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Highest French population share, Illinois counties · 2010

Illinois counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2010 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. The median across all 102 is 2.6%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS –

01Kankakee County, ILIL105,5259.4%–

02Iroquois County, ILIL26,1509.1%–

03Monroe County, ILIL34,8407.2%–

04Randolph County, ILIL29,9217.1%–

05Jersey County, ILIL21,1604.6%–

06Bond County, ILIL16,9594.5%–

07Calhoun County, ILIL4,3004.4%–

08Woodford County, ILIL38,1114.1%–

09Wabash County, ILIL10,9074.0%–

10Madison County, ILIL263,1103.8%–

11White County, ILIL13,2503.8%–

12St. Clair County, ILIL250,7083.7%–

13Ford County, ILIL13,2163.7%–

14Lee County, ILIL32,9143.6%–

15Hancock County, ILIL16,8033.5%–

16Washington County, ILIL13,5643.5%–

17Franklin County, ILIL36,9163.5%–

18Macoupin County, ILIL43,7483.3%–

19Mason County, ILIL12,4113.3%–

20Tazewell County, ILIL130,0493.3%–

21Jackson County, ILIL52,5013.3%–

22LaSalle County, ILIL107,7733.3%–

23Sangamon County, ILIL194,1703.2%–

24Christian County, ILIL33,4433.2%–

25Peoria County, ILIL178,5533.2%–

26Williamson County, ILIL67,2253.2%–

27Kendall County, ILIL145,4703.2%–

28Ogle County, ILIL51,3993.1%–

29Livingston County, ILIL35,0573.1%–

30Warren County, ILIL16,2223.1%–

31Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5943.0%–

32Johnson County, ILIL13,3633.0%–

33Clark County, ILIL15,1143.0%–

34Fulton County, ILIL32,9013.0%–

35Clinton County, ILIL37,1283.0%–

36Grundy County, ILIL54,0522.9%–

37Pulaski County, ILIL4,8202.9%–

38DeKalb County, ILIL101,8352.8%–

39Hamilton County, ILIL7,8592.8%–

40Jefferson County, ILIL36,1472.8%–

41Gallatin County, ILIL4,6162.8%–

42Stephenson County, ILIL43,2202.8%–

43Edgar County, ILIL16,3232.7%–

44Carroll County, ILIL15,4192.7%–

45Piatt County, ILIL16,7912.7%–

46McHenry County, ILIL317,7512.7%–

47Adams County, ILIL64,2672.7%–

48Lawrence County, ILIL13,7902.6%–

49Whiteside County, ILIL54,1212.6%–

50Perry County, ILIL20,1602.6%–

51Pike County, ILIL14,2312.6%–

52Logan County, ILIL27,1822.6%–

53Vermilion County, ILIL71,2592.6%–

54McLean County, ILIL171,4192.6%–

55Stark County, ILIL5,3192.5%–

56Winnebago County, ILIL283,6742.5%–

57Pope County, ILIL3,6722.5%–

58Knox County, ILIL47,7672.5%–

59Rock Island County, ILIL141,8692.5%–

60Saline County, ILIL22,7722.5%–

61Jasper County, ILIL9,0322.5%–

62Effingham County, ILIL34,5192.5%–

63Marion County, ILIL36,3822.5%–

64Coles County, ILIL46,6072.5%–

65Bureau County, ILIL32,5102.4%–

66Morgan County, ILIL32,5152.4%–

67Menard County, ILIL11,8632.4%–

68Kane County, ILIL525,7572.4%–

69Will County, ILIL712,2532.3%–

70Boone County, ILIL53,5682.3%–

71Douglas County, ILIL19,8802.3%–

72Macon County, ILIL99,3002.3%–

73Massac County, ILIL13,5022.3%–

74Crawford County, ILIL18,6482.2%–

75Greene County, ILIL11,3132.2%–

76Marshall County, ILIL11,4732.1%–

77Schuyler County, ILIL6,6572.1%–

78DuPage County, ILIL934,2982.1%–

79Montgomery County, ILIL28,0762.1%–

80De Witt County, ILIL15,1182.1%–

81Champaign County, ILIL209,9722.1%–

82Henry County, ILIL48,0952.1%–

83Shelby County, ILIL20,5762.0%–

84Putnam County, ILIL5,6192.0%–

85Lake County, ILIL719,3392.0%–

86Henderson County, ILIL5,9841.9%–

87Richland County, ILIL15,2191.8%–

88Fayette County, ILIL20,7901.8%–

89Wayne County, ILIL15,8821.8%–

90McDonough County, ILIL25,9161.8%–

91Mercer County, ILIL15,2291.7%–

92Moultrie County, ILIL14,3711.7%–

93Union County, ILIL16,6561.6%–

94Clay County, ILIL12,7931.4%–

95Cass County, ILIL12,4631.3%–

96Brown County, ILIL6,4011.3%–

97Cumberland County, ILIL10,2081.2%–

98Scott County, ILIL4,8661.2%–

99Cook County, ILIL5,194,6251.2%–

100Hardin County, ILIL3,5881.1%–

101Edwards County, ILIL5,8981.1%–

102Alexander County, ILIL4,5700.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS