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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.51K people in Illinois with Kenyan ancestry (0.01% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Bourbonnais village had the highest percentage of its population with Kenyan ancestry (0.54%), followed by Forest Park village (0.37%), and Vernon Hills village (0.33%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Kenyan 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 Kenyan Ancestry in 2021
Bourbonnais village
Forest Park village
Vernon Hills village
Pontiac city
Geneva city
Harvey city
McHenry city
Rockford city
Peoria city
Edwardsville city
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Kenyan Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Bourbonnais village 0.54
2 Forest Park village 0.37
3 Vernon Hills village 0.33
4 Pontiac city 0.30
5 Geneva city 0.27
5 Harvey city 0.27
6 McHenry city 0.17
7 Rockford city 0.13
8 Peoria city 0.07
9 Edwardsville city 0.05
9 Granite City city 0.05
9 Homewood village 0.05
10 Jacksonville city 0.04
10 Pekin city 0.04
10 Round Lake Beach village 0.04
11 Palos Heights city 0.03