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