Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.40M people in Illinois with Irish ancestry (10.90% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Western Springs village had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (29.20%), followed by New Lenox village (25.24%), and Mokena village (24.67%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Irish ancestry.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Springs village | 29.20 |
| 2 | New Lenox village | 25.24 |
| 3 | Mokena village | 24.67 |
| 4 | Evergreen Park village | 24.04 |
| 5 | La Grange village | 23.76 |
| 6 | Channahon village | 23.63 |
| 7 | Cary village | 22.83 |
| 8 | Ottawa city | 22.82 |
| 9 | Palos Heights city | 22.78 |
| 9 | Winnetka village | 22.78 |
| 10 | Oak Forest city | 22.22 |
| 11 | River Forest village | 21.96 |
| 12 | Tinley Park village | 21.18 |
| 13 | Elmhurst city | 21.15 |
| 14 | Wauconda village | 20.88 |
| 15 | Fox Lake village | 20.65 |
| 16 | Downers Grove village | 20.57 |
| 17 | Frankfort village | 20.48 |
| 18 | Minooka village | 20.11 |
| 19 | Geneva city | 20.09 |
| 20 | Lockport city | 20.04 |
| 21 | Glen Ellyn village | 19.84 |
| 22 | Crestwood village | 19.62 |
| 23 | Antioch village | 19.42 |
| 24 | Oak Lawn village | 19.37 |
| 25 | La Grange Park village | 18.99 |
| 26 | Morris city | 18.79 |
| 27 | Libertyville village | 18.72 |
| 28 | Park Ridge city | 18.47 |
| 29 | Wilmette village | 17.97 |
| 30 | Homer Glen village | 17.91 |
| 31 | McHenry city | 17.70 |
| 32 | Hinsdale village | 17.63 |
| 33 | Wheaton city | 17.60 |
| 34 | Burr Ridge village | 17.56 |
| 35 | Mattoon city | 17.27 |
| 36 | Huntley village | 17.26 |
| 37 | Lake Forest city | 17.22 |
| 38 | Grayslake village | 17.19 |
| 39 | Lemont village | 17.13 |
| 40 | DeKalb city | 16.93 |
| 41 | Orland Park village | 16.68 |
| 42 | Oak Park village | 16.67 |
| 43 | Highland city | 16.52 |
| 44 | Brookfield village | 16.46 |
| 45 | Campton Hills village | 16.24 |
| 46 | Batavia city | 16.23 |
| 47 | Lombard village | 16.13 |
| 48 | Shorewood village | 16.08 |
| 49 | Oswego village | 15.95 |
| 50 | Godfrey village | 15.92 |
| 51 | Lisle village | 15.89 |
| 52 | Midlothian village | 15.88 |
| 53 | Lake Zurich village | 15.85 |
| 54 | Machesney Park village | 15.80 |
| 55 | St. Charles city | 15.79 |
| 56 | Villa Park village | 15.75 |
| 57 | Bloomington city | 15.64 |
| 58 | Chatham village | 15.59 |
| 59 | Plainfield village | 15.45 |
| 60 | Streator city | 15.41 |
| 61 | Barrington village | 15.34 |
| 62 | Plano city | 15.33 |
| 63 | Alsip village | 15.23 |
| 64 | Crystal Lake city | 15.15 |
| 65 | Naperville city | 15.13 |
| 66 | Pontiac city | 14.85 |
| 67 | Woodstock city | 14.84 |
| 68 | North Aurora village | 14.69 |
| 69 | Forest Park village | 14.67 |
| 70 | Galesburg city | 14.58 |
| 71 | Washington city | 14.55 |
| 72 | Glenview village | 14.52 |
| 73 | Bloomingdale village | 14.47 |
| 74 | Westmont village | 14.45 |
| 75 | Macomb city | 14.32 |
| 76 | Collinsville city | 14.30 |
| 77 | Glen Carbon village | 14.18 |
| 78 | Granite City city | 14.07 |
| 79 | Algonquin village | 14.06 |
| 80 | Lincoln city | 13.98 |
| 81 | Bradley village | 13.97 |
| 82 | Dixon city | 13.94 |
| 83 | Arlington Heights village | 13.91 |
| 84 | Lake in the Hills village | 13.83 |
| 85 | Chicago Ridge village | 13.57 |
| 85 | Darien city | 13.57 |
| 86 | Worth village | 13.30 |
| 87 | Columbia city | 13.17 |
| 88 | Normal town | 13.13 |
| 89 | East Peoria city | 13.10 |
| 90 | Centralia city | 12.89 |
| 91 | Sterling city | 12.86 |
| 91 | Swansea village | 12.86 |
