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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 105.96K people in Illinois with Russian ancestry (0.83% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Deerfield village had the highest percentage of its population with Russian ancestry (13.83%), followed by Highland Park city (9.69%), and Buffalo Grove village (8.15%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Russian 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 Russian Ancestry in 2021
Deerfield village
Highland Park city
Buffalo Grove village
Wheeling village
Lincolnwood village
Northbrook village
Vernon Hills village
Glenview village
Wilmette village
Skokie village
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Russian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Deerfield village 13.83
2 Highland Park city 9.69
3 Buffalo Grove village 8.15
4 Wheeling village 6.26
5 Lincolnwood village 6.17
6 Northbrook village 5.69
7 Vernon Hills village 5.60
8 Glenview village 4.78
9 Wilmette village 4.54
10 Skokie village 3.81
11 Round Lake village 3.47
12 Lake Zurich village 2.93
13 Schiller Park village 2.77
14 Evanston city 2.68
15 Yorkville city 2.40
16 Arlington Heights village 2.39
16 Gages Lake CDP 2.39
17 Morton Grove village 2.38
18 Barrington village 2.34
19 Campton Hills village 2.23
20 Roscoe village 2.16
21 Palatine village 2.12
22 Palos Heights city 2.02
23 Libertyville village 2.00
24 Niles village 1.95
25 Algonquin village 1.84
26 Winnetka village 1.80
27 River Forest village 1.73
28 Darien city 1.68
29 Grayslake village 1.59
30 Lisle village 1.57
31 Cary village 1.51
32 Gurnee village 1.41
33 Mundelein village 1.40
34 Elmhurst city 1.38
35 Forest Park village 1.37
35 Lake Forest city 1.37
35 Normal town 1.37
36 Oak Park village 1.34
37 Shiloh village 1.31
38 Roselle village 1.26
39 Brookfield village 1.14
40 Prospect Heights city 1.12
41 Rolling Meadows city 1.10
42 Naperville city 1.07
43 Palos Hills city 1.06
44 Geneva city 1.05
45 Des Plaines city 1.04
46 Bartlett village 1.00
46 Champaign city 1.00
47 Bloomington city 0.99
48 Carpentersville village 0.98
48 Lindenhurst village 0.98
48 Washington city 0.98
49 Mount Prospect village 0.96
50 Chicago city 0.93
50 Schaumburg village 0.93
51 Downers Grove village 0.90
51 Elgin city 0.90
51 Glen Ellyn village 0.90
52 Antioch village 0.89
53 Westmont village 0.86
54 North Aurora village 0.85
54 South Elgin village 0.85
55 La Grange Park village 0.84
56 Woodstock city 0.83
57 DeKalb city 0.82
58 Marion city 0.81
58 Park Ridge city 0.81
59 Hoffman Estates village 0.80
60 Homer Glen village 0.79
61 Huntley village 0.78
62 La Grange village 0.76
62 Warrenville city 0.76
63 Carol Stream village 0.75
63 Western Springs village 0.75
64 Lockport city 0.73
65 Urbana city 0.69
66 Burr Ridge village 0.68
67 Aurora city 0.66
67 Lemont village 0.66
68 Elk Grove Village village 0.64
68 Hanover Park village 0.64
68 Sterling city 0.64
69 West Chicago city 0.62
70 Batavia city 0.61
70 Lyons village 0.61
71 Elmwood Park village 0.59
71 Plainfield village 0.59
72 Crystal Lake city 0.58
73 Lombard village 0.57
74 Addison village 0.56
74 Bloomingdale village 0.56
74 Machesney Park village 0.56
74 Round Lake Beach village 0.56
74 Wheaton city 0.56
75 Fox Lake village 0.55
75 Montgomery village 0.55
75 Orland Park village 0.55
75 Worth village 0.55
76 McHenry city 0.54
76 Mokena village 0.54
76 Wauconda village 0.54
77 North Chicago city 0.53
77 River Grove village 0.53
78 Alton city 0.51
79 Beach Park village 0.50
79 Bolingbrook village 0.50
79 St. Charles city 0.50
80 Woodridge village 0.49
81 Berwyn city 0.48
81 Lake in the Hills village 0.48
81 Midlothian village 0.48
82 Oak Forest city 0.47
82 Shorewood village 0.47
83 Rock Island city 0.46
84 Oak Lawn village 0.45
85 Alsip village 0.44
85 Carbondale city 0.44
86 Hinsdale village 0.42
86 Sycamore city 0.42
87 Tinley Park village 0.41
88 Frankfort village 0.40
89 Troy city 0.38
90 Charleston city 0.37
90 Rockford city 0.37
90 Streamwood village 0.37
91 Evergreen Park village 0.36
92 Homewood village 0.35
93 Glendale Heights village 0.33
93 Hickory Hills city 0.33
94 New Lenox village 0.32
94 Westchester village 0.32
95 Moline city 0.30
95 Waukegan city 0.30
96 Oswego village 0.29
97 Centralia city 0.28
97 Summit village 0.28
97 Wood Dale city 0.28
98 Fairview Heights city 0.27
98 Franklin Park village 0.27
98 Glen Carbon village 0.27
98 Minooka village 0.27
98 O'Fallon city 0.27
99 Park Forest village 0.26
100 Belvidere city 0.25
100 Burbank city 0.25
100 Edwardsville city 0.25
100 Joliet city 0.25
100 Macomb city 0.25
100 Peoria city 0.25
100 Rantoul village 0.25
100 Romeoville village 0.25
100 Springfield city 0.25
101 Chicago Ridge village 0.24
101 Zion city 0.24
102 Chatham village 0.22
102 East Moline city 0.22
102 Morton village 0.22
102 Ottawa city 0.22
103 Collinsville city 0.21
103 Lincoln city 0.21
103 Matteson village 0.21
103 Pontiac city 0.21
104 Bensenville village 0.20
104 Crestwood village 0.20
104 East Peoria city 0.20
105 Dolton village 0.19
106 Loves Park city 0.18
107 Decatur city 0.17
107 Mount Vernon city 0.17
108 Bridgeview village 0.16
108 Calumet City city 0.16
109 Granite City city 0.15
109 Kewanee city 0.15
109 Norridge village 0.15
110 Bradley village 0.14
110 Melrose Park village 0.14
110 Morris city 0.14
110 South Holland village 0.14
111 Wood River city 0.13
112 Belleville city 0.12
112 Channahon village 0.12
112 Highland city 0.12
113 Blue Island city 0.11
113 Bourbonnais village 0.11
113 Columbia city 0.11
113 Effingham city 0.11
113 Galesburg city 0.11
113 Markham city 0.11
114 Freeport city 0.10
115 Quincy city 0.09
116 Justice village 0.08
116 Maywood village 0.08
116 Villa Park village 0.08
117 Canton city 0.07
117 Chicago Heights city 0.07
117 Northlake city 0.07
118 Streator city 0.05
119 Cicero town 0.04