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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 47.72K people in Illinois with Welsh ancestry (0.37% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Mattoon city had the highest percentage of its population with Welsh ancestry (1.86%), followed by Edwardsville city (1.57%), and River Forest village (1.36%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Welsh ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Illinois.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Mattoon city

Edwardsville city

River Forest village

Fox Lake village

Marion city

Chatham village

Jacksonville city

Freeport city

Washington city

Western Springs village

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Mattoon city	1.86
2	Edwardsville city	1.57
3	River Forest village	1.36
4	Fox Lake village	1.33
5	Marion city	1.24
6	Chatham village	1.17
7	Jacksonville city	1.14
8	Freeport city	1.07
8	Washington city	1.07
9	Western Springs village	1.02
10	Troy city	0.99
11	East Moline city	0.96
12	Glen Carbon village	0.88
13	Darien city	0.87
14	Oak Park village	0.85
15	Lemont village	0.84
16	Brookfield village	0.82
16	Herrin city	0.82
17	Huntley village	0.79
18	Libertyville village	0.77
18	Morton village	0.77
19	Kewanee city	0.76
20	Godfrey village	0.75
20	Wood River city	0.75
21	Urbana city	0.73
22	Forest Park village	0.72
23	Cary village	0.71
23	East Peoria city	0.71
23	O'Fallon city	0.71
23	Wheaton city	0.71
24	Charleston city	0.70
24	Fairview Heights city	0.70
25	Lindenhurst village	0.68
25	Springfield city	0.68
26	Elmhurst city	0.67
26	Granite City city	0.67
27	Plainfield village	0.66
28	Alton city	0.63
28	Quincy city	0.63
29	Campton Hills village	0.61
30	Bloomington city	0.60
30	Canton city	0.60
31	Bartlett village	0.59
31	Winnetka village	0.59
32	Danville city	0.57
32	Lincoln city	0.57
33	Algonquin village	0.56
33	Waterloo city	0.56
34	Naperville city	0.54
34	Normal town	0.54
35	Collinsville city	0.53
36	Peoria city	0.51
37	Belleville city	0.50
37	Decatur city	0.50
37	Galesburg city	0.50
37	Wilmette village	0.50
38	Lake Zurich village	0.49
38	Roscoe village	0.49
39	Loves Park city	0.48
39	Taylorville city	0.48
40	Bradley village	0.47
40	Hinsdale village	0.47
40	Lake Forest city	0.47
40	Mount Vernon city	0.47
41	Evanston city	0.46
41	Palatine village	0.46
41	St. Charles city	0.46
42	Dixon city	0.45
43	Crystal Lake city	0.44
43	Palos Heights city	0.44
44	Bourbonnais village	0.43
44	Moline city	0.43
44	Swansea village	0.43
45	Bloomingdale village	0.42
45	Channahon village	0.42
45	DeKalb city	0.42
45	Midlothian village	0.42
46	Sterling city	0.41
47	Champaign city	0.40
47	Glen Ellyn village	0.40
47	Pekin city	0.40
47	Shorewood village	0.40
48	Glenview village	0.39
49	Shiloh village	0.38
50	Beach Park village	0.37
50	La Grange Park village	0.37
50	Lisle village	0.37
50	Streator city	0.37
51	Batavia city	0.36
51	Downers Grove village	0.36
51	Gages Lake CDP	0.36
51	La Grange village	0.36
51	Lincolnwood village	0.36
51	Lombard village	0.36
51	Rockford city	0.36
51	Warrenville city	0.36
52	Morton Grove village	0.35
52	West Chicago city	0.35
53	Grayslake village	0.34
53	Northbrook village	0.34
53	Park Ridge city	0.34
53	Skokie village	0.34
53	Tinley Park village	0.34
54	Buffalo Grove village	0.33
55	Columbia city	0.32
56	Centralia city	0.31
56	Villa Park village	0.31
56	Yorkville city	0.31
57	Arlington Heights village	0.30
57	Joliet city	0.30
57	North Aurora village	0.30
57	South Elgin village	0.30
57	Westmont village	0.30
58	Geneva city	0.29
58	Roselle village	0.29
59	Carbondale city	0.28
59	Gurnee village	0.28
59	McHenry city	0.28
59	Rock Island city	0.28
60	Evergreen Park village	0.27
60	Lockport city	0.27
60	Woodstock city	0.27
61	Chicago city	0.25
62	Elgin city	0.24
62	Schaumburg village	0.24
63	Antioch village	0.23
63	Hoffman Estates village	0.23
63	Lake in the Hills village	0.23
63	Round Lake Beach village	0.23
64	Aurora city	0.22
64	Burbank city	0.22
64	Carpentersville village	0.22
64	Highland Park city	0.22
65	Chicago Ridge village	0.21
65	Deerfield village	0.21
65	Machesney Park village	0.21
65	Mount Prospect village	0.21
65	Oak Forest city	0.21
65	Woodridge village	0.21
66	Highland city	0.20
66	Palos Hills city	0.20
66	Vernon Hills village	0.20
67	Belvidere city	0.19
67	Homer Glen village	0.19
68	Carol Stream village	0.18
68	Sycamore city	0.18
69	Des Plaines city	0.17
69	Macomb city	0.17
70	Bolingbrook village	0.15
70	Mokena village	0.15
71	Franklin Park village	0.14
71	Glendale Heights village	0.14
71	Minooka village	0.14
71	Niles village	0.14
72	Addison village	0.13
72	Burr Ridge village	0.13
72	New Lenox village	0.13
72	Ottawa city	0.13
72	Romeoville village	0.13
73	Bensenville village	0.12
73	Bridgeview village	0.12
73	Homewood village	0.12
73	Montgomery village	0.12
74	Mundelein village	0.11
74	Wauconda village	0.11
74	Waukegan city	0.11
75	Country Club Hills city	0.10
75	North Chicago city	0.10
75	Orland Park village	0.10
75	Park Forest village	0.10
75	Rolling Meadows city	0.10
76	Blue Island city	0.09
76	Elmwood Park village	0.09
76	Frankfort village	0.09
77	Kankakee city	0.08
77	Northlake city	0.08
77	Streamwood village	0.08
78	East St. Louis city	0.07
78	Melrose Park village	0.07
78	Rantoul village	0.07
78	River Grove village	0.07
78	Westchester village	0.07
79	Effingham city	0.06
79	Elk Grove Village village	0.06
79	Morris city	0.06
79	Pontiac city	0.06
80	Zion city	0.05
81	South Holland village	0.04
82	Chicago Heights city	0.03
82	Oswego village	0.03
83	Cicero town	0.02
83	Lansing village	0.02
84	Round Lake village	0.01