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Cities in Illinois by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

Wheeling, IL had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 225 cities in 2024, at 45.4%. Cahokia Heights, IL had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 11.2% and the figure for Illinois was 14.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest45.4Wheeling, IL
Lowest0.5Cahokia Heights, IL
Median11.2225 cities
Illinois14.8History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Wheeling, IL: 45.4 %Wheeling, IL45.4Summit, IL: 42.7 %Summit, IL42.7Schiller Park, IL: 42 %Schiller Park, IL42Niles, IL: 42 %Niles, IL42Norridge, IL: 40.8 %Norridge, IL40.8Cicero, IL: 40.7 %Cicero, IL40.7Prospect Heights, IL: 40.6 %Prospect Heights, IL40.6Buffalo Grove, IL: 38.1 %Buffalo Grove, IL38.1Glendale Heights, IL: 37.9 %Glendale Heights, IL37.9Morton Grove, IL: 37.9 %Morton Grove, IL37.9Hanover Park, IL: 37.5 %Hanover Park, IL37.5Skokie, IL: 37.5 %Skokie, IL37.5Addison, IL: 36.9 %Addison, IL36.9Hoffman Estates, IL: 35.4 %Hoffman Estates, IL35.4Streamwood, IL: 35 %Streamwood, IL35Melrose Park, IL: 34.8 %Melrose Park, IL34.8Des Plaines, IL: 34.2 %Des Plaines, IL34.2Franklin Park, IL: 34.2 %Franklin Park, IL34.2Lincolnwood, IL: 34 %Lincolnwood, IL34Vernon Hills, IL: 33.6 %Vernon Hills, IL33.6West Chicago, IL: 32.9 %West Chicago, IL32.9Burbank, IL: 32.8 %Burbank, IL32.8Schaumburg, IL: 32.8 %Schaumburg, IL32.8Hickory Hills, IL: 31.2 %Hickory Hills, IL31.2Waukegan, IL: 31 %Waukegan, IL31Carpentersville, IL: 30.2 %Carpentersville, IL30.2Northlake, IL: 30.1 %Northlake, IL30.1River Grove, IL: 30.1 %River Grove, IL30.1Mount Prospect, IL: 29.6 %Mount Prospect, IL29.6Rolling Meadows, IL: 29 %Rolling Meadows, IL29Bensenville, IL: 29 %Bensenville, IL29Carol Stream, IL: 28.2 %Carol Stream, IL28.2Justice, IL: 28.1 %Justice, IL28.1Wood Dale, IL: 27.9 %Wood Dale, IL27.9Bridgeview, IL: 27.4 %Bridgeview, IL27.4Palos Hills, IL: 27.4 %Palos Hills, IL27.4Mundelein, IL: 26.6 %Mundelein, IL26.6Aurora, IL: 26.4 %Aurora, IL26.4Elgin, IL: 26.4 %Elgin, IL26.4Round Lake Beach, IL: 25.9 %Round Lake Beach, IL25.9Wheeling, IL: 45.4 %Wheeling, IL45.4Summit, IL: 42.7 %Summit, IL42.7Schiller Park, IL: 42 %Schiller Park, IL42Niles, IL: 42 %Niles, IL42Norridge, IL: 40.8 %Norridge, IL40.8Cicero, IL: 40.7 %Cicero, IL40.7Prospect Heights, IL: 40.6 %Prospect Heights, IL40.6Buffalo Grove, IL: 38.1 %Buffalo Grove, IL38.1Glendale Heights, IL: 37.9 %Glendale Heights, IL37.9Morton Grove, IL: 37.9 %Morton Grove, IL37.9Hanover Park, IL: 37.5 %Hanover Park, IL37.5Skokie, IL: 37.5 %Skokie, IL37.5Addison, IL: 36.9 %Addison, IL36.9Hoffman Estates, IL: 35.4 %Hoffman Estates, IL35.4Streamwood, IL: 35 %Streamwood, IL35Melrose Park, IL: 34.8 %Melrose Park, IL34.8Des Plaines, IL: 34.2 %Des Plaines, IL34.2Franklin Park, IL: 34.2 %Franklin Park, IL34.2Lincolnwood, IL: 34 %Lincolnwood, IL34Vernon Hills, IL: 33.6 %Vernon Hills, IL33.6West Chicago, IL: 32.9 %West Chicago, IL32.9Burbank, IL: 32.8 %Burbank, IL32.8Schaumburg, IL: 32.8 %Schaumburg, IL32.8Hickory Hills, IL: 31.2 %Hickory Hills, IL31.2Waukegan, IL: 31 %Waukegan, IL31Carpentersville, IL: 30.2 %Carpentersville, IL30.2Northlake, IL: 30.1 %Northlake, IL30.1River Grove, IL: 30.1 %River Grove, IL30.1Mount Prospect, IL: 29.6 %Mount Prospect, IL29.6Rolling Meadows, IL: 29 %Rolling Meadows, IL29Bensenville, IL: 29 %Bensenville, IL29Carol Stream, IL: 28.2 %Carol Stream, IL28.2Justice, IL: 28.1 %Justice, IL28.1Wood Dale, IL: 27.9 %Wood Dale, IL27.9Bridgeview, IL: 27.4 %Bridgeview, IL27.4Palos Hills, IL: 27.4 %Palos Hills, IL27.4Mundelein, IL: 26.6 %Mundelein, IL26.6Aurora, IL: 26.4 %Aurora, IL26.4Elgin, IL: 26.4 %Elgin, IL26.4Round Lake Beach, IL: 25.9 %Round Lake Beach, IL25.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Wheeling, IL45.4+0.5 pts
2Summit, IL42.7+0.5 pts
3Schiller Park, IL42+3.3 pts
4Niles, IL42-0.5 pts
5Norridge, IL40.8+0.8 pts
6Cicero, IL40.7+0.7 pts
7Prospect Heights, IL40.6-0.4 pts
8Buffalo Grove, IL38.1+1.5 pts
9Glendale Heights, IL37.9-0.1 pts
10Morton Grove, IL37.9-0.1 pts
11Hanover Park, IL37.5+2.5 pts
12Skokie, IL37.5-1.3 pts
13Addison, IL36.9+1.5 pts
14Hoffman Estates, IL35.4+1.4 pts
15Streamwood, IL35+1.8 pts
16Melrose Park, IL34.8+0.8 pts
17Des Plaines, IL34.2+1.6 pts
18Franklin Park, IL34.2+2.6 pts
19Lincolnwood, IL34-0.7 pts
20Vernon Hills, IL33.6+1 pts
21West Chicago, IL32.9+1.1 pts
22Burbank, IL32.8+1.2 pts
23Schaumburg, IL32.8+0.7 pts
24Hickory Hills, IL31.2-0.8 pts
25Waukegan, IL31-0.2 pts
26Carpentersville, IL30.2+1.4 pts
27Northlake, IL30.1+1.2 pts
28River Grove, IL30.1+4.9 pts
29Mount Prospect, IL29.6-0.4 pts
30Rolling Meadows, IL29+2 pts
31Bensenville, IL29-2.6 pts
32Carol Stream, IL28.2-0.4 pts
33Justice, IL28.1+2.2 pts
34Wood Dale, IL27.9+0.2 pts
35Bridgeview, IL27.4+3.7 pts
36Palos Hills, IL27.4+0.7 pts
37Mundelein, IL26.6-1 pts
38Aurora, IL26.4+0.7 pts
39Elgin, IL26.4-0.1 pts
40Round Lake Beach, IL25.9+0.2 pts
41Chicago Ridge, IL25.9-0.3 pts
42Westmont, IL25.7+1.6 pts
43Lyons, IL25.5+1.4 pts
44Elmwood Park, IL25+0.2 pts
45Berwyn, IL25+1.2 pts
46Round Lake, IL24.6-0.2 pts
47Palatine, IL24.2+0.3 pts
48Beach Park, IL24+3.8 pts
49Burr Ridge, IL23.6+0.8 pts
50Bolingbrook, IL22.8+0.3 pts
51Glenview, IL22.6+0.2 pts
52Naperville, IL22.5-0.1 pts
53Bartlett, IL22.4+2.1 pts
54Elk Grove Village, IL22.3+0.8 pts
55Blue Island, IL22+2.5 pts
56Harvey, IL21.9+3.4 pts
57Arlington Heights, IL21.6+0.6 pts
58Roselle, IL21.5-1 pts
59Urbana, IL21.2+2.8 pts
60Chicago, IL20.9+0.2 pts
61Woodridge, IL20.9+0.3 pts
62Romeoville, IL20.8+0.6 pts
63Worth, IL20.8+0.2 pts
64Northbrook, IL20.7-0.5 pts
65Bloomingdale, IL20.5+1 pts
66Darien, IL19.5+0.9 pts
67North Chicago, IL19.2+1.1 pts
68Zion, IL19.2+0.9 pts
69Warrenville, IL19+0.7 pts
70Lemont, IL17.8+2.4 pts
71Gurnee, IL17-0.5 pts
72Champaign, IL16.9-0.1 pts
73South Elgin, IL16.7+0.4 pts
74Lombard, IL16.6+0.3 pts
75Westchester, IL16.5+2.4 pts
76Evanston, IL16.2-0.4 pts
77Lake Zurich, IL15.8+0.1 pts
78Belvidere, IL15.6+1.5 pts
79Maywood, IL15.6+1.8 pts
79Orland Park, IL15.6+0.6 pts
81Joliet, IL15.5+0.3 pts
82Lisle, IL15.5-0.3 pts
83Oak Lawn, IL15.5-1 pts
84East Moline, IL15.5+0.8 pts
85Park Ridge, IL15.1+0.1 pts
86Chicago Heights, IL14.7-0.9 pts
86Lake in the Hills, IL14.7+1.1 pts
88Plainfield, IL14.7+1.3 pts
89Hinsdale, IL14.7-0.5 pts
89Wilmette, IL14.7-0.9 pts
91Oswego, IL14.3+0.5 pts
92Villa Park, IL14-0.5 pts
93Lindenhurst, IL13.7+2.4 pts
94Woodstock, IL13.5+0.9 pts
95Kankakee, IL13.4+0.3 pts
96Midlothian, IL13-0.7 pts
97Homer Glen, IL12.7-1 pts
98Rockford, IL12.6+0.3 pts
99River Forest, IL12.50 pts
100Wauconda, IL12.3-1 pts
101North Aurora, IL12.3-0.4 pts
102Crest Hill, IL12.3+1.4 pts
103Algonquin, IL12.3+0.1 pts
103Montgomery, IL12.3+0.4 pts
105Crestwood, IL12.3+0.2 pts
106Forest Park, IL12.1+3.6 pts
107Glen Ellyn, IL11.9-0.2 pts
108Plano, IL11.9-0.8 pts
109Oak Forest, IL11.8-1.6 pts
110Alsip, IL11.6+0.4 pts
111Bellwood, IL11.6+1.3 pts
112Barrington, IL11.4+0.1 pts
113Libertyville, IL11.2+1.1 pts
114Moline, IL11.1+0.6 pts
115Pingree Grove, IL11-3.3 pts
116Elmhurst, IL11+0.6 pts
117Fox Lake, IL10.9+0.5 pts
118Wheaton, IL10.8+0.7 pts
119Lake Forest, IL10.8+0.4 pts
120Huntley, IL10.7-0.4 pts
121Highland Park, IL10.5-0.8 pts
122Crystal Lake, IL10.4+1.1 pts
123St. Charles, IL10.4-0.6 pts
124Calumet City, IL10.3+1.3 pts
125Bloomington, IL10.3+0.4 pts
126Carbondale, IL10.2+0.8 pts
127Peoria, IL10.1+0.3 pts
128Evergreen Park, IL10.1-0.1 pts
129Downers Grove, IL10+0.1 pts
130Lansing, IL9.7-0.2 pts
131Grayslake, IL9.6-0.4 pts
132Brookfield, IL9.6+0.3 pts
133Tinley Park, IL9.3-0 pts
134La Grange Park, IL9.2+2.2 pts
135Oak Park, IL9.2+0.5 pts
136DeKalb, IL9.1+0.1 pts
137Deerfield, IL9.1-0.5 pts
138Cary, IL9.1+1.9 pts
139Rantoul, IL8.9-0.4 pts
140Palos Heights, IL8.5+0.8 pts
141McHenry, IL8.4+0.7 pts
142Loves Park, IL8.1-0.3 pts
143Normal, IL8.1+0.8 pts
144Rock Island, IL8-0.5 pts
145Markham, IL7.9+0.2 pts
146Antioch, IL7.9+0.7 pts
147Winfield, IL7.8+0.6 pts
148South Holland, IL7.5+1.3 pts
149Park Forest, IL7.3+1.2 pts
150Lockport, IL7.2+0.4 pts
151Winnetka, IL7.1-0.8 pts
152Fairview Heights, IL7.1+3.5 pts
153Yorkville, IL6.7+1 pts
154Roscoe, IL6.6+1.3 pts
155Mahomet, IL6.4+0.9 pts
156Frankfort, IL6.2-1 pts
157La Grange, IL6.2-0.3 pts
158Homewood, IL6.1+0.1 pts
159Sycamore, IL6.1+0.7 pts
160Minooka, IL5.9+1.3 pts
161Shorewood, IL5.8+0.3 pts
162Batavia, IL5.80 pts
163Sterling, IL5.4+0.7 pts
164Campton Hills, IL5.3+1.1 pts
165Geneva, IL5.3-0.1 pts
166Manhattan, IL5+0.3 pts
167Hazel Crest, IL4.9+0.2 pts
167Western Springs, IL4.90 pts
169Springfield, IL4.9+0.4 pts
