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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. The median across all 255 is 45. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Rochelle, IL, up 246 places to #26.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,5854,372−5%

02Naperville, ILIL153,114637−17%

03▲51Woodstock, ILIL25,740348+452%

04▲19Bradley, ILIL15,214324−6%

05Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658295+29%

06▲10Geneva, ILIL21,138295+51%

07▲2Palatine, ILIL65,842285+126%

08▼4Wheaton, ILIL54,065281−7%

09▲1Lake Forest, ILIL19,731277+29%

10▲57St. Charles, ILIL33,594255+325%

11▲47Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288254−16%

12▼1Joliet, ILIL152,241253−17%

13Worth, ILIL10,696242+1513%

14▼11Aurora, ILIL181,505232−59%

15▲134Moline, ILIL42,362229+80%

16▲27Batavia, ILIL26,586222−4%

17▲4Volo, ILIL6,805212–

18▼11Evanston, ILIL76,380202−29%

19▼11Rockford, ILIL147,384202−58%

20▼2Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216200+16%

21▲164Pekin, ILIL31,277193+739%

22▲5Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803186+10%

23▲16Champaign, ILIL91,195171−14%

24▲40Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750160+11%

25▲52Wilmette, ILIL27,459153+76%

26▲246Rochelle, ILIL9,498142−26%

27▼13Huntley, ILIL29,132141+60%

28▼13Highland, ILIL10,042140+2233%

29▲1Bloomington, ILIL78,804138−19%

30▼13Oak Park, ILIL52,823128−65%

31▲6Peoria, ILIL110,920125−76%

32▲64Skokie, ILIL66,544121+109%

33▲26Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450120−52%

34▲15Elmhurst, ILIL46,111119−11%

35▲119Northbrook, ILIL34,744110+129%

36▲82Villa Park, ILIL21,888110+75%

37▲57Waterloo, ILIL11,132110+400%

38▲48Lombard, ILIL44,399104−27%

39▼33Springfield, ILIL112,989104−28%

40▲55Belvidere, ILIL25,462103+66%

41▼15DeKalb, ILIL40,467102−43%

42▼18Plainfield, ILIL50,04399−58%

43▲7Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17598+145%

44▼24Tinley Park, ILIL55,14098−49%

45▲38West Dundee, ILIL8,57098+277%

46▲58Warrenville, ILIL15,21197+155%

47▼19Algonquin, ILIL30,82496−57%

48▲43Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81295−12%

49▲23O'Fallon, ILIL32,65695−45%

50▼10Downers Grove, ILIL50,36592−59%

51▼13Mundelein, ILIL32,68090−2%

52▲68Wood Dale, ILIL14,08190–

53▼7Bartlett, ILIL40,85589−25%

54▲6Des Plaines, ILIL58,77288−41%

55▼11North Aurora, ILIL19,40688+100%

56▲18Dixon, ILIL14,58286+473%

57▲35Freeport, ILIL23,20285+16%

58▲125Lemont, ILIL18,51385−12%

59Posen, ILIL5,40585–

60▲22Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39584−26%

61▲7Normal, ILIL53,27583−41%

62▼21Charleston, ILIL17,46682+5%

63▲58Decatur, ILIL67,88479−62%

64▲133Forest Park, ILIL13,82978+8%

65▼18Glenview, ILIL47,71178−22%

66▲147Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96377+492%

67▼31Lansing, ILIL28,06876−6%

68▲73Machesney Park, ILIL22,80576+12%

69▼14Urbana, ILIL39,71976−50%

70▼9Loves Park, ILIL23,71275−19%

71▼39Lisle, ILIL23,43274−27%

72▲43Macomb, ILIL14,53071−34%

73▲114Frankfort, ILIL21,36570−47%

74▲89Oswego, ILIL39,94868+423%

75▼19Waukegan, ILIL87,94068−37%

76▲169Collinsville, ILIL23,71768+106%

77▼58Schaumburg, ILIL77,24966−72%

78▲31Cary, ILIL17,93265−17%

79▲19Park Ridge, ILIL38,46365−64%

80▼5Edwardsville, ILIL26,46364−48%

81▲8Morton Grove, ILIL24,58264+25%

