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Across most of America, the African American and Hispanic communities comprise "most of the minority". We're not totally sure that's a term, but it's an accurate reflection of the state of race in America.
Asians are a "minority of the minority", generally. But not everywhere.
There are now over 17 million people who identify as Asian living in America, making up 5.6% of the total population. According to the most recent American Community Survey, the Asian population in Illinois is 702,457 - at 5.5% of the total population of Illinois.
And, unlike African Americans that fall under one group in the Census, Asian Americans have many sub-groups -- Chinese, Filipino, and Indian being the three largest sub-groups.
So, what how does the Asian population stratify across Illinois? Which cities and towns in Illinois have seen the greatest increase in their Asian population?
Here are the cities in Illinois with the largest Asian population in 2022:
Which city in Illinois had the largest Asian population? Morton Grove took the number one over all spot for the largest Asian in Illinois for 2022. 31.43% of Morton Grove identify as Asian.
Read on 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 2022
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Population: 22,937
% Asian: 31.43%
# Of Asian Residents: 7,208
Percent Change Since 2010: 18.28%
More on Morton Grove: Real Estate | Data
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Population: 8,085
% Asian: 29.62%
# Of Asian Residents: 2,395
Percent Change Since 2010: 27.12%
More on Oak Brook: Real Estate | Data | Photos
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Population: 12,338
% Asian: 26.82%
# Of Asian Residents: 3,309
Percent Change Since 2010: 9.5%
More on Lincolnwood: Real Estate | Data
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Population: 63,300
% Asian: 26.58%
# Of Asian Residents: 16,825
Percent Change Since 2010: 7.51%
More on Skokie: Real Estate | Data | Photos
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Population: 50,464
% Asian: 26.54%
# Of Asian Residents: 13,393
Percent Change Since 2010: 14.26%
More on Hoffman Estates: Real Estate | Data | Photos
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Population: 73,392
% Asian: 24.81%
# Of Asian Residents: 18,208
Percent Change Since 2010: 42.68%
More on Schaumburg: Real Estate | Data | Photos
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Population: 26,396
% Asian: 24.02%
# Of Asian Residents: 6,339
Percent Change Since 2010: 54.72%
More on Vernon Hills: Real Estate | Data
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Population: 33,863
% Asian: 22.69%
# Of Asian Residents: 7,685
Percent Change Since 2010: -5.79%
More on Glendale Heights: Real Estate | Data
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Population: 40,804
% Asian: 21.74%
# Of Asian Residents: 8,872
Percent Change Since 2010: 41.32%
More on Buffalo Grove: Real Estate | Data | Photos
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Population: 7,959
% Asian: 21.55%
# Of Asian Residents: 1,715
Percent Change Since 2010: 241.63%
More on Inverness: Real Estate | Data | Photos
Methodology: How We Determined The Cities In Illinois With The Largest Asian Population For 2022
We still believe in the accuracy of data -- especially from the census. So that's where we went to get the breakdown of race across Illinois.
That lead us to the Census's most recently available data, the 2016-2020 American Community Survey data from the US Census.
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*
Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as Asian alone.
We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 326 cities.
We then calculated the percent of residents that are Asian. The percentages ranked from 31.4% to 0.0%.
Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent 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 Vandalia was the least Asian city. You can download the data here.
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.
