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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 129.29K people in Illinois with Subsaharan African ancestry. Among all Illinois cities and places, Chicago city had the highest population with Subsaharan African ancestry (45.64K), followed by Kankakee city (5.69K), and Joliet city (3.99K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Subsaharan African 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

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Kankakee city

Joliet city

Rockford city

Bolingbrook village

Peoria city

Evanston city

Aurora city

Champaign city

Rock Island city

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

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Chicago city	45637
2	Kankakee city	5692
3	Joliet city	3985
4	Rockford city	2723
5	Bolingbrook village	2117
6	Peoria city	2052
7	Evanston city	1945
8	Aurora city	1939
9	Champaign city	1814
10	Rock Island city	1774
11	Plainfield village	1492
12	Waukegan city	1391
13	Skokie village	1308
14	Woodridge village	1269
15	Calumet City city	1204
16	East Moline city	1182
17	Glendale Heights village	1146
18	Bourbonnais village	1141
19	Springfield city	1127
20	Naperville city	972
21	Schaumburg village	899
22	Hoffman Estates village	879
23	South Holland village	825
24	Romeoville village	792
25	University Park village	788
26	Galesburg city	750
27	Flossmoor village	735
28	Bloomington city	704
29	Urbana city	676
30	Crest Hill city	661
31	Bradley village	652
32	Normal town	650
33	Oak Park village	646
34	Berwyn city	603
35	Park Forest village	580
36	Decatur city	574
37	Hazel Crest village	562
38	Hillside village	556
39	Dolton village	535
40	Monee village	528
41	DeKalb city	525
42	Tinley Park village	519
43	Wheaton city	518
44	Grayslake village	517
45	Elgin city	500
46	Edwardsville city	487
47	Lansing village	484
48	Arlington Heights village	480
49	Country Club Hills city	458
50	Frankfort Square CDP	438
51	Matteson village	433
52	Huntley village	429
53	Carbondale city	419
54	Quincy city	370
54	Richton Park village	370
55	Hanover Park village	362
56	Moline city	353
57	Carpentersville village	336
58	Vernon Hills village	330
59	Justice village	325
60	Freeport city	323
61	Carol Stream village	311
62	Shorewood village	310
63	Monmouth city	306
64	Homewood village	298
65	Chicago Heights city	294
66	Glen Carbon village	292
67	North Chicago city	290
68	Lisle village	289
69	Alton city	282
70	Sparta city	281
71	Swansea village	280
72	Villa Park village	266
73	Maywood village	258
74	Gurnee village	257
75	Mount Prospect village	255
76	Crete village	246
77	Rolling Meadows city	238
78	Sun River Terrace village	237
79	Preston Heights CDP	234
80	Riverdale village	232
81	Des Plaines city	229
82	Scott AFB CDP	226
83	Lynwood village	223
84	Forest Park village	211
85	Belleville city	210
86	Bellwood village	209
87	Macomb city	208
87	Streamwood village	208
88	Canton city	206
88	Streator city	206
89	Beardstown city	205
90	Antioch village	195
91	Broadview village	192
92	Orland Park village	190
93	Glenwood village	187
94	Calumet Park village	186
95	East Dundee village	184
96	Fox Lake village	183
97	Buffalo Grove village	181
97	Harvey city	181
97	Palatine village	181
98	Hopkins Park village	179
99	Frankfort village	178
100	Collinsville city	175
101	Round Lake Beach village	171
102	Zion city	170
103	Alsip village	165
104	Oak Lawn village	162
105	O'Fallon city	158
106	East St. Louis city	156
107	Westchester village	155
108	Madison city	154
109	Charleston city	153
110	Evergreen Park village	151
111	Sterling city	143
112	Lake Villa village	140
113	Lombard village	138
114	Glen Ellyn village	135
115	Markham city	134
116	Pontiac city	126
117	Glenview village	123
117	Morton Grove village	123
118	Steger village	120
119	Silvis city	116
120	North Aurora village	114
121	Hinsdale village	113
122	Roscoe village	112
123	Danville city	110
124	Olympia Fields village	109
125	Mattoon city	105
126	Geneva city	103
127	Murphysboro city	102
127	Park Ridge city	102
127	Polo city	102
128	Rockdale village	100
129	Bloomingdale village	96
129	Minooka village	96
129	Round Lake village	96
130	Lockport city	92
131	Gages Lake CDP	90
132	Machesney Park village	89
132	Posen village	89
133	Wheeling village	87
134	Burbank city	84
134	Harvard city	84
135	Bridgeview village	83
135	Lincolnwood village	83
136	Libertyville village	80
137	Peoria Heights village	79
137	Sycamore city	79
138	Deerfield village	78
139	Mundelein village	77
139	Shiloh village	77
140	Mount Vernon city	74
140	Willowbrook CDP	74
141	Blue Island city	72
141	Elk Grove Village village	72
142	Mokena village	71
143	Addison village	69
143	Bartlett village	69
143	Oswego village	69
143	Robbins village	69
144	Pecatonica village	67
144	Pekin city	67
145	Chicago Ridge village	66
146	McHenry city	65
147	Jacksonville city	64
147	Wood Dale city	64
148	Centreville city	63
148	Fairview Heights city	63
149	Cicero town	61
149	Ingalls Park CDP	61
150	Westmont village	60
151	Midlothian village	59
152	Rushville city	58
153	Sauk Village village	57
153	Troy city	57
154	Lindenhurst village	56
154	Royal Lakes village	56
155	Granite City city	55
155	South Chicago Heights village	55
156	Momence city	54
157	Metropolis city	53
158	Savoy village	51
158	Washington city	51
159	Algonquin village	50
160	Oak Forest city	49
160	Prairie Grove village	49
160	Waverly city	49
161	Kirkland village	48
162	Burnham village	47
162	Roselle village	47
163	Cahokia village	45
164	Creve Coeur village	43
164	Harwood Heights village	43
165	East Peoria city	42
166	Barrington village	41
166	Northbrook village	41
166	Orland Hills village	41