Most Diverse Cities in Illinois (2026)

Bolingbrook is the #1 ranked city in Illinois with 0.657 (diversity index). This ranking includes 694 Illinois cities with available data.

#1
Bolingbrook
0.657
Pop. 73,813
#2
Glendale Heights
0.654
Pop. 32,864
#3
Chicago
0.644
Pop. 2,707,648
#4
Skokie
0.636
Pop. 66,427
#5
Forest Park
0.621
Pop. 14,000
#6
Carol Stream
0.616
Pop. 39,427
#7
Hoffman Estates
0.608
Pop. 51,186
#8
Fairview Heights
0.607
Pop. 16,255
#9
Crete
0.605
Pop. 8,382
#10
Thornton
0.600
Pop. 1,876
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All 694 Cities Ranked

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS
#CityPopulationDiversity Index
1Bolingbrook73,8130.657
2Glendale Heights32,8640.654
3Chicago2,707,6480.644
4Skokie66,4270.636
5Forest Park14,0000.621
6Carol Stream39,4270.616
7Hoffman Estates51,1860.608
8Fairview Heights16,2550.607
9Crete8,3820.605
10Thornton1,8760.600
11Hanover Park36,8500.600
12Champaign88,8220.600
13Preston Heights2,3180.600
14Rantoul12,5150.598
15Homewood19,4710.596
16Peoria112,1260.593
17Monee5,1040.593
18Justice12,3720.590
19Lansing28,4150.590
20Alsip18,6500.589
21North Chicago30,7720.589
22Urbana38,4470.585
23Morton Grove24,6870.584
24Schaumburg76,7800.584
25Rockford147,6490.584
26East Hazel Crest1,1220.581
27Carbondale21,8130.580
28Kankakee24,3840.576
29Zion24,4660.575
30Hillside8,1330.574
31Chicago Heights26,9380.573
32South Chicago Heights3,9340.573
33Evanston76,5520.571
34Crest Hill19,7540.564
35Madison2,7880.564
36Oakbrook Terrace2,7140.564
37Round Lake18,5880.563
38East Moline20,8370.561
39Streamwood39,0550.560
40Belleville41,7220.556
41Wheeling38,4950.556
42Sheridan2,6100.552
43Aurora179,8670.551
44Woodridge33,8890.551
45Evergreen Park19,4980.549
46Ina1,6000.547
47Danville28,6630.546
48Oak Park53,3150.545
49Romeoville40,9960.545
50West Peoria4,2460.544
51South Barrington5,0040.543
52Des Plaines59,4080.542
53Steger9,4490.541
54Sauk Village9,7240.539
55Berkeley5,2220.538
56South Elgin23,9840.537
57Joliet149,7850.535
58Buffalo Grove42,8240.534
59Gurnee30,4860.532
60Sumner2,2290.532
61Shiloh14,1090.532
62DeKalb40,4640.532
63Palatine66,5480.531
64Westchester16,5240.530
65Bartlett40,5310.529
66Midlothian14,0240.528
67Naperville149,4240.524
68Oak Brook8,0280.523
69Round Lake Heights2,5850.520
70Lynwood9,0470.520
71Flossmoor9,6660.518
72Chicago Ridge14,1470.517
73Cherry Valley3,2680.516
74Niles30,2620.515
75Blue Island23,4160.515
76Lincolnwood13,1790.515
77Savoy8,8070.510
78Pingree Grove10,5760.509
79Westmont24,2010.509
80Vernon Hills26,7720.508
81Broadview7,8980.505
82Harvey19,8310.496
83Maywood23,1730.495
84Alton25,4300.491
85Mount Prospect55,6480.489
86Rolling Meadows23,9810.488
87Montgomery21,2050.487
88Decatur70,3680.485
89Willowbrook9,1380.484
90Rock Island36,7580.484
91Burnham3,9780.484
92Thomson1,5260.482
93Grandwood Park5,3110.482
94Fairmont2,4090.481
95Scott AFB4,1950.472
