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Cook County
Home to the largest Palestinian-American population of any U.S. county — over 18,000 residents per 2026 reporting — concentrated along Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview, honorarily designated "Little Palestine Way" by the Illinois legislature. Also home to a longstanding Assyrian/Chaldean community centered on Chicago's north side and the Skokie/Niles/Lincolnwood corridor.
- Arab ancestry (ACS est.)
- n/a (no county-level ACS breakout available)
- Arabic spoken at home
- n/a
- Limited English proficiency share
- n/a
- Dominant dialect profile
- Palestinian-majority in the Bridgeview/Harlem Ave corridor; also a large Assyrian/Chaldean (Iraqi Christian) community on the north side and north suburbs, plus Yemeni, Egyptian, Syrian, and Jordanian communities
Cities
Chicago
361 listings
BridgeviewCultural district
60 listings
Oak Lawn
30 listings
Chicago Ridge
10 listings
Burbank
12 listings
Worth
21 listings
Justice
3 listings
Palos Hills
18 listings
Palos Heights
9 listings
Orland Park
35 listings
Orland Hills
3 listings
Hometown
2 listings
Evergreen Park
3 listings
Hickory Hills
6 listings
Cicero
2 listings
Skokie
22 listings
Niles
14 listings
Morton Grove
5 listings
Des Plaines
8 listings
Lincolnwood
10 listings
Evanston
7 listings
Rolling Meadows
3 listings
Mount Prospect
1 listing
Tinley Park
12 listings
Hoffman Estates
4 listings
Elmwood Park
3 listings
Elk Grove Village
2 listings
Hanover Park
2 listings
Norridge
7 listings
Lyons
2 listings
Forest Park
1 listing
Countryside
2 listings
Summit
1 listing
Wilmette
2 listings
Arlington Heights
4 listings
Melrose Park
1 listing
Maywood
1 listing
Blue Island
1 listing
South Holland
1 listing
Hazel Crest
2 listings
Chicago Heights
1 listing
Glenview
4 listings
Park Ridge
1 listing
Mt Prospect
3 listings
Schiller Park
2 listings
Schaumburg
14 listings
Oak Park
6 listings
Berwyn
2 listings
Streamwood
4 listings
Northbrook
2 listings
La Grange
1 listing
Alsip
1 listing
(773) 458-0343
1 listing
Berkeley
1 listing
Elgin
4 listings
Harvey
2 listings
Oak Forest
1 listing
Harwood Heights
1 listing