Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 200.73K people in Illinois with French (except Basque) ancestry (1.57% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Bourbonnais village had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (7.33%), followed by Bradley village (5.51%), and Washington city (4.92%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) ancestry.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Bourbonnais village

Bradley village

Washington city

Pekin city

Minooka village

Wood River city

Shiloh village

Antioch village

Northbrook village

Waterloo city

Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Bourbonnais village	7.33
2	Bradley village	5.51
3	Washington city	4.92
4	Pekin city	4.54
5	Minooka village	4.50
6	Wood River city	4.35
7	Shiloh village	3.96
8	Antioch village	3.73
9	Northbrook village	3.72
10	Waterloo city	3.55
11	O'Fallon city	3.46
12	Lisle village	3.42
12	Morton village	3.42
13	Montgomery village	3.30
14	Glen Carbon village	3.23
15	Kankakee city	3.20
16	Herrin city	3.19
16	North Aurora village	3.19
17	Ottawa city	3.15
18	Streator city	3.08
19	Lake Forest city	3.05
20	Collinsville city	2.96
21	Geneva city	2.88
22	Plano city	2.84
23	Columbia city	2.76
23	Jacksonville city	2.76
24	East Peoria city	2.75
25	Troy city	2.70
26	Western Springs village	2.66
27	Swansea village	2.65
28	Elmhurst city	2.61
28	Fairview Heights city	2.61
