Most Diverse Cities in Illinois.

Cities in Illinois with the highest foreign-born population percentage.

224 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Foreign-Born	Top Languages
1	Wheeling	38,433	45.4%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
2	Summit	10,846	42.7%	Spanish, English only, Russian/Slavic
3	Niles	30,064	42.0%	English only, Other Indo-European, Russian/Slavic
4	Schiller Park	11,393	42.0%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
5	Norridge	15,439	40.8%	English only, Russian/Slavic, Spanish
6	Cicero	82,797	40.6%	Spanish, English only, Tagalog/Filipino
7	Prospect Heights	15,618	40.6%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
8	Buffalo Grove	42,891	38.1%	English only, Russian/Slavic, Other Asian/Pacific
9	Glendale Heights	32,808	37.9%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
10	Morton Grove	24,619	37.9%	English only, Other Indo-European, Russian/Slavic
11	Skokie	66,219	37.5%	English only, Other Indo-European, Spanish
12	Hanover Park	36,732	37.5%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
13	Addison	35,489	36.9%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
14	Hoffman Estates	51,175	35.4%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
15	Streamwood	39,001	35.0%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
16	Melrose Park	24,549	34.8%	Spanish, English only, Other Indo-European
17	Des Plaines	59,156	34.2%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
18	Franklin Park	18,197	34.2%	Spanish, English only, Russian/Slavic
19	Lincolnwood	13,112	34.0%	English only, Other Indo-European, Spanish
20	Vernon Hills	26,876	33.6%	English only, Russian/Slavic, Other Indo-European
21	West Chicago	25,395	32.9%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
22	Burbank	28,739	32.8%	Spanish, English only, Russian/Slavic
23	Schaumburg	76,868	32.7%	English only, Other Indo-European, Russian/Slavic
24	Hickory Hills	14,526	31.2%	English only, Russian/Slavic, Arabic
25	Waukegan	89,076	31.0%	Spanish, English only, Tagalog/Filipino
26	Carpentersville	37,346	30.2%	Spanish, English only, Russian/Slavic
27	Northlake	12,513	30.1%	Spanish, English only, Russian/Slavic
28	River Grove	10,451	30.1%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
29	Mount Prospect	55,472	29.6%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
30	Rolling Meadows	24,027	29.0%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
31	Bensenville	18,603	29.0%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
32	Carol Stream	39,460	28.2%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
33	Justice	12,324	28.1%	English only, Russian/Slavic, Spanish
34	Wood Dale	13,933	27.9%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
35	Bridgeview	16,849	27.4%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
36	Palos Hills	18,081	27.3%	English only, Russian/Slavic, Other Indo-European
37	Mundelein	31,915	26.6%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
38	Aurora	179,898	26.4%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
39	Elgin	114,934	26.4%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
40	Round Lake Beach	27,079	25.9%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
41	Chicago Ridge	14,099	25.9%	English only, Arabic, Spanish
42	Westmont	23,724	25.7%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
43	Lyons	10,339	25.5%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
44	Berwyn	55,595	25.0%	Spanish, English only, Tagalog/Filipino
45	Elmwood Park	23,868	25.0%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
46	Round Lake	18,628	24.6%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
47	Palatine	66,293	24.2%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
48	Beach Park	14,115	24.0%	English only, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino
49	Burr Ridge	11,141	23.6%	English only, Other Indo-European, Russian/Slavic
50	Bolingbrook	74,096	22.8%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
51	Glenview	47,752	22.6%	English only, Russian/Slavic, Other Indo-European
52	Naperville	150,692	22.5%	English only, Other Indo-European, Other Asian/Pacific
53	Bartlett	40,501	22.4%	English only, Other Indo-European, Spanish
54	Elk Grove Village	31,987	22.3%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
55	Blue Island	21,741	22.0%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
56	Harvey	20,230	21.9%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
57	Arlington Heights	76,005	21.5%	English only, Russian/Slavic, Other Indo-European
58	Roselle	22,752	21.5%	English only, Russian/Slavic, Other Indo-European
59	Urbana	39,341	21.2%	English only, Spanish, Chinese
60	Chicago	2,711,226	20.9%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
61	Woodridge	33,941	20.9%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
62	Romeoville	41,152	20.8%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
63	Worth	10,700	20.8%	English only, Spanish, Arabic
64	Northbrook	34,585	20.7%	English only, Russian/Slavic, Other Indo-European
65	Bloomingdale	22,457	20.4%	English only, Other Indo-European, Russian/Slavic
66	Darien	21,879	19.5%	English only, Other Indo-European, Spanish
67	North Chicago	30,643	19.2%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
68	Zion	24,600	19.2%	English only, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino
69	Warrenville	14,718	19.0%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
70	Lemont	17,820	17.8%	English only, Russian/Slavic, Other Indo-European
71	Gurnee	30,510	17.0%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
