Des Plaines city, IL Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on November 5, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Foreign-Born population of Des Plaines city, IL was 19,614, which was 32.47% of the population of Des Plaines city, IL.
The highest percentage of the Des Plaines city foreign-born population were born in India (18.26%), followed by Mexico (17.34%), and Poland (15.29%).
The chart below shows the top 10 place of birth countries for the Des Plaines city Foreign-born population as a percentage of the total Des Plaines city foreign-born population. The table below shows the population and percentage of the Des Plaines city foreign-born population for many different place of birth countries.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Des Plaines city, IL Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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| Country of Birth | Number of People | Percentage of Foreign-Born (%) |
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| India | 3582 | 18.26 |
| Mexico | 3401 | 17.34 |
| Poland | 2998 | 15.29 |
| Philippines | 1470 | 7.50 |
| Bulgaria | 800 | 4.08 |
| Iraq | 531 | 2.71 |
| Ukraine | 514 | 2.62 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 454 | 2.32 |
| Korea | 429 | 2.19 |
| Romania | 400 | 2.04 |
| El Salvador | 315 | 1.61 |
| Vietnam | 305 | 1.56 |
| Germany | 275 | 1.40 |
| Russia | 220 | 1.12 |
| Greece | 219 | 1.12 |
| Italy | 200 | 1.02 |
| Belarus | 190 | 0.97 |
| Serbia | 161 | 0.82 |
| Colombia | 143 | 0.73 |
| Syria | 138 | 0.70 |
| Guatemala | 134 | 0.68 |
| Nigeria | 132 | 0.67 |
| Thailand | 121 | 0.62 |
| Jamaica | 116 | 0.59 |
| Ecuador | 108 | 0.55 |
| Czechoslovakia | 104 | 0.53 |
| Pakistan | 104 | 0.53 |
| China | 96 | 0.49 |
| Moldova | 94 | 0.48 |
| Haiti | 85 | 0.43 |
| Turkey | 83 | 0.42 |
| Saudi Arabia | 82 | 0.42 |
| Jordan | 81 | 0.41 |
| Canada | 73 | 0.37 |
| North Macedonia | 58 | 0.30 |
| Honduras | 48 | 0.25 |
| Cuba | 47 | 0.24 |
| Argentina | 42 | 0.21 |
| France | 39 | 0.20 |
| Croatia | 39 | 0.20 |
| Ireland | 38 | 0.19 |
| Bangladesh | 35 | 0.18 |
| Japan | 34 | 0.17 |
| Albania | 27 | 0.14 |
| Panama | 26 | 0.13 |
| Nicaragua | 23 | 0.12 |
| Austria | 22 | 0.11 |
| Belgium | 22 | 0.11 |
| Hungary | 22 | 0.11 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 0.09 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 0.09 |
| Belize | 17 | 0.09 |
| Scotland | 15 | 0.08 |
| Burma | 15 | 0.08 |
| England | 14 | 0.07 |
| Laos | 14 | 0.07 |
| Sweden | 11 | 0.06 |
| Israel | 11 | 0.06 |
| Dominican Republic | 11 | 0.06 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 0.05 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 0.05 |
| Morocco | 8 | 0.04 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 0.04 |
| Norway | 7 | 0.04 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 0.03 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 0.02 |