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Largest French population, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the number of residents who are French 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 319 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 319 is 207. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: North Chicago, IL, up 175 places to #62.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,58526,106+4%

02Naperville, ILIL153,1142,340−30%

03Springfield, ILIL112,9891,880−42%

04▲3Joliet, ILIL152,2411,636−31%

05▲1Peoria, ILIL110,9201,577−56%

06▼2Aurora, ILIL181,5051,528−43%

07▼2Rockford, ILIL147,3841,458−55%

08▲7Evanston, ILIL76,3801,423−24%

09▼1Champaign, ILIL91,1951,2960%

10Bourbonnais, ILIL17,6581,266−22%

11▲11Arlington Heights, ILIL76,2161,163−22%

12▲14Downers Grove, ILIL50,3651,116+6%

13▲18O'Fallon, ILIL32,6561,113−5%

14Northbrook, ILIL34,7441,057+143%

15▼3Decatur, ILIL67,8841,048−29%

16▲30Oswego, ILIL39,9481,047+3%

17▼6Bloomington, ILIL78,8041,030−43%

18▼5Elmhurst, ILIL46,1111,015+7%

19▲10Oak Park, ILIL52,823979−33%

20▼3Elgin, ILIL115,476960−63%

21▲2Tinley Park, ILIL55,140960−22%

22▼3DeKalb, ILIL40,467909+3%

23▼7Bartlett, ILIL40,855906−8%

24▼15Pekin, ILIL31,277904−24%

25▲2Belleville, ILIL40,237880−54%

26▼8Wheaton, ILIL54,065877−44%

27▲12Gurnee, ILIL30,458829+48%

28▲60Morton, ILIL17,565815+20%

29▲6Palatine, ILIL65,842814−42%

30▲92Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898783+12%

31▲1Washington, ILIL15,902751+56%

32▲33Batavia, ILIL26,586745−27%

33▼12Normal, ILIL53,275713−45%

34▲93Montgomery, ILIL21,978704+113%

35▲12Lisle, ILIL23,432696+16%

36▲54McHenry, ILIL29,217682+36%

37▲47Shiloh, ILIL14,604676+20%

38▼1Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858674−31%

39▲1Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803658−37%

40▼15Orland Park, ILIL57,954655−15%

41▲45Carol Stream, ILIL39,315653−23%

42▲38Huntley, ILIL29,132648+28%

43▼5Lombard, ILIL44,399642+11%

44▼24Bradley, ILIL15,214639−70%

45▼2Schaumburg, ILIL77,249629−57%

46▲5Plainfield, ILIL50,043626−21%

47▲2Hanover Park, ILIL36,568618+26%

48▼7Collinsville, ILIL23,717598−38%

49▼13Urbana, ILIL39,719589−17%

50▲24Wilmette, ILIL27,459574−28%

51▲2Lake Forest, ILIL19,731567−7%

52▼18Moline, ILIL42,362560−44%

53▲95Western Springs, ILIL13,588550+92%

54▼21Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288530−55%

55▼11Geneva, ILIL21,138528−32%

56▲11Algonquin, ILIL30,824518−51%

57▲12St. Charles, ILIL33,594482−54%

58▼13Quincy, ILIL38,918481−50%

59▼35Kankakee, ILIL23,400480−74%

60▲13Glenview, ILIL47,711470−46%

61▼1Mundelein, ILIL32,680469−44%

62▲175North Chicago, ILIL34,050469+37%

63▲18Manteno, ILIL9,201468−22%

64▼7Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395466−48%

65▲61Herrin, ILIL12,268464+53%

66▲13Skokie, ILIL66,544459−11%

67▲1East Peoria, ILIL22,088448−42%

68▼10Edwardsville, ILIL26,463446−34%

69▼3Antioch, ILIL15,000443+41%

70▲5Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750440−52%

71▲162Pontiac, ILIL10,806437+2%

72▼44Granite City, ILIL26,807434−71%

73▲37Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825430+10%

74▲58Godfrey, ILIL17,620429−40%

75▲65Highland Park, ILIL30,767428−6%

76▲11Grayslake, ILIL21,140425+1%

77▼15Woodstock, ILIL25,740423−40%

78▲14Jacksonville, ILIL17,752422+4%

79▼15Sycamore, ILIL19,083418+11%

80▼38Rock Island, ILIL36,225402−43%

81▼9Alton, ILIL25,013396−44%

82▼5South Elgin, ILIL25,656395−17%

83▲52Zion, ILIL24,447395−13%

84▼32Elk Grove, ILIL31,885390−38%

85▼30Park Ridge, ILIL38,463385−44%

86▲85Forest Park, ILIL13,829380+84%

87▼57Des Plaines, ILIL58,772378−63%

88▲26Yorkville, ILIL26,730369−10%

89▲60Brookfield, ILIL18,879368−9%

90▲6Woodridge, ILIL34,028368−23%

91▲14Loves Park, ILIL23,712367−52%

92▲7Libertyville, ILIL20,701365−28%

93▲15Waterloo, ILIL11,132361−60%

94▲27East Moline, ILIL20,453357−41%

95▼34Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590354−52%

96▼18Romeoville, ILIL41,281353−57%

97▲61Deerfield, ILIL19,642351−2%

98▼3Streator, ILIL12,190351+37%

99▼5Homer Glen, ILIL24,873349−26%

100▲37Chester, ILIL6,847347+23%

101▲18Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690344−21%

102▼54Waukegan, ILIL87,940344−58%

103▲58Peru, ILIL9,780342+42%

104▲87LaSalle, ILIL9,388341−13%

105▲1Westmont, ILIL24,155341+2%

106▼2Swansea, ILIL14,356340−36%

107▲79Lemont, ILIL18,513339−17%

108▼32Lockport, ILIL27,822336−23%

109▼27Machesney Park, ILIL22,805329−62%

110▲33Princeton, ILIL7,674328+51%

111▲12Galesburg, ILIL28,581321−48%

112▼29Berwyn, ILIL55,001317−50%

113▼10Columbia, ILIL10,865316−53%

114▲78Murphysboro, ILIL6,977310+25%

115▼13Lansing, ILIL28,068309−30%

116▲13Hinsdale, ILIL17,573308−35%

117▼54Freeport, ILIL23,202307−68%

118▲41Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810305−18%

119▼8Wauconda, ILIL13,993303+32%

120▲90Wood Dale, ILIL14,081301−2%

121▲15Chatham, ILIL14,579298−29%

122▲73Sandwich, ILIL7,380298−27%

123▲28River Forest, ILIL11,393296+95%

124▲36Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476295−37%

125▼8Cary, ILIL17,932295−56%

126▲51Streamwood, ILIL38,277287−44%

127▲60Itasca, ILIL9,488282+6%

128▼16New Lenox, ILIL28,893282−62%

129▼75North Aurora, ILIL19,406282−18%

130▲22Roselle, ILIL22,756280−50%

131▼38Campton Hills, ILIL10,894279−34%

132▲81Rock Falls, ILIL8,521274+41%

133▲31Johnsburg, ILIL6,445273+19%

134▼63Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450273−66%

135▲10Troy, ILIL11,893272−22%

136▲64Effingham, ILIL12,406270−9%

137▲84Highland, ILIL10,042268−46%

138▲31Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812267−40%

139▼26Fairview Heights, ILIL16,175263−44%

140▼81Ottawa, ILIL18,684263−64%

141▲15West Chicago, ILIL25,296260−12%

142▼1Channahon, ILIL14,530257−46%

143▼34Morris, ILIL14,669256−8%

144▲23Dixon, ILIL14,582255−52%

145▲20Niles, ILIL30,443255−44%

146▲155South Beloit, ILIL7,996254+258%

147▲34Canton, ILIL13,297252−52%

148▲14Carpentersville, ILIL37,045245−46%

149▼29Crest Hill, ILIL20,695236−61%

150▲35Greenville, ILIL7,469232−28%

151▼33Marion, ILIL17,148229−58%

152▲126Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887229+35%

153▲165Round Lake, ILIL18,526227−10%

154▼10Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187226−46%

155▲13Mokena, ILIL19,897223−72%

156▼55Oak Forest, ILIL26,792213−65%

157▼101Hampshire, ILIL9,266212+98%

158▼34Chicago Heights, ILIL26,508210+3%

159▼70Villa Park, ILIL21,888210−56%

160▲105Maryville, ILIL8,413207−15%

161▼28La Grange, ILIL15,935206−59%

162▲8Wheeling, ILIL38,391206−5%

163▼66Wood River, ILIL10,224203−52%

164▼114Danville, ILIL28,138202−73%

165▲76La Grange Park, ILIL13,453201−50%

166▲13Plano, ILIL12,677201−47%

167▼67Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868199−56%

168▼37Monmouth, ILIL8,599199+34%

169▼53Winnetka, ILIL12,518195−65%

170▲121Coal City, ILIL5,831192+13%

171▲103Frankfort Square, ILIL9,560190−10%

172Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,874189–

173▲10Centralia, ILIL11,863189−54%

174▲8Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381189−39%

175▲26Taylorville, ILIL10,522189−56%

176▼22Warrenville, ILIL15,211189−40%

177▲38Island Lake, ILIL8,047188+15%

178▼15Shorewood, ILIL18,536187−62%

179▼7Lake Villa, ILIL8,692185−36%

180▲17Robinson, ILIL7,283185−8%

181▼1Darien, ILIL22,032184−61%

182▲46Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,679184+19%

183▼9Macomb, ILIL14,530180−52%

184▲22Olney, ILIL8,347180+6%

185▼47Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,902180−66%

186▼8Homewood, ILIL18,773177−69%

187▲103Geneseo, ILIL6,505172+14%

188▲104Hickory Hills, ILIL14,101170+21%

189▲14Westchester, ILIL16,300165−35%

190▼92Minooka, ILIL12,899162−57%

191▼84Frankfort, ILIL21,365161−76%

192▲58Kewanee, ILIL12,115161−48%

193▲30Franklin Park, ILIL18,045159−8%

194▲22Silvis, ILIL7,979159−47%

195▲41Alsip, ILIL18,483158−14%

196▲50Wilmington, ILIL5,614158−12%

197▼72Carbondale, ILIL21,811153−73%

198▼14Roscoe, ILIL11,034153−35%

199▲88Savoy, ILIL9,113153+42%

200▲14Sterling, ILIL14,394152−62%

201▲128Pingree Grove, ILIL12,545144+132%

202▲28Blue Island, ILIL21,805143+3%

203▲21Winfield, ILIL10,146142−53%

204▼38Lincoln, ILIL12,981139−67%

205▲72Barrington, ILIL10,586136−48%

206▲103Crete, ILIL8,345132−25%

207▼18Gages Lake, ILIL10,819130−62%

208▲9Inverness, ILIL7,418130+63%

209▼11Palos Heights, ILIL12,084129−48%

210▲74Mascoutah, ILIL9,239128−54%

211▲23Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963125−36%

212▼10Evergreen Park, ILIL19,283124−67%

213▼63Mattoon, ILIL16,667124−81%

214▼86Addison, ILIL35,758123−74%

215▼100Mount Zion, ILIL5,880121+70%

216▼8Rantoul, ILIL11,991121−53%

217▲22Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723118−47%

218▼30Beach Park, ILIL14,114115−48%

219▼134Belvidere, ILIL25,462115−71%

220▼150Charleston, ILIL17,466115−65%

221▲52Morton Grove, ILIL24,582115−69%

222▼47West Dundee, ILIL8,570115−58%

223▲45Bensenville, ILIL18,525114−36%

224▼6Spring Valley, ILIL5,408112+75%

225▲85Flossmoor, ILIL9,358111−31%

226▲89Melrose Park, ILIL23,936111+71%

227▲13Park Forest, ILIL21,079111−40%

228▼38Harrisburg, ILIL7,922110−43%

229▼72Burbank, ILIL28,578108−28%

230▲25Eureka, ILIL5,129106−48%

231▲72Long Grove, ILIL8,343106−34%

232▼56Norridge, ILIL14,808105+33%

233▼29Worth, ILIL10,696104−51%

234▲42Bethalto, ILIL9,202103−60%

235▼30Carterville, ILIL5,839103−30%

236▲69Oak Brook, ILIL8,108103−45%

237▲21Glencoe, ILIL8,724102−62%

238▼39Rockton, ILIL7,870102−43%

239▼86Steger, ILIL9,352101−56%

240▲21Braidwood, ILIL6,25999+1%

241▲42Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03999+77%

242▼49Mendota, ILIL6,89499−28%

243▲20Calumet City, ILIL34,79898+7%

244▲37Manhattan, ILIL10,94396−69%

245▼99Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17994−39%

246▼50Litchfield, ILIL6,59892−52%

247▲67Elburn, ILIL7,08489−63%

248▲16Lyons, ILIL10,43389+35%

249▼24Crestwood, ILIL10,52988−78%

250▲43Marengo, ILIL7,73787−50%

251▼44Midlothian, ILIL13,84186−71%

252▼30Metropolis, ILIL5,72785−47%

253▲41Genoa, ILIL5,54783−45%

254▼120Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65583−82%

255▼20Pana, ILIL5,01082−54%

256▼25Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76781−75%

257▲28Du Quoin, ILIL5,56978−29%

258▼11Markham, ILIL11,27478−17%

259▲7Rochelle, ILIL9,49878−68%

260▲40Northlake, ILIL12,46277+17%

261▲8Benton, ILIL6,55873−75%

262▼17Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67573−77%

263▼31Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56373−64%

264▲43University Park, ILIL7,01973+421%

265▼71Vandalia, ILIL7,10872−55%

266▲46Milan, ILIL5,02871−30%

267▼55Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98970−75%

268▼59Chillicothe, ILIL6,03370−26%

269▼122Fox Lake, ILIL10,84970−74%

270▼179Gilberts, ILIL9,08270+94%

271▼116West Frankfort, ILIL7,10569−55%

272▼29Paris, ILIL8,02667−67%

273▼31Spring Grove, ILIL5,52667+24%

274▼45Mahomet, ILIL10,51665−81%

275▼27Jerseyville, ILIL8,40962−80%

276▼38Palos Hills, ILIL18,02862−70%

277Lynwood, ILIL9,29760−45%

278▲11Beardstown, ILIL5,69159+247%

279▲16Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55259−60%

280▼36Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68158−73%

281▼55Riverside, ILIL8,93957−69%

282▼15Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52557−77%

283▼34Monticello, ILIL6,08056−26%

284▼5Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26254−36%

285▼26Bartonville, ILIL5,80452−79%

286▼35Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13051−65%

287▲19River Grove, ILIL10,40950−65%

288▼31Willowbrook, ILIL9,12649−78%

289▲31Northfield, ILIL5,63248+20%

290▼160Cicero, ILIL81,85847−89%

291▼71Clinton, ILIL6,78147−65%

292▲31Highwood, ILIL5,32344–

293▲5Carlinville, ILIL5,46543−70%

294▲5Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76143−59%

295▼33Bridgeview, ILIL16,52142−81%

296▼43Orland Hills, ILIL6,66339−60%

297▼86Lake Holiday, ILIL5,64137−16%

298▼125Lakemoor, ILIL6,44936−76%

299▼160East Alton, ILIL5,62132−82%

300South Barrington, ILIL5,07132−9%

301▼29Volo, ILIL6,80532+88%

302▼27Harvard, ILIL9,50430−86%

303▼47Glenwood, ILIL8,41629−83%

304▲18Willow Springs, ILIL5,78829−56%

305▼23Salem, ILIL7,03526−79%

306▼164Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,44824–

307▼3Maywood, ILIL23,33021−83%

308▲16Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59318−83%

309▲4Park City, ILIL7,89316−52%

310▼8Hillsboro, ILIL6,18415−72%

311▼59North Riverside, ILIL7,16115−88%

312▼58Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84415−92%

313▼17Summit, ILIL10,75315−84%

314▼3Dolton, ILIL20,671140%

315▲11Richton Park, ILIL12,4839−87%

316▼46Justice, ILIL12,2857−95%

317▲4Berkeley, ILIL5,1416−89%

318▼58Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0365−98%

319▼31South Holland, ILIL20,7492−98%

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