CensusEasy
RANKING · 2024 ACS · 102 SHOWN OF 102

Highest French population share, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

IllinoisAll statesAll rankings
SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
RELATEDLargest American populationHighest American population shareLargest Arab populationHighest Arab population shareLargest Egyptian populationHighest Egyptian population share
YEAR201020202024
Highest French population share by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2000
01Iroquois County, ILIL26,1506.3%
02Kankakee County, ILIL105,5255.5%
03Randolph County, ILIL29,9214.7%
04Shelby County, ILIL20,5763.8%
05Gallatin County, ILIL4,6163.6%
06Bond County, ILIL16,9593.5%
07Ford County, ILIL13,2163.2%
08Monroe County, ILIL34,8403.1%
09Clinton County, ILIL37,1282.9%
10Tazewell County, ILIL130,0492.8%
11Putnam County, ILIL5,6192.7%
12Hamilton County, ILIL7,8592.7%
13LaSalle County, ILIL107,7732.6%
14St. Clair County, ILIL250,7082.6%
15Fayette County, ILIL20,7902.5%
16Perry County, ILIL20,1602.5%
17White County, ILIL13,2502.5%
18Jackson County, ILIL52,5012.4%
19Bureau County, ILIL32,5102.4%
20DeKalb County, ILIL101,8352.4%
21Madison County, ILIL263,1102.3%
22Pike County, ILIL14,2312.2%
23Henderson County, ILIL5,9842.2%
24Lee County, ILIL32,9142.2%
25Woodford County, ILIL38,1112.2%
26Williamson County, ILIL67,2252.1%
27Crawford County, ILIL18,6482.0%
28Hancock County, ILIL16,8032.0%
29Effingham County, ILIL34,5192.0%
30Livingston County, ILIL35,0572.0%
31Marshall County, ILIL11,4731.9%
32Christian County, ILIL33,4431.9%
33Pope County, ILIL3,6721.9%
34Warren County, ILIL16,2221.9%
35Mercer County, ILIL15,2291.9%
36Grundy County, ILIL54,0521.9%
37Sangamon County, ILIL194,1701.8%
38Whiteside County, ILIL54,1211.8%
39Morgan County, ILIL32,5151.8%
40Fulton County, ILIL32,9011.8%
41Henry County, ILIL48,0951.8%
42Ogle County, ILIL51,3991.8%
43Cumberland County, ILIL10,2081.8%
44Franklin County, ILIL36,9161.7%
45Carroll County, ILIL15,4191.7%
46Adams County, ILIL64,2671.7%
47Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5941.7%
48McHenry County, ILIL317,7511.7%
49Kendall County, ILIL145,4701.7%
50Kane County, ILIL525,7571.7%
51Schuyler County, ILIL6,6571.7%
52Saline County, ILIL22,7721.6%
53Montgomery County, ILIL28,0761.6%
54Washington County, ILIL13,5641.6%
55Macoupin County, ILIL43,7481.5%
56Champaign County, ILIL209,9721.5%
57Jefferson County, ILIL36,1471.5%
58Wayne County, ILIL15,8821.5%
59Macon County, ILIL99,3001.5%
60DuPage County, ILIL934,2981.5%
61Richland County, ILIL15,2191.5%
62Peoria County, ILIL178,5531.4%
63Lake County, ILIL719,3391.4%
64Mason County, ILIL12,4111.4%
65Wabash County, ILIL10,9071.4%
66Union County, ILIL16,6561.4%
67De Witt County, ILIL15,1181.4%
68Knox County, ILIL47,7671.4%
69Piatt County, ILIL16,7911.3%
70McLean County, ILIL171,4191.3%
71Rock Island County, ILIL141,8691.3%
72Clark County, ILIL15,1141.3%
73Edgar County, ILIL16,3231.3%
74Vermilion County, ILIL71,2591.3%
75Winnebago County, ILIL283,6741.3%
76Edwards County, ILIL5,8981.2%
77Moultrie County, ILIL14,3711.2%
78Lawrence County, ILIL13,7901.2%
79Stephenson County, ILIL43,2201.2%
80Will County, ILIL712,2531.2%
81Stark County, ILIL5,3191.1%
82Marion County, ILIL36,3821.0%
83Massac County, ILIL13,5021.0%
84Logan County, ILIL27,1821.0%
85Calhoun County, ILIL4,3001.0%
86Johnson County, ILIL13,3631.0%
87Cook County, ILIL5,194,6250.9%
88Menard County, ILIL11,8630.9%
89Boone County, ILIL53,5680.9%
90Douglas County, ILIL19,8800.9%
91Jersey County, ILIL21,1600.8%
92McDonough County, ILIL25,9160.8%
93Greene County, ILIL11,3130.8%
94Coles County, ILIL46,6070.8%
95Brown County, ILIL6,4010.7%
96Cass County, ILIL12,4630.7%
97Clay County, ILIL12,7930.7%
98Alexander County, ILIL4,5700.6%
99Hardin County, ILIL3,5880.6%
100Jasper County, ILIL9,0320.5%
101Pulaski County, ILIL4,8200.5%
102Scott County, ILIL4,8660.3%
SHOWING 1–102 OF 102
Download CSV (full list, 102 rows)

UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES