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Dolton () is a village in Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 21,426 at the 2020 census. Dolton is located just west of the expressway Interstate 94 and immediately south of the city limits of Chicago. It is bordered by Chicago to the north, Riverdale and Harvey to the west, South Holland to the south, and Calumet City to the east.
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 1980 | Pop 1990 | Pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 1980 | % 1990 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
| White alone (NH) | 23,265 | 13,429 | 3,390 | 1,226 | 598 | 93.94% | 56.12% | 13.23% | 5.30% | 2.79% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 483 | 9,044 | 20,973 | 20,932 | 19,322 | 1.95% | 37.79% | 81.88% | 90.41% | 90.18% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 17 | 52 | 28 | 14 | 19 | 0.07% | 0.22% | 0.11% | 0.06% | 0.09% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 221 | 313 | 144 | 68 | 38 | 0.89% | 1.31% | 0.56% | 0.29% | 0.18% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.10% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 48 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 107 | 0.19% | 0.03% | 0.13% | 0.10% | 0.50% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | x | x | 250 | 264 | 404 | x | x | 0.98% | 1.14% | 1.89% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 731 | 1,061 | 791 | 622 | 937 | 2.95% | 4.43% | 3.09% | 2.69% | 4.37% |
| Total | 24,766 | 23,930 | 25,614 | 23,153 | 21,426 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Image | Mayor | Years | Notes |
| Fred J. Ehlert | 1913–1919 | ||
| Charles H. Smythe | 1919–1923 | ||
| William C. Krueger | 1923–1927 | ||
| John Harms Jr. | 1927–1929 | ||
| Charles Dickelman | 1929–1935 | ||
| Ira Hastings | 1935–1957 | ||
| Fred Kasten | 1957–1965 | ||
| Albert J. Ohlsen | 1965 | Served the last six months of mayor Kasten's term | |
| Thomas Harper | 1965–1969 | ||
| | Norman MacKay | 1969–1985 | |
| J. Michael Peck | 1985–1993 | ||
| Donald Hart | 1993–1997 | ||
| | William Shaw | 1997–2008 | Died in office First African-American mayor. |
| Ronnie Lewis | 2008–2013 | Acting in 2008; elected to full term in 2009 | |
| Riley H. Rogers | 2013–2021 | ||
| Tiffany Henyard | 2021–2025 | ||
| Jason House | 2025–present |