82▲3Hinsdale, ILIL17,57363−40%

83▼35Manteno, ILIL9,20163−52%

84▼72Orland Park, ILIL57,95463−61%

85▲107Rantoul, ILIL11,99163+142%

86▲94Galesburg, ILIL28,58161+53%

87▲23Granite City, ILIL26,80761+33%

88▼22Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85861−81%

89Jacksonville, ILIL17,75261+281%

90▼39Kankakee, ILIL23,40061−76%

91▲22Alton, ILIL25,01360+5%

92▲89Grayslake, ILIL21,14060−60%

93▲51Homewood, ILIL18,77360−65%

94▼21Palos Heights, ILIL12,08460+161%

95▼66McHenry, ILIL29,21759−57%

96▼39Winfield, ILIL10,146590%

97▼18Rock Island, ILIL36,22558−29%

98▲45Yorkville, ILIL26,73058+18%

99▲128Addison, ILIL35,75856+367%

100▼12Highland Park, ILIL30,76756−33%

101▼70Sycamore, ILIL19,08356−29%

102▼57Libertyville, ILIL20,70155−38%

103▲111Montgomery, ILIL21,97855−8%

104▼82Gurnee, ILIL30,45854−65%

105▼27Oak Forest, ILIL26,79254−19%

106▲109East Alton, ILIL5,62153–

107▲22Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86853−27%

108▲101Maryville, ILIL8,41353+23%

109▼47Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50852+13%

110▼97Elgin, ILIL115,47651−80%

111▲17Godfrey, ILIL17,62051+219%

112Lake Holiday, ILIL5,64151+96%

113▲14Washington, ILIL15,90251−32%

114▲82Dolton, ILIL20,67150–

115▼46Hanover Park, ILIL36,56850+56%

116▲104Marion, ILIL17,14850−19%

117▼27Campton Hills, ILIL10,89449−57%

118▲68Carpentersville, ILIL37,04549−40%

119▼5Crest Hill, ILIL20,69549−66%

120▲111Morton, ILIL17,56549+308%

121▼86Belleville, ILIL40,23748−80%

122▲57Effingham, ILIL12,40648–

123▼22River Forest, ILIL11,39348+78%

124▲58Westchester, ILIL16,30048−6%

125▲28Barrington, ILIL10,58646−23%

126▼19Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81046−55%

127▼64Carol Stream, ILIL39,31545−80%

128▲40Mattoon, ILIL16,66745−69%

129▼21New Lenox, ILIL28,89345−67%

130▼43Antioch, ILIL15,00044−37%

131▼51Shorewood, ILIL18,53643−35%

132▼67Streamwood, ILIL38,27743−46%

133Lakemoor, ILIL6,44942+147%

134▼8Coal City, ILIL5,83141–

135▼83Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56041+17%

136▲72Northlake, ILIL12,46241+17%

137▲52Alsip, ILIL18,48340−38%

138▲83Chatham, ILIL14,57940+18%

139▲51Berwyn, ILIL55,00138−65%

140▼34East Peoria, ILIL22,08837+3%

141▲115Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56337–

142▼108Romeoville, ILIL41,28137+32%

143▲97Western Springs, ILIL13,58837−49%

144▲13Mahomet, ILIL10,51635−22%

145▲43Matteson, ILIL18,54334–

146▲64Savoy, ILIL9,11334+17%

147▲105Wilmington, ILIL5,61434–

148▲85Elk Grove, ILIL31,88533−52%

149▼15Midlothian, ILIL13,84133−77%

150▲62Sterling, ILIL14,39433−44%

151▲122West Frankfort, ILIL7,10532−48%

152▲24Carbondale, ILIL21,81131−73%

153▲13Fox Lake, ILIL10,84931−18%

154▼18Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65531−47%

155▲36Long Grove, ILIL8,34331−39%

156▼56Homer Glen, ILIL24,87330−63%

157▼10Peru, ILIL9,78030–

158▲104Du Quoin, ILIL5,56929+107%

159▼11Geneseo, ILIL6,50529−15%

160▲38Vandalia, ILIL7,10829+81%

161Danville, ILIL28,13828−73%

162Manhattan, ILIL10,94328+47%

163Marengo, ILIL7,73727−31%

164▼65Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55227−55%

165▼54Wood River, ILIL10,22427−18%

166▼47Canton, ILIL13,29726–

167▲81Chillicothe, ILIL6,03326−69%

168Crete, ILIL8,34526–

169▲54Princeton, ILIL7,67426+160%

170▼89Woodridge, ILIL34,02826−73%

