The 10 Illinois Cities With The Largest Asian Population For 2024


The most Asian places in Illinois are Morton Grove and Oak Brook for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Most Asian cities in Illinois research summary. We analyzed Illinois’s most recent Census data to determine the most Asian cities in Illinois based on the percentage of Asian residents. Here are the results of our analysis:

  • The most Asian city in Illinois is Morton Grove based on the most recent Census data.

  • Morton Grove is 33.53% Asian.

  • The least Asian city in Illinois is Coal City.

  • Coal City is 0.0% Asian.

  • Illinois is 5.7% Asian.

  • Illinois is the 11th most Asian state in the United States.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


Here are the cities in Illinois with the largest Asian population in 2024:

  1. Morton Grove
  2. Oak Brook
  3. Skokie
  4. Vernon Hills
  5. Buffalo Grove
  6. Hoffman Estates
  7. Schaumburg
  8. Lincolnwood
  9. Glendale Heights
  10. Niles

Which city in Illinois had the largest Asian population? Morton Grove took the number one overall spot for the largest Asian in Illinois for 2024. 33.53% of Morton Grove identify as Asian.

Read below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked.

To see where Illinois ranked as a state on diversity, we have a ranking of the most diverse states in America.

And if you already knew these places were Asian, check out the best places to live in Illinois or the most diverse places in Illinois.

The 10 Most Asian Cities In Illinois For 2024

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Population: 24,910
% Asian: 33.53%
# Of Asian Residents: 8,352
More on Morton Grove: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Oak Brook, IL

Source: Wikipedia User Tony Alter | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 8,065
% Asian: 29.4%
# Of Asian Residents: 2,371
More on Oak Brook: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Skokie, IL

Source: Wikipedia User Silverstone1 at en.wikipedia | GFDL
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8.5
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Population: 67,076
% Asian: 26.27%
# Of Asian Residents: 17,624
More on Skokie: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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9.5
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Population: 26,750
% Asian: 25.49%
# Of Asian Residents: 6,818
More on Vernon Hills: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Buffalo Grove, IL

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Overall SnackAbility

10
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Population: 42,934
% Asian: 25.4%
# Of Asian Residents: 10,906
More on Buffalo Grove: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Hoffman Estates, IL

Source: Wikipedia User G LeTourneau | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

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Population: 51,744
% Asian: 24.61%
# Of Asian Residents: 12,733
More on Hoffman Estates: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Schaumburg, IL

Source: Wikipedia User Ken Lund | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

9.5
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Population: 77,571
% Asian: 24.45%
# Of Asian Residents: 18,968
More on Schaumburg: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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9
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Population: 13,268
% Asian: 22.96%
# Of Asian Residents: 3,046
More on Lincolnwood: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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Population: 33,088
% Asian: 22.29%
# Of Asian Residents: 7,374
More on Glendale Heights: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Niles, IL

Source: Wikipedia User Kelly Martin | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
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Population: 30,637
% Asian: 21.4%
# Of Asian Residents: 6,557
More on Niles: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Methodology: How We Determined The Cities In Illinois With The Largest Asian Population For 2024

We used Saturday Night Science to compare Census data on race across every place in Illinois.

The Census’s most recently available data comes from the 2018-2022 American Community Survey.

Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

  • Hispanic or Latino
  • White alone*
  • Black or African American alone*
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
  • Asian alone*
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
  • Some other race alone*
  • Two or more races*
* Not Hispanic or Latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as Asian alone.

We limited our analysis to cities with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 324 cities.

We then calculated the percentage of residents that are Asian. The percentages ranked from 33.5% to 0.0%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of Asian population, with a higher score being more Asian than a lower score. Morton Grove took the distinction of being the most Asian, while Coal City was the least Asian city.

We updated this article for 2024. This report reflects our tenth time ranking the cities in Illinois with the largest Asian population.

Read on for more information on how the cities in Illinois ranked by population of Asian residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

Summary: Asian Populations Across Illinois

If you’re looking for a breakdown of Asian populations across Illinois according to the most recent data, this is an accurate list.

