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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 7.37K people in Illinois with Iraqi ancestry (0.06% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Skokie village had the highest percentage of its population with Iraqi ancestry (2.00%), followed by Morton Grove village (0.88%), and Gages Lake CDP (0.78%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Iraqi 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 Iraqi Ancestry in 2021
Skokie village
Morton Grove village
Gages Lake CDP
Des Plaines city
Niles village
Rockford city
Bloomingdale village
North Aurora village
Glen Ellyn village
Lindenhurst village
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iraqi Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Skokie village 2.00
2 Morton Grove village 0.88
3 Gages Lake CDP 0.78
4 Des Plaines city 0.62
4 Niles village 0.62
5 Rockford city 0.52
6 Bloomingdale village 0.36
6 North Aurora village 0.36
7 Glen Ellyn village 0.25
8 Lindenhurst village 0.23
8 Wheaton city 0.23
9 Park Ridge city 0.21
9 Rolling Meadows city 0.21
10 Northbrook village 0.17
11 Aurora city 0.14
12 Forest Park village 0.13
13 Glenview village 0.11
13 Vernon Hills village 0.11
14 Carol Stream village 0.10
14 Lincolnwood village 0.10
14 O'Fallon city 0.10
14 Palatine village 0.10
15 Centralia city 0.09
15 West Chicago city 0.09
16 Rock Island city 0.08
16 Wheeling village 0.08
17 Norridge village 0.06
18 Cicero town 0.03
18 Machesney Park village 0.03