171▼41Brookfield, ILIL18,87925−46%

172▲46Shiloh, ILIL14,60425+9%

173▼102Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59325+400%

174▲68Melrose Park, ILIL23,93624−44%

175▼40Mokena, ILIL19,89724−73%

176Norridge, ILIL14,80824+380%

177Richton Park, ILIL12,48324–

178▼16Troy, ILIL11,89324+140%

179▼12La Grange Park, ILIL13,45323+5%

180▲23Beach Park, ILIL14,11422−78%

181▲55Metropolis, ILIL5,72722+175%

182▼40Plano, ILIL12,67722−67%

183▼12Silvis, ILIL7,97922+57%

184▲80Steger, ILIL9,35222−76%

185▼62Westmont, ILIL24,15522−46%

186▼102Burbank, ILIL28,57821−60%

187▲51Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68121+75%

188▼64Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67921−83%

189▲78Monmouth, ILIL8,59921−32%

190▼21Roselle, ILIL22,75621−52%

191▼94Sandwich, ILIL7,38021−38%

192▼42Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28320−79%

193▲18Schiller Park, ILIL11,31720–

194▲40Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67519−77%

195▲4Glencoe, ILIL8,72419–

196▼32North Riverside, ILIL7,16119–

197▼81Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69019−67%

198▲19Roscoe, ILIL11,03418−72%

199▼39Columbia, ILIL10,86517–

200▼75Lockport, ILIL27,82217−78%

201Lyons, ILIL10,43317–

202▼41East Moline, ILIL20,45316−82%

203▼66Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26216−47%

204▼27Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90216−27%

205▲2Bartonville, ILIL5,80415−57%

206▼5Berkeley, ILIL5,14115+67%

207▲22Genoa, ILIL5,54715−40%

208▼14La Grange, ILIL15,93515−65%

209Monee, ILIL5,11915−32%

210Palos Hills, ILIL18,02815−50%

211▲17Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84415−73%

212▲37Willowbrook, ILIL9,12615−42%

213▼40Island Lake, ILIL8,04714−82%

214▼39Jerseyville, ILIL8,40914–

215▲1Litchfield, ILIL6,59814–

216Pana, ILIL5,01014−7%

217▼72Niles, ILIL30,44313−28%

218▲19Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76713+18%

219▲42Murphysboro, ILIL6,97712−80%

220▲49Olney, ILIL8,34712−14%

221Paris, ILIL8,02612–

222▼152Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47611−80%

223Elburn, ILIL7,08411−8%

224▲51Eureka, ILIL5,12911−71%

225▲30Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13011+22%

226▼24Lincoln, ILIL12,981110%

227▼122Riverside, ILIL8,93911–

228▼73Winnetka, ILIL12,51811−61%

229▼73Johnsburg, ILIL6,44510−91%

230▼65Park Forest, ILIL21,07910−90%

231▼6Streator, ILIL12,19010−85%

232▲18Burr Ridge, ILIL11,1799−63%

233Clinton, ILIL6,7819−44%

234▼60Northfield, ILIL5,6329−44%

235Ottawa, ILIL18,6849−67%

236▼77Pontiac, ILIL10,8069−88%

237▼97Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5259−85%

238▼135Lake Villa, ILIL8,6928−56%

239▲27Mascoutah, ILIL9,2398−88%

240Orland Hills, ILIL6,6638−76%

241▼37Robinson, ILIL7,2838−53%

242▼3West Chicago, ILIL25,2968−43%

243Calumet City, ILIL34,7987−22%

244Carlinville, ILIL5,4657–

245▼203Darien, ILIL22,0327−82%

246▲7Deerfield, ILIL19,6427−88%

247▼42South Elgin, ILIL25,6567−96%

248Oak Brook, ILIL8,1086−93%

249▲21Bensenville, ILIL18,5255−79%

250▲1Centralia, ILIL11,8635−74%

251Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7235−17%

252Spring Grove, ILIL5,5265–

253▼60Rockton, ILIL7,8704−67%

254▼229Round Lake, ILIL18,5264−94%

255▼9Vernon Hills, ILIL26,8253−95%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES