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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 2023, at 44.9%. Godfrey, IL had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 10.9% and the figure for Illinois was 14.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest44.9Wheeling, IL
Lowest0.8Godfrey, IL
Median10.9225 cities
Illinois14.5History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Wheeling, IL: 44.9 %Wheeling, IL44.9Niles, IL: 42.5 %Niles, IL42.5Summit, IL: 42.2 %Summit, IL42.2Prospect Heights, IL: 41 %Prospect Heights, IL41Norridge, IL: 40.1 %Norridge, IL40.1Cicero, IL: 40 %Cicero, IL40Skokie, IL: 38.8 %Skokie, IL38.8Schiller Park, IL: 38.8 %Schiller Park, IL38.8Morton Grove, IL: 38.1 %Morton Grove, IL38.1Glendale Heights, IL: 38 %Glendale Heights, IL38Buffalo Grove, IL: 36.7 %Buffalo Grove, IL36.7Addison, IL: 35.4 %Addison, IL35.4Hanover Park, IL: 35.1 %Hanover Park, IL35.1Lincolnwood, IL: 34.7 %Lincolnwood, IL34.7Melrose Park, IL: 34.1 %Melrose Park, IL34.1Hoffman Estates, IL: 34 %Hoffman Estates, IL34Streamwood, IL: 33.2 %Streamwood, IL33.2Vernon Hills, IL: 32.6 %Vernon Hills, IL32.6Des Plaines, IL: 32.6 %Des Plaines, IL32.6Schaumburg, IL: 32.1 %Schaumburg, IL32.1Hickory Hills, IL: 32 %Hickory Hills, IL32West Chicago, IL: 31.8 %West Chicago, IL31.8Burbank, IL: 31.6 %Burbank, IL31.6Franklin Park, IL: 31.6 %Franklin Park, IL31.6Bensenville, IL: 31.6 %Bensenville, IL31.6Waukegan, IL: 31.2 %Waukegan, IL31.2Mount Prospect, IL: 30 %Mount Prospect, IL30Northlake, IL: 29 %Northlake, IL29Carpentersville, IL: 28.8 %Carpentersville, IL28.8Carol Stream, IL: 28.6 %Carol Stream, IL28.6Wood Dale, IL: 27.7 %Wood Dale, IL27.7Mundelein, IL: 27.6 %Mundelein, IL27.6Rolling Meadows, IL: 27.1 %Rolling Meadows, IL27.1Palos Hills, IL: 26.6 %Palos Hills, IL26.6Elgin, IL: 26.5 %Elgin, IL26.5Chicago Ridge, IL: 26.1 %Chicago Ridge, IL26.1Justice, IL: 25.9 %Justice, IL25.9Aurora, IL: 25.8 %Aurora, IL25.8Round Lake Beach, IL: 25.7 %Round Lake Beach, IL25.7River Grove, IL: 25.2 %River Grove, IL25.2Wheeling, IL: 44.9 %Wheeling, IL44.9Niles, IL: 42.5 %Niles, IL42.5Summit, IL: 42.2 %Summit, IL42.2Prospect Heights, IL: 41 %Prospect Heights, IL41Norridge, IL: 40.1 %Norridge, IL40.1Cicero, IL: 40 %Cicero, IL40Skokie, IL: 38.8 %Skokie, IL38.8Schiller Park, IL: 38.8 %Schiller Park, IL38.8Morton Grove, IL: 38.1 %Morton Grove, IL38.1Glendale Heights, IL: 38 %Glendale Heights, IL38Buffalo Grove, IL: 36.7 %Buffalo Grove, IL36.7Addison, IL: 35.4 %Addison, IL35.4Hanover Park, IL: 35.1 %Hanover Park, IL35.1Lincolnwood, IL: 34.7 %Lincolnwood, IL34.7Melrose