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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 449.24K people in Illinois with American ancestry (3.50% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Effingham city had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (13.34%), followed by Taylorville city (11.62%), and East Peoria city (8.23%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having American 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 Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Effingham city

Taylorville city

East Peoria city

Charleston city

Freeport city

Deerfield village

Godfrey village

Marion city

Mattoon city

Chatham village

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Effingham city	13.34
2	Taylorville city	11.62
3	East Peoria city	8.23
4	Charleston city	8.09
5	Freeport city	8.08
6	Deerfield village	7.90
7	Godfrey village	7.79
8	Marion city	7.55
9	Mattoon city	7.43
10	Chatham village	7.20
11	Herrin city	7.08
11	Wood Dale city	7.08
12	Columbia city	7.07
13	Lincoln city	7.06
14	Decatur city	6.87
15	Swansea village	6.58
16	Centralia city	6.17
17	Troy city	6.10
18	Quincy city	6.08
19	Galesburg city	5.97
20	Morton village	5.87
21	Pekin city	5.80
22	Macomb city	5.76
23	Sterling city	5.66
24	Streator city	5.65
25	Washington city	5.53
26	Canton city	5.47
27	Norridge village	5.40
28	Waterloo city	5.36
29	Dixon city	5.25
29	Kewanee city	5.25
30	Highland city	4.98
31	Wilmette village	4.96
32	Gages Lake CDP	4.93
32	McHenry city	4.93
33	Danville city	4.91
34	Huntley village	4.85
35	Roscoe village	4.70
36	Highland Park city	4.59
37	Jacksonville city	4.50
38	Ottawa city	4.48
38	Wood River city	4.48
39	Normal town	4.33
40	Collinsville city	4.26
41	Mount Vernon city	4.19
42	Lake in the Hills village	4.18
43	Barrington village	4.16
43	Buffalo Grove village	4.16
43	Frankfort village	4.16
44	Yorkville city	4.14
45	Springfield city	4.13
46	North Chicago city	4.12
47	Edwardsville city	4.11
48	Gurnee village	4.09
48	La Grange village	4.09
49	Lake Zurich village	4.05
50	Crystal Lake city	3.97
50	Lansing village	3.97
51	Lake Forest city	3.96
52	Alton city	3.89
52	Northbrook village	3.89
53	Pontiac city	3.87
54	Palos Hills city	3.83
54	Wheeling village	3.83
55	Round Lake village	3.79
56	Shiloh village	3.77
57	Granite City city	3.74
58	Bensenville village	3.71
59	Woodridge village	3.60
60	Belleville city	3.59
60	O'Fallon city	3.59
60	St. Charles city	3.59
61	Orland Park village	3.57
62	Downers Grove village	3.55
63	Warrenville city	3.53
64	Cahokia village	3.51
65	Burr Ridge village	3.46
66	Bloomingdale village	3.44
67	Antioch village	3.43
67	Mount Prospect village	3.43
68	Rantoul village	3.42
69	Bloomington city	3.41
69	Fox Lake village	3.41
70	Loves Park city	3.39
70	Vernon Hills village	3.39
71	Machesney Park village	3.38
72	Northlake city	3.37
73	Bartlett village	3.32
73	Channahon village	3.32
74	Skokie village	3.30
75	Hinsdale village	3.27
76	Glenview village	3.22
77	Homer Glen village	3.18
78	Bourbonnais village	3.17
79	Brookfield village	3.12
79	Park Forest village	3.12
80	Mundelein village	3.11
81	New Lenox village	3.10
82	Glen Carbon village	3.09
82	Markham city	3.09
82	Peoria city	3.09
83	Morris city	3.08
84	Arlington Heights village	3.05
84	Hickory Hills city	3.05
85	Urbana city	3.00
86	Park Ridge city	2.98
87	Elk Grove Village village	2.96
88	Bradley village	2.92
89	Lincolnwood village	2.88
90	River Forest village	2.86
90	Sycamore city	2.86
91	Champaign city	2.85
92	Evanston city	2.81
93	Mokena village	2.70
94	Moline city	2.68
95	Batavia city	2.67
96	South Elgin village	2.64
97	Lindenhurst village	2.62
98	Grayslake village	2.61
99	Beach Park village	2.60
99	Roselle village	2.60
100	Niles village	2.55
101	Fairview Heights city	2.52
102	Darien city	2.50
102	Hoffman Estates village	2.50
103	East Moline city	2.46
104	Elmhurst city	2.45
105	Campton Hills village	2.42
105	Des Plaines city	2.42
105	Elmwood Park village	2.42
105	Plainfield village	2.42
106	Naperville city	2.41
106	Waukegan city	2.41
107	Libertyville village	2.40
108	Oak Lawn village	2.39
109	North Aurora village	2.38
110	Elgin city	2.34
110	Evergreen Park village	2.34
111	Crest Hill city	2.33
112	Shorewood village	2.29
113	Round Lake Beach village	2.25
113	Wheaton city	2.25
114	Carpentersville village	2.24
114	Forest Park village	2.24
114	Rockford city	2.24
115	Cary village	2.18
115	Morton Grove village	2.18
116	Algonquin village	2.17
117	Lombard village	2.16
118	Oak Park village	2.14
119	Rock Island city	2.09
120	Chicago city	2.07
121	Burbank city	2.06
121	Rolling Meadows city	2.06
121	Worth village	2.06
122	Tinley Park village	2.04
123	Palatine village	2.01
123	South Holland village	2.01
124	Oswego village	1.96
125	Romeoville village	1.93
126	Chicago Heights city	1.92
126	Kankakee city	1.92
126	Woodstock city	1.92
127	La Grange Park village	1.89
128	Joliet city	1.87
128	Minooka village	1.87
129	Westchester village	1.81
130	Blue Island city	1.80
130	Geneva city	1.80
130	Harvey city	1.80
130	Justice village	1.80
131	Franklin Park village	1.79
132	Glendale Heights village	1.77
132	Lyons village	1.77
132	Plano city	1.77
133	Bridgeview village	1.74
134	Lemont village	1.72
135	Zion city	1.70
136	Hanover Park village	1.69
137	Chicago Ridge village	1.68
138	Aurora city	1.67
138	Lisle village	1.67
139	Belvidere city	1.66
140	Bolingbrook village	1.64
140	Glen Ellyn village	1.64
140	Lockport city	1.64
140	River Grove village	1.64
141	Carol Stream village	1.63
141	Prospect Heights city	1.63
142	DeKalb city	1.62
142	Western Springs village	1.62
143	Riverdale village	1.61
144	Calumet City city	1.60
144	Winnetka village	1.60
145	Oak Forest city	1.59
146	Montgomery village	1.57
147	Dolton village	1.56
148	Midlothian village	1.54
149	Westmont village	1.51
150	Schaumburg village	1.50