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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 49.13K people in Illinois with British ancestry (0.38% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Forest Park village had the highest percentage of its population with British ancestry (2.04%), followed by Taylorville city (1.61%), and Chatham village (1.47%).

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

Forest Park village

Taylorville city

Chatham village

Waterloo city

Gurnee village

Lincoln city

Marion city

Evanston city

River Forest village

Dixon city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Forest Park village	2.04
2	Taylorville city	1.61
3	Chatham village	1.47
4	Waterloo city	1.44
5	Gurnee village	1.25
6	Lincoln city	1.06
6	Marion city	1.06
7	Evanston city	1.02
8	River Forest village	0.95
9	Dixon city	0.91
9	Springfield city	0.91
10	Oak Park village	0.90
11	Barrington village	0.88
11	Lake Forest city	0.88
12	Libertyville village	0.82
13	Urbana city	0.80
14	Downers Grove village	0.79
14	Rock Island city	0.79
14	Shiloh village	0.79
15	Gages Lake CDP	0.78
15	Wheaton city	0.78
16	Huntley village	0.77
16	Pontiac city	0.77
16	Wilmette village	0.77
17	Hinsdale village	0.76
17	Oswego village	0.76
18	Cary village	0.74
19	Highland Park city	0.72
20	Carbondale city	0.71
21	Peoria city	0.70
22	Lindenhurst village	0.67
22	Naperville city	0.67
23	Decatur city	0.64
23	Glen Carbon village	0.64
23	Mokena village	0.64
24	O'Fallon city	0.63
24	Pekin city	0.63
25	Arlington Heights village	0.62
26	Collinsville city	0.61
26	Lisle village	0.61
27	Grayslake village	0.60
27	Lake in the Hills village	0.60
27	Mattoon city	0.60
28	Morton village	0.59
28	Warrenville city	0.59
29	Champaign city	0.56
30	Elmwood Park village	0.55
31	Glen Ellyn village	0.54
31	Moline city	0.54
31	Quincy city	0.54
32	La Grange Park village	0.53
33	East Moline city	0.52
33	Plano city	0.52
34	Frankfort village	0.51
35	Crystal Lake city	0.50
36	Freeport city	0.49
36	Rolling Meadows city	0.49
37	North Aurora village	0.48
37	Woodstock city	0.48
38	Brookfield village	0.47
38	Charleston city	0.47
38	Wood Dale city	0.47
39	Bloomington city	0.46
39	Buffalo Grove village	0.46
39	Herrin city	0.46
40	McHenry city	0.45
41	Bourbonnais village	0.44
41	East Peoria city	0.44
41	Kewanee city	0.44
42	Batavia city	0.43
42	Deerfield village	0.43
42	Galesburg city	0.43
42	Godfrey village	0.43
42	Mount Vernon city	0.43
42	Rockford city	0.43
43	Lake Zurich village	0.42
44	La Grange village	0.41
44	Shorewood village	0.41
45	Loves Park city	0.39
45	Roselle village	0.39
45	Round Lake Beach village	0.39
46	Bloomingdale village	0.38
46	Blue Island city	0.38
46	Edwardsville city	0.38
46	Glenview village	0.38
46	Northbrook village	0.38
46	Troy city	0.38
47	Algonquin village	0.37
47	Belvidere city	0.37
47	Centralia city	0.37
47	Macomb city	0.37
48	Burr Ridge village	0.36
48	Waukegan city	0.36
49	North Chicago city	0.35
50	DeKalb city	0.34
50	Machesney Park village	0.34
50	Winnetka village	0.34
51	Danville city	0.33
51	Hoffman Estates village	0.33
51	New Lenox village	0.33
51	Orland Park village	0.33
51	Vernon Hills village	0.33
51	Wheeling village	0.33
52	Chicago city	0.32
52	Elk Grove Village village	0.32
52	Streamwood village	0.32
52	Tinley Park village	0.32
53	Lockport city	0.31
53	Rantoul village	0.31
53	St. Charles city	0.31
54	Belleville city	0.30
54	Carol Stream village	0.30
54	Geneva city	0.30
54	Woodridge village	0.30
55	Mount Prospect village	0.29
55	Palatine village	0.29
56	Normal town	0.28
56	Ottawa city	0.28
57	Morton Grove village	0.27
57	Sycamore city	0.27
57	Westmont village	0.27
58	Streator city	0.26
58	Villa Park village	0.26
59	Alton city	0.25
59	Bartlett village	0.25
59	Park Ridge city	0.25
59	Schaumburg village	0.25
60	Homewood village	0.24
60	Lombard village	0.24
61	Alsip village	0.23
61	Aurora city	0.23
61	Bolingbrook village	0.23
61	Des Plaines city	0.23
61	Elmhurst city	0.23
61	Granite City city	0.23
62	Park Forest village	0.22
62	Zion city	0.22
63	Bensenville village	0.21
63	West Chicago city	0.21
64	Canton city	0.20
64	Mundelein village	0.20
64	Palos Hills city	0.20
64	Plainfield village	0.20
64	Wood River city	0.20
65	Elgin city	0.19
65	Glendale Heights village	0.19
65	Skokie village	0.19
66	Joliet city	0.18
66	Lemont village	0.18
66	Oak Forest city	0.18
67	Cahokia village	0.17
67	Effingham city	0.17
67	Western Springs village	0.17
67	Worth village	0.17
68	Minooka village	0.16
69	Addison village	0.15
69	Darien city	0.15
69	Kankakee city	0.15
69	Sterling city	0.15
70	Homer Glen village	0.14
70	Justice village	0.14
70	Roscoe village	0.14
70	South Elgin village	0.14
71	Burbank city	0.13
71	Romeoville village	0.13
72	Bridgeview village	0.12
72	Highland city	0.12
72	Washington city	0.12
73	Lansing village	0.11
73	Oak Lawn village	0.11
73	Palos Heights city	0.11
74	Matteson village	0.10
74	Niles village	0.10
74	Swansea village	0.10
75	Fairview Heights city	0.09
75	Fox Lake village	0.09
75	Franklin Park village	0.09
76	Berwyn city	0.08
76	Hanover Park village	0.08
77	Morris city	0.07
78	Carpentersville village	0.06
78	Crest Hill city	0.06
78	Jacksonville city	0.06
78	Lincolnwood village	0.06
78	Lyons village	0.06
79	Melrose Park village	0.05
80	Bradley village	0.04
80	Prospect Heights city	0.04
81	Calumet City city	0.03
81	Evergreen Park village	0.03
82	Antioch village	0.02
82	Midlothian village	0.02
82	Summit village	0.02
82	Wauconda village	0.02