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Highest French Canadian population share, Illinois cities · 2020

Illinois cities ranked by the share of all residents who are French Canadian ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French Canadian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 275 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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Highest French Canadian population share by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN SHAREVS 2000
01Volo, ILIL6,8053.9%
02Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5932.6%
03Highland, ILIL10,0422.5%
04Bourbonnais, ILIL17,6582.2%
05Braidwood, ILIL6,2592.0%
06Lake Forest, ILIL19,7311.6%
07Manteno, ILIL9,2011.6%
08Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5601.4%
09Hampshire, ILIL9,2661.4%
10Bradley, ILIL15,2141.4%
11Spring Valley, ILIL5,4081.3%
12Winfield, ILIL10,1461.2%
13West Dundee, ILIL8,5701.2%
14Coal City, ILIL5,8311.1%
15Round Lake, ILIL18,5261.1%
16Geneva, ILIL21,1381.1%
17Sandwich, ILIL7,3801.1%
18Grandwood Park, ILIL5,2621.0%
19Huntley, ILIL29,1320.9%
20Sycamore, ILIL19,0830.9%
21Lake Villa, ILIL8,6920.9%
22Wheaton, ILIL54,0650.8%
23Riverside, ILIL8,9390.8%
24Palos Heights, ILIL12,0840.8%
25Campton Hills, ILIL10,8940.8%
26Fairview Heights, ILIL16,1750.8%
27North Aurora, ILIL19,4060.8%
28Waterloo, ILIL11,1320.8%
29Herrin, ILIL12,2680.8%
30Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5250.7%
31Willow Springs, ILIL5,7880.7%
32Charleston, ILIL17,4660.7%
33River Forest, ILIL11,3930.7%
34Lisle, ILIL23,4320.7%
35Gurnee, ILIL30,4580.7%
36LaSalle, ILIL9,3880.7%
37Libertyville, ILIL20,7010.7%
38Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,6790.7%
39Geneseo, ILIL6,5050.7%
40Wood River, ILIL10,2240.7%
41Darien, ILIL22,0320.7%
42Dixon, ILIL14,5820.6%
43Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5450.6%
44Antioch, ILIL15,0000.6%
45McHenry, ILIL29,2170.6%
46Johnsburg, ILIL6,4450.6%
47Algonquin, ILIL30,8240.6%
48Northfield, ILIL5,6320.6%
49Warrenville, ILIL15,2110.6%
50Shorewood, ILIL18,5360.5%
51Lansing, ILIL28,0680.5%
52North Riverside, ILIL7,1610.5%
53Naperville, ILIL153,1140.5%
54Batavia, ILIL26,5860.5%
55Hinsdale, ILIL17,5730.5%
56Gages Lake, ILIL10,8190.5%
57Loves Park, ILIL23,7120.5%
58Berkeley, ILIL5,1410.5%
59Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8100.5%
60Prospect Heights, ILIL15,5520.5%
61Kankakee, ILIL23,4000.5%
62Palatine, ILIL65,8420.5%
63Woodstock, ILIL25,7400.5%
64DeKalb, ILIL40,4670.5%
65Peru, ILIL9,7800.5%
66Bloomingdale, ILIL22,4760.5%
67Mundelein, ILIL32,6800.5%
68Evanston, ILIL76,3800.5%
69Plainfield, ILIL50,0430.5%
70Orland Park, ILIL57,9540.5%
71Oak Park, ILIL52,8230.5%
72Canton, ILIL13,2970.4%
73Silvis, ILIL7,9790.4%
74Mahomet, ILIL10,5160.4%
75Wood Dale, ILIL14,0810.4%
76Plano, ILIL12,6770.4%
77Romeoville, ILIL41,2810.4%
78Island Lake, ILIL8,0470.4%
79Quincy, ILIL38,9180.4%
80Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,7500.4%
81Jerseyville, ILIL8,4090.4%
82South Beloit, ILIL7,9960.4%
83Tinley Park, ILIL55,1400.4%
84Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5080.4%
85Cary, ILIL17,9320.4%
86Morton Grove, ILIL24,5820.4%
87Barrington, ILIL10,5860.4%
88Swansea, ILIL14,3560.4%
89Edwardsville, ILIL26,4630.4%
90Vandalia, ILIL7,1080.4%
91Belleville, ILIL40,2370.4%
92Bartonville, ILIL5,8040.4%
93Springfield, ILIL112,9890.4%
94Troy, ILIL11,8930.4%
95Midlothian, ILIL13,8410.4%
96Macomb, ILIL14,5300.4%
97Wilmette, ILIL27,4590.4%
98Oak Forest, ILIL26,7920.4%
99Rockton, ILIL7,8700.4%
100Freeport, ILIL23,2020.3%
101Columbia, ILIL10,8650.3%
102O'Fallon, ILIL32,6560.3%
103Long Grove, ILIL8,3430.3%
104Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1870.3%
105Bartlett, ILIL40,8550.3%
106Pontiac, ILIL10,8060.3%
107Washington, ILIL15,9020.3%
108East Alton, ILIL5,6210.3%
109St. Charles, ILIL33,5940.3%
110Bethalto, ILIL9,2020.3%
111Burbank, ILIL28,5780.3%
112Robinson, ILIL7,2830.3%
113Belvidere, ILIL25,4620.3%
114Fox Lake, ILIL10,8490.3%
115Winnetka, ILIL12,5180.3%
116Genoa, ILIL5,5470.3%
117Homer Glen, ILIL24,8730.3%
118East Peoria, ILIL22,0880.3%
119Godfrey, ILIL17,6200.3%
120Crest Hill, ILIL20,6950.3%
121Crestwood, ILIL10,5290.3%
122Litchfield, ILIL6,5980.3%
123Highland Park, ILIL30,7670.3%
124Brookfield, ILIL18,8790.3%
125Schaumburg, ILIL77,2490.3%
126Crystal Lake, ILIL42,2880.3%
127Channahon, ILIL14,5300.3%
128Arlington Heights, ILIL76,2160.3%
129Downers Grove, ILIL50,3650.3%
130Glenview, ILIL47,7110.3%
131Carol Stream, ILIL39,3150.3%
132Glencoe, ILIL8,7240.3%
133Urbana, ILIL39,7190.3%
134Elmhurst, ILIL46,1110.3%
135Woodridge, ILIL34,0280.3%
136Hanover Park, ILIL36,5680.3%
137Maryville, ILIL8,4130.3%
138Lake Zurich, ILIL19,8680.3%
139Villa Park, ILIL21,8880.3%
140Streamwood, ILIL38,2770.3%
141Lincolnshire, ILIL7,9630.3%
142Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6900.3%
143Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8030.3%
144Aurora, ILIL181,5050.3%
145New Lenox, ILIL28,8930.3%
146La Grange Park, ILIL13,4530.3%
147Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,5900.3%
148Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7670.3%
149Rock Island, ILIL36,2250.3%
150Mokena, ILIL19,8970.3%
151Metropolis, ILIL5,7270.2%
152Homewood, ILIL18,7730.2%
153Effingham, ILIL12,4060.2%
154Alton, ILIL25,0130.2%
155Savoy, ILIL9,1130.2%
156Greenville, ILIL7,4690.2%
157Yorkville, ILIL26,7300.2%
158Princeton, ILIL7,6740.2%
159Granite City, ILIL26,8070.2%
160Elgin, ILIL115,4760.2%
161Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1010.2%
162Rockford, ILIL147,3840.2%
163Westmont, ILIL24,1550.2%
164Lockport, ILIL27,8220.2%
165Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8440.2%
166Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,8580.2%
167Bloomington, ILIL78,8040.2%
168Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2830.2%
169Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4500.2%
170Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,8120.2%
171Rantoul, ILIL11,9910.2%
172Park Ridge, ILIL38,4630.2%
173Joliet, ILIL152,2410.2%
174Machesney Park, ILIL22,8050.2%
175Chillicothe, ILIL6,0330.2%
176Lombard, ILIL44,3990.2%
177Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2060.2%
178Des Plaines, ILIL58,7720.2%
179Blue Island, ILIL21,8050.2%
180Mattoon, ILIL16,6670.2%
181Normal, ILIL53,2750.2%
182North Chicago, ILIL34,0500.2%
183Flossmoor, ILIL9,3580.2%
184Glenwood, ILIL8,4160.2%
185Roscoe, ILIL11,0340.2%
186Northlake, ILIL12,4620.2%
187Wilmington, ILIL5,6140.2%
188Westchester, ILIL16,3000.2%
189Schiller Park, ILIL11,3170.2%
190Forest Park, ILIL13,8290.2%
191River Grove, ILIL10,4090.2%
192East Moline, ILIL20,4530.2%
193Beach Park, ILIL14,1140.2%
194Chicago, ILIL2,731,5850.2%
195Lake Barrington, ILIL5,1300.2%
196Lemont, ILIL18,5130.2%
197Lincoln, ILIL12,9810.2%
198Mount Prospect, ILIL55,3950.2%
199Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,6810.2%
200Park Forest, ILIL21,0790.2%
201La Grange, ILIL15,9350.2%
202Bridgeview, ILIL16,5210.2%
203Champaign, ILIL91,1950.2%
204Harvey, ILIL19,8490.2%
205Lake Bluff, ILIL5,5630.2%
206Niles, ILIL30,4430.2%
207Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7610.2%
208Alsip, ILIL18,4830.2%
209Harvard, ILIL9,5040.2%
210Frankfort, ILIL21,3650.2%
211Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6550.2%
212Matteson, ILIL18,5430.1%
213Roselle, ILIL22,7560.1%
214Grayslake, ILIL21,1400.1%
215Chatham, ILIL14,5790.1%
216Sterling, ILIL14,3940.1%
217Shiloh, ILIL14,6040.1%
218Wauconda, ILIL13,9930.1%
219Willowbrook, ILIL9,1260.1%
220Streator, ILIL12,1900.1%
221Waukegan, ILIL87,9400.1%
222Peoria, ILIL110,9200.1%
223Franklin Park, ILIL18,0450.1%
224Minooka, ILIL12,8990.1%
225Skokie, ILIL66,5440.1%
226Wheeling, ILIL38,3910.1%
227Du Quoin, ILIL5,5690.1%
228Carbondale, ILIL21,8110.1%
229Northbrook, ILIL34,7440.1%
230Glen Carbon, ILIL13,8980.1%
231Harrisburg, ILIL7,9220.1%
232Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9020.1%
233Burr Ridge, ILIL11,1790.1%
234Dolton, ILIL20,6710.1%
235Beardstown, ILIL5,6910.1%
236Marion, ILIL17,1480.1%
237Montgomery, ILIL21,9780.1%
238Maywood, ILIL23,3300.1%
239Western Springs, ILIL13,5880.1%
240Moline, ILIL42,3620.1%
241Murphysboro, ILIL6,9770.1%
242Oswego, ILIL39,9480.1%
243Morton, ILIL17,5650.1%
244Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0360.1%
245Galesburg, ILIL28,5810.1%
246South Elgin, ILIL25,6560.1%
247Centralia, ILIL11,8630.1%
248Pekin, ILIL31,2770.1%
249Inverness, ILIL7,4180.1%
250Mascoutah, ILIL9,2390.1%
251Decatur, ILIL67,8840.1%
252Carpentersville, ILIL37,0450.1%
253Monmouth, ILIL8,5990.1%
254Sauk, ILIL9,6240.1%
255Steger, ILIL9,3520.1%
256Olney, ILIL8,3470.1%
257Kewanee, ILIL12,1150.1%
258Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6750.1%
259Chester, ILIL6,8470.1%
260Hazel Crest, ILIL13,0240.1%
261Melrose Park, ILIL23,9360.1%
262Rochelle, ILIL9,4980.1%
263Collinsville, ILIL23,7170.1%
264West Frankfort, ILIL7,1050.1%
265Deerfield, ILIL19,6420.1%
266West Chicago, ILIL25,2960.1%
267Berwyn, ILIL55,0010.1%
268Vernon Hills, ILIL26,8250.0%
269Addison, ILIL35,7580.0%
270Elk Grove, ILIL31,8850.0%
271Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9890.0%
272Bensenville, ILIL18,5250.0%
273South Holland, ILIL20,7490.0%
274Cicero, ILIL81,8580.0%
275Eureka, ILIL5,1290.0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES