 |
| 18 | Evanston city | 11039 |
| 19 | Schaumburg village | 10633 |
| 20 | Plainfield village | 10322 |
| 21 | Crystal Lake city | 10203 |
| 22 | Oak Park village | 10153 |
| 23 | Tinley Park village | 9934 |
| 24 | Bolingbrook village | 9729 |
| 25 | Belleville city | 9518 |
| 26 | Elmhurst city | 9360 |
| 27 | Lombard village | 9035 |
| 28 | Moline city | 8808 |
| 29 | Mount Prospect village | 8781 |
| 30 | Park Ridge city | 8767 |
| 31 | Orland Park village | 8481 |
| 32 | Glenview village | 8304 |
| 33 | St. Charles city | 8300 |
| 34 | Oswego village | 8276 |
| 35 | O'Fallon city | 8256 |
| 36 | Des Plaines city | 8056 |
| 37 | McHenry city | 8019 |
| 38 | DeKalb city | 8004 |
| 39 | Pekin city | 7733 |
| 40 | Algonquin village | 7709 |
| 40 | Freeport city | 7709 |
| 41 | New Lenox village | 7540 |
| 42 | Edwardsville city | 7514 |
| 43 | Hoffman Estates village | 7108 |
| 44 | Glen Ellyn village | 7023 |
| 45 | Oak Lawn village | 6947 |
| 46 | Lake in the Hills village | 6911 |
| 47 | Gurnee village | 6865 |
| 48 | Bartlett village | 6723 |
| 49 | Rock Island city | 6677 |
| 50 | Batavia city | 6642 |
| 51 | Huntley village | 6614 |
| 52 | Woodstock city | 6555 |
| 53 | Elk Grove Village village | 6286 |
| 54 | Urbana city | 6224 |
| 55 | Morton village | 6145 |
| 56 | Collinsville city | 5993 |
| 57 | Machesney Park village | 5990 |
| 58 | Northbrook village | 5846 |
| 59 | Carol Stream village | 5824 |
| 60 | Geneva city | 5806 |
| 61 | Loves Park city | 5715 |
| 62 | Yorkville city | 5672 |
| 63 | Washington city | 5668 |
| 64 | Mokena village | 5536 |
| 65 | Libertyville village | 5480 |
| 66 | Wilmette village | 5472 |
| 67 | Romeoville village | 5443 |
| 68 | East Peoria city | 5441 |
| 69 | Grayslake village | 5416 |
| 70 | Sycamore city | 5358 |
| 71 | Godfrey village | 5356 |
| 72 | Cary village | 5338 |
| 73 | Lockport city | 5288 |
| 74 | Lisle village | 5131 |
| 75 | Belvidere city | 5129 |
| 76 | Ottawa city | 5070 |
| 77 | Alton city | 4943 |
| 78 | Granite City city | 4898 |
| 79 | Mattoon city | 4880 |
| 79 | Waterloo city | 4880 |
| 80 | Oak Forest city | 4859 |
| 81 | Skokie village | 4832 |
| 82 | Woodridge village | 4825 |
| 83 | Mundelein village | 4774 |
| 84 | Galesburg city | 4624 |
| 85 | Waukegan city | 4512 |
| 86 | Swansea village | 4510 |
| 87 | Dixon city | 4455 |
| 88 | Sterling city | 4454 |
| 89 | Columbia city | 4450 |
| 90 | Frankfort village | 4434 |
| 91 | Streamwood village | 4408 |
| 92 | South Elgin village | 4390 |
| 93 | Buffalo Grove village | 4386 |
| 94 | Effingham city | 4351 |
| 95 | Glen Carbon village | 4344 |
| 96 | Roselle village | 4330 |
| 97 | Round Lake Beach village | 4296 |
| 98 | Highland Park city | 4212 |
| 99 | Antioch village | 4210 |
| 100 | Highland city | 4141 |
| 101 | Montgomery village | 4084 |
| 102 | Villa Park village | 4082 |
| 103 | Lake Zurich village | 4047 |
| 104 | Bourbonnais village | 4020 |
| 105 | Rolling Meadows city | 3988 |
| 106 | Homer Glen village | 3982 |
| 107 | North Aurora village | 3945 |
| 108 | Berwyn city | 3909 |