96West Chicago25,4340.471
97Oak Forest26,8880.470
98Cairo1,6990.469
99Oswego35,4630.469
100Elgin114,1060.467
101Addison35,4700.464
102Pontoon Beach6,1310.463
103Itasca9,5250.463
104Mundelein31,6320.461
105Park Forest20,8980.461
106Lake Villa8,7070.460
107Springfield113,7140.459
108Pinckneyville5,0550.459
109Glenwood8,6200.458
110Dixmoor2,9620.458
111Moline42,2350.457
112Warrenville14,2320.453
113Beardstown6,0470.451
114Lisle23,4130.450
115Murphysboro6,8040.449
116Bloomington78,7030.449
117Lombard43,7220.449
118Markham11,4340.447
119Plano11,6260.446
120Plainfield45,7050.446
121Glenview47,6820.446
122Waukegan88,9190.444
123Cahokia Heights17,1730.443
124Freeport23,6360.443
125Gilberts8,3890.441
126Bloomingdale22,3880.441
127O'Fallon32,1390.441
128Swansea14,6030.437
129East Dundee3,1560.437
130Gages Lake10,7060.433
131Kildeer4,1890.432
132Elk Grove Village32,1320.431
133Hinsdale17,1550.431
134Prospect Heights15,6810.431
135Burr Ridge11,1190.430
136Maroa1,7510.428
137Wood Dale13,9260.427
138Beach Park13,9880.426
139Countryside6,2940.426
140Loves Park23,1850.423
141Hainesville3,5240.421
142Chester6,8300.419
143Bensenville18,5760.418
144Collinsville24,1260.415
145Lebanon4,4310.415
146Bannockburn1,1250.414
147Lincolnshire7,9370.414
148Bellwood18,3730.413
149North Aurora18,3750.413
150Genoa5,6850.411
151Rockdale2,5980.410
152Caseyville4,1700.410
153Bridgeview16,7210.408
154Round Lake Park7,8330.406
155North Riverside7,4950.406
156Galesburg29,6530.405
157Ingalls Park2,9700.405
158Calumet City35,2530.404
159Oak Lawn57,0980.404
160Forest Lake1,7970.403
161Darien21,8550.403
162Belvidere24,5100.402
163Frankfort Square9,7770.401
164Highwood5,2430.401
165Long Grove8,2660.401
166Wadsworth3,5350.401
167Elmwood Park23,9820.400
168Lake in the Hills28,8530.400
169Inverness7,5410.398
170Northbrook34,6420.398
171Villa Park22,4560.397
172Grayslake20,7070.394
173Hillcrest1,6790.393
174Cobden1,0640.393
175Bourbonnais18,1090.392
176Riverside9,0790.392
177Hickory Hills14,7180.391
178Orland Hills6,7580.391
179Long Lake3,2190.391
180Mount Vernon14,4920.391
181Carrier Mills1,7020.391
182Crestwood10,6220.390
183Arlington Heights76,2200.390
184Malta1,5070.388
185Brookfield19,2350.387
186Wayne2,2840.385
187South Holland21,0160.383
188Lindenhurst14,3650.382
189Monmouth8,7940.382
190Carpentersville37,5440.382
191Crystal Lawns1,9650.381
192Cortland4,5560.379
193Arbury Hills1,4080.378
194Worth10,7310.377
195Wauconda14,0100.377
196Merrionette Park2,1440.375
197Hodgkins1,7660.374
198Harwood Heights8,8510.373
199Glen Ellyn28,2700.370
200Silvis7,9390.369
201Boulder Hill9,1270.369
202Berwyn55,8880.368
203Schiller Park11,4540.368
204River Grove10,4820.368
205Woodstock26,3160.367
206Hometown4,2440.366
207Rochelle9,4770.365
208Washington Park1,7280.365
209Carbon Cliff2,2480.363
210Round Lake Beach27,0810.361
211Olympia Fields4,6360.358
212Burbank28,8220.358
213Vienna2,1150.358
214Normal52,9080.358
215Antioch14,7510.356
216Matteson18,6810.355
217Sparta4,0700.354
218Frankfort20,4170.351
219Tinley Park55,0070.349
220Percy1,0140.348
221Granite City26,6700.347
222Hampshire8,3510.347
223Mascoutah8,7430.346
224Lake Camelot1,7440.345
225Vandalia6,0410.344
226Phoenix1,2840.343
227St. Charles32,7330.341
228Lakemoor5,8780.341
229Wilmette27,5500.340
230Oakwood Hills2,4540.340
231LaSalle9,4710.339
232Norridge15,1770.339
233Algonquin29,9040.337
234Dixon15,1660.336
235Elmhurst45,5380.335
236Wheaton53,4530.334
237River Forest11,4890.334
238Lyons10,3910.332
239South Beloit7,9300.331
240Calumet Park6,8360.330
241Arcola2,8670.330
242Kewanee12,2800.330
243Sleepy Hollow3,1650.330
244Clarendon Hills8,6420.329
245Yorkville22,3500.329
246Northlake12,5470.328
247Mendota6,9150.328
248Dunlap1,4480.327
249Hawthorn Woods9,1450.326
250Roselle22,7310.326
251Franklin Park18,2330.326
252Green Oaks4,0850.325
253Grandview1,0770.324
254Posen5,3310.323
255Volo6,3980.321
256La Grange15,9990.319
257Huntley27,8590.319
258Macomb15,0060.318
259East Dubuque1,4270.316
260Candlewick Lake5,4590.316
261Beckemeyer1,0240.316
262Manhattan10,3150.315
263Toluca1,3130.312
264Libertyville20,4930.309
265Centralia12,0090.309
266Barrington11,0490.309
267Greenville7,1590.308
268Fox Lake10,8720.307
269Jacksonville17,4900.306
270Orland Park57,9610.304
271Wonder Lake4,1410.302
272Hillsboro5,6930.300
273La Grange Park13,2270.298
274Capron1,3280.298
275Onarga1,3620.296
276Highland Park30,2290.295
277North Barrington3,1130.294
278Lake Bluff5,8340.293
279Gilman1,5760.293
280Southern View1,8380.293
281Bradley15,3310.292
282Ridgewood2,9970.292
283Winfield9,9820.292
284Energy1,1710.290
285Jonesboro1,9120.288
286Waterman1,4190.287
287St. Anne1,0700.286
288Deer Park3,7110.285
289Sterling14,6700.284
290Minooka12,6320.283
291Park Ridge39,2410.283
292Shorewood18,2180.282
293West Dundee7,8670.282
294Lawrenceville4,2410.282
295Batavia26,7300.280
296Pontiac11,4830.280
297Metropolis5,8980.280
298McCullom Lake1,0870.279
299Knollwood1,9070.278
300Downers Grove49,8670.277
301Lake Zurich19,7270.277
302Glen Carbon13,5210.274
303Streator12,2740.273
304Lake Forest19,1900.273
305Roscoe10,8810.272
306Spring Grove5,8660.271
307University Park7,1090.266
308Marissa1,1330.265
309Venice1,6820.265
310Crainville1,6140.264
311Fox Lake Hills2,3040.264
312Stillman Valley1,2610.262
313Cambria1,2710.262
314Watseka4,6300.260
315Elwood2,1410.259
316Winthrop Harbor6,6630.259
317Edwardsville26,5430.258
318Kenilworth2,5430.257
319Prairie Grove1,9920.257
320Crystal Lake40,4360.256
321Hazel Crest13,4930.254
322Herrin12,2710.254
323Gibson City3,6090.253
324New Baden3,4930.253
325Chatsworth1,1610.252
326Lakewood4,6990.252
327Geneva21,2990.251
328Rock Falls8,6830.251
329Northfield5,6830.250
330Charleston17,2120.249
331Marion16,7960.249
332South Roxana2,1800.248
333Fox River Grove4,5010.247
334McHenry27,7740.247
335Venetian Village2,7040.247
336Oglesby3,7230.246
337Spring Valley5,5080.244
338De Pue1,5940.244
339Chillicothe6,1850.243
340Robinson7,0050.242
341Du Quoin5,7800.241
342Ladd1,3930.241
343Assumption1,1170.240
344Hinckley2,2860.240
345Princeville1,9320.238
346Momence3,0760.236
347Port Barrington1,5740.236
348Island Lake8,0230.235
349Wood River10,3150.235
350New Milford1,1830.234
351Dupo3,9140.234
352Canton13,4080.233
353Waverly1,4560.233
354Quincy39,1880.232
355Granville1,4630.232
356Rosemont4,1450.232
357Barrington Hills3,9230.232
358Byron3,7420.229
359Morris14,7750.228
360Machesney Park22,7440.228
361Robbins4,9560.228
362Cary17,8750.227
363Stickney6,9570.227
364Peoria Heights5,8340.225
365Harvard9,8750.223
366Maryville8,2800.222
367Franklin Grove1,0860.221
368Carthage2,5080.221
369Country Club Hills16,4190.221
370Poplar Grove4,2020.220
371Dwight3,7940.218
372Lake Barrington5,4000.217
373Bull Valley1,1210.217
374Mahomet9,7550.216
375Maple Park1,9390.214
376Riverwoods3,9880.214
377Riverdale10,5150.213
378Milan5,0370.213
379Richton Park12,5760.212
380Fairmont City2,3540.212
381Colona5,1890.212
382Palos Hills18,1390.212
383Hampton1,9460.210
384Lemont17,6430.206
385Forsyth3,6560.206
386Marine1,1810.206
387Jerome1,9100.204
388Peru9,8630.204
389Godfrey17,7430.204
390Palos Park4,8320.201
391Channel Lake1,9880.200
392Campton Hills10,7240.199
393Sycamore18,2430.198
394Lockport26,2280.198
395Third Lake1,2030.196
396Lincoln13,4060.193
397Carterville5,8220.192
398Willow Springs5,8710.191
399Earlville2,0150.190
400Homer Glen24,5160.190
401Palos Heights11,8170.190
402Savanna2,8510.190
403Richmond2,5300.189
404Ottawa18,7140.189
405Galva2,5430.189
406Hartford1,4560.189
407Tower Lakes1,1480.188
408The Galena Territory1,6440.188
409Geneseo6,5770.187
410Gardner1,3190.187
411Salem7,3410.186
412Carlinville5,5740.185
413Prestbury2,1740.185
414Wyoming1,5320.185
415Oreana1,1830.184
416Seneca2,5250.183
417Arthur2,0240.183
418Deerfield19,1850.182
419Mount Zion6,0760.182
420Benton7,0760.182
421Chatham14,7400.182
422Sandwich7,1210.182
423Rockton8,2380.182
424Chebanse1,0330.179
425Pecatonica2,1780.179
426Winnetka12,5080.178
427Edinburg1,1630.177
428Andalusia1,0730.176
429Princeton7,8290.175
430Freeburg4,3360.173
431Griggsville1,2720.172
432Mokena19,9060.170
433Dolton20,9790.170
434Mattoon16,3340.168
435Timberlane1,2910.167
436Lovington1,1200.164
437Bartonville5,8540.164
438Troy10,8890.162
439East Alton5,7290.162
440Western Springs13,3530.162
441Clinton7,0120.161
442New Lenox27,4560.161
443Johnsburg6,3740.161
444Forreston1,1480.160
445Pekin31,8120.160
446Williamsville1,5190.159
447Coal Valley4,1420.158
448Johnston City3,3510.158
449Sugar Grove9,2330.158
450Raymond1,0650.157
451Anna4,2220.156
452Lake Catherine1,0910.156
453De Soto1,7010.155
454Bridgeport1,8190.154
455Harrisburg8,6080.153
456Stockton1,8670.153
457Channahon13,8540.152
458Tuscola4,6750.152
459Summit10,8960.152
460Leland1,1020.151
461Manteno8,9420.150
462Marseilles4,0710.150
463Morton16,5030.150
464Davis Junction2,6560.150
465Carlyle3,1340.150
466Pistakee Highlands3,2140.148
467Durand1,4850.148
468Cambridge2,1840.147
469Winnebago2,8960.146
470Big Rock1,2080.146
471Hoopeston5,0390.145
472Westlake Village1,2820.145
473Mount Carmel6,8920.145
474Kirkland1,4970.145
475Beecher4,8370.145
476Christopher2,4130.144
477Highland10,2680.143
478Park City7,6310.143
479Sherman4,2110.141
480Downs1,4510.141
481Olney8,8640.141
482Somonauk1,5920.141
483New Athens1,9370.139
484Newark1,1520.138
485Orion1,8490.137
486Twin Grove1,5540.137
487Marengo7,1230.135
488Oblong1,6170.135
489Forrest1,0080.134
490Coal City5,1450.134
491Taylorville11,1490.134
492Staunton4,3070.133
493Lake Holiday5,4020.132
494Eureka5,0950.132
495Athens2,1460.132
496Gridley1,3390.131
497Aviston2,4510.130
498Pana5,2770.130
499St. Joseph3,8330.130
500Virginia1,4910.128
501Gillespie3,1180.127
502St. Jacob1,6170.127
503Carrollton2,5280.127
504Pawnee2,7060.126
505Steeleville1,7320.126
506Prophetstown1,8280.126
507Fisher1,6000.125
508Lewistown1,8280.125
509East Peoria22,4850.125
510Bellevue2,1580.125
511Glencoe8,7150.123
512Camp Point1,1970.123
513Eldorado3,7620.122
514South Jacksonville3,2550.121
515Royalton1,0760.121
516Teutopolis1,6930.120
517Kincaid1,2430.119
518Palestine1,3960.119
519Cerro Gordo1,4260.118
520Port Byron1,9590.118
521Mount Carroll1,5150.117
522Erie1,6580.117
523Grant Park1,5470.116
524Indian Head Park3,9920.115
525Rossville1,2460.114
526Benld1,5350.114
527Effingham12,2580.113
528Marquette Heights2,6130.113
529El Paso2,8710.112
530Rapids City1,0120.112
531Moweaqua2,0930.112
532Lily Lake1,4320.112
533Flora4,8600.111
534Casey2,2580.109
535Braidwood6,1750.108
536Columbia11,0630.107
537Breese4,3730.106
538Sesser1,9190.106
539Roanoke1,9870.104
540Holiday Shores3,1620.104
541Creve Coeur4,5720.103
542Hudson2,0480.103
543Petersburg2,5900.102
544North Utica1,2150.101
545Monticello6,3320.101
546Rochester3,7840.101
547Warren1,4390.101
548North Pekin1,6470.101
549Havana3,1760.100
550Astoria1,0940.100
551Fulton3,4570.099
552Lexington2,0740.099
553Payson1,0300.099
554Millstadt4,0130.099
555Lanark1,5100.098
556Toulon1,3900.098
557Leland Grove1,5950.097
558Greenfield1,1370.097
559Marshall3,9870.096
560Amboy2,3960.096
561Harristown1,5260.095
562Tilton2,5370.094
563Rushville2,6680.094
564Oregon3,8210.093
565Henry2,4780.091
566Sheldon1,3090.090
567Paxton4,2010.090
568Bunker Hill1,3050.090
569East St. Louis18,2780.090
570Fairfield4,6580.089
571Mount Sterling1,9490.089
572Delavan1,6000.088
573Bushnell2,7630.088
574Washington15,9460.088
575Sullivan4,2530.088
576Melrose Park24,5130.087
577Goreville1,1640.087
578Oakwood1,2430.087
579Warrensburg1,0760.086
580Red Bud3,7890.086
581Macon1,0350.086
582Hanna City1,3340.085
583Aledo3,7530.085
584Grayville1,5150.084
585Hebron1,4580.084
586Albers1,4280.084
587Tremont2,3000.084
588Jerseyville7,4320.084
589Limestone1,3380.083
590Chenoa1,5590.083
591Abingdon3,4240.081
592Hamel1,0040.081
593Paris8,1540.080
594Waterloo11,0550.080
595Bethalto9,2440.080
596Trenton2,6730.080
597Toledo1,2090.078
598Mason City2,0940.078
599La Harpe1,0850.077
600Girard1,7400.077
601Central City1,1230.077
602Dieterich1,1710.076
603Carmi4,8790.076
604Knoxville3,1370.076
605Fairbury3,6830.076
606Metamora4,0940.076
607Westville3,4420.075
608Heyworth2,8180.075
609West Frankfort7,1560.074
610Brighton2,5360.073
611Mount Olive1,9790.073
612Diamond2,9000.073
613Stronghurst1,1060.073
614Homer1,1300.073
615Valmeyer1,1090.073
616Germantown Hills3,4250.073
617Minonk1,9090.071
618Albion2,1070.071
619Altamont2,5000.069
620Winchester1,5430.069
621Mazon1,4240.069
622Morrison3,7810.069
623Farmington1,9900.068
624McLeansboro2,7500.067
625Lake of the Woods1,9760.067
626Peotone4,4620.066
627Hamilton2,7380.066
628Newton2,8520.063
629Mount Morris2,6790.063
630Okawville1,3120.062
631Bement1,6640.061
632Milford1,1360.061
633White Hall2,3540.060
634Rosewood Heights4,0470.060
635Roxana1,6260.060
636St. Elmo1,4010.060
637Walnut1,4020.058
638Warsaw1,5110.057
639Tolono3,5460.057
640Louisville1,2880.057
641Lacon1,7680.056
642Wenona1,0060.056
643Riverton3,5060.056
644Pittsfield4,4220.055
645Nashville2,9910.055
646Smithton3,5120.055
647Elmwood2,2540.054
648Lena2,7780.054
649Chrisman1,3520.054
650Norris City1,6130.053
651Nokomis2,2130.052
652New Berlin1,3660.052
653Martinsville1,2120.051
654Milledgeville1,1990.051
655Ashland1,0010.051
656Heritage Lake1,7080.048
657Herscher1,3020.048
658Washburn1,0260.048
659Elburn6,0540.048
660Le Roy3,1770.048
661Zeigler1,3250.047
662Barry1,4420.047
663Manito1,6400.047
664Auburn4,3570.046
665Farmer City2,0010.045
666Long Creek1,3090.043
667Germantown1,2680.042
668Mount Pulaski1,5130.041
669Shelbyville4,2480.041
670Forest View1,0220.041
671Mendon1,1310.040
672Divernon1,2620.039
673Villa Grove2,3750.039
674Clifton1,2790.038
675Roodhouse1,6620.038
676Philo1,4610.036
677Galena2,8990.036
678Mackinaw1,8690.034
679Atlanta1,7380.033
680Ford Heights1,5870.032
681Polo2,4950.031
682Greenup1,6780.029
683Colchester1,0570.025
684Bethany1,2530.025
685Lake Summerset2,2400.024
686Catlin2,1610.020
687Wayne City1,0500.019
688Litchfield6,8140.019
689Rome1,6280.015
690Shawneetown1,1670.014
691Neoga1,2480.006
692Virden3,1650.004
693Cicero83,2230.000
694Stone Park4,5040.000

Methodology

Cities in Illinois are ranked by diversity index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most diverse cities in illinois?
Bolingbrook ranks #1 with 0.657 (diversity index).
What are the top 5 most diverse cities in illinois?
1. Bolingbrook (0.657), 2. Glendale Heights (0.654), 3. Chicago (0.644), 4. Skokie (0.636), 5. Forest Park (0.621)
How many cities in Illinois are ranked?
This ranking includes 694 cities in Illinois with available data.

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