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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.97K people in Illinois with Pennsylvania German ancestry. Among all Illinois cities and places, Decatur city had the highest population with Pennsylvania German ancestry (118), followed by Freeport city (89), and Arthur village (82).

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

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Decatur city

Freeport city

Arthur village

South Barrington village

Springfield city

Crystal Lake city

Urbana city

Dixon city

Mattoon city

Durand village

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

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Decatur city	118
2	Freeport city	89
3	Arthur village	82
4	South Barrington village	67
5	Springfield city	61
6	Crystal Lake city	58
7	Urbana city	57
8	Dixon city	46
9	Mattoon city	44
10	Durand village	36
11	Edwardsville city	33
12	Galesburg city	32
13	Normal town	31
14	Virden city	30
15	Mount Olive city	27
16	Princeton city	22
17	Fox Lake village	20
17	Lansing village	20
17	Opdyke CDP	20
17	Palos Hills city	20
17	Rock Falls city	20
18	Wenona city	19
19	Effingham city	18
19	Stockton village	18
19	Wonder Lake village	18
20	Mundelein village	17
21	Belvidere city	16
21	Rantoul village	16
22	Addison village	15
22	Danville city	15
22	Trivoli CDP	15
23	Mount Morris village	14
23	Oak Forest city	14
24	East Moline city	13
24	Harristown village	13
24	Lacon city	13
24	New Lenox village	13
24	Quincy city	13
25	Bellevue village	12
25	Blue Mound village	12
25	Fulton city	12
25	Kewanee city	12
25	Robinson city	12
25	Tolono village	12
26	Oquawka village	10
27	Clinton city	9
27	Fisher village	9
27	Hickory Hills city	9
27	Oglesby city	9
27	Rushville city	9
27	Villa Park village	9
27	Wood River city	9
28	Canton city	8
28	Cary village	8
28	Chebanse village	8
28	Fox Lake Hills CDP	8
28	Monmouth city	8
28	Park Forest village	8
28	West Dundee village	8
29	Cerro Gordo village	7
29	Christopher city	7
29	Lakemoor village	7
29	Park City city	7
29	Tuscola city	7
29	West Salem village	7
30	Bensenville village	6
30	Cambridge village	6
30	Dakota village	6
30	Earlville city	6
30	Marine village	6
30	Olney city	6
31	Carbon Cliff village	5
31	Elkville village	5
31	Elmwood city	5
31	Farmer City city	5
31	Hutsonville village	5
31	Knoxville city	5
31	Lake Bluff village	5
31	Minier village	5
31	Mount Carroll city	5
31	Sparland village	5
32	Ashmore village	4
32	Brimfield village	4
32	Heyworth village	4
32	Keensburg village	4
32	Marseilles city	4
32	Nelson village	4
32	Tiskilwa village	4
33	Albany village	3
33	Calhoun village	3
33	Clay City village	3
33	Flanagan village	3
33	Greenup village	3
33	Hanover village	3
33	Hurst city	3
33	Kirkland village	3
33	Milledgeville village	3
33	Virginia city	3
34	Arcola city	2
34	Brocton village	2
34	Chadwick village	2
34	Coalton village	2
34	Dawson village	2
34	Fithian village	2
34	Franklin Grove village	2
34	Gifford village	2
34	Harmon village	2
34	Hartsburg village	2
34	Industry village	2
34	Irvington village	2
34	Kansas village	2
34	Kincaid village	2
34	Makanda village	2
34	New Milford village	2
34	North Henderson village	2
34	Rio village	2
34	St. David village	2
34	Spring Bay village	2
34	Stewardson village	2
34	Stronghurst village	2
34	Tilden village	2
35	Alexis village	1
35	Biggsville village	1
35	Cordova village	1
35	Easton village	1
35	Ferris village	1
35	Grand Ridge village	1
35	Lostant village	1
35	St. Augustine village	1
35	Topeka village	1
35	Winslow village	1
35	Yates City village	1