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Highest French population share, Illinois counties · 2020

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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2000

01Iroquois County, ILIL26,1507.4%–

02Kankakee County, ILIL105,5257.0%–

03Monroe County, ILIL34,8404.5%–

04Randolph County, ILIL29,9214.4%–

05Ford County, ILIL13,2163.5%–

06Bond County, ILIL16,9593.5%–

07Tazewell County, ILIL130,0493.4%–

08Hamilton County, ILIL7,8593.3%–

09Menard County, ILIL11,8633.2%–

10LaSalle County, ILIL107,7733.1%–

11Clinton County, ILIL37,1283.0%–

12Gallatin County, ILIL4,6163.0%–

13Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5942.8%–

14Cumberland County, ILIL10,2082.8%–

15Madison County, ILIL263,1102.8%–

16Mason County, ILIL12,4112.7%–

17Putnam County, ILIL5,6192.7%–

18Woodford County, ILIL38,1112.7%–

19Jasper County, ILIL9,0322.6%–

20Franklin County, ILIL36,9162.6%–

21Clark County, ILIL15,1142.6%–

22Schuyler County, ILIL6,6572.6%–

23DeKalb County, ILIL101,8352.6%–

24Grundy County, ILIL54,0522.6%–

25Crawford County, ILIL18,6482.5%–

26Williamson County, ILIL67,2252.5%–

27Bureau County, ILIL32,5102.5%–

28Marshall County, ILIL11,4732.5%–

29Hancock County, ILIL16,8032.5%–

30St. Clair County, ILIL250,7082.5%–

31Calhoun County, ILIL4,3002.5%–

32Saline County, ILIL22,7722.4%–

33Boone County, ILIL53,5682.4%–

34Stephenson County, ILIL43,2202.4%–

35Fayette County, ILIL20,7902.4%–

36Christian County, ILIL33,4432.3%–

37Sangamon County, ILIL194,1702.3%–

38Macon County, ILIL99,3002.3%–

39Warren County, ILIL16,2222.3%–

40Jefferson County, ILIL36,1472.3%–

41Ogle County, ILIL51,3992.2%–

42McHenry County, ILIL317,7512.1%–

43Fulton County, ILIL32,9012.1%–

44Kane County, ILIL525,7572.1%–

45Coles County, ILIL46,6072.1%–

46Washington County, ILIL13,5642.1%–

47Morgan County, ILIL32,5152.1%–

48Macoupin County, ILIL43,7482.1%–

49Shelby County, ILIL20,5762.1%–

50Jackson County, ILIL52,5012.0%–

51White County, ILIL13,2502.0%–

52Adams County, ILIL64,2672.0%–

53Perry County, ILIL20,1602.0%–

54Champaign County, ILIL209,9722.0%–

55Rock Island County, ILIL141,8692.0%–

56McLean County, ILIL171,4191.9%–

57Peoria County, ILIL178,5531.9%–

58Logan County, ILIL27,1821.9%–

59Lawrence County, ILIL13,7901.8%–

60Marion County, ILIL36,3821.8%–

61Livingston County, ILIL35,0571.8%–

62Wabash County, ILIL10,9071.8%–

63Piatt County, ILIL16,7911.8%–

64Whiteside County, ILIL54,1211.8%–

65Kendall County, ILIL145,4701.8%–

66DuPage County, ILIL934,2981.7%–

67Massac County, ILIL13,5021.7%–

68Lee County, ILIL32,9141.7%–

69Effingham County, ILIL34,5191.7%–

70Vermilion County, ILIL71,2591.7%–

71Lake County, ILIL719,3391.6%–

72Richland County, ILIL15,2191.6%–

73Winnebago County, ILIL283,6741.6%–

74Montgomery County, ILIL28,0761.6%–

75Henry County, ILIL48,0951.6%–

76Mercer County, ILIL15,2291.5%–

77Jersey County, ILIL21,1601.5%–

78Edgar County, ILIL16,3231.5%–

79Union County, ILIL16,6561.5%–

80Will County, ILIL712,2531.5%–

81Pulaski County, ILIL4,8201.4%–

82Johnson County, ILIL13,3631.4%–

83De Witt County, ILIL15,1181.4%–

84Greene County, ILIL11,3131.4%–

85Knox County, ILIL47,7671.4%–

86McDonough County, ILIL25,9161.3%–

87Moultrie County, ILIL14,3711.3%–

88Carroll County, ILIL15,4191.3%–

89Stark County, ILIL5,3191.2%–

90Brown County, ILIL6,4011.1%–

91Henderson County, ILIL5,9841.1%–

92Clay County, ILIL12,7931.1%–

93Douglas County, ILIL19,8801.1%–

94Cook County, ILIL5,194,6251.0%–

95Edwards County, ILIL5,8981.0%–

96Pike County, ILIL14,2311.0%–

97Cass County, ILIL12,4630.9%–

98Wayne County, ILIL15,8820.9%–

99Pope County, ILIL3,6720.8%–

100Scott County, ILIL4,8660.6%–

101Hardin County, ILIL3,5880.6%–

102Alexander County, ILIL4,5700.5%–

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