RANKING · 2024 ACS · 255 SHOWN OF 255

Largest French Canadian population, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the number of residents who are French Canadian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 255 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,5854,372−5%

02Naperville, ILIL153,114637−17%

03Woodstock, ILIL25,740348+452%

04Bradley, ILIL15,214324−6%

05Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658295+29%

06Geneva, ILIL21,138295+51%

07Palatine, ILIL65,842285+126%

08Wheaton, ILIL54,065281−7%

09Lake Forest, ILIL19,731277+29%

10St. Charles, ILIL33,594255+325%

11Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288254−16%

12Joliet, ILIL152,241253−17%

13Worth, ILIL10,696242+1513%

14Aurora, ILIL181,505232−59%

15Moline, ILIL42,362229+80%

16Batavia, ILIL26,586222−4%

17Volo, ILIL6,805212–

18Evanston, ILIL76,380202−29%

19Rockford, ILIL147,384202−58%

20Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216200+16%

21Pekin, ILIL31,277193+739%

22Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803186+10%

23Champaign, ILIL91,195171−14%

24Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750160+11%

25Wilmette, ILIL27,459153+76%

26Rochelle, ILIL9,498142−26%

27Huntley, ILIL29,132141+60%

28Highland, ILIL10,042140+2233%

29Bloomington, ILIL78,804138−19%

30Oak Park, ILIL52,823128−65%

31Peoria, ILIL110,920125−76%

32Skokie, ILIL66,544121+109%

33Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450120−52%

34Elmhurst, ILIL46,111119−11%

35Northbrook, ILIL34,744110+129%

36Villa Park, ILIL21,888110+75%

37Waterloo, ILIL11,132110+400%

38Lombard, ILIL44,399104−27%

39Springfield, ILIL112,989104−28%

40Belvidere, ILIL25,462103+66%

41DeKalb, ILIL40,467102−43%

42Plainfield, ILIL50,04399−58%

43Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17598+145%

44Tinley Park, ILIL55,14098−49%

45West Dundee, ILIL8,57098+277%

46Warrenville, ILIL15,21197+155%

47Algonquin, ILIL30,82496−57%

48Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81295−12%

49O'Fallon, ILIL32,65695−45%

50Downers Grove, ILIL50,36592−59%

51Mundelein, ILIL32,68090−2%

52Wood Dale, ILIL14,08190–

53Bartlett, ILIL40,85589−25%

54Des Plaines, ILIL58,77288−41%

55North Aurora, ILIL19,40688+100%

56Dixon, ILIL14,58286+473%

57Freeport, ILIL23,20285+16%

58Lemont, ILIL18,51385−12%

59Posen, ILIL5,40585–

60Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39584−26%

61Normal, ILIL53,27583−41%

62Charleston, ILIL17,46682+5%

63Decatur, ILIL67,88479−62%

64Forest Park, ILIL13,82978+8%

65Glenview, ILIL47,71178−22%

66Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96377+492%

67Lansing, ILIL28,06876−6%

68Machesney Park, ILIL22,80576+12%

69Urbana, ILIL39,71976−50%

70Loves Park, ILIL23,71275−19%

71Lisle, ILIL23,43274−27%

72Macomb, ILIL14,53071−34%

73Frankfort, ILIL21,36570−47%

74Oswego, ILIL39,94868+423%

75Waukegan, ILIL87,94068−37%

76Collinsville, ILIL23,71768+106%

77Schaumburg, ILIL77,24966−72%

78Cary, ILIL17,93265−17%

79Park Ridge, ILIL38,46365−64%

80Edwardsville, ILIL26,46364−48%

81Morton Grove, ILIL24,58264+25%

82Hinsdale, ILIL17,57363−40%

83Manteno, ILIL9,20163−52%

84Orland Park, ILIL57,95463−61%

85Rantoul, ILIL11,99163+142%

86Galesburg, ILIL28,58161+53%

87Granite City, ILIL26,80761+33%

88Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85861−81%

89Jacksonville, ILIL17,75261+281%

90Kankakee, ILIL23,40061−76%

91Alton, ILIL25,01360+5%

92Grayslake, ILIL21,14060−60%

93Homewood, ILIL18,77360−65%

94Palos Heights, ILIL12,08460+161%

95McHenry, ILIL29,21759−57%

96Winfield, ILIL10,14659+0%

97Rock Island, ILIL36,22558−29%

98Yorkville, ILIL26,73058+18%

99Addison, ILIL35,75856+367%

100Highland Park, ILIL30,76756−33%

101Sycamore, ILIL19,08356−29%

102Libertyville, ILIL20,70155−38%

103Montgomery, ILIL21,97855−8%

104Gurnee, ILIL30,45854−65%

105Oak Forest, ILIL26,79254−19%

106East Alton, ILIL5,62153–

107Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86853−27%

108Maryville, ILIL8,41353+23%

109Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50852+13%

110Elgin, ILIL115,47651−80%

111Godfrey, ILIL17,62051+219%

112Lake Holiday, ILIL5,64151+96%

113Washington, ILIL15,90251−32%

114Dolton, ILIL20,67150–

115Hanover Park, ILIL36,56850+56%

116Marion, ILIL17,14850−19%

117Campton Hills, ILIL10,89449−57%

118Carpentersville, ILIL37,04549−40%

119Crest Hill, ILIL20,69549−66%

120Morton, ILIL17,56549+308%

121Belleville, ILIL40,23748−80%

122Effingham, ILIL12,40648–

123River Forest, ILIL11,39348+78%

124Westchester, ILIL16,30048−6%

125Barrington, ILIL10,58646−23%

126Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81046−55%

