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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.37K people in Illinois with South African ancestry (0.02% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Glen Carbon village had the highest percentage of its population with South African ancestry (0.67%), followed by Schaumburg village (0.47%), and Barrington village (0.36%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having South African 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 South African Ancestry in 2021
Glen Carbon village
Schaumburg village
Barrington village
Deerfield village
Urbana city
Burr Ridge village
Hinsdale village
Rockford city
Evanston city
Libertyville village
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with South African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Glen Carbon village 0.67
2 Schaumburg village 0.47
3 Barrington village 0.36
4 Deerfield village 0.34
5 Urbana city 0.31
6 Burr Ridge village 0.25
7 Hinsdale village 0.20
8 Rockford city 0.18
9 Evanston city 0.17
10 Libertyville village 0.15
11 Western Springs village 0.14
12 Antioch village 0.13
12 Geneva city 0.13
12 Lake Forest city 0.13
12 Tinley Park village 0.13
13 North Chicago city 0.12
14 O'Fallon city 0.11
14 Roselle village 0.11
15 Sterling city 0.09
16 Gages Lake CDP 0.08
16 Mundelein village 0.08
17 Buffalo Grove village 0.06
17 Winnetka village 0.06
18 Algonquin village 0.05
18 Maywood village 0.05
19 West Chicago city 0.03