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Cities in Illinois by white (non-Hispanic) population share

Columbia, IL had the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share of 224 cities in 2021, at 95.5%. East St. Louis, IL had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 69.1% and the figure for Illinois was 60.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest95.5Columbia, IL
Lowest1.7East St. Louis, IL
Median69.1224 cities
Illinois60.2History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Columbia, IL: 95.5 %Columbia, IL95.5Waterloo, IL: 95.3 %Waterloo, IL95.3Taylorville, IL: 95 %Taylorville, IL95Washington, IL: 94.4 %Washington, IL94.4Morton, IL: 93.1 %Morton, IL93.1Mattoon, IL: 92.9 %Mattoon, IL92.9Chatham, IL: 92.6 %Chatham, IL92.6East Peoria, IL: 92.2 %East Peoria, IL92.2Mokena, IL: 91.8 %Mokena, IL91.8Effingham, IL: 91.5 %Effingham, IL91.5New Lenox, IL: 91.3 %New Lenox, IL91.3Godfrey, IL: 91.1 %Godfrey, IL91.1Western Springs, IL: 91.1 %Western Springs, IL91.1Winnetka, IL: 91 %Winnetka, IL91Highland, IL: 91 %Highland, IL91Pekin, IL: 90.8 %Pekin, IL90.8Mahomet, IL: 90.3 %Mahomet, IL90.3Wood River, IL: 90.3 %Wood River, IL90.3Manhattan, IL: 89.9 %Manhattan, IL89.9Troy, IL: 89.9 %Troy, IL89.9Lemont, IL: 89.1 %Lemont, IL89.1Campton Hills, IL: 89 %Campton Hills, IL89Deerfield, IL: 88.2 %Deerfield, IL88.2Quincy, IL: 87.4 %Quincy, IL87.4Homer Glen, IL: 87.3 %Homer Glen, IL87.3Palos Heights, IL: 87 %Palos Heights, IL87Lincoln, IL: 86.8 %Lincoln, IL86.8Glen Carbon, IL: 86.7 %Glen Carbon, IL86.7Sycamore, IL: 86.5 %Sycamore, IL86.5Herrin, IL: 86.2 %Herrin, IL86.2Marion, IL: 85.8 %Marion, IL85.8Channahon, IL: 85.6 %Channahon, IL85.6Park Ridge, IL: 85.1 %Park Ridge, IL85.1Geneva, IL: 84.8 %Geneva, IL84.8Machesney Park, IL: 84.6 %Machesney Park, IL84.6Lake Zurich, IL: 84.5 %Lake Zurich, IL84.5Highland Park, IL: 84.4 %Highland Park, IL84.4Charleston, IL: 84.1 %Charleston, IL84.1Canton, IL: 84.1 %Canton, IL84.1Norridge, IL: 84.1 %Norridge, IL84.1Columbia, IL: 95.5 %Columbia, IL95.5Waterloo, IL: 95.3 %Waterloo, IL95.3Taylorville, IL: 95 %Taylorville, IL95Washington, IL: 94.4 %Washington, IL94.4Morton, IL: 93.1 %Morton, IL93.1Mattoon, IL: 92.9 %Mattoon, IL92.9Chatham, IL: 92.6 %Chatham, IL92.6East Peoria, IL: 92.2 %East Peoria, IL92.2Mokena, IL: 91.8 %Mokena, IL91.8Effingham, IL: 91.5 %Effingham, IL91.5New Lenox, IL: 91.3 %New Lenox, IL91.3Godfrey, IL: 91.1 %Godfrey, IL91.1Western Springs, IL: 91.1 %Western Springs, IL91.1Winnetka, IL: 91 %Winnetka, IL91Highland, IL: 91 %Highland, IL91Pekin, IL: 90.8 %Pekin, IL90.8Mahomet, IL: 90.3 %Mahomet, IL90.3Wood River, IL: 90.3 %Wood River, IL90.3Manhattan, IL: 89.9 %Manhattan, IL89.9Troy, IL: 89.9 %Troy, IL89.9Lemont, IL: 89.1 %Lemont, IL89.1Campton Hills, IL: 89 %Campton Hills, IL89Deerfield, IL: 88.2 %Deerfield, IL88.2Quincy, IL: 87.4 %Quincy, IL87.4Homer Glen, IL: 87.3 %Homer Glen, IL87.3Palos Heights, IL: 