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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 143.05K people in Illinois with Scottish ancestry (1.12% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, La Grange Park village had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (4.87%), followed by Winnetka village (4.31%), and Lake Forest city (3.99%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
La Grange Park village
Winnetka village
Lake Forest city
Barrington village
Lindenhurst village
Washington city
Libertyville village
Glen Ellyn village
Shiloh village
Sycamore city
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 La Grange Park village 4.87
2 Winnetka village 4.31
3 Lake Forest city 3.99
4 Barrington village 3.44
5 Lindenhurst village 2.92
5 Washington city 2.92
6 Libertyville village 2.88
7 Glen Ellyn village 2.72
8 Shiloh village 2.70
9 Sycamore city 2.68
10 Highland Park city 2.50
11 Waterloo city 2.46
12 Western Springs village 2.44
13 Herrin city 2.43
14 Bradley village 2.38
15 Batavia city 2.36
16 Mount Vernon city 2.35
17 Frankfort village 2.27
18 Huntley village 2.24
19 Edwardsville city 2.22
19 Hinsdale village 2.22
20 Campton Hills village 2.19
21 Pekin city 2.16
22 Oswego village 2.14
23 Carbondale city 2.08
24 Wheaton city 2.04
25 River Forest village 2.01
26 Morton village 1.97
27 Algonquin village 1.96
28 Pontiac city 1.87
28 Wilmette village 1.87
29 Canton city 1.84
30 Springfield city 1.78
31 Evanston city 1.76
32 Crystal Lake city 1.74
32 Godfrey village 1.74
33 Bloomington city 1.73
34 St. Charles city 1.71
35 Belleville city 1.70
36 Chatham village 1.69
37 Quincy city 1.67
38 Geneva city 1.66
39 Collinsville city 1.64
39 Kewanee city 1.64
40 Fox Lake village 1.62
41 Carol Stream village 1.60
41 Palatine village 1.60
42 East Peoria city 1.58
43 Decatur city 1.57
43 Grayslake village 1.57
44 Ottawa city 1.53
45 Lake Zurich village 1.52
45 Lincoln city 1.52
45 West Chicago city 1.52
46 Elmhurst city 1.51
46 Oak Park village 1.51
47 Mattoon city 1.48
48 Marion city 1.47
48 Urbana city 1.47
49 Jacksonville city 1.46
50 McHenry city 1.45
50 Macomb city 1.45
50 Midlothian village 1.45
51 Normal town 1.42
51 Streator city 1.42
52 Champaign city 1.41
53 Westchester village 1.40
54 Galesburg city 1.35
55 Orland Park village 1.34
55 Rockford city 1.34
56 Minooka village 1.31
57 Glenview village 1.30
58 Loves Park city 1.29
58 Taylorville city 1.29
59 Hickory Hills city 1.28
59 South Elgin village 1.28
59 Woodstock city 1.28
60 Arlington Heights village 1.27
60 DeKalb city 1.27
61 Crestwood village 1.26
62 Bourbonnais village 1.23
62 O'Fallon city 1.23
63 Downers Grove village 1.22
63 Plainfield village 1.22
64 Danville city 1.21
65 Naperville city 1.20
66 Glen Carbon village 1.19
67 Swansea village 1.18
68 Alton city 1.17
69 Cary village 1.16
70 Villa Park village 1.15
71 Lombard village 1.13
71 Peoria city 1.13
71 Warrenville city 1.13
72 Lockport city 1.12
72 Montgomery village 1.12
73 Darien city 1.11
73 Fairview Heights city 1.11
73 Mundelein village 1.11
73 Roscoe village 1.11
74 Morris city 1.10
75 Antioch village 1.09
75 Freeport city 1.09
76 Beach Park village 1.06
77 Bartlett village 1.05
77 La Grange village 1.05
78 Sterling city 1.04
79 Woodridge village 1.02
80 Bloomingdale village 1.01
80 Carpentersville village 1.01
80 East Moline city 1.01
81 Burr Ridge village 1.00
82 Crest Hill city 0.99
83 Lisle village 0.98
83 Rock Island city 0.98
84 Dixon city 0.97
85 Elgin city 0.96
85 Mount Prospect village 0.96
86 Belvidere city 0.95
87 Brookfield village 0.94
87 Wauconda village 0.94
88 Charleston city 0.93
89 Deerfield village 0.91
89 Mokena village 0.91
90 Granite City city 0.90
90 Zion city 0.90
91 Moline city 0.89
91 North Chicago city 0.89
92 Centralia city 0.88
92 Effingham city 0.88
92 Troy city 0.88
93 Machesney Park village 0.86
93 Rantoul village 0.86
93 Tinley Park village 0.86
94 Hoffman Estates village 0.85
94 Homer Glen village 0.85
95 Forest Park village 0.84
95 Schaumburg village 0.84
96 Lake in the Hills village 0.83
97 Homewood village 0.82
97 Northbrook village 0.82
97 Palos Heights city 0.82
98 Columbia city 0.81
99 New Lenox village 0.79
100 Park Ridge city 0.78
101 Channahon village 0.75
102 Gurnee village 0.74
103 Gages Lake CDP 0.72
103 Niles village 0.72
103 Worth village 0.72
104 Buffalo Grove village 0.71
105 Chicago city 0.70
106 Aurora city 0.69
106 Oak Forest city 0.69
106 Roselle village 0.69
106 Westmont village 0.69
107 Morton Grove village 0.68
108 Kankakee city 0.66
109 Vernon Hills village 0.63
110 Oak Lawn village 0.62
111 Waukegan city 0.60
112 Shorewood village 0.57
113 Wood Dale city 0.56
114 Rolling Meadows city 0.55
114 Romeoville village 0.55
115 Lemont village 0.54
115 Wood River city 0.54
116 Skokie village 0.51
117 Des Plaines city 0.49
118 Joliet city 0.47
119 Glendale Heights village 0.46
119 Highland city 0.46
119 Prospect Heights city 0.46
120 Hanover Park village 0.45
120 Streamwood village 0.45
121 Evergreen Park village 0.44
121 Round Lake Beach village 0.44
122 Northlake city 0.43
123 North Aurora village 0.41
124 Lansing village 0.40
125 Round Lake village 0.38
125 Wheeling village 0.38
126 Bolingbrook village 0.37
127 Franklin Park village 0.36
128 Addison village 0.34
128 Blue Island city 0.34
129 Norridge village 0.31
130 Elmwood Park village 0.30
130 Park Forest village 0.30
131 Bensenville village 0.27
131 Lyons village 0.27
132 Alsip village 0.26
132 East St. Louis city 0.26
133 Plano city 0.25
134 Justice village 0.23
135 Burbank city 0.20
136 Berwyn city 0.18
136 Elk Grove Village village 0.18
136 Yorkville city 0.18
137 Palos Hills city 0.17