Park, IL: 34.1 %Melrose Park, IL34.1Hoffman Estates, IL: 34 %Hoffman Estates, IL34Streamwood, IL: 33.2 %Streamwood, IL33.2Vernon Hills, IL: 32.6 %Vernon Hills, IL32.6Des Plaines, IL: 32.6 %Des Plaines, IL32.6Schaumburg, IL: 32.1 %Schaumburg, IL32.1Hickory Hills, IL: 32 %Hickory Hills, IL32West Chicago, IL: 31.8 %West Chicago, IL31.8Burbank, IL: 31.6 %Burbank, IL31.6Franklin Park, IL: 31.6 %Franklin Park, IL31.6Bensenville, IL: 31.6 %Bensenville, IL31.6Waukegan, IL: 31.2 %Waukegan, IL31.2Mount Prospect, IL: 30 %Mount Prospect, IL30Northlake, IL: 29 %Northlake, IL29Carpentersville, IL: 28.8 %Carpentersville, IL28.8Carol Stream, IL: 28.6 %Carol Stream, IL28.6Wood Dale, IL: 27.7 %Wood Dale, IL27.7Mundelein, IL: 27.6 %Mundelein, IL27.6Rolling Meadows, IL: 27.1 %Rolling Meadows, IL27.1Palos Hills, IL: 26.6 %Palos Hills, IL26.6Elgin, IL: 26.5 %Elgin, IL26.5Chicago Ridge, IL: 26.1 %Chicago Ridge, IL26.1Justice, IL: 25.9 %Justice, IL25.9Aurora, IL: 25.8 %Aurora, IL25.8Round Lake Beach, IL: 25.7 %Round Lake Beach, IL25.7River Grove, IL: 25.2 %River Grove, IL25.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Wheeling, IL44.9-0.9 pts
2Niles, IL42.5-0 pts
3Summit, IL42.2+1.8 pts
4Prospect Heights, IL41+2.6 pts
5Norridge, IL40.1+2.1 pts
6Cicero, IL40+1.3 pts
7Skokie, IL38.8+0.5 pts
8Schiller Park, IL38.8-7 pts
9Morton Grove, IL38.1+1.3 pts
10Glendale Heights, IL38+2.5 pts
11Buffalo Grove, IL36.7+0.8 pts
12Addison, IL35.4+2.6 pts
13Hanover Park, IL35.1+0.1 pts
14Lincolnwood, IL34.7+0.5 pts
15Melrose Park, IL34.1-0.6 pts
16Hoffman Estates, IL34+1 pts
17Streamwood, IL33.2+2.6 pts
18Vernon Hills, IL32.6+0.1 pts
19Des Plaines, IL32.6+1.8 pts
20Schaumburg, IL32.1+0.7 pts
21Hickory Hills, IL32+1.3 pts
22West Chicago, IL31.8-1.3 pts
23Burbank, IL31.6+2.1 pts
24Franklin Park, IL31.6-0.5 pts
25Bensenville, IL31.6+2.7 pts
26Waukegan, IL31.2+1.5 pts
27Mount Prospect, IL30-0 pts
28Northlake, IL29-0.7 pts
29Carpentersville, IL28.8+0.9 pts
30Carol Stream, IL28.6+2.5 pts
31Wood Dale, IL27.7-1.3 pts
32Mundelein, IL27.6+0.1 pts
33Rolling Meadows, IL27.1-0.8 pts
34Palos Hills, IL26.6-1.2 pts
35Elgin, IL26.5+0.9 pts
36Chicago Ridge, IL26.1+2 pts
37Justice, IL25.9+0.3 pts
38Aurora, IL25.8+0.2 pts
39Round Lake Beach, IL25.7+2.5 pts
40River Grove, IL25.2-3.7 pts
41Elmwood Park, IL24.8+0.5 pts
42Round Lake, IL24.8-2.8 pts
43Lyons, IL24.2-2.1 pts
44Westmont, IL24.1-0.5 pts
45Palatine, IL23.9-0.5 pts
46Berwyn, IL23.9-1.3 pts
47Bridgeview, IL23.8+0.1 pts
48Burr Ridge, IL22.8+0.4 pts
49Naperville, IL22.6+0.7 pts
50Bolingbrook, IL22.5+1.1 pts
51Roselle, IL22.5-0.8 pts
52Glenview, IL22.5+0.9 pts
53Elk Grove Village, IL21.5-0.5 pts
54Northbrook, IL21.2+1.2 pts
55Arlington Heights, IL21+0.4 pts
56Chicago, IL20.7+0.5 pts
57Worth, IL20.6-2.6 pts
58Woodridge, IL20.6-0.5 pts
59Bartlett, IL20.3+0.2 pts
60Romeoville, IL20.2-0.9 pts
61Beach Park, IL20.2-0 pts
62Bloomingdale, IL19.5+0.2 pts
63Blue Island, IL19.4-1.6 pts
64Darien, IL18.6+0.3 pts
65Harvey, IL18.5+1.7 pts
66Urbana, IL18.3-0.1 pts
67Warrenville, IL18.3+2.6 pts
68Zion, IL18.3+1.8 pts
69North Chicago, IL18.1+0.6 pts
70Gurnee, IL17.6+1.5 pts
71Champaign, IL17-0.1 pts
72Evanston, IL16.5+0.3 pts
73Oak Lawn, IL16.5+0.1 pts
74South Elgin, IL16.3+2.3 pts
75Lombard, IL16.2-0 pts
76Lisle, IL15.8-0.4 pts
77Lake Zurich, IL15.7+0.4 pts
78Chicago Heights, IL15.7+1.5 pts
79Wilmette, IL15.6+0.3 pts
80Lemont, IL15.4+0.3 pts
81Joliet, IL15.2+0.5 pts
82Hinsdale, IL15.1+0.5 pts
83Park Ridge, IL15+0.8 pts
84Orland Park, IL15+0.4 pts
85East Moline, IL14.7+0.4 pts
86Villa Park, IL14.5-1.6 pts
87Pingree Grove, IL14.3+2.4 pts
88Belvidere, IL14.1-2 pts
89Westchester, IL14.1+0.3 pts
90Oswego, IL13.80 pts
91Maywood, IL13.8+0.6 pts
92Midlothian, IL13.7-4.3 pts
93Homer Glen, IL13.7+0.6 pts
94Lake in the Hills, IL13.6+1.2 pts
95Oak Forest, IL13.4+2.9 pts
95Plainfield, IL13.4+1.5 pts
97Wauconda, IL13.40 pts
98Kankakee, IL13.1+2.2 pts
99North Aurora, IL12.8+0.9 pts
100Plano, IL12.6+0.6 pts
101Woodstock, IL12.6+1.3 pts
102River Forest, IL12.5+3.7 pts
103Rockford, IL12.3+0.3 pts
104Algonquin, IL12.2+0.6 pts
105Glen Ellyn, IL12.1+1 pts
106Crestwood, IL12.1+2 pts
107Montgomery, IL11.9+3.6 pts
108Highland Park, IL11.3+0.1 pts
109Barrington, IL11.3-0.6 pts
110Lindenhurst, IL11.3+1.4 pts
111Alsip, IL11.2+1.5 pts
112Huntley, IL11.1+1.1 pts
113St. Charles, IL10.9+0.4 pts
114Crest Hill, IL10.9+1.2 pts
115Moline, IL10.5+1.6 pts
116Fox Lake, IL10.4+3.2 pts
117Lake Forest, IL10.4-0.7 pts
118Elmhurst, IL10.4-0.1 pts
119Bellwood, IL10.3+0.8 pts
120Evergreen Park, IL10.2+0.9 pts
121Wheaton, IL10.1-1 pts
122Libertyville, IL10.1+0.1 pts
123Grayslake, IL10-0.4 pts
124Downers Grove, IL9.9-1.1 pts
125Lansing, IL9.9-0.4 pts
126Bloomington, IL9.8-0.3 pts
127Peoria, IL9.8+0.7 pts
128Deerfield, IL9.6+0.4 pts
129Carbondale, IL9.4-0.5 pts
129Rantoul, IL9.4+2.8 pts
131Tinley Park, IL9.4-0.2 pts
132Crystal Lake, IL9.3+0.1 pts
133Brookfield, IL9.3-0.3 pts
134DeKalb, IL9.1-1 pts
135Calumet City, IL9-0.7 pts
136Oak Park, IL8.7+0.5 pts
137Rock Island, IL8.5-0.8 pts
138Forest Park, IL8.5-0.4 pts
139Loves Park, IL8.3+0.3 pts
140Winnetka, IL7.9+0.6 pts
141McHenry, IL7.7-0.4 pts
142Palos Heights, IL7.7-1.1 pts
143Markham, IL7.7+3 pts
144Normal, IL7.3+1 pts