| 92 | Loves Park city | 12.80 |
| 93 | Alton city | 12.71 |
| 94 | Sycamore city | 12.61 |
| 95 | Roselle village | 12.58 |
| 96 | Edwardsville city | 12.57 |
| 97 | Yorkville city | 12.54 |
| 98 | Gages Lake CDP | 12.51 |
| 99 | Rantoul village | 12.45 |
| 100 | Elk Grove Village village | 12.43 |
| 100 | Montgomery village | 12.43 |
| 100 | Morton village | 12.43 |
| 101 | Bourbonnais village | 12.33 |
| 102 | Homewood village | 12.12 |
| 103 | Woodridge village | 11.96 |
| 104 | Kewanee city | 11.87 |
| 105 | Decatur city | 11.82 |
| 106 | Palatine village | 11.73 |
| 107 | Gurnee village | 11.72 |
| 108 | Herrin city | 11.64 |
| 109 | Rock Island city | 11.59 |
| 110 | Warrenville city | 11.49 |
| 111 | Marion city | 11.46 |
| 112 | Springfield city | 11.38 |
| 112 | Waterloo city | 11.38 |
| 113 | Roscoe village | 11.35 |
| 114 | Lindenhurst village | 11.34 |
| 115 | Quincy city | 11.30 |
| 116 | Palos Hills city | 11.29 |
| 117 | Moline city | 11.27 |
| 117 | Mount Vernon city | 11.27 |
| 118 | Belleville city | 11.13 |
| 119 | Westchester village | 11.00 |
| 120 | Bartlett village | 10.94 |
| 120 | Peoria city | 10.94 |
| 121 | Pekin city | 10.85 |
| 122 | Evanston city | 10.64 |
| 123 | Canton city | 10.63 |
| 124 | Charleston city | 10.61 |
| 125 | Troy city | 10.56 |
| 126 | Mount Prospect village | 10.50 |
| 127 | O'Fallon city | 10.47 |
| 128 | Freeport city | 10.38 |
| 129 | Carol Stream village | 10.34 |
| 130 | Joliet city | 10.30 |
| 131 | Jacksonville city | 10.21 |
| 132 | Wood River city | 9.98 |
| 133 | Carbondale city | 9.96 |
| 134 | Hoffman Estates village | 9.92 |
| 135 | Elmwood Park village | 9.87 |
| 136 | Belvidere city | 9.85 |
| 137 | Northbrook village | 9.80 |
| 138 | Round Lake Beach village | 9.63 |
| 139 | Mundelein village | 9.47 |
| 140 | Effingham city | 9.44 |
| 141 | South Elgin village | 9.36 |
| 142 | Rockford city | 9.14 |
| 143 | Champaign city | 9.12 |
| 144 | Crest Hill city | 9.09 |
| 144 | Highland Park city | 9.09 |
| 145 | Romeoville village | 8.96 |
| 146 | Deerfield village | 8.95 |
| 147 | Fairview Heights city | 8.94 |
| 148 | Danville city | 8.89 |
| 149 | Schaumburg village | 8.57 |
| 150 | Wood Dale city | 8.35 |
| 151 | Shiloh village | 8.31 |
| 152 | Des Plaines city | 8.28 |
| 153 | Elgin city | 8.24 |
| 154 | Bridgeview village | 8.23 |
| 155 | Bolingbrook village | 8.19 |
| 156 | Bensenville village | 8.18 |
| 157 | Urbana city | 8.10 |
| 158 | Beach Park village | 7.79 |
| 159 | Burbank city | 7.78 |
| 160 | Taylorville city | 7.74 |
| 161 | Morton Grove village | 7.73 |
| 162 | Prospect Heights city | 7.66 |
| 163 | Hickory Hills city | 7.45 |
| 164 | Kankakee city | 7.35 |
| 165 | Glendale Heights village | 7.33 |
| 166 | Chicago city | 7.27 |
| 167 | Norridge village | 7.25 |
| 168 | Niles village | 7.17 |
| 169 | Aurora city | 7.10 |
| 170 | Rolling Meadows city | 6.91 |
| 171 | Hanover Park village | 6.87 |
| 171 | West Chicago city | 6.87 |
| 172 | Addison village | 6.66 |
| 173 | River Grove village | 6.64 |
| 173 | Vernon Hills village | 6.64 |
| 174 | Buffalo Grove village | 6.38 |
| 175 | Round Lake village | 6.37 |
| 176 | Streamwood village | 6.36 |
| 177 | Carpentersville village | 6.35 |
| 178 | Northlake city | 6.19 |
| 179 | East Moline city | 6.06 |
| 180 | Blue Island city | 6.02 |
| 181 | Berwyn city | 5.73 |
| 182 | Justice village | 5.70 |
| 183 | Franklin Park village | 5.69 |
| 184 | Lyons village | 5.63 |
| 185 | Lansing village | 5.43 |
| 186 | North Chicago city | 5.40 |
| 187 | Skokie village | 5.26 |
| 188 | Zion city | 4.46 |
| 189 | Lincolnwood village | 4.36 |