| Part of a series on |
| Ethnic groups in Chicago |
|---|
The 2020 estimate of the Jewish population in metropolitan Chicago is around 319,600, according to Brandeis University's Chicago Report.[1] The population of Jewish people within the City of Chicago's limits is estimated to be around 120,000, with another 200,000 residing in the suburbs surrounding the major city.[1] At the end of the 20th century there were a total of 270,000 Jews in the Chicago area, with 30% in the city limits.[2] In 1995, over 80% of the suburban Jewish population lived in the northern and northwestern suburbs of Chicago.[3] At this time, West Rogers Park was - and continues to be - the largest Jewish community within the city of Chicago. Over time, the Jewish population within the city has declined and today tends to be older and more well-educated than the Chicago average;[4] however, recent decades have seen a resurgence in urban Chicago's Jewish population, particularly beyond the boundaries of traditional Jewish neighborhoods. The Jewish immigrants to Chicago came from many different countries, with the most common being Eastern Europe and Germany.[2]