The most Asian cities in Illinois are Morton Grove, Oak Brook, Skokie, Vernon Hills, Buffalo Grove, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg, Lincolnwood, Glendale Heights, and Niles.

If you’re curious enough, here are the least Asian places in Illinois:

  1. Coal City
  2. Calumet Park
  3. Robinson

For more Illinois reading, check out:

Table: Asian Population By City In Illinois

Rank City Population Asian Population % Asian
1 Morton Grove 24,910 8,352 33.53%
2 Oak Brook 8,065 2,371 29.4%
3 Skokie 67,076 17,624 26.27%
4 Vernon Hills 26,750 6,818 25.49%
5 Buffalo Grove 42,934 10,906 25.4%
6 Hoffman Estates 51,744 12,733 24.61%
7 Schaumburg 77,571 18,968 24.45%
8 Lincolnwood 13,268 3,046 22.96%
9 Glendale Heights 33,088 7,374 22.29%
10 Niles 30,637 6,557 21.4%
11 Inverness 7,722 1,623 21.02%
12 Naperville 149,089 31,284 20.98%
13 Lincolnshire 7,907 1,614 20.41%
14 Hanover Park 37,222 7,221 19.4%
15 Carol Stream 39,656 7,587 19.13%
16 Willowbrook 9,177 1,627 17.73%
17 Lisle 23,499 3,976 16.92%
18 Bartlett 40,829 6,710 16.43%
19 Wheeling 38,823 6,371 16.41%
20 Northbrook 34,950 5,703 16.32%
21 Glenview 47,896 7,663 16.0%
22 Champaign 88,628 14,053 15.86%
23 Round Lake 18,677 2,900 15.53%
24 Itasca 9,627 1,475 15.32%
25 Burr Ridge 11,131 1,645 14.78%
26 Bloomingdale 22,435 3,297 14.7%
27 Urbana 38,741 5,689 14.68%
28 Hawthorn Woods 9,111 1,306 14.33%
29 Streamwood 39,556 5,545 14.02%
30 Mount Prospect 56,191 7,712 13.72%
31 Savoy 8,682 1,180 13.59%
32 Hinsdale 17,169 2,324 13.54%
33 Westmont 24,271 3,217 13.25%
34 Gurnee 30,629 4,037 13.18%
35 Des Plaines 60,087 7,885 13.12%
36 Harwood Heights 8,942 1,171 13.1%
37 Bolingbrook 73,755 9,575 12.98%
38 Palatine 67,223 8,721 12.97%
39 Woodridge 34,027 4,201 12.35%
40 Long Grove 8,279 1,022 12.34%
41 Rolling Meadows 24,054 2,941 12.23%
42 Lombard 44,055 5,261 11.94%
43 Wilmette 27,801 3,209 11.54%
44 Clarendon Hills 8,658 981 11.33%
45 Elk Grove Village 32,498 3,665 11.28%
46 Arlington Heights 76,794 8,505 11.08%
47 Darien 21,953 2,393 10.9%
48 Aurora 181,405 19,364 10.67%
49 Mundelein 31,583 3,263 10.33%
50 Roselle 22,846 2,314 10.13%
51 West Chicago 25,632 2,557 9.98%
52 Plainfield 44,941 4,277 9.52%
53 South Elgin 23,841 2,255 9.46%
54 Lake Zurich 19,749 1,865 9.44%
55 Evanston 77,181 7,066 9.16%
56 Glen Ellyn 28,304 2,540 8.97%
57 Barrington 11,244 1,009 8.97%
58 Addison 35,685 3,159 8.85%
59 Northfield 5,707 501 8.78%
60 Bloomington 78,788 6,404 8.13%
61 Lake Villa 8,701 698 8.02%
62 Elmhurst 45,648 3,386 7.42%
63 Prospect Heights 15,861 1,174 7.4%
64 West Dundee 7,845 577 7.36%
65 Carbondale 22,039 1,575 7.15%
