Cities in Illinois by population speaking Spanish at home

Cicero, IL had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 225 cities in 2023, at 80.3%. Taylorville, IL had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 7.1% and the figure for Illinois was 13.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest80.3Cicero, IL

Lowest0.4Taylorville, IL

Median7.1225 cities

Illinois13.9History

Top 40 cities, 2023

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Cicero, IL	80.3	+0.3 pts
2	Melrose Park, IL	68.8	-0.2 pts
3	Summit, IL	64.6	+1.9 pts
4	Northlake, IL	49.4	-0.1 pts
5	Waukegan, IL	48	+3.3 pts
6	Carpentersville, IL	47.9	+0.2 pts
7	Berwyn, IL	47.5	-1.6 pts
8	Round Lake Beach, IL	46.6	+1.4 pts
9	Franklin Park, IL	45.2	-1 pts
10	West Chicago, IL	41	-0.8 pts
11	Elgin, IL	40.7	+1.4 pts
12	Beach Park, IL	40.1	-0.5 pts
13	Burbank, IL	39.2	+1.9 pts
14	Bensenville, IL	38.4	+3.2 pts
15	Addison, IL	38.1	+4 pts
16	Lyons, IL	35.8	-4.5 pts
17	Aurora, IL	34.3	0 pts
18	Hanover Park, IL	33.1	-0.4 pts
19	Blue Island, IL	32.9	-3.8 pts
20	Prospect Heights, IL	32.3	+3.4 pts
21	Streamwood, IL	32.1	+2.9 pts
22	Zion, IL	31.5	+3 pts
23	North Chicago, IL	31	+3.1 pts
24	Harvey, IL	30.6	+3.3 pts
25	Maywood, IL	30	+1.8 pts
26	Mundelein, IL	29.6	+2.5 pts
27	Chicago Heights, IL	29.5	-0.6 pts
28	Wheeling, IL	29.2	-0 pts
29	Belvidere, IL	26.2	-3.4 pts
30	Romeoville, IL	26	-0.2 pts
31	Glendale Heights, IL	26	-2 pts
32	River Grove, IL	25.9	+3.4 pts
33	Joliet, IL	25.2	+0.2 pts
34	Plano, IL	25.2	+1.2 pts
35	Round Lake, IL	24.2	+1 pts
36	Elmwood Park, IL	24	+2.4 pts
37	Chicago, IL	23.8	+0.3 pts
38	Rolling Meadows, IL	23.6	+2.5 pts
39	Montgomery, IL	23.4	+1.4 pts
40	Schiller Park, IL	23.2	-2.2 pts
41	Bridgeview, IL	22.1	-1 pts
42	Bolingbrook, IL	21.7	+1.1 pts
43	Wood Dale, IL	21.3	+1.5 pts
44	Kankakee, IL	20.9	+1.7 pts
45	Bellwood, IL	20.1	+0.7 pts
46	Warrenville, IL	19.4	+2.7 pts
47	Midlothian, IL	18.9	-0.5 pts
48	Alsip, IL	18.7	+4.4 pts
49	Villa Park, IL	18.3	+0.3 pts
50	Woodstock, IL	17.8	+0.5 pts
51	Des Plaines, IL	17	+1.8 pts
52	Oak Lawn, IL	16.7	+2.9 pts
53	Palatine, IL	16.2	-0.2 pts
54	Crest Hill, IL	15.7	+2.4 pts
55	Wauconda, IL	15.7	+0.1 pts
56	Hoffman Estates, IL	15.6	+1.2 pts
57	Pingree Grove, IL	15.2	+4 pts
58	Carol Stream, IL	15.2	+2.6 pts
59	Rantoul, IL	15	+3.5 pts
60	Rockford, IL	15	+0.6 pts
61	South Elgin, IL	15	+1.1 pts
62	Worth, IL	14.8	+3.5 pts
63	Brookfield, IL	13.7	+0.9 pts
64	Calumet City, IL	13.5	-1.7 pts
65	Markham, IL	13.1	+4.4 pts
66	Westchester, IL	12.7	-0.3 pts
67	Woodridge, IL	12.6	+0.8 pts
68	North Aurora, IL	12.6	+1.7 pts
69	Mount Prospect, IL	12.5	-0.1 pts
70	Oswego, IL	12.4	-1.7 pts
71	Evergreen Park, IL	12.3	+2.1 pts
71	Yorkville, IL	12.3	+4.8 pts
73	Lake in the Hills, IL	12.3	+3.3 pts
74	East Moline, IL	12.2	+0.3 pts
75	Oak Forest, IL	12	+3.5 pts
76	Lansing, IL	11.8	-2.1 pts
77	Moline, IL	11.1	+0.2 pts
78	Gurnee, IL	11.1	+1.8 pts
79	Crestwood, IL	11.1	+3.2 pts
80	Niles, IL	10.8	+1.6 pts
81	DeKalb, IL	10.8	0 pts
82	McHenry, IL	10.6	-0.6 pts
83	Justice, IL	10.5	-1.8 pts
84	Elk Grove Village, IL	10.5	+1.5 pts
85	Bradley, IL	10.5	+2.3 pts
86	Hickory Hills, IL	10.2	-1.3 pts
87	Westmont, IL	9.8	+0.6 pts
88	Algonquin, IL	9.6	+2.3 pts
89	Sterling, IL	9.4	-0.6 pts
90	Vernon Hills, IL	9.2	-0.1 pts
91	Highland Park, IL	9.2	+1.2 pts
92	La Grange Park, IL	8.8	+1.4 pts
93	Fox Lake, IL	8.7	+0.6 pts
94	Crystal Lake, IL	8.7	+0.8 pts
95	Bartlett, IL	8.7	-0.7 pts
96	Skokie, IL	8.3	+0.4 pts
97	Lombard, IL	8.3	+1.4 pts
98	St. Charles, IL	8.2	+0.5 pts
99	La Grange, IL	8.1	+0.5 pts
100	Streator, IL	8	-1.4 pts
101	Norridge, IL	8	+0.2 pts
102	Kewanee, IL	7.9	+0.2 pts
103	Forest Park, IL	7.7	+0.9 pts
104	Chicago Ridge, IL	7.6	-3.8 pts
105	Morris, IL	7.6	+0.9 pts
106	Park Forest, IL	7.6	+1.7 pts
107	Evanston, IL	7.5	-0 pts
108	Grayslake, IL	7.3	+0.5 pts
109	Rock Island, IL	7.2	-0.5 pts
109	Schaumburg, IL	7.2	-0.6 pts
111	Minooka, IL	7.2	+0.7 pts
112	South Holland, IL	7.2	+2.9 pts
113	Winfield, IL	7.1	+2.5 pts
114	Cary, IL	6.9	+0.7 pts
115	Urbana, IL	6.6	+0.6 pts
116	Shorewood, IL	6.5	-0.7 pts
117	Lindenhurst, IL	6.4	+0.5 pts
118	Lincolnwood, IL	6.2	-1.3 pts
119	Glenview, IL	6.2	+0.4 pts
120	Plainfield, IL	5.9	+0.7 pts
121	Arlington Heights, IL	5.8	+0.3 pts
122	Elmhurst, IL	5.8	+0.5 pts
123	Palos Heights, IL	5.8	+0.3 pts
124	Batavia, IL	5.8	+0.5 pts
125	Antioch, IL	5.8	+0.7 pts
126	Oak Park, IL	5.7	-0.5 pts
126	Sycamore, IL	5.7	+0.8 pts
128	Glen Ellyn, IL	5.5	+1.7 pts
129	Champaign, IL	5.5	+0.8 pts
130	Danville, IL	5.3	-1 pts
131	Manhattan, IL	5.3	+2 pts
132	Orland Park, IL	5.2	+0.3 pts
133	Palos Hills, IL	5.2	+0.8 pts
134	Buffalo Grove, IL	5.2	-0.9 pts
134	Mahomet, IL	5.2	+3.2 pts
136	Hazel Crest, IL	5.1	+1.1 pts
137	Morton Grove, IL	5.1	+1 pts
138	Galesburg, IL	4.9	-0.8 pts
139	Roselle, IL	4.9	+0.3 pts
140	Burr Ridge, IL	4.9	+0.1 pts
141	Collinsville, IL	4.8	+0.2 pts
142	Bloomingdale, IL	4.7	-0.4 pts
143	Effingham, IL	4.7	-0.5 pts
144	Channahon, IL	4.7	+1.8 pts
145	Granite City, IL	4.6	+1.3 pts
146	Wheaton, IL	4.6	+0.1 pts
147	Homewood, IL	4.5	+0.3 pts
148	Roscoe, IL	4.5	+0.9 pts
149	Loves Park, IL	4.5	-0.9 pts
150	Peoria, IL	4.5	0 pts
151	Geneva, IL	4.4	-0.1 pts
152	Darien, IL	4.4	+0.2 pts
152	Tinley Park, IL	4.4	-0.3 pts
154	Naperville, IL	4.4	+0.3 pts
155	Lisle, IL	4.4	+0.2 pts
156	Ottawa, IL	4.2	-1 pts
157	Bloomington, IL	4.2	+0.2 pts
158	Normal, IL	4	+0.7 pts
159	Hinsdale, IL	4	-0.2 pts
160	River Forest, IL	3.9	+0.5 pts
161	Libertyville, IL	3.9	+0.4 pts
162	Shiloh, IL	3.9	+0.2 pts
163	Bourbonnais, IL	3.8	-0.4 pts
163	Lake Forest, IL	3.8	+0.1 pts
165	Huntley, IL	3.7	-0.6 pts
166	Carbondale, IL	3.6	-0.2 pts
166	Park Ridge, IL	3.6	-0.4 pts
168	Homer Glen, IL	3.5	+0.3 pts
