Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 169.11K people in Illinois with European ancestry (1.32% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Pekin city had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (7.09%), followed by East Peoria city (4.57%), and Warrenville city (4.53%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having European ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Illinois.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021

Pekin city

East Peoria city

Warrenville city

Batavia city

Morton village

Glen Carbon village

Wilmette village

Winnetka village

Washington city

Darien city

Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Pekin city	7.09
2	East Peoria city	4.57
3	Warrenville city	4.53
4	Batavia city	4.42
5	Morton village	4.25
6	Glen Carbon village	4.18
7	Wilmette village	4.16
8	Winnetka village	4.15
9	Washington city	4.00
10	Darien city	3.98
11	Glen Ellyn village	3.92
12	Geneva city	3.54
13	Libertyville village	3.26
14	Macomb city	3.20
15	Campton Hills village	3.13
16	Highland Park city	3.11
17	Wheaton city	3.05
18	Charleston city	3.03
19	North Aurora village	2.93
20	Godfrey village	2.86
20	Minooka village	2.86
21	O'Fallon city	2.82
22	Elmhurst city	2.81
23	Evanston city	2.69
24	Lindenhurst village	2.68
25	Deerfield village	2.64
26	Oak Park village	2.56
27	Lombard village	2.55
28	Lake Zurich village	2.52
29	Western Springs village	2.37
30	Northbrook village	2.32
31	Edwardsville city	2.31
31	Homewood village	2.31
32	Lisle village	2.23
33	Columbia city	2.20
33	Downers Grove village	2.20
34	Hinsdale village	2.19
35	Lake Forest city	2.17
36	Glenview village	2.09
36	Naperville city	2.09
36	Rolling Meadows city	2.09
37	Round Lake village	2.07
38	Lincolnwood village	2.04
39	Carbondale city	2.01
40	Normal town	2.00
41	Barrington village	1.99
41	Highland city	1.99
42	Fox Lake village	1.96
43	Kewanee city	1.95
44	Collinsville city	1.94
45	Forest Park village	1.88
46	Bloomington city	1.87
47	Champaign city	1.84
48	Mattoon city	1.83
49	Peoria city	1.81
50	Chatham village	1.80
51	Roscoe village	1.78
51	South Elgin village	1.78
52	Elk Grove Village village	1.77
53	La Grange village	1.75
54	Springfield city	1.73
54	Urbana city	1.73
55	Wauconda village	1.71
56	Quincy city	1.70
57	Oswego village	1.67
57	Troy city	1.67
58	Ottawa city	1.65
59	Swansea village	1.62
59	Westmont village	1.62
60	Lincoln city	1.60
61	Park Ridge city	1.58
61	Sterling city	1.58
62	Villa Park village	1.57
63	River Forest village	1.56
63	Sycamore city	1.56
64	Mundelein village	1.53
65	Lake in the Hills village	1.51
66	Galesburg city	1.50
67	Belleville city	1.49
67	McHenry city	1.49
68	Gurnee village	1.48
69	Marion city	1.47
70	Des Plaines city	1.46
71	Arlington Heights village	1.45
71	Midlothian village	1.45
71	Moline city	1.45
71	Mount Vernon city	1.45
72	Buffalo Grove village	1.40
73	Bartlett village	1.39
73	Crystal Lake city	1.39
73	Decatur city	1.39
74	Bolingbrook village	1.38
75	Alton city	1.35
75	Mokena village	1.35
76	Belvidere city	1.34
76	Westchester village	1.34
77	Cahokia village	1.33
78	DeKalb city	1.32
79	Carol Stream village	1.31
79	Palos Heights city	1.31
80	Machesney Park village	1.30
80	Wood Dale city	1.30
81	Centralia city	1.29
82	Chicago Ridge village	1.28
83	Grayslake village	1.27
83	La Grange Park village	1.27
84	East Moline city	1.26
84	Wood River city	1.26
85	Bourbonnais village	1.25
85	Granite City city	1.25
86	Montgomery village	1.24
86	Morton Grove village	1.24
87	Canton city	1.23
88	Cary village	1.22
89	Algonquin village	1.21
90	St. Charles city	1.17
91	Herrin city	1.16
92	Elgin city	1.15
92	Lockport city	1.15
92	Skokie village	1.15
93	Gages Lake CDP	1.14
93	Huntley village	1.14
93	Plainfield village	1.14
93	Pontiac city	1.14
94	Aurora city	1.12
94	Yorkville city	1.12
95	Addison village	1.11
95	Lemont village	1.11
96	Rock Island city	1.04
97	Joliet city	1.03
98	Loves Park city	1.02
99	Woodstock city	1.00
100	Northlake city	0.99
100	Schaumburg village	0.99
101	Vernon Hills village	0.97
102	Elmwood Park village	0.96
102	Shorewood village	0.96
102	Streamwood village	0.96
103	Hoffman Estates village	0.95
103	Jacksonville city	0.95
103	Shiloh village	0.95
104	Chicago city	0.93
104	Worth village	0.93
105	Rantoul village	0.92
105	Streator city	0.92
106	Bloomingdale village	0.91
107	Palos Hills city	0.90
107	Rockford city	0.90
108	Burr Ridge village	0.89
108	Wheeling village	0.89
109	Waterloo city	0.88
110	Fairview Heights city	0.86
110	Lyons village	0.86
110	New Lenox village	0.86
111	Crestwood village	0.81
112	Antioch village	0.79
112	Niles village	0.79
112	Round Lake Beach village	0.79
113	Homer Glen village	0.75
114	Carpentersville village	0.71
114	Dixon city	0.71
114	Morris city	0.71
115	Roselle village	0.68
116	Evergreen Park village	0.67
116	Palatine village	0.67
117	Tinley Park village	0.65
118	Effingham city	0.62
119	Brookfield village	0.61
120	Danville city	0.59
121	Hanover Park village	0.58
122	Taylorville city	0.57
123	Orland Park village	0.55
124	Crest Hill city	0.54
125	Zion city	0.53
126	Beach Park village	0.52
126	Berwyn city	0.52
126	Bradley village	0.52
126	Riverdale village	0.52
127	Channahon village	0.50
127	Franklin Park village	0.50
127	North Chicago city	0.50
127	Romeoville village	0.50
128	Freeport city	0.49
129	Oak Lawn village	0.48
130	Mount Prospect village	0.47
131	Oak Forest city	0.45
132	West Chicago city	0.43
133	Woodridge village	0.42
134	Kankakee city	0.41
134	Waukegan city	0.41
135	Bridgeview village	0.38
136	Glendale Heights village	0.37
137	Chicago Heights city	0.35
138	Bellwood village	0.30
138	Frankfort village	0.30
139	Prospect Heights city	0.28
140	Plano city	0.27
141	Country Club Hills city	0.23
142	South Holland village	0.21
143	Melrose Park village	0.19