87 %Palos Heights, IL87Lincoln, IL: 86.8 %Lincoln, IL86.8Glen Carbon, IL: 86.7 %Glen Carbon, IL86.7Sycamore, IL: 86.5 %Sycamore, IL86.5Herrin, IL: 86.2 %Herrin, IL86.2Marion, IL: 85.8 %Marion, IL85.8Channahon, IL: 85.6 %Channahon, IL85.6Park Ridge, IL: 85.1 %Park Ridge, IL85.1Geneva, IL: 84.8 %Geneva, IL84.8Machesney Park, IL: 84.6 %Machesney Park, IL84.6Lake Zurich, IL: 84.5 %Lake Zurich, IL84.5Highland Park, IL: 84.4 %Highland Park, IL84.4Charleston, IL: 84.1 %Charleston, IL84.1Canton, IL: 84.1 %Canton, IL84.1Norridge, IL: 84.1 %Norridge, IL84.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Columbia, IL95.5
2Waterloo, IL95.3
3Taylorville, IL95
4Washington, IL94.4
5Morton, IL93.1
6Mattoon, IL92.9
7Chatham, IL92.6
8East Peoria, IL92.2
9Mokena, IL91.8
10Effingham, IL91.5
11New Lenox, IL91.3
12Godfrey, IL91.1
12Western Springs, IL91.1
14Winnetka, IL91
15Highland, IL91
16Pekin, IL90.8
17Mahomet, IL90.3
18Wood River, IL90.3
19Manhattan, IL89.9
20Troy, IL89.9
21Lemont, IL89.1
22Campton Hills, IL89
23Deerfield, IL88.2
24Quincy, IL87.4
25Homer Glen, IL87.3
26Palos Heights, IL87
27Lincoln, IL86.8
28Glen Carbon, IL86.7
29Sycamore, IL86.5
30Herrin, IL86.2
31Marion, IL85.8
32Channahon, IL85.6
33Park Ridge, IL85.1
34Geneva, IL84.8
35Machesney Park, IL84.6
36Lake Zurich, IL84.5
37Highland Park, IL84.4
38Charleston, IL84.1
39Canton, IL84.1
39Norridge, IL84.1
41Lockport, IL84.1
42Cary, IL84
43Edwardsville, IL83.5
44Libertyville, IL83.5
45Antioch, IL83.4
46Roscoe, IL83.3
47Barrington, IL83.2
48Morris, IL83.2
49Ottawa, IL83.2
50Batavia, IL83
51Winfield, IL82.9
52Downers Grove, IL82.8
53Fox Lake, IL82.3
54Lake Forest, IL82.1
55Minooka, IL82
56Pontiac, IL81.8
57Glen Ellyn, IL81.6
58Jacksonville, IL81.6
59River Forest, IL81.3
60Centralia, IL81.2
61Macomb, IL81.2
62McHenry, IL81
63La Grange, IL80.9
64Crystal Lake, IL80.9
65Wilmette, IL80.9
66Orland Park, IL80.8
67Frankfort, IL80.8
68Kewanee, IL80.2
69Elmhurst, IL80.1
70Palos Hills, IL80.1
71Bradley, IL79.9
72Lindenhurst, IL79.4
73Streator, IL79.1
74Huntley, IL79
75St. Charles, IL78.9
76Northbrook, IL78.8
77Dixon, IL78.5
78Wheaton, IL78.4
79Roselle, IL78.4
80Granite City, IL78.3
81La Grange Park, IL77.5
82Algonquin, IL77.3
83Tinley Park, IL77.3
84Shorewood, IL77
85Normal, IL76.1
86Hickory Hills, IL76
87Arlington Heights, IL75.6
88Loves Park, IL75.5
89Bourbonnais, IL75
90Collinsville, IL74.8
91Mount Vernon, IL74.5
92Crestwood, IL74.4
93Hinsdale, IL74.2
94Worth, IL74.1
95Galesburg, IL73.9
96Darien, IL73.9
97Burr Ridge, IL73.5
98Bloomington, IL73.1
99Lake in the Hills, IL73
100Glenview, IL72.4
101Grayslake, IL72
102Wauconda, IL72
103Elk Grove Village, IL72
104O'Fallon, IL71.9
105North Aurora, IL71.5
106Woodstock, IL71.5
107Brookfield, IL71.5
108Springfield, IL70.4
109Lombard, IL70.2
110Bloomingdale, IL69.6
111Freeport, IL69.6
112Lisle, IL69.2
113Oak Forest, IL69
114Moline, IL68.6
115Plainfield, IL68.6
116Yorkville, IL68.2
117Swansea, IL68.1