169	Frankfort, IL	3.5	-0.1 pts
170	Machesney Park, IL	3.5	+0.7 pts
171	Dixon, IL	3.4	+0.5 pts
172	O'Fallon, IL	3.4	+1 pts
173	Canton, IL	3.3	0 pts
174	Lockport, IL	3.2	-0.2 pts
175	Lake Zurich, IL	3.1	+1.3 pts
176	Pontiac, IL	3.1	-0.1 pts
177	Wilmette, IL	3.1	-0.5 pts
178	Downers Grove, IL	3	-0.3 pts
179	Troy, IL	2.9	-0.4 pts
180	Herrin, IL	2.9	-1.1 pts
181	Lemont, IL	2.9	+1.1 pts
182	Deerfield, IL	2.8	0 pts
183	Macomb, IL	2.8	+0.4 pts
184	Mokena, IL	2.7	+0.8 pts
185	Cahokia Heights, IL	2.7	+0.7 pts
186	Freeport, IL	2.6	+0.1 pts
187	Centralia, IL	2.6	+0.3 pts
188	Country Club Hills, IL	2.4	+0.3 pts
189	Decatur, IL	2.2	-0.2 pts
190	Wood River, IL	2.2	+1.1 pts
191	Western Springs, IL	2.1	-0.1 pts
192	Springfield, IL	2.1	0 pts
193	Matteson, IL	2.1	+0.3 pts
194	Richton Park, IL	2.1	+0.2 pts
195	Fairview Heights, IL	2	+0.5 pts
196	Northbrook, IL	1.9	+0.5 pts
197	Jacksonville, IL	1.9	-0.7 pts
198	Lincoln, IL	1.8	-0.4 pts
199	Highland, IL	1.7	+0.7 pts
200	Campton Hills, IL	1.7	+0.2 pts
201	Mattoon, IL	1.7	+0.9 pts
202	Edwardsville, IL	1.6	+0.3 pts
203	Columbia, IL	1.6	-0.3 pts
204	Quincy, IL	1.6	+0.2 pts
205	Barrington, IL	1.5	-0.2 pts
206	Pekin, IL	1.5	-0.1 pts
207	Charleston, IL	1.4	-0.1 pts
207	Mount Vernon, IL	1.4	-0.1 pts
209	Winnetka, IL	1.4	+0.1 pts
210	Washington, IL	1.3	-1.2 pts
211	Riverdale, IL	1.3	-1 pts
212	Glen Carbon, IL	1.2	-1.2 pts
213	Alton, IL	1.2	+0.1 pts
214	New Lenox, IL	1.2	-0 pts
215	Chatham, IL	1.1	+0.7 pts
216	Belleville, IL	1.1	-0.5 pts
217	East Peoria, IL	1	0 pts
218	Dolton, IL	0.9	+0.2 pts
219	Waterloo, IL	0.9	-0.1 pts
220	Morton, IL	0.9	-0.5 pts
221	Godfrey, IL	0.7	+0.2 pts
222	Marion, IL	0.7	+0.2 pts
223	Swansea, IL	0.5	+0.1 pts
224	East St. Louis, IL	0.5	-0.2 pts
225	Taylorville, IL	0.4	-0.2 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability or Hispanic origin. Hispanic origin is hispanic_share.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, 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-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Illinois by population speaking Spanish at home, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois by population speaking Spanish at home, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/illinois-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois by population speaking Spanish at home, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/illinois-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Illinois by population speaking Spanish at home, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/illinois-cities?period=2023. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, 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-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Cicero, IL, with 80.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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