145Frankfort, IL7.3+0.2 pts
146Cary, IL7.2+0.2 pts
147Antioch, IL7.2-0.3 pts
148Winfield, IL7.10 pts
149La Grange Park, IL7-0.1 pts
150Lockport, IL6.8-1.2 pts
151La Grange, IL6.5-0 pts
152South Holland, IL6.2+1.4 pts
153Park Forest, IL6.1+1.4 pts
154Homewood, IL6+2 pts
155Batavia, IL5.8+0.3 pts
156Yorkville, IL5.7+0.6 pts
157Mahomet, IL5.5+2.1 pts
158Shorewood, IL5.5-1.5 pts
159Geneva, IL5.4+0.2 pts
160Sycamore, IL5.4+0.5 pts
161Roscoe, IL5.3-1.5 pts
162Galesburg, IL5.1-0.1 pts
163Highland, IL4.9+1.4 pts
164Bourbonnais, IL4.9+0.2 pts
165Western Springs, IL4.9-0 pts
166Swansea, IL4.8-0.1 pts
167Manhattan, IL4.7+1.6 pts
168Machesney Park, IL4.7-0 pts
169Hazel Crest, IL4.7+1.4 pts
170Sterling, IL4.7-0.5 pts
171Minooka, IL4.5-1.5 pts
172Springfield, IL4.5+0.2 pts
173Campton Hills, IL4.2+0.7 pts
173Streator, IL4.2-0.1 pts
175O'Fallon, IL4.2+0.1 pts
176Country Club Hills, IL4.1-0.6 pts
177Charleston, IL4.1+0.5 pts
178Macomb, IL3.9-0.5 pts
179Effingham, IL3.8-0.5 pts
180Kewanee, IL3.8+0.3 pts
181Matteson, IL3.8-1.4 pts
182Bradley, IL3.70 pts
183Shiloh, IL3.7-0.1 pts
184Fairview Heights, IL3.5+1.3 pts
185Collinsville, IL3.5-0.3 pts
186Dolton, IL3.4+1.7 pts
186Morris, IL3.4-0.6 pts
188Dixon, IL3.4+0.3 pts
189Granite City, IL3.4+0.7 pts
190Chatham, IL3.3+0.8 pts
191Channahon, IL3.30 pts
192Centralia, IL3.3-0.1 pts
193Danville, IL3.2-0.4 pts
194Belleville, IL3.1+0.1 pts
195Decatur, IL3.1+0.4 pts
196Edwardsville, IL30 pts
197Richton Park, IL3+0.4 pts
198Herrin, IL3-1.2 pts
199Freeport, IL3-0.1 pts
200Mokena, IL2.8+0.5 pts
201Morton, IL2.7+0.2 pts
202Marion, IL2.7+0.4 pts
203Ottawa, IL2.6-0.8 pts
204Mount Vernon, IL2.5+0.4 pts
205New Lenox, IL2.5+0.1 pts
206Alton, IL2.3+0.4 pts
207Pontiac, IL2.1+0.1 pts
207Troy, IL2.1+0.3 pts
209Canton, IL2+0.3 pts
209Quincy, IL2+0.3 pts
211Riverdale, IL1.9-0.4 pts
212Glen Carbon, IL1.7-1.2 pts
213Wood River, IL1.7+1.1 pts
214Waterloo, IL1.7+0.2 pts
215Lincoln, IL1.6+0.1 pts
216East St. Louis, IL1.4+0.2 pts
217Washington, IL1.4-0.2 pts
218Pekin, IL1.3-0.3 pts
219Jacksonville, IL1.3+0.2 pts
220East Peoria, IL1.1-0.9 pts
221Mattoon, IL1+0.2 pts
222Columbia, IL1-0 pts
223Taylorville, IL1-0 pts
224Cahokia Heights, IL0.9-0 pts
225Godfrey, IL0.8-0.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/illinois-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/illinois-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/illinois-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Wheeling, IL, with 44.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Godfrey, IL, with 0.8% in 2023.

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