Waukegan 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 Waukegan city, IL was 27,076, which was 30.17% of the population of Waukegan city, IL.
The highest percentage of the Waukegan city foreign-born population were born in Mexico (64.13%), followed by Philippines (7.86%), and India (4.78%).
The chart below shows the top 10 place of birth countries for the Waukegan city Foreign-born population as a percentage of the total Waukegan city foreign-born population. The table below shows the population and percentage of the Waukegan city foreign-born population for many different place of birth countries.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Waukegan 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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| Mexico | 17363 | 64.13 |
| Philippines | 2127 | 7.86 |
| India | 1295 | 4.78 |
| Honduras | 1265 | 4.67 |
| Belize | 797 | 2.94 |
| El Salvador | 362 | 1.34 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 314 | 1.16 |
| Guatemala | 289 | 1.07 |
| China | 264 | 0.98 |
| Vietnam | 183 | 0.68 |
| Colombia | 176 | 0.65 |
| Canada | 170 | 0.63 |
| Jamaica | 167 | 0.62 |
| Ecuador | 110 | 0.41 |
| Poland | 92 | 0.34 |
| Thailand | 92 | 0.34 |
| Dominican Republic | 91 | 0.34 |
| Singapore | 90 | 0.33 |
| Korea | 89 | 0.33 |
| Israel | 84 | 0.31 |
| Brazil | 84 | 0.31 |
| Saudi Arabia | 79 | 0.29 |
| Haiti | 77 | 0.28 |
| Russia | 74 | 0.27 |
| Peru | 74 | 0.27 |
| Romania | 69 | 0.26 |
| Ireland | 64 | 0.24 |
| Cuba | 60 | 0.22 |
| Indonesia | 59 | 0.22 |
| Germany | 52 | 0.19 |
| Iraq | 52 | 0.19 |
| Syria | 50 | 0.19 |
| Nigeria | 46 | 0.17 |
| Iran | 42 | 0.16 |
| Jordan | 40 | 0.15 |
| Greece | 31 | 0.11 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 0.11 |
| Dominica | 30 | 0.11 |
| Czechoslovakia | 29 | 0.11 |
| Italy | 27 | 0.10 |
| Japan | 27 | 0.10 |
| Bangladesh | 26 | 0.10 |
| Kuwait | 21 | 0.08 |
| Ethiopia | 21 | 0.08 |
| Nicaragua | 21 | 0.08 |
| Ghana | 20 | 0.07 |
| Serbia | 17 | 0.06 |
| England | 16 | 0.06 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 0.05 |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 0.04 |
| Egypt | 11 | 0.04 |
| Liberia | 11 | 0.04 |
| Costa Rica | 11 | 0.04 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 0.03 |
| Morocco | 8 | 0.03 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 0.03 |
| Panama | 6 | 0.02 |