| 109 | Lindenhurst village | 3836 |
| 110 | Barrington village | 3783 |
| 111 | Lake Forest city | 3727 |
| 112 | Pontiac city | 3630 |
| 113 | Hanover Park village | 3619 |
| 114 | Jacksonville city | 3599 |
| 115 | Chatham village | 3575 |
| 116 | Danville city | 3564 |
| 117 | Hampshire village | 3516 |
| 118 | Bradley village | 3477 |
| 119 | Bloomingdale village | 3456 |
| 120 | Brookfield village | 3410 |
| 121 | Shorewood village | 3388 |
| 122 | La Grange village | 3384 |
| 123 | Morris city | 3372 |
| 124 | Charleston city | 3359 |
| 125 | Lincoln city | 3342 |
| 126 | Morton Grove village | 3332 |
| 127 | Wauconda village | 3320 |
| 128 | Wheeling village | 3317 |
| 129 | Western Springs village | 3286 |
| 130 | Channahon village | 3282 |
| 131 | Mahomet village | 3274 |
| 132 | Jerseyville city | 3266 |
| 133 | Westmont village | 3255 |
| 134 | Carpentersville village | 3218 |
| 135 | Darien city | 3215 |
| 136 | East Moline city | 3212 |
| 137 | La Grange Park village | 3169 |
| 138 | Addison village | 3150 |
| 139 | Vernon Hills village | 3121 |
| 140 | Johnsburg village | 3119 |
| 141 | Glendale Heights village | 3107 |
| 142 | Olney city | 3087 |
| 143 | Fox Lake village | 3079 |
| 144 | Niles village | 3020 |
| 145 | West Chicago city | 2987 |
| 146 | Canton city | 2985 |
| 147 | Roscoe village | 2983 |
| 148 | Minooka village | 2945 |
| 149 | Campton Hills village | 2937 |
| 150 | Warrenville city | 2935 |
| 151 | Carbondale city | 2916 |
| 152 | Winnetka village | 2894 |
| 153 | Shiloh village | 2776 |
| 154 | Peru city | 2758 |
| 155 | Lemont village | 2755 |
| 156 | North Chicago city | 2718 |
| 157 | Gages Lake CDP | 2711 |
| 158 | Macomb city | 2705 |
| 159 | Hinsdale village | 2697 |
| 160 | Deerfield village | 2657 |
| 161 | Manhattan village | 2655 |
| 162 | Mascoutah city | 2638 |
| 163 | Crest Hill city | 2625 |
| 164 | Bethalto village | 2624 |
| 165 | Homewood village | 2616 |
| 166 | Breese city | 2578 |
| 167 | Kewanee city | 2566 |
| 168 | Maryville village | 2562 |
| 169 | Kankakee city | 2543 |
| 170 | Centralia city | 2537 |
| 171 | Wood River city | 2527 |
| 172 | Fairview Heights city | 2496 |
| 173 | Island Lake village | 2493 |
| 174 | Marion city | 2480 |
| 175 | Burbank city | 2441 |
| 176 | Round Lake village | 2425 |
| 177 | Palos Hills city | 2410 |
| 178 | Palos Heights city | 2375 |
| 179 | Cicero town | 2349 |
| 180 | Zion city | 2346 |
| 181 | Troy city | 2345 |
| 182 | Alsip village | 2322 |
| 183 | Winfield village | 2316 |
| 184 | Marengo city | 2303 |
| 185 | Streator city | 2291 |
| 186 | Princeton city | 2262 |
| 187 | Rock Falls city | 2257 |
| 188 | Taylorville city | 2243 |
| 189 | Lake Villa village | 2236 |
| 189 | West Dundee village | 2236 |
| 190 | Mount Vernon city | 2233 |
| 191 | Eureka city | 2231 |
| 192 | Sugar Grove village | 2185 |
| 193 | Crestwood village | 2178 |
| 194 | Clarendon Hills village | 2169 |
| 195 | Rockton village | 2168 |
| 196 | Plano city | 2152 |
| 197 | Bartonville village | 2143 |
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