170Galesburg, IL4.8-0.2 pts
171Channahon, IL4.6+1.3 pts
172Bourbonnais, IL4.6-0.4 pts
173Matteson, IL4.3+0.5 pts
174Kewanee, IL4.3+0.5 pts
175Machesney Park, IL4.3-0.4 pts
176Streator, IL4.20 pts
177Swansea, IL4.2-0.5 pts
178Granite City, IL4.1+0.8 pts
179Charleston, IL4-0.1 pts
180Country Club Hills, IL4-0.1 pts
181Shiloh, IL4+0.3 pts
182O'Fallon, IL3.8-0.4 pts
183Macomb, IL3.7-0.2 pts
184Richton Park, IL3.7+0.7 pts
185Dixon, IL3.5+0.1 pts
186Dolton, IL3.40 pts
187Herrin, IL3.4+0.4 pts
188Centralia, IL3.4+0.1 pts
189Freeport, IL3.3+0.4 pts
190Mokena, IL3.3+0.5 pts
191Highland, IL3.3-1.6 pts
192Chatham, IL3.2-0.1 pts
193Effingham, IL3.1-0.7 pts
194Decatur, IL3.10 pts
195Collinsville, IL3.1-0.4 pts
196Ottawa, IL3.1+0.5 pts
197Danville, IL3-0.1 pts
198Bradley, IL3-0.7 pts
199Belleville, IL2.9-0.2 pts
200Waterloo, IL2.7+1 pts
201Morris, IL2.6-0.8 pts
202Alton, IL2.6+0.3 pts
203Mount Vernon, IL2.50 pts
204New Lenox, IL2.50 pts
205Marion, IL2.4-0.3 pts
206Pontiac, IL2.3+0.2 pts
207Morton, IL2.3-0.5 pts
207Riverdale, IL2.3+0.4 pts
209Edwardsville, IL2.2-0.9 pts
210Canton, IL2.10 pts
211Troy, IL2-0.1 pts
212Wood River, IL1.9+0.2 pts
213Quincy, IL1.8-0.2 pts
214Taylorville, IL1.7+0.8 pts
215East Peoria, IL1.6+0.5 pts
216Mattoon, IL1.6+0.6 pts
217Pekin, IL1.6+0.3 pts
218Glen Carbon, IL1.6-0.2 pts
219Washington, IL1.4+0.1 pts
220Lincoln, IL1.4-0.2 pts
221East St. Louis, IL1.4-0 pts
222Jacksonville, IL1.2-0.1 pts
223Godfrey, IL0.7-0.1 pts
224Columbia, IL0.6-0.4 pts
225Cahokia Heights, IL0.5-0.4 pts

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About this ranking

People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population.

More on how it is measured
  • United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
  • EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat).
  • England and Wales: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, Census 2021.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born. In the United States people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native; in the EU everyone born outside the reporting country counts as foreign born, including people born in another EU country or abroad to national parents. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Illinois by foreign-born share of the population, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois by foreign-born share of the population, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/illinois-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Illinois by foreign-born share of the population, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/illinois-cities.

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Wheeling, IL, with 45.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Cahokia Heights, IL, with 0.5% in 2024.

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