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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 68.31K people in Illinois with Scotch Irish ancestry (0.53% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Cary village had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (3.08%), followed by Centralia city (2.65%), and Taylorville city (2.03%).

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

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

You may also be interested in:
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021

Related Topics: Illinois ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Cary village

Centralia city

Taylorville city

Herrin city

Campton Hills village

Morris city

Ottawa city

East Peoria city

Pontiac city

Gages Lake CDP

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

0 of 0

Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Cary village	3.08
2	Centralia city	2.65
3	Taylorville city	2.03
4	Herrin city	1.91
5	Campton Hills village	1.83
6	Morris city	1.77
7	Ottawa city	1.59
8	East Peoria city	1.50
9	Pontiac city	1.49
10	Gages Lake CDP	1.47
11	Chatham village	1.46
12	Collinsville city	1.44
13	Edwardsville city	1.40
14	Bradley village	1.39
14	Granite City city	1.39
15	Troy city	1.34
16	Godfrey village	1.31
17	Quincy city	1.20
18	Galesburg city	1.17
18	Glen Ellyn village	1.17
19	Brookfield village	1.16
20	St. Charles city	1.12
21	Dixon city	1.10
22	McHenry city	1.09
23	Oak Park village	1.06
24	Springfield city	1.05
25	Wauconda village	1.03
26	Alton city	1.00
26	Columbia city	1.00
26	Frankfort village	1.00
27	Glen Carbon village	0.97
28	Urbana city	0.96
29	Charleston city	0.95
29	O'Fallon city	0.95
30	Geneva city	0.94
31	Washington city	0.93
32	Downers Grove village	0.92
32	Effingham city	0.92
32	Montgomery village	0.92
33	Carbondale city	0.91
34	Lake Forest city	0.90
35	Lombard village	0.89
36	Champaign city	0.87
36	Mattoon city	0.87
37	La Grange Park village	0.85
38	Highland Park city	0.83
38	Kewanee city	0.83
39	Barrington village	0.81
39	Moline city	0.81
40	Decatur city	0.79
40	Wheaton city	0.79
41	Canton city	0.78
41	Lindenhurst village	0.78
41	Morton village	0.78
41	Sterling city	0.78
41	Winnetka village	0.78
42	Lockport city	0.77
42	Peoria city	0.77
43	Antioch village	0.76
43	Jacksonville city	0.76
44	Palatine village	0.75
45	Bloomington city	0.73
45	Marion city	0.73
46	Fairview Heights city	0.72
47	Lake in the Hills village	0.70
48	Glenview village	0.69
48	Pekin city	0.69
49	Bourbonnais village	0.68
49	Streator city	0.68
50	Westmont village	0.67
51	Elmhurst city	0.66
51	Evanston city	0.66
51	Hoffman Estates village	0.66
51	Midlothian village	0.66
52	Fox Lake village	0.65
52	Sycamore city	0.65
53	Belleville city	0.64
53	East Moline city	0.64
53	Waterloo city	0.64
54	Grayslake village	0.63
55	Danville city	0.62
55	Libertyville village	0.62
55	Rockford city	0.62
56	Channahon village	0.61
56	Lisle village	0.61
56	Mundelein village	0.61
56	Plainfield village	0.61
57	Homer Glen village	0.59
57	Roscoe village	0.59
58	Rock Island city	0.58
59	Burbank city	0.57
59	Mount Prospect village	0.57
60	Batavia city	0.56
60	Normal town	0.56
61	Highland city	0.55
61	Wilmette village	0.55
62	Park Forest village	0.54
63	Naperville city	0.52
64	Crystal Lake city	0.51
65	Forest Park village	0.50
65	Lemont village	0.50
65	Minooka village	0.50
66	River Forest village	0.49
66	Warrenville city	0.49
67	New Lenox village	0.48
67	Swansea village	0.48
68	Crest Hill city	0.47
68	Mount Vernon city	0.47
68	Tinley Park village	0.47
69	Machesney Park village	0.46
69	Northbrook village	0.46
70	Arlington Heights village	0.45
70	Elgin city	0.45
70	Oswego village	0.45
70	Rantoul village	0.45
70	Woodridge village	0.45
71	La Grange village	0.43
71	Roselle village	0.43
72	River Grove village	0.42
72	Wheeling village	0.42
73	DeKalb city	0.40
73	Lincoln city	0.40
73	Woodstock city	0.40
74	North Chicago city	0.39
74	Zion city	0.39
75	Orland Park village	0.38
75	Park Ridge city	0.38
76	Algonquin village	0.37
77	West Chicago city	0.35
78	Beach Park village	0.34
79	Rolling Meadows city	0.33
79	Round Lake Beach village	0.33
79	Shorewood village	0.33
80	Crestwood village	0.32
81	Aurora city	0.31
81	Bloomingdale village	0.31
81	Loves Park city	0.31
81	Schaumburg village	0.31
81	Western Springs village	0.31
82	Freeport city	0.29
82	Hinsdale village	0.29
83	Belvidere city	0.28
83	Deerfield village	0.28
83	Joliet city	0.28
84	Macomb city	0.27
84	Northlake city	0.27
85	Carol Stream village	0.26
85	Homewood village	0.26
85	Lansing village	0.26
85	Palos Hills city	0.26
86	Chicago city	0.25
86	Hickory Hills city	0.25
86	Kankakee city	0.25
86	Waukegan city	0.25
87	Lake Zurich village	0.24
87	Oak Forest city	0.24
87	Wood Dale city	0.24
88	Vernon Hills village	0.23
89	Mokena village	0.22
90	Berwyn city	0.21
90	Bolingbrook village	0.21
90	Streamwood village	0.21
91	Des Plaines city	0.20
91	Elk Grove Village village	0.20
91	Villa Park village	0.20
92	Darien city	0.19
92	Hanover Park village	0.19
92	Morton Grove village	0.19
92	South Elgin village	0.19
93	Bartlett village	0.18
93	Burr Ridge village	0.18
93	Shiloh village	0.18
94	Bensenville village	0.17
94	Justice village	0.17
94	Wood River city	0.17
95	Elmwood Park village	0.16
95	Glendale Heights village	0.16
95	Gurnee village	0.16
95	Hazel Crest village	0.16
95	Matteson village	0.16
95	North Aurora village	0.16
95	Skokie village	0.16
96	Huntley village	0.15
97	Alsip village	0.14
97	Buffalo Grove village	0.14
97	Romeoville village	0.14
98	Lyons village	0.13
98	Westchester village	0.13
99	Addison village	0.12
99	Oak Lawn village	0.12
100	Calumet City city	0.11
100	Franklin Park village	0.11
100	Melrose Park village	0.11
100	Palos Heights city	0.11
101	Blue Island city	0.10
101	Carpentersville village	0.10
101	Harvey city	0.10
101	Niles village	0.10
102	Chicago Heights city	0.09
103	Country Club Hills city	0.08