If you're curious enough, here are the least Asian places in Illinois:
- Vandalia
- Carlinville
- Hillsboro
For more Illinois reading, check out:
Table: Asian Population By City In Illinois
| Rank | City | % Asian |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morton Grove | 31.43% |
| 2 | Oak Brook | 29.62% |
| 3 | Lincolnwood | 26.82% |
| 4 | Skokie | 26.58% |
| 5 | Hoffman Estates | 26.54% |
| 6 | Schaumburg | 24.81% |
| 7 | Vernon Hills | 24.02% |
| 8 | Glendale Heights | 22.69% |
| 9 | Buffalo Grove | 21.74% |
| 10 | Inverness | 21.55% |
| 11 | Carol Stream | 20.58% |
| 12 | Naperville | 20.44% |
| 13 | Niles | 18.72% |
| 14 | Lincolnshire | 18.13% |
| 15 | Wheeling | 17.71% |
| 16 | Long Grove | 17.63% |
| 17 | Lisle | 17.37% |
| 18 | Urbana | 17.21% |
| 19 | Hanover Park | 16.93% |
| 20 | Bartlett | 16.72% |
| 21 | Northbrook | 16.61% |
| 22 | Savoy | 15.19% |
| 23 | Burr Ridge | 14.73% |
| 24 | Champaign | 14.58% |
| 25 | Hawthorn Woods | 14.48% |
| 26 | Willowbrook | 14.02% |
| 27 | Glenview | 13.93% |
| 28 | Streamwood | 13.87% |
| 29 | Westmont | 13.52% |
| 30 | Hinsdale | 13.27% |
| 31 | Bloomingdale | 12.89% |
| 32 | Mount Prospect | 12.88% |
| 33 | Des Plaines | 12.86% |
| 34 | Gurnee | 12.82% |
| 35 | Darien | 12.77% |
| 36 | Wilmette | 12.55% |
| 37 | Lombard | 12.54% |
| 38 | Woodridge | 12.17% |
| 39 | Bolingbrook | 11.94% |
| 40 | Round Lake | 11.8% |
| 41 | Clarendon Hills | 11.66% |
| 42 | Palatine | 11.15% |
| 43 | Elk Grove Village | 10.9% |
| 44 | Harwood Heights | 10.78% |
| 45 | Mundelein | 10.73% |
| 46 | Itasca | 10.5% |
| 47 | Arlington Heights | 10.3% |
| 48 | Rolling Meadows | 9.65% |
| 49 | Addison | 9.6% |
| 50 | Plainfield | 9.44% |
| 51 | Northfield | 9.32% |
| 52 | Aurora | 9.21% |
| 53 | Evanston | 9.19% |
| 54 | Barrington | 8.76% |
| 55 | Lake Forest | 8.62% |
| 56 | Bloomington | 8.5% |
| 57 | Carpentersville | 8.45% |
| 58 | West Chicago | 8.35% |
| 59 | Gilberts | 8.22% |
| 60 | Schiller Park | 8.15% |
| 61 | Prospect Heights | 7.86% |
| 62 | South Elgin | 7.82% |
| 63 | Lake Zurich | 7.78% |
| 64 | Glen Ellyn | 7.69% |
| 65 | Roselle | 7.11% |
| 66 | Libertyville | 7.1% |
| 67 | Algonquin | 7.01% |
| 68 | Lakemoor | 6.94% |
| 69 | Warrenville | 6.79% |
| 70 | Chicago | 6.75% |
| 71 | Wood Dale | 6.72% |
| 72 | Lake Bluff | 6.68% |
| 73 | Wauconda | 6.63% |
| 74 | Wheaton | 6.61% |
| 75 | Lake Villa | 6.52% |
| 76 | West Dundee | 6.31% |
| 77 | Peoria | 6.3% |
| 78 | Elmhurst | 6.15% |
| 79 | Sugar Grove | 6.06% |
| 80 | Waukegan | 6.03% |
| 81 | Park Ridge | 5.93% |
| 82 | Lake In The Hills | 5.92% |
| 83 | North Chicago | 5.78% |
| 84 | Carbondale | 5.74% |
| 85 | Forest Park | 5.66% |
| 86 | Deerfield | 5.65% |
| 87 | Justice | 5.48% |
| 88 | Winfield | 5.35% |
| 89 | Romeoville | 5.27% |
| 90 | Orland Park | 5.24% |
| 91 | Downers Grove | 5.23% |
| 92 | Bridgeview | 5.16% |
| 93 | Oak Forest | 5.04% |
| 94 | Huntley | 4.95% |
| 95 | Oak Park | 4.92% |
| 96 | Norridge | 4.87% |
| 97 | Grayslake | 4.73% |
| 98 | Elgin | 4.63% |
| 99 | Rock Island | 4.53% |
| 100 | North Aurora | 4.48% |
| 101 | Tinley Park | 4.48% |