66 Lake Bluff 5,919 422 7.13%
67 Lake In The Hills 28,958 2,040 7.04%
68 Waukegan 89,435 6,281 7.02%
69 Chicago 2,721,914 188,325 6.92%
70 Romeoville 40,132 2,688 6.7%
71 Forest Park 14,165 946 6.68%
72 Lakemoor 6,128 409 6.67%
73 Peoria 113,054 7,462 6.6%
74 Libertyville 20,555 1,347 6.55%
75 Schiller Park 11,600 753 6.49%
76 Lake Forest 19,436 1,252 6.44%
77 Park Ridge 39,368 2,505 6.36%
78 Carpentersville 37,834 2,401 6.35%
79 Wheaton 53,673 3,364 6.27%
80 Gilberts 8,180 505 6.17%
81 Lindenhurst 14,403 869 6.03%
82 Elgin 114,190 6,865 6.01%
83 Downers Grove 49,996 2,958 5.92%
84 Wauconda 14,040 824 5.87%
85 Oak Park 53,834 3,071 5.7%
86 Winfield 9,947 560 5.63%
87 Norridge 15,291 853 5.58%
88 Wood Dale 13,903 756 5.44%
89 Orland Park 58,345 3,068 5.26%
90 Algonquin 29,888 1,558 5.21%
91 North Chicago 30,890 1,600 5.18%
92 Warrenville 13,945 720 5.16%
93 Oak Forest 27,199 1,384 5.09%
94 Huntley 27,652 1,349 4.88%
95 Midlothian 14,200 688 4.85%
96 Dekalb 40,697 1,914 4.7%
97 Grayslake 20,801 975 4.69%
98 Pontoon Beach 6,039 278 4.6%
99 Deerfield 19,173 863 4.5%
100 River Forest 11,568 514 4.44%
101 St. Charles 32,776 1,453 4.43%
102 Rock Island 37,264 1,624 4.36%
103 Hickory Hills 14,915 629 4.22%
104 Elmwood Park 24,281 1,010 4.16%
105 Hampshire 8,113 332 4.09%
106 Antioch 14,714 595 4.04%
107 Normal 52,920 2,071 3.91%
108 Summit 11,036 429 3.89%
109 Shorewood 18,109 687 3.79%
110 Yorkville 21,273 777 3.65%
111 Berwyn 56,556 2,057 3.64%
112 Carterville 5,836 212 3.63%
113 Crystal Lake 40,463 1,450 3.58%
114 O’fallon 32,104 1,149 3.58%
115 Tinley Park 55,571 1,979 3.56%
116 Zion 24,570 867 3.53%
117 Rockford 148,173 5,225 3.53%
118 Macomb 15,207 526 3.46%
119 Beach Park 13,995 480 3.43%
120 East Moline 20,937 717 3.42%
121 Worth 10,859 368 3.39%
122 Roscoe 11,134 375 3.37%
123 Highland 10,215 342 3.35%
124 Villa Park 22,753 756 3.32%
125 Westchester 16,694 548 3.28%
126 North Aurora 17,750 571 3.22%
127 Countryside 6,322 200 3.16%
128 Bensenville 18,673 587 3.14%
129 Frankfort 20,260 636 3.14%
130 Franklin Park 18,374 576 3.13%
131 Broadview 7,957 248 3.12%
132 Loves Park 22,935 711 3.1%
133 Matteson 18,898 577 3.05%
134 Springfield 114,214 3,475 3.04%
135 Campton Hills 10,556 321 3.04%
136 Crestwood 10,737 320 2.98%
137 Northlake 12,683 367 2.89%
138 Silvis 7,936 229 2.89%
139 Maryville 8,219 237 2.88%
140 Highland Park 30,209 869 2.88%
141 Oswego 34,810 993 2.85%
142 Chicago Ridge 14,284 406 2.84%
143 Bourbonnais 18,125 515 2.84%
144 Geneva 21,390 601 2.81%
145 Island Lake 8,039 225 2.8%
146 La Grange Park 13,332 373 2.8%
147 Justice 12,525 347 2.77%
148 Monmouth 8,764 240 2.74%
149 Mascoutah 8,762 238 2.72%
