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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 11.18K people in Illinois with Iranian ancestry (0.09% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Burr Ridge village had the highest percentage of its population with Iranian ancestry (2.53%), followed by Northbrook village (1.11%), and Lincolnwood village (0.85%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Iranian 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 Iranian Ancestry in 2021
Burr Ridge village
Northbrook village
Lincolnwood village
Lake Forest city
La Grange Park village
Prospect Heights city
Morton Grove village
Grayslake village
River Forest village
Gages Lake CDP
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Burr Ridge village 2.53
2 Northbrook village 1.11
3 Lincolnwood village 0.85
4 Lake Forest city 0.74
5 La Grange Park village 0.67
5 Prospect Heights city 0.67
6 Morton Grove village 0.64
7 Grayslake village 0.60
8 River Forest village 0.59
9 Gages Lake CDP 0.49
10 Wilmette village 0.45
11 Elk Grove Village village 0.44
11 Glen Ellyn village 0.44
11 North Chicago city 0.44
12 Urbana city 0.43
13 West Chicago city 0.40
14 Rantoul village 0.34
15 Gurnee village 0.33
15 Oak Park village 0.33
15 Warrenville city 0.33
16 Wheeling village 0.31
17 Naperville city 0.30
18 Carol Stream village 0.28
19 Sterling city 0.27
20 Carbondale city 0.25
21 Glenview village 0.24
21 Highland Park city 0.24
22 Bensenville village 0.23
22 Champaign city 0.23
22 Forest Park village 0.23
22 Lindenhurst village 0.23
23 Wauconda village 0.21
23 Westchester village 0.21
24 Skokie village 0.20
25 Buffalo Grove village 0.19
25 Wheaton city 0.19
26 Berwyn city 0.18
26 Hinsdale village 0.18
26 Swansea village 0.18
27 Bartlett village 0.17
27 Schaumburg village 0.17
28 Arlington Heights village 0.16
28 Deerfield village 0.16
28 Edwardsville city 0.16
28 Vernon Hills village 0.16
29 Lombard village 0.15
29 Oswego village 0.15
29 Park Forest village 0.15
29 Richton Park village 0.15
30 Bloomingdale village 0.14
30 Lyons village 0.14
30 Summit village 0.14
30 Tinley Park village 0.14
31 Mount Prospect village 0.13
31 Westmont village 0.13
32 Chicago city 0.12
33 Elmhurst city 0.11
33 Elmwood Park village 0.11
33 Roselle village 0.11
34 Macomb city 0.10
35 Algonquin village 0.09
35 East Moline city 0.09
35 Troy city 0.09
36 Chatham village 0.08
36 Ottawa city 0.08
36 Plainfield village 0.08
37 Aurora city 0.07
37 Waukegan city 0.07
37 Winnetka village 0.07
38 Glendale Heights village 0.06
38 Peoria city 0.06
39 Belleville city 0.05
40 Bloomington city 0.04
40 Chicago Ridge village 0.04
40 Freeport city 0.04
40 Galesburg city 0.04
40 Melrose Park village 0.04
41 Quincy city 0.03