| 102 | Elmwood Park | 4.46% |
| 103 | Lindenhurst | 4.36% |
| 104 | Antioch | 4.29% |
| 105 | Park City | 4.28% |
| 106 | Glencoe | 4.23% |
| 107 | Beach Park | 4.16% |
| 108 | Westchester | 4.15% |
| 109 | Crestwood | 4.12% |
| 110 | Roscoe | 4.05% |
| 111 | St. Charles | 4.02% |
| 112 | Oak Lawn | 4.0% |
| 113 | Loves Park | 3.97% |
| 114 | Maryville | 3.89% |
| 115 | Normal | 3.83% |
| 116 | Bensenville | 3.69% |
| 117 | Pontoon Beach | 3.66% |
| 118 | Dekalb | 3.66% |
| 119 | O'fallon | 3.64% |
| 120 | River Forest | 3.63% |
| 121 | Shiloh | 3.62% |
| 122 | Shorewood | 3.61% |
| 123 | Zion | 3.58% |
| 124 | Rockford | 3.57% |
| 125 | Franklin Park | 3.52% |
| 126 | Crystal Lake | 3.46% |
| 127 | Yorkville | 3.43% |
| 128 | Oswego | 3.33% |
| 129 | Villa Park | 3.2% |
| 130 | Worth | 3.19% |
| 131 | Berwyn | 3.17% |
| 132 | Frankfort | 3.05% |
| 133 | Crest Hill | 2.97% |
| 134 | Winnetka | 2.95% |
| 135 | Springfield | 2.95% |
| 136 | Herrin | 2.87% |
| 137 | Island Lake | 2.87% |
| 138 | Highland Park | 2.86% |
| 139 | Lansing | 2.85% |
| 140 | Broadview | 2.84% |
| 141 | East Moline | 2.81% |
| 142 | Chicago Ridge | 2.8% |
| 143 | Hoopeston | 2.8% |
| 144 | Northlake | 2.75% |
| 145 | Hampshire | 2.69% |
| 146 | Berkeley | 2.68% |
| 147 | Macomb | 2.67% |
| 148 | Round Lake Beach | 2.64% |
| 149 | Geneva | 2.62% |
| 150 | Palos Hills | 2.59% |
| 151 | Summit | 2.58% |
| 152 | Homewood | 2.56% |
| 153 | La Grange Park | 2.54% |
| 154 | Highland | 2.52% |
| 155 | Riverside | 2.46% |
| 156 | Bourbonnais | 2.35% |
| 157 | Morton | 2.34% |
| 158 | Campton Hills | 2.34% |
| 159 | Lyons | 2.32% |
| 160 | Burbank | 2.25% |
| 161 | Swansea | 2.21% |
| 162 | Charleston | 2.19% |
| 163 | Monmouth | 2.18% |
| 164 | Moline | 2.18% |
| 165 | Country Club Hills | 2.16% |
| 166 | Rantoul | 2.16% |
| 167 | Johnsburg | 2.14% |
| 168 | Carterville | 2.13% |
| 169 | Mascoutah | 2.13% |
| 170 | Sycamore | 2.13% |
| 171 | Mount Carmel | 2.07% |
| 172 | East Peoria | 2.07% |
| 173 | Lemont | 2.04% |
| 174 | Batavia | 2.04% |
| 175 | Edwardsville | 2.03% |
| 176 | Alsip | 2.03% |
| 177 | Harvey | 2.01% |
| 178 | Spring Grove | 1.99% |
| 179 | Joliet | 1.97% |
| 180 | Collinsville | 1.96% |
| 181 | Mount Vernon | 1.96% |
| 182 | Glen Carbon | 1.96% |
| 183 | Countryside | 1.94% |
| 184 | Mendota | 1.85% |
| 185 | Milan | 1.82% |
| 186 | Mchenry | 1.82% |
| 187 | Fairview Heights | 1.74% |
| 188 | Flossmoor | 1.73% |
| 189 | Troy | 1.72% |
| 190 | Midlothian | 1.7% |
| 191 | Galesburg | 1.7% |
| 192 | Streator | 1.65% |
| 193 | Homer Glen | 1.65% |
| 194 | Lockport | 1.64% |
| 195 | Pinckneyville | 1.61% |
| 196 | Monticello | 1.58% |
| 197 | Brookfield | 1.57% |
| 198 | Waterloo | 1.56% |
| 199 | Woodstock | 1.51% |
| 200 | Pontiac | 1.5% |
| 201 | North Riverside | 1.49% |
| 202 | Sterling | 1.46% |
| 203 | Machesney Park | 1.45% |
| 204 | Minooka | 1.44% |
| 205 | Centralia | 1.42% |
| 206 | Palos Heights | 1.4% |
| 207 | Washington | 1.39% |
| 208 | Danville | 1.38% |
| 209 | Willow Springs | 1.35% |
| 210 | Matteson | 1.31% |
| 211 | Pana | 1.27% |
| 212 | Fox Lake | 1.26% |
| 213 | Columbia | 1.23% |