72	Champaign	89,996	16.9%	English only, Chinese, Spanish
73	South Elgin	24,217	16.7%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
74	Lombard	43,619	16.6%	English only, Other Indo-European, Spanish
75	Westchester	16,436	16.5%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
76	Evanston	76,340	16.2%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
77	Lake Zurich	19,832	15.8%	English only, Russian/Slavic, Spanish
78	Orland Park	57,916	15.6%	English only, Arabic, Russian/Slavic
79	Belvidere	24,752	15.6%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
80	Maywood	23,201	15.6%	English only, Spanish, French/Haitian
81	Joliet	150,445	15.5%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
82	Oak Lawn	56,861	15.5%	English only, Spanish, Arabic
83	Lisle	23,407	15.5%	English only, Other Indo-European, Spanish
84	East Moline	20,904	15.5%	English only, Spanish, Other
85	Park Ridge	38,667	15.1%	English only, Russian/Slavic, Spanish
86	Plainfield	46,708	14.7%	English only, Other Indo-European, Spanish
87	Lake in the Hills	28,800	14.7%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
88	Chicago Heights	26,736	14.7%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
89	Wilmette	27,503	14.6%	English only, Chinese, Other Indo-European
90	Hinsdale	17,175	14.6%	English only, Other Indo-European, Chinese
91	Oswego	36,375	14.3%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
92	Villa Park	22,345	14.0%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
93	Lindenhurst	14,417	13.7%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
94	Woodstock	26,147	13.5%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
95	Kankakee	23,996	13.4%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
96	Midlothian	13,948	13.0%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
97	Homer Glen	24,529	12.7%	English only, Russian/Slavic, Arabic
98	Rockford	147,521	12.6%	English only, Spanish, Other
99	River Forest	11,992	12.5%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
100	Algonquin	30,067	12.3%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
101	Montgomery	21,515	12.3%	English only, Spanish, Other
102	Crest Hill	20,628	12.3%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
103	North Aurora	18,696	12.3%	English only, Spanish, Arabic
104	Wauconda	14,027	12.3%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
105	Crestwood	10,579	12.3%	English only, Spanish, Arabic
106	Forest Park	13,943	12.1%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
107	Glen Ellyn	28,390	11.9%	English only, Other Indo-European, Spanish
108	Plano	12,203	11.9%	English only, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino
109	Oak Forest	26,805	11.8%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
110	Alsip	18,583	11.6%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
111	Bellwood	18,256	11.5%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
112	Barrington	11,077	11.4%	English only, Other Asian/Pacific, Chinese
113	Moline	42,197	11.1%	English only, Spanish, French/Haitian
114	Libertyville	20,525	11.1%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
115	Elmhurst	45,671	11.0%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
116	Pingree Grove	10,914	11.0%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
117	Fox Lake	11,131	10.9%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
118	Wheaton	53,557	10.8%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
119	Lake Forest	19,416	10.8%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
120	Huntley	28,005	10.7%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
121	Highland Park	30,398	10.5%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
122	Crystal Lake	40,579	10.4%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
123	St. Charles	32,854	10.4%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
124	Gages Lake	10,819	10.4%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
125	Bloomington	78,907	10.3%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
126	Calumet City	35,100	10.3%	English only, Spanish, Other
127	Peoria	112,169	10.1%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
128	Carbondale	22,158	10.1%	English only, Other Indo-European, Spanish
129	Evergreen Park	19,420	10.1%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
130	Downers Grove	50,054	10.0%	English only, Other Indo-European, Spanish
131	Lansing	28,284	9.7%	English only, Spanish, Other
132	Grayslake	20,929	9.6%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
133	Brookfield	19,331	9.6%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
134	Tinley Park	54,842	9.3%	English only, Arabic, Spanish
135	Oak Park	53,292	9.2%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
136	La Grange Park	13,447	9.2%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
137	DeKalb	40,443	9.1%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
138	Deerfield	19,518	9.1%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
139	Cary	17,923	9.1%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
140	Rantoul	12,421	8.9%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
141	Palos Heights	12,152	8.5%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
142	McHenry	28,074	8.4%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
143	Normal	53,569	8.1%	English only, Spanish, French/Haitian
144	Loves Park	23,502	8.1%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
145	Rock Island	36,151	8.0%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
146	Antioch	14,859	7.9%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
147	Markham	11,355	7.9%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
148	South Holland	20,911	7.5%	English only, Spanish, Other
149	Park Forest	21,156	7.3%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
150	Lockport	26,409	7.2%	English only, Russian/Slavic, Spanish
151	Fairview Heights	16,745	7.1%	English only, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino
152	Winnetka	12,484	7.1%	English only, Other Indo-European, Russian/Slavic
153	Yorkville	23,617	6.7%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
154	Roscoe	10,706	6.6%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
155	Frankfort	20,651	6.2%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
156	La Grange	15,998	6.2%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
157	Homewood	19,294	6.1%	English only, Spanish, German/Germanic
158	Sycamore	18,559	6.1%	English only, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino
159	Minooka	12,891	5.9%	English only, Spanish, French/Haitian
160	Batavia	27,151	5.8%	English only, Spanish, Arabic
161	Shorewood	18,343	5.8%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
162	Sterling	14,717	5.4%	English only, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino
163	Geneva	21,258	5.3%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
164	Campton Hills	10,877	5.3%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
165	Manhattan	11,026	5.0%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
166	Springfield	113,330	4.9%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
167	Hazel Crest	13,792	4.9%	English only, Spanish, Arabic
168	Western Springs	13,446	4.9%	English only, Russian/Slavic, Other Indo-European
169	Galesburg	29,481	4.8%	English only, Spanish, French/Haitian
170	Channahon	13,927	4.6%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
171	Bourbonnais	18,078	4.5%	English only, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino
172	Machesney Park	22,630	4.3%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
173	Matteson	18,645	4.3%	English only, Spanish, Other
174	Kewanee	11,913	4.3%	English only, Spanish, Chinese
175	Swansea	14,710	4.2%	English only, Chinese, Korean
176	Streator	12,330	4.2%	English only, Spanish, German/Germanic
177	Granite City	26,549	4.1%	English only, Spanish, Korean
178	Charleston	17,062	4.0%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
179	Country Club Hills	16,324	4.0%	English only, Spanish, Other
180	Shiloh	14,572	4.0%	English only, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino
181	O'Fallon	32,262	3.8%	English only, Spanish, Arabic
182	Macomb	14,894	3.7%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
183	Richton Park	12,521	3.7%	English only, Spanish, Other
184	Dolton	20,825	3.4%	English only, Other, French/Haitian
185	Dixon	14,910	3.4%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
186	Herrin	12,226	3.4%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
187	Centralia	11,856	3.4%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
188	Freeport	23,505	3.3%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
189	Mokena	20,021	3.3%	English only, Spanish, Arabic
190	Highland	10,262	3.3%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
191	Chatham	14,639	3.2%	English only, Other Indo-European, Spanish
192	Decatur	69,815	3.1%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
193	Collinsville	24,031	3.1%	English only, Spanish, Other
194	Ottawa	18,447	3.1%	English only, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino
195	Effingham	12,342	3.1%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
196	Danville	28,595	3.0%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
197	Bradley	15,325	3.0%	English only, Spanish, German/Germanic
198	Belleville	41,370	2.9%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
199	Waterloo	11,129	2.7%	English only, Spanish, Chinese
200	Alton	25,279	2.6%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
201	Morris	14,898	2.6%	English only, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino
202	New Lenox	28,006	2.5%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
203	Mount Vernon	14,090	2.5%	English only, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino
204	Marion	16,836	2.3%	English only, Other Asian/Pacific, Spanish
205	Morton	16,595	2.3%	English only, Chinese, Spanish
206	Pontiac	11,294	2.3%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
207	Riverdale	10,340	2.3%	English only, Other, Spanish
208	Edwardsville	26,474	2.2%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
209	Canton	13,144	2.1%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
210	Troy	11,647	2.0%	English only, Spanish, Korean
211	Wood River	10,279	1.9%	English only, Spanish, Arabic
212	Quincy	39,109	1.8%	English only, Spanish, French/Haitian
213	Taylorville	10,646	1.7%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
214	Pekin	31,781	1.6%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
215	East Peoria	22,324	1.6%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
216	Mattoon	16,586	1.6%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
217	Glen Carbon	13,977	1.6%	English only, Other Indo-European, Arabic
218	East St. Louis	17,999	1.4%	English only, Other Indo-European, Spanish
219	Washington	15,919	1.4%	English only, Spanish, German/Germanic
220	Lincoln	13,281	1.4%	English only, Spanish, Chinese
221	Jacksonville	18,014	1.2%	English only, Spanish, Korean
222	Godfrey	17,712	0.7%	English only, Spanish, German/Germanic
223	Columbia	11,127	0.6%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
224	Cahokia Heights	17,106	0.5%	English only, Spanish, Chinese