150 Plano 11,113 297 2.67%
151 Swansea 14,888 397 2.67%
152 Morton 16,601 425 2.56%
153 Marion 16,867 429 2.54%
154 Burbank 29,122 738 2.53%
155 Chatham 14,437 354 2.45%
156 Orland Hills 6,842 167 2.44%
157 Mount Zion 6,255 150 2.4%
158 Homer Glen 24,507 586 2.39%
159 Oak Lawn 57,665 1,377 2.39%
160 Evergreen Park 19,730 468 2.37%
161 Sugar Grove 9,251 219 2.37%
162 Harvey 20,035 468 2.34%
163 Winnetka 12,607 292 2.32%
164 Lansing 28,713 659 2.3%
165 Moline 42,452 967 2.28%
166 Bridgeview 16,939 383 2.26%
167 Western Springs 13,557 301 2.22%
168 Machesney Park 22,840 505 2.21%
169 Woodstock 26,084 574 2.2%
170 Edwardsville 26,622 584 2.19%
171 Centralia 12,096 265 2.19%
172 Glencoe 8,787 191 2.17%
173 Palos Hills 18,278 395 2.16%
174 Crest Hill 19,886 427 2.15%
175 Spring Grove 5,694 116 2.04%
176 East Peoria 22,552 433 1.92%
177 Joliet 150,221 2,859 1.9%
178 Alsip 18,866 356 1.89%
179 Round Lake Beach 27,229 510 1.87%
180 Riverside 9,225 169 1.83%
181 Willow Springs 5,862 106 1.81%
182 Park City 7,702 138 1.79%
183 Batavia 26,355 471 1.79%
184 Peoria Heights 5,890 105 1.78%
185 Mendota 6,961 121 1.74%
186 Country Club Hills 16,578 288 1.74%
187 Rockton 8,241 142 1.72%
188 Berkeley 5,283 91 1.72%
189 Shiloh 13,892 238 1.71%
190 Flossmoor 9,405 158 1.68%
191 Beardstown 5,884 97 1.65%
192 Lemont 17,558 285 1.62%
193 Charleston 17,795 281 1.58%
194 Galesburg 29,923 468 1.56%
195 Pinckneyville 5,104 79 1.55%
196 Mchenry 27,493 418 1.52%
197 Taylorville 11,318 168 1.48%
198 Freeport 23,884 353 1.48%
199 Mount Carmel 6,978 103 1.48%
200 Peru 9,831 145 1.47%
201 Princeton 7,749 114 1.47%
202 Lockport 26,119 381 1.46%
203 Belvidere 25,389 370 1.46%
204 Mahomet 9,545 137 1.44%
205 Hillside 8,213 114 1.39%
206 River Grove 10,532 145 1.38%
207 Sterling 14,852 204 1.37%
208 Danville 29,100 388 1.33%
209 Lyons 10,687 141 1.32%
210 Ottawa 18,708 245 1.31%
211 Decatur 70,975 920 1.3%
212 Geneseo 6,421 83 1.29%
213 Johnsburg 6,387 81 1.27%
214 Fairview Heights 16,360 207 1.27%
215 Cary 17,880 226 1.26%
216 Waterloo 11,012 139 1.26%
217 Pontiac 11,451 143 1.25%
218 North Riverside 7,245 89 1.23%
219 Sycamore 18,171 222 1.22%
220 Stickney 7,031 85 1.21%
221 Collinsville 24,294 289 1.19%
222 Glen Carbon 13,654 158 1.16%
223 Highwood 5,227 60 1.15%
224 Effingham 12,244 140 1.14%
225 Bartonville 5,952 68 1.14%
226 Mount Vernon 14,740 168 1.14%
227 Montgomery 20,644 233 1.13%
228 Milan 5,066 56 1.11%
229 Streator 12,279 135 1.1%
230 Mokena 19,886 215 1.08%
231 South Beloit 7,943 84 1.06%
232 Quincy 39,441 415 1.05%
233 Carmi 5,042 53 1.05%
234 Maywood 23,385 239 1.02%
235 Crete 8,425 85 1.01%
236 Washington 15,988 160 1.0%
237 Sandwich 7,139 71 0.99%
238 Homewood 19,868 196 0.99%
239 East St. Louis 18,796 184 0.98%
240 Steger 9,518 93 0.98%
241 Kankakee 24,795 242 0.98%
242 Bellwood 18,611 179 0.96%
243 Palos Heights 11,965 111 0.93%
244 Greenville 7,121 66 0.93%
245 Alton 25,642 235 0.92%
246 Jacksonville 17,639 160 0.91%
247 South Holland 21,287 186 0.87%
248 Belleville 42,155 368 0.87%
249 Brookfield 19,349 167 0.86%
250 La Grange 16,128 136 0.84%
251 Jerseyville 7,623 63 0.83%
252 Dixon 15,573 125 0.8%
253 Du Quoin 5,822 46 0.79%
254 Wilmington 5,525 41 0.74%
255 University Park 7,328 52 0.71%
256 New Lenox 27,242 190 0.7%
257 Rantoul 12,544 86 0.69%
258 Posen 5,442 37 0.68%
259 Metropolis 5,963 40 0.67%
260 Troy 10,920 71 0.65%
261 Lasalle 9,562 62 0.65%
262 Harrisburg 8,380 54 0.64%
263 Pana 5,167 33 0.64%
264 Round Lake Park 7,778 49 0.63%
265 Granite City 27,026 164 0.61%
266 Markham 11,592 70 0.6%
267 Bradley 15,379 90 0.59%
268 Salem 7,228 41 0.57%
269 Minooka 12,606 71 0.56%
270 Pekin 32,075 171 0.53%
271 Carlinville 5,724 30 0.52%
272 Cicero 84,189 367 0.44%
273 Blue Island 22,934 97 0.42%
274 Lincoln 13,371 52 0.39%
275 Park Forest 21,042 80 0.38%
276 Melrose Park 25,177 95 0.38%
277 Channahon 13,807 52 0.38%
278 Columbia 11,036 40 0.36%
279 Rochelle 9,417 34 0.36%
280 Sauk Village 9,862 35 0.35%
281 Litchfield 6,937 24 0.35%
282 Glenwood 8,542 29 0.34%
283 Murphysboro 7,101 24 0.34%
284 Morris 14,491 47 0.32%
285 Olney 8,995 29 0.32%
286 Chillicothe 6,130 18 0.29%
287 Fox Lake 10,798 31 0.29%
288 Herrin 12,344 31 0.25%
289 Calumet City 35,708 85 0.24%
290 Lynwood 9,087 21 0.23%
291 Paris 8,331 18 0.22%
292 Bethalto 9,281 19 0.2%
293 Dolton 21,283 43 0.2%
294 Richton Park 12,721 24 0.19%
295 Canton 13,380 21 0.16%
296 Chicago Heights 27,366 42 0.15%
297 Manhattan 9,590 14 0.15%
298 Riverdale 10,528 15 0.14%
299 Godfrey 17,791 24 0.13%
300 Harvard 9,705 13 0.13%
301 Kewanee 12,179 16 0.13%
302 Clinton 6,889 9 0.13%
303 Mattoon 16,830 21 0.12%
304 Winthrop Harbor 6,693 7 0.1%
305 Hazel Crest 13,737 13 0.09%
306 Spring Valley 5,518 5 0.09%
307 Chester 6,941 6 0.09%
308 Manteno 8,632 6 0.07%
309 Vandalia 6,058 3 0.05%
310 Eureka 5,504 2 0.04%
311 Rock Falls 8,904 2 0.02%
312 Wood River 10,313 2 0.02%
313 Monticello 6,337 1 0.02%
314 Elburn 5,958 0 0.0%
315 Genoa 5,044 0 0.0%
316 West Frankfort 7,168 0 0.0%
317 Marengo 7,471 0 0.0%
318 Hillsboro 5,673 0 0.0%
319 Benton 6,999 0 0.0%
320 East Alton 5,782 0 0.0%
321 Braidwood 6,160 0 0.0%
322 Robinson 7,089 0 0.0%
323 Calumet Park 7,193 0 0.0%
324 Coal City 5,218 0 0.0%
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