| 214 | Freeport | 1.22% |
| 215 | Lasalle | 1.19% |
| 216 | East Alton | 1.18% |
| 217 | Taylorville | 1.17% |
| 218 | Geneseo | 1.16% |
| 219 | Evergreen Park | 1.12% |
| 220 | Rockton | 1.09% |
| 221 | Cary | 1.07% |
| 222 | Plano | 1.06% |
| 223 | Peru | 1.05% |
| 224 | Decatur | 1.05% |
| 225 | Orland Hills | 1.05% |
| 226 | Round Lake Park | 1.05% |
| 227 | Western Springs | 1.04% |
| 228 | Silvis | 0.96% |
| 229 | Hillside | 0.94% |
| 230 | Marion | 0.94% |
| 231 | Chatham | 0.93% |
| 232 | Highwood | 0.93% |
| 233 | Olney | 0.92% |
| 234 | Montgomery | 0.91% |
| 235 | Winthrop Harbor | 0.9% |
| 236 | River Grove | 0.89% |
| 237 | Cahokia | 0.88% |
| 238 | Hickory Hills | 0.87% |
| 239 | Morris | 0.87% |
| 240 | Wood River | 0.84% |
| 241 | Peoria Heights | 0.82% |
| 242 | Belvidere | 0.82% |
| 243 | Mokena | 0.8% |
| 244 | Manteno | 0.8% |
| 245 | Lincoln | 0.79% |
| 246 | Melrose Park | 0.78% |
| 247 | Bellwood | 0.78% |
| 248 | Jacksonville | 0.76% |
| 249 | Du Quoin | 0.75% |
| 250 | Markham | 0.75% |
| 251 | Elburn | 0.74% |
| 252 | Harrisburg | 0.73% |
| 253 | Quincy | 0.72% |
| 254 | West Frankfort | 0.71% |
| 255 | Posen | 0.69% |
| 256 | Sauk Village | 0.68% |
| 257 | Godfrey | 0.67% |
| 258 | Dixon | 0.65% |
| 259 | Spring Valley | 0.64% |
| 260 | Mount Zion | 0.63% |
| 261 | Pekin | 0.62% |
| 262 | Litchfield | 0.62% |
| 263 | Sandwich | 0.61% |
| 264 | La Grange | 0.61% |
| 265 | Greenville | 0.61% |
| 266 | Bethalto | 0.56% |
| 267 | Steger | 0.55% |
| 268 | South Holland | 0.55% |
| 269 | Bradley | 0.54% |
| 270 | Maywood | 0.54% |
| 271 | Kankakee | 0.51% |
| 272 | Ottawa | 0.47% |
| 273 | Cicero | 0.47% |
| 274 | Bartonville | 0.45% |
| 275 | Kewanee | 0.45% |
| 276 | Metropolis | 0.45% |
| 277 | Manhattan | 0.44% |
| 278 | East St. Louis | 0.44% |
| 279 | Park Forest | 0.43% |
| 280 | Crete | 0.43% |
| 281 | Alton | 0.43% |
| 282 | Robbins | 0.43% |
| 283 | Belleville | 0.43% |
| 284 | Rochelle | 0.42% |
| 285 | New Lenox | 0.4% |
| 286 | Mahomet | 0.39% |
| 287 | Stickney | 0.38% |
| 288 | University Park | 0.37% |
| 289 | Channahon | 0.34% |
| 290 | Jerseyville | 0.33% |
| 291 | Benton | 0.33% |
| 292 | Richton Park | 0.31% |
| 293 | Effingham | 0.3% |
| 294 | Genoa | 0.29% |
| 295 | Glenwood | 0.29% |
| 296 | Chester | 0.29% |
| 297 | Chillicothe | 0.25% |
| 298 | Granite City | 0.24% |
| 299 | Harvard | 0.23% |
| 300 | Dolton | 0.23% |
| 301 | Blue Island | 0.22% |
| 302 | Salem | 0.21% |
| 303 | Wilmington | 0.2% |
| 304 | Murphysboro | 0.19% |
| 305 | Chicago Heights | 0.17% |
| 306 | Eureka | 0.15% |
| 307 | Canton | 0.12% |
| 308 | South Beloit | 0.09% |
| 309 | Rock Falls | 0.09% |
| 310 | Calumet City | 0.09% |
| 311 | Mattoon | 0.06% |
| 312 | Braidwood | 0.06% |
| 313 | Clinton | 0.06% |
| 314 | Hazel Crest | 0.03% |
| 315 | Riverdale | 0.02% |
| 316 | Princeton | 0.01% |
| 317 | Beardstown | 0.0% |
| 318 | Robinson | 0.0% |
| 319 | Lynwood | 0.0% |
| 320 | Marengo | 0.0% |
| 321 | Paris | 0.0% |
| 322 | Calumet Park | 0.0% |
| 323 | Creve Coeur | 0.0% |
| 324 | Hillsboro | 0.0% |
| 325 | Carlinville | 0.0% |
| 326 | Vandalia | 0.0% |