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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 6.13K people in Illinois with Ghanaian ancestry (0.05% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Woodridge village had the highest percentage of its population with Ghanaian ancestry (1.98%), followed by Edwardsville city (1.32%), and Evanston city (0.62%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Ghanaian ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Ghanaian Ancestry in 2021
Woodridge village
Edwardsville city
Evanston city
Crest Hill city
Lisle village
Fox Lake village
Richton Park village
Bolingbrook village
Maywood village
Romeoville village
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Ghanaian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Woodridge village 1.98
2 Edwardsville city 1.32
3 Evanston city 0.62
4 Crest Hill city 0.53
5 Lisle village 0.46
6 Fox Lake village 0.45
7 Richton Park village 0.36
8 Bolingbrook village 0.33
9 Maywood village 0.30
10 Romeoville village 0.28
11 Shiloh village 0.22
12 Collinsville city 0.19
12 Hanover Park village 0.19
13 Riverdale village 0.18
14 Charleston city 0.16
14 Urbana city 0.16
15 Prospect Heights city 0.14
16 DeKalb city 0.11
16 Lombard village 0.11
16 Waukegan city 0.11
17 Elgin city 0.09
17 Glenview village 0.09
18 Evergreen Park village 0.08
18 Homewood village 0.08
19 Round Lake Beach village 0.07
20 Galesburg city 0.05
20 Joliet city 0.05
20 Lansing village 0.05
20 Peoria city 0.05
21 Rock Island city 0.04
22 Bradley village 0.03