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Cities in Illinois by foreign-born share of the population

Wheeling, IL had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 225 cities in 2022, at 45.8%. Wood River, IL had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 10.3% and the figure for Illinois was 14.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest45.8Wheeling, IL
Lowest0.7Wood River, IL
Median10.3225 cities
Illinois14.2History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Wheeling, IL: 45.8 %Wheeling, IL45.8Schiller Park, IL: 45.8 %Schiller Park, IL45.8Niles, IL: 42.6 %Niles, IL42.6Summit, IL: 40.4 %Summit, IL40.4Cicero, IL: 38.7 %Cicero, IL38.7Prospect Heights, IL: 38.4 %Prospect Heights, IL38.4Skokie, IL: 38.3 %Skokie, IL38.3Norridge, IL: 38 %Norridge, IL38Morton Grove, IL: 36.8 %Morton Grove, IL36.8Buffalo Grove, IL: 35.8 %Buffalo Grove, IL35.8Glendale Heights, IL: 35.5 %Glendale Heights, IL35.5Hanover Park, IL: 35 %Hanover Park, IL35Melrose Park, IL: 34.7 %Melrose Park, IL34.7Lincolnwood, IL: 34.2 %Lincolnwood, IL34.2West Chicago, IL: 33.2 %West Chicago, IL33.2Hoffman Estates, IL: 33 %Hoffman Estates, IL33Addison, IL: 32.8 %Addison, IL32.8Vernon Hills, IL: 32.5 %Vernon Hills, IL32.5Franklin Park, IL: 32.1 %Franklin Park, IL32.1Schaumburg, IL: 31.4 %Schaumburg, IL31.4Des Plaines, IL: 30.8 %Des Plaines, IL30.8Hickory Hills, IL: 30.7 %Hickory Hills, IL30.7Streamwood, IL: 30.6 %Streamwood, IL30.6Mount Prospect, IL: 30 %Mount Prospect, IL30Waukegan, IL: 29.7 %Waukegan, IL29.7Northlake, IL: 29.7 %Northlake, IL29.7Burbank, IL: 29.5 %Burbank, IL29.5Wood Dale, IL: 29 %Wood Dale, IL29Bensenville, IL: 28.9 %Bensenville, IL28.9River Grove, IL: 28.9 %River Grove, IL28.9Rolling Meadows, IL: 27.9 %Rolling Meadows, IL27.9Carpentersville, IL: 27.8 %Carpentersville, IL27.8Palos Hills, IL: 27.8 %Palos Hills, IL27.8Round Lake, IL: 27.6 %Round Lake, IL27.6Mundelein, IL: 27.5 %Mundelein, IL27.5Lyons, IL: 26.3 %Lyons, IL26.3Carol Stream, IL: 26 %Carol Stream, IL26Elgin, IL: 25.6 %Elgin, IL25.6Justice, IL: 25.6 %Justice, IL25.6Aurora, IL: 25.6 %Aurora, IL25.6Wheeling, IL: 45.8 %Wheeling, IL45.8Schiller Park, IL: 45.8 %Schiller Park, IL45.8Niles, IL: 42.6 %Niles, IL42.6Summit, IL: 40.4 %Summit, IL40.4Cicero, IL: 38.7 %Cicero, IL38.7Prospect Heights, IL: 38.4 %Prospect Heights, IL38.4Skokie, IL: 38.3 %Skokie, IL38.3Norridge, IL: 38 %Norridge, IL38Morton Grove, IL: 36.8 %Morton Grove, IL36.8Buffalo Grove, IL: 35.8 %Buffalo Grove, IL35.8Glendale Heights, IL: 35.5 %Glendale Heights, IL35.5Hanover Park, IL: 35 %Hanover Park, IL35Melrose Park, IL: 34.7 %Melrose Park, IL34.7Lincolnwood, IL: 34.2 %Lincolnwood, IL34.2West Chicago, IL: 33.2 %West Chicago, IL33.2Hoffman Estates, IL: 33 %Hoffman Estates, IL33Addison, IL: 32.8 %Addison, IL32.8Vernon Hills, IL: 32.5 %Vernon Hills, IL32.5Franklin Park, IL: 32.1 %Franklin Park, IL32.1Schaumburg, IL: 31.4 %Schaumburg, IL31.4Des Plaines, IL: 30.8 %Des Plaines, IL30.8Hickory Hills, IL: 30.7 %Hickory Hills, IL30.7Streamwood, IL: 30.6 %Streamwood, IL30.6Mount Prospect, IL: 30 %Mount Prospect, IL30Waukegan, IL: 29.7 %Waukegan, IL29.7Northlake, IL: 29.7 %Northlake, IL29.7Burbank, IL: 29.5 %Burbank, IL29.5Wood Dale, IL: 29 %Wood Dale, IL29Bensenville, IL: 28.9 %Bensenville, IL28.9River Grove, IL: 28.9 %River Grove, IL28.9Rolling Meadows, IL: 27.9 %Rolling Meadows, IL27.9Carpentersville, IL: 27.8 %Carpentersville, IL27.8Palos Hills, IL: 27.8 %Palos Hills, IL27.8Round Lake, IL: 27.6 %Round Lake, IL27.6Mundelein, IL: 27.5 %Mundelein, IL27.5Lyons, IL: 26.3 %Lyons, IL26.3Carol Stream, IL: 26 %Carol Stream, IL26Elgin, IL: 25.6 %Elgin, IL25.6Justice, IL: 25.6 %Justice, IL25.6Aurora, IL: 25.6 %Aurora, IL25.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Wheeling, IL45.8+2.5 pts
2Schiller Park, IL45.8-2.5 pts
3Niles, IL42.6+1.5 pts
4Summit, IL40.4+0.2 pts
5Cicero, IL38.7-0.1 pts
6Prospect Heights, IL38.4+0.4 pts
7Skokie, IL38.3+1.4 pts
8Norridge, IL38+1.5 pts
9Morton Grove, IL36.8+0.2 pts
10Buffalo Grove, IL35.8+2 pts
11Glendale Heights, IL35.5+0.7 pts
12Hanover Park, IL35+2.9 pts
13Melrose Park, IL34.7+0.3 pts
14Lincolnwood, IL34.2+0.6 pts
15West Chicago, IL33.2+1.1 pts
16Hoffman Estates, IL330 pts
17Addison, IL32.8+0.4 pts
18Vernon Hills, IL32.5+0.9 pts
19Franklin Park, IL32.1+3 pts
20Schaumburg, IL31.4+0.8 pts
21Des Plaines, IL30.8-1.7 pts
22Hickory Hills, IL30.7-1.6 pts
23Streamwood, IL30.6+0.7 pts
24Mount Prospect, IL30-0.6 pts
25Waukegan, IL29.7-0.5 pts
26Northlake, IL29.7+0.5 pts
27Burbank, IL29.5+0.6 pts
28Wood Dale, IL29+1.8 pts
29Bensenville, IL28.9+0.5 pts
30River Grove, IL28.9+1.6 pts
31Rolling Meadows, IL27.9+1.4 pts
32Carpentersville, IL27.8-0.9 pts
33Palos Hills, IL27.8+2.3 pts
34Round Lake, IL27.6-0.5 pts
35Mundelein, IL27.5-1.4 pts
36Lyons, IL26.3+3.1 pts
37Carol Stream, IL26-0.6 pts
38Elgin, IL25.6+0.2 pts
38Justice, IL25.6-0.5 pts
40Aurora, IL25.6-0.3 pts
41Berwyn, IL25.1-0.4 pts
42Westmont, IL24.7+0.6 pts
43Palatine, IL24.4-0.3 pts
44Elmwood Park, IL24.4-1.3 pts
45Chicago Ridge, IL24.2-0.2 pts
46Bridgeview, IL23.7-0.4 pts
47Roselle, IL23.3+2.7 pts
48Round Lake Beach, IL23.3+0.1 pts
48Worth, IL23.3-0.4 pts
50Burr Ridge, IL22.4-0.9 pts
51Elk Grove Village, IL22-1.2 pts
52Naperville, IL21.9+0.3 pts
53Glenview, IL21.5-0.1 pts
54Bolingbrook, IL21.4-0 pts
55Romeoville, IL21.10 pts
56Woodridge, IL21-1 pts
57Blue Island, IL21+0.4 pts
58Arlington Heights, IL20.6+0.7 pts
59Chicago, IL20.2+0.1 pts
60Beach Park, IL20.2+4.7 pts
61Bartlett, IL20.2+0.6 pts
62Northbrook, IL20+0.4 pts
63Bloomingdale, IL19.2+1.8 pts
64Urbana, IL18.5-0 pts
65Darien, IL18.2-0.5 pts
66Midlothian, IL18+4.1 pts
67North Chicago, IL17.6+0.9 pts
68Champaign, IL17+0.7 pts
69Harvey, IL16.9+2 pts
70Zion, IL16.5+1 pts
71Oak Lawn, IL16.4-1.2 pts
72Evanston, IL16.3-1 pts
73Lombard, IL16.3-0.4 pts
74Lisle, IL16.2-0.4 pts
75Belvidere, IL16.1+2.2 pts
76Villa Park, IL16+0.7 pts
77Gurnee, IL16+0.7 pts
78Warrenville, IL15.8+0.7 pts
79Lake Zurich, IL15.4-0.8 pts
80Wilmette, IL15.3+0.4 pts
81Lemont, IL15.1-1 pts
82Joliet, IL14.7+0.4 pts
83Hinsdale, IL14.7+0.1 pts
84Orland Park, IL14.6-0.2 pts
85East Moline, IL14.3+2.4 pts
86Park Ridge, IL14.2-0.1 pts
87Chicago Heights, IL14.2-0.8 pts
88South Elgin, IL13.9-0.8 pts
89Westchester, IL13.8+0.3 pts
90Oswego, IL13.8+2.3 pts
91Wauconda, IL13.3+0.8 pts
92Maywood, IL13.2-2.4 pts
93Homer Glen, IL13.1+1 pts
94Lake in the Hills, IL12.4+0.1 pts
95Plano, IL12+1.2 pts
96Barrington, IL12+0.6 pts
96Rockford, IL12-0.8 pts
98Plainfield, IL11.9-0.3 pts
99Pingree Grove, IL11.9-2.5 pts
100North Aurora, IL11.8-0.3 pts
101Algonquin, IL11.6-0.7 pts
102Woodstock, IL11.3-0.2 pts
103Highland Park, IL11.2-0.3 pts
104Glen Ellyn, IL11.1+0.7 pts
105Wheaton, IL11.1-0.3 pts
106Lake Forest, IL11.1-1.3 pts
107Downers Grove, IL11-0.1 pts
108Kankakee, IL10.9+0.1 pts
109St. Charles, IL10.5-0.1 pts
110Oak Forest, IL10.5-1.4 pts
111Elmhurst, IL10.4+0.9 pts
112Grayslake, IL10.4-1.2 pts
113Lansing, IL10.3+0.6 pts
114Bloomington, IL10.1-0.2 pts
115Crestwood, IL10.1-1.7 pts
116Huntley, IL10+0.3 pts
116Libertyville, IL10+0.3 pts
118DeKalb, IL10-0.7 pts
119Lindenhurst, IL9.9+0.2 pts
120Carbondale, IL9.9+0.3 pts
121Alsip, IL9.8+0.3 pts
122Crest Hill, IL9.7+0.2 pts
123Calumet City, IL9.7+0.4 pts
124Brookfield, IL9.6-0.4 pts
125Tinley Park, IL9.6-0.6 pts
126Bellwood, IL9.5-1.3 pts
127Rock Island, IL9.3-1.4 pts
128Evergreen Park, IL9.30 pts
129Crystal Lake, IL9.3+0.4 pts
130Deerfield, IL9.2-0.2 pts
131Peoria, IL9.10 pts
132Forest Park, IL8.9+0.7 pts
133Moline, IL8.9-0.4 pts
134Palos Heights, IL8.9-0.4 pts
135River Forest, IL8.8-2.6 pts
136Montgomery, IL8.3-0.2 pts
137Oak Park, IL8.20 pts
138McHenry, IL8.1+1 pts
139Lockport, IL8-1.5 pts
139Loves Park, IL8+0.7 pts
141Antioch, IL7.5+0.9 pts
142Winnetka, IL7.3-0.5 pts
143Fox Lake, IL7.2+1.7 pts
144La Grange Park, IL7.1-0.5 pts
145Winfield, IL7.1+0.4 pts
146Frankfort, IL7.1+0.5 pts
147Cary, IL7-0.2 pts
148Shorewood, IL7+1.1 pts
149Roscoe, IL6.8-0.1 pts
150Rantoul, IL6.5+0.9 pts
151La Grange, IL6.5+1.1 pts
152Normal, IL6.3-0 pts
153Minooka, IL6.1+0.3 pts
154Batavia, IL5.4+0.3 pts
155Geneva, IL5.2-0.9 pts
156Matteson, IL5.2+0.8 pts
157Galesburg, IL5.2+0.3 pts
157Sterling, IL5.2+0.2 pts
159Yorkville, IL5.1+1 pts
160Sycamore, IL4.9-0.4 pts
161Swansea, IL4.9-0.8 pts
161Western Springs, IL4.9+1.6 pts
163South Holland, IL4.8-0.9 pts
164Country Club Hills, IL4.8+0.1 pts
165Machesney Park, IL4.7+1 pts
166Bourbonnais, IL4.7+0.3 pts
167Markham, IL4.70 pts
167Park Forest, IL4.7+0.3 pts
169Macomb, IL4.4+0.1 pts
170Effingham, IL4.3+0.1 pts
171Streator, IL4.3-0.3 pts
172Springfield, IL4.2-0.1 pts
173Herrin, IL4.2-0.5 pts
174O'Fallon, IL4.1-0.6 pts
175Homewood, IL4-0.4 pts
176Morris, IL4-0.5 pts
177Collinsville, IL3.8+0.6 pts
178Shiloh, IL3.80 pts
179Bradley, IL3.7-0.4 pts
180Charleston, IL3.6+0.1 pts
180Danville, IL3.6+0.3 pts
182Highland, IL3.5+1 pts
183Kewanee, IL3.5+0.2 pts
184Campton Hills, IL3.5-0.3 pts
185Mahomet, IL3.5+0.3 pts
186Centralia, IL3.4+1.2 pts
187Hazel Crest, IL3.3+0.8 pts
187Ottawa, IL3.3+1.2 pts
189Channahon, IL3.3+1 pts
190Manhattan, IL3.1+0.4 pts
191Dixon, IL3.1+0.1 pts
192Freeport, IL3.1+0.7 pts
193Edwardsville, IL3-0.1 pts
194Belleville, IL3+1 pts
195Glen Carbon, IL2.90 pts
196Decatur, IL2.7+0.1 pts
197Granite City, IL2.6-0.1 pts
198Richton Park, IL2.60 pts
199Morton, IL2.5+0.1 pts
200Chatham, IL2.5+1 pts
201New Lenox, IL2.4+0.2 pts
202Mokena, IL2.3-0.5 pts
203Fairview Heights, IL2.3-1.2 pts
203Riverdale, IL2.3-0.1 pts
205Marion, IL2.2+0.6 pts
206Mount Vernon, IL2.1-0 pts
207East Peoria, IL2-0.5 pts
208Pontiac, IL2-0.3 pts
209Alton, IL2+0.1 pts
210Troy, IL1.8-0.3 pts
211Dolton, IL1.8-0.1 pts
212Canton, IL1.7-0.1 pts
212Quincy, IL1.70 pts
214Pekin, IL1.7+0.7 pts
215Washington, IL1.6-0.6 pts
216Lincoln, IL1.5-0.6 pts
217Waterloo, IL1.5-0.3 pts
218East St. Louis, IL1.2+0.1 pts
219Columbia, IL1-0.2 pts
220Jacksonville, IL1-0.2 pts
221Taylorville, IL1-0.1 pts
222Cahokia Heights, IL0.9n/a
223Godfrey, IL0.90 pts
224Mattoon, IL0.8+0.1 pts
225Wood River, IL0.7+0.3 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/illinois-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/illinois-cities?period=2022.

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Wheeling, IL, with 45.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wood River, IL, with 0.7% in 2022.

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