118Decatur, IL67.5
119Sterling, IL67.1
120Alton, IL67.1
121Oswego, IL66.7
122Warrenville, IL66.5
123Chicago Ridge, IL65.9
124Villa Park, IL65.8
125Oak Lawn, IL65.2
126Niles, IL65.2
127Naperville, IL65.1
128Montgomery, IL64.6
129Pingree Grove, IL64.5
130Mount Prospect, IL64.5
131Bridgeview, IL64
132Westmont, IL63.9
133Shiloh, IL63.8
134River Grove, IL63.7
135Bartlett, IL63.3
136Buffalo Grove, IL63.2
137Wood Dale, IL62.9
138Lincolnwood, IL62.5
139South Elgin, IL61.9
140Palatine, IL61.8
141Gurnee, IL61.5
142Rock Island, IL61.1
143Plano, IL61.1
144Schiller Park, IL60.5
145DeKalb, IL60.5
146Oak Park, IL60.4
147Belvidere, IL60.1
148Des Plaines, IL59.7
149Evanston, IL58.5
150Belleville, IL58.4
151East Moline, IL57.8
152Vernon Hills, IL57.8
153Champaign, IL57.1
154Woodridge, IL56.7
155Carbondale, IL56.6
156Morton Grove, IL56.3
157Rolling Meadows, IL56.2
158Elmwood Park, IL55.8
159Schaumburg, IL55.8
160Danville, IL55.7
161Prospect Heights, IL55.6
162Peoria, IL55.5
163Evergreen Park, IL55.4
164Urbana, IL55
165Forest Park, IL54.2
166Westchester, IL54
167Carol Stream, IL53.5
168Crest Hill, IL52.9
169Rantoul, IL52.8
170Justice, IL52.7
171Rockford, IL52.6
172Mundelein, IL52.2
173Fairview Heights, IL52
174Round Lake, IL51.5
175Skokie, IL49.9
176Midlothian, IL49.8
177Burbank, IL49.6
178Wheeling, IL48.7
179Hoffman Estates, IL48.3
180Alsip, IL47.2
181Romeoville, IL45.7
182Joliet, IL44.9
183Addison, IL44.2
184Homewood, IL41.7
185Beach Park, IL41.7
186Bensenville, IL41.1
187Franklin Park, IL40.4
188Streamwood, IL40
189Round Lake Beach, IL39.6
190Bolingbrook, IL39.5
191Elgin, IL39
192Lyons, IL36.1
193Kankakee, IL35.9
194West Chicago, IL35.7
195Aurora, IL34.9
196Hanover Park, IL33.6
197Chicago, IL33.1
198Northlake, IL32.1
199Glendale Heights, IL31.1
200Carpentersville, IL30.7
201North Chicago, IL29.7
202Lansing, IL29.7
203Zion, IL29.2
204Berwyn, IL26.2
205Chicago Heights, IL21.6
206Blue Island, IL21.1
207Park Forest, IL19.4
208Waukegan, IL18.6
209Melrose Park, IL17.3
210Markham, IL12.2
211Summit, IL11.3
212Matteson, IL11.1
213South Holland, IL11
214Cicero, IL8.5
215Richton Park, IL7.7
216Calumet City, IL7.5
217Hazel Crest, IL6.8
218Country Club Hills, IL5.7
219Maywood, IL5.2
220Dolton, IL4.3
221Harvey, IL3.5
222Bellwood, IL3.5
223Riverdale, IL2.7
224East St. Louis, IL1.7

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report White as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Illinois by white (non-Hispanic) population share, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois by white (non-Hispanic) population share, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/white-non-hispanic-population-share/illinois-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share?

Columbia, IL, with 95.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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East St. Louis, IL, with 1.7% in 2021.

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