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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 129.29K people in Illinois with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.01% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Kankakee city had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (22.86%), followed by Bourbonnais village (6.02%), and East Moline city (5.58%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Kankakee city

Bourbonnais village

East Moline city

Rock Island city

Bradley village

Hazel Crest village

South Holland village

Woodridge village

Glendale Heights village

Plainfield village

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Kankakee city	22.86
2	Bourbonnais village	6.02
3	East Moline city	5.58
4	Rock Island city	4.73
5	Bradley village	4.28
6	Hazel Crest village	4.09
7	South Holland village	3.83
8	Woodridge village	3.72
9	Glendale Heights village	3.43
10	Plainfield village	3.37
11	Calumet City city	3.34
12	Crest Hill city	3.26
13	Richton Park village	2.88
14	Bolingbrook village	2.87
15	Country Club Hills city	2.74
16	Park Forest village	2.71
17	Joliet city	2.65
18	Justice village	2.57
19	Dolton village	2.48
19	Evanston city	2.48
19	Galesburg city	2.48
19	Grayslake village	2.48
20	Matteson village	2.27
21	Glen Carbon village	2.16
22	Riverdale village	2.13
23	Champaign city	2.05
24	Romeoville village	1.98
25	Skokie village	1.94
26	Edwardsville city	1.93
27	Carbondale city	1.87
28	Swansea village	1.86
29	Rockford city	1.83
30	Peoria city	1.81
31	Shorewood village	1.73
31	Urbana city	1.73
32	Streator city	1.70
33	Hoffman Estates village	1.69
34	Fox Lake village	1.67
34	Lansing village	1.67
35	Chicago city	1.66
36	Huntley village	1.57
37	Waukegan city	1.55
38	Homewood village	1.51
39	Canton city	1.50
40	Forest Park village	1.48
41	Freeport city	1.34
42	Antioch village	1.33
42	Macomb city	1.33
43	DeKalb city	1.28
44	Vernon Hills village	1.24
45	Normal town	1.22
46	Lisle village	1.21
47	Oak Park village	1.19
48	Villa Park village	1.17
49	Schaumburg village	1.15
50	Markham city	1.14
51	Bellwood village	1.11
52	Maywood village	1.10
53	Alton city	1.09
54	Pontiac city	1.07
55	Aurora city	1.06
55	Berwyn city	1.06
55	Chicago Heights city	1.06
56	Roscoe village	1.01
57	Rolling Meadows city	0.98
57	Springfield city	0.98
58	Hanover Park village	0.96
58	Sterling city	0.96
58	Wheaton city	0.96
59	North Chicago city	0.95
60	Quincy city	0.93
60	Tinley Park village	0.93
61	Westchester village	0.92
62	Bloomington city	0.90
63	Carpentersville village	0.89
63	Frankfort village	0.89
64	Alsip village	0.87
64	Harvey city	0.87
65	Gages Lake CDP	0.86
66	Charleston city	0.84
67	Gurnee village	0.83
67	Moline city	0.83
68	Decatur city	0.81
69	East St. Louis city	0.80
70	Carol Stream village	0.78
71	Minooka village	0.77
72	Evergreen Park village	0.76
73	Collinsville city	0.71
74	Zion city	0.69
75	Hinsdale village	0.66
76	Naperville city	0.65
77	North Aurora village	0.64
78	Arlington Heights village	0.62
78	Lincolnwood village	0.62
78	Mattoon city	0.62
78	Round Lake Beach village	0.62
79	Shiloh village	0.56
80	Troy city	0.53
81	Streamwood village	0.52
82	Mount Vernon city	0.51
82	Round Lake village	0.51
83	Belleville city	0.50
84	Bridgeview village	0.49
84	Morton Grove village	0.49
84	O'Fallon city	0.49
85	Geneva city	0.48
86	Glen Ellyn village	0.47
87	Chicago Ridge village	0.46
87	Wood Dale city	0.46
88	Mount Prospect village	0.45
89	Elgin city	0.44
89	Sycamore city	0.44
90	Bloomingdale village	0.43
91	Buffalo Grove village	0.42
92	Deerfield village	0.41
92	Midlothian village	0.41
93	Libertyville village	0.39
93	Lindenhurst village	0.39
93	Machesney Park village	0.39
94	Des Plaines city	0.38
94	Fairview Heights city	0.38
95	Barrington village	0.37
95	Danville city	0.37
96	Cahokia village	0.36
96	Crestwood village	0.36
96	Mokena village	0.36
97	Burr Ridge village	0.35
97	Jacksonville city	0.35
97	Lockport city	0.35
98	Palos Heights city	0.34
99	Orland Park village	0.32
99	Washington city	0.32
100	Blue Island city	0.31
100	Lombard village	0.31
101	Burbank city	0.29
102	Northlake city	0.28
102	Oak Lawn village	0.28
103	Palatine village	0.27
103	Warrenville city	0.27
104	Glenview village	0.26
104	Park Ridge city	0.26
104	Rantoul village	0.26
104	River Forest village	0.26
105	McHenry city	0.24
105	Mundelein village	0.24
105	Prospect Heights city	0.24
105	Westmont village	0.24
106	Elk Grove Village village	0.22
106	Wheeling village	0.22
107	Godfrey village	0.21
107	La Grange Park village	0.21
107	Lake Forest city	0.21
107	Palos Hills city	0.21
107	Pekin city	0.21
107	Waterloo city	0.21
108	Granite City city	0.20
108	Oswego village	0.20
108	Roselle village	0.20
109	Addison village	0.19
109	East Peoria city	0.19
109	Wauconda village	0.19
110	Lincoln city	0.18
110	Oak Forest city	0.18
110	Summit village	0.18
111	Algonquin village	0.17
111	Bartlett village	0.17
111	Dixon city	0.17
112	Darien city	0.14
112	Melrose Park village	0.14
112	Western Springs village	0.14
113	Batavia city	0.13
113	Loves Park city	0.13
114	Northbrook village	0.12
115	Homer Glen village	0.11
115	La Grange village	0.11
116	Effingham city	0.10
116	Kewanee city	0.10
116	New Lenox village	0.10
117	Centralia city	0.09
118	Crystal Lake city	0.08
119	Cicero town	0.07
119	Lake in the Hills village	0.07
119	Morton village	0.07
120	Elmwood Park village	0.06
120	Lyons village	0.06
120	West Chicago city	0.06
120	Winnetka village	0.06
121	River Grove village	0.02
121	St. Charles city	0.02