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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 27.35K people in Illinois with Nigerian ancestry (0.21% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, South Holland village had the highest percentage of its population with Nigerian ancestry (2.83%), followed by Plainfield village (2.48%), and Calumet City city (2.22%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Nigerian 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 Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
South Holland village
Plainfield village
Calumet City city
Swansea village
Matteson village
Skokie village
Hazel Crest village
Huntley village
Richton Park village
Roscoe village
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 South Holland village 2.83
2 Plainfield village 2.48
3 Calumet City city 2.22
4 Swansea village 1.86
5 Matteson village 1.42
6 Skokie village 1.22
7 Hazel Crest village 1.17
8 Huntley village 1.08
9 Richton Park village 1.07
10 Roscoe village 1.01
11 Lansing village 0.98
12 Grayslake village 0.91
13 Country Club Hills city 0.87
13 Fox Lake village 0.87
14 Hoffman Estates village 0.85
15 Carbondale city 0.84
16 Carpentersville village 0.68
17 Lincolnwood village 0.61
18 Vernon Hills village 0.57
19 Westchester village 0.52
20 Riverdale village 0.51
20 Round Lake village 0.51
21 Frankfort village 0.50
21 Rolling Meadows city 0.50
22 Park Forest village 0.49
23 Aurora city 0.48
24 Hinsdale village 0.46
25 Chicago city 0.44
26 Homewood village 0.42
27 Mattoon city 0.41
28 Evanston city 0.38
28 Joliet city 0.38
29 Macomb city 0.36
30 Springfield city 0.35
30 Sterling city 0.35
31 Evergreen Park village 0.33
32 Crestwood village 0.32
33 Bolingbrook village 0.31
33 Rockford city 0.31
34 Lisle village 0.29
35 Oak Park village 0.28
36 Morton Grove village 0.27
36 Schaumburg village 0.27
36 Warrenville city 0.27
37 DeKalb city 0.25
37 Dolton village 0.25
37 Lindenhurst village 0.25
37 North Chicago city 0.25
38 Mount Prospect village 0.24
39 Alton city 0.22
39 Jacksonville city 0.22
40 Oak Lawn village 0.21
41 Glen Ellyn village 0.20
41 Lombard village 0.20
41 Streamwood village 0.20
42 Midlothian village 0.19
42 Mokena village 0.19
42 Wauconda village 0.19
43 Crest Hill city 0.18
44 Antioch village 0.16
44 Bloomington city 0.16
44 Chicago Heights city 0.16
44 Hanover Park village 0.16
44 Naperville city 0.16
45 Alsip village 0.15
45 Des Plaines city 0.15
45 Shiloh village 0.15
46 Berwyn city 0.13
46 Tinley Park village 0.13
46 Urbana city 0.13
47 Blue Island city 0.12
47 Palos Heights city 0.12
48 Addison village 0.11
49 Effingham city 0.10
49 Peoria city 0.10
49 Woodridge village 0.10
50 Danville city 0.09
50 Homer Glen village 0.09
50 Markham city 0.09
50 Pontiac city 0.09
50 Roselle village 0.09
51 Bellwood village 0.08
51 Bourbonnais village 0.08
51 O'Fallon city 0.08
51 Rantoul village 0.08
52 Champaign city 0.07
52 Decatur city 0.07
52 Deerfield village 0.07
52 Fairview Heights city 0.07
52 Forest Park village 0.07
52 New Lenox village 0.07
52 Orland Park village 0.07
52 Palos Hills city 0.07
52 Waukegan city 0.07
53 Belleville city 0.06
53 Buffalo Grove village 0.06
53 Crystal Lake city 0.06
53 Mundelein village 0.06
53 Round Lake Beach village 0.06
54 Canton city 0.05
54 Edwardsville city 0.05
55 Bradley village 0.03
56 Galesburg city 0.02
57 East Peoria city 0.01
57 Godfrey village 0.01