127Carol Stream, ILIL39,31545−80%

128Mattoon, ILIL16,66745−69%

129New Lenox, ILIL28,89345−67%

130Antioch, ILIL15,00044−37%

131Shorewood, ILIL18,53643−35%

132Streamwood, ILIL38,27743−46%

133Lakemoor, ILIL6,44942+147%

134Coal City, ILIL5,83141–

135Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56041+17%

136Northlake, ILIL12,46241+17%

137Alsip, ILIL18,48340−38%

138Chatham, ILIL14,57940+18%

139Berwyn, ILIL55,00138−65%

140East Peoria, ILIL22,08837+3%

141Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56337–

142Romeoville, ILIL41,28137+32%

143Western Springs, ILIL13,58837−49%

144Mahomet, ILIL10,51635−22%

145Matteson, ILIL18,54334–

146Savoy, ILIL9,11334+17%

147Wilmington, ILIL5,61434–

148Elk Grove, ILIL31,88533−52%

149Midlothian, ILIL13,84133−77%

150Sterling, ILIL14,39433−44%

151West Frankfort, ILIL7,10532−48%

152Carbondale, ILIL21,81131−73%

153Fox Lake, ILIL10,84931−18%

154Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65531−47%

155Long Grove, ILIL8,34331−39%

156Homer Glen, ILIL24,87330−63%

157Peru, ILIL9,78030–

158Du Quoin, ILIL5,56929+107%

159Geneseo, ILIL6,50529−15%

160Vandalia, ILIL7,10829+81%

161Danville, ILIL28,13828−73%

162Manhattan, ILIL10,94328+47%

163Marengo, ILIL7,73727−31%

164Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55227−55%

165Wood River, ILIL10,22427−18%

166Canton, ILIL13,29726–

167Chillicothe, ILIL6,03326−69%

168Crete, ILIL8,34526–

169Princeton, ILIL7,67426+160%

170Woodridge, ILIL34,02826−73%

171Brookfield, ILIL18,87925−46%

172Shiloh, ILIL14,60425+9%

173Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59325+400%

174Melrose Park, ILIL23,93624−44%

175Mokena, ILIL19,89724−73%

176Norridge, ILIL14,80824+380%

177Richton Park, ILIL12,48324–

178Troy, ILIL11,89324+140%

179La Grange Park, ILIL13,45323+5%

180Beach Park, ILIL14,11422−78%

181Metropolis, ILIL5,72722+175%

182Plano, ILIL12,67722−67%

183Silvis, ILIL7,97922+57%

184Steger, ILIL9,35222−76%

185Westmont, ILIL24,15522−46%

186Burbank, ILIL28,57821−60%

187Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68121+75%

188Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67921−83%

189Monmouth, ILIL8,59921−32%

190Roselle, ILIL22,75621−52%

191Sandwich, ILIL7,38021−38%

192Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28320−79%

193Schiller Park, ILIL11,31720–

194Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67519−77%

195Glencoe, ILIL8,72419–

196North Riverside, ILIL7,16119–

197Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69019−67%

198Roscoe, ILIL11,03418−72%

199Columbia, ILIL10,86517–

200Lockport, ILIL27,82217−78%

201Lyons, ILIL10,43317–

202East Moline, ILIL20,45316−82%

203Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26216−47%

204Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90216−27%

205Bartonville, ILIL5,80415−57%

206Berkeley, ILIL5,14115+67%

207Genoa, ILIL5,54715−40%

208La Grange, ILIL15,93515−65%

209Monee, ILIL5,11915−32%

210Palos Hills, ILIL18,02815−50%

211Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84415−73%

212Willowbrook, ILIL9,12615−42%

213Island Lake, ILIL8,04714−82%

214Jerseyville, ILIL8,40914–

215Litchfield, ILIL6,59814–

216Pana, ILIL5,01014−7%

217Niles, ILIL30,44313−28%

218Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76713+18%

219Murphysboro, ILIL6,97712−80%

220Olney, ILIL8,34712−14%

221Paris, ILIL8,02612–

222Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47611−80%

223Elburn, ILIL7,08411−8%

224Eureka, ILIL5,12911−71%

225Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13011+22%

226Lincoln, ILIL12,98111+0%

227Riverside, ILIL8,93911–

228Winnetka, ILIL12,51811−61%

229Johnsburg, ILIL6,44510−91%

230Park Forest, ILIL21,07910−90%

231Streator, ILIL12,19010−85%

232Burr Ridge, ILIL11,1799−63%

233Clinton, ILIL6,7819−44%

234Northfield, ILIL5,6329−44%

235Ottawa, ILIL18,6849−67%

236Pontiac, ILIL10,8069−88%

237Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5259−85%

238Lake Villa, ILIL8,6928−56%

239Mascoutah, ILIL9,2398−88%

240Orland Hills, ILIL6,6638−76%

241Robinson, ILIL7,2838−53%

242West Chicago, ILIL25,2968−43%

243Calumet City, ILIL34,7987−22%

244Carlinville, ILIL5,4657–

245Darien, ILIL22,0327−82%

246Deerfield, ILIL19,6427−88%

247South Elgin, ILIL25,6567−96%

248Oak Brook, ILIL8,1086−93%

249Bensenville, ILIL18,5255−79%

250Centralia, ILIL11,8635−74%

251Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7235−17%

252Spring Grove, ILIL5,5265–

253Rockton, ILIL7,8704−67%

254Round Lake, ILIL18,5264−94%

255Vernon Hills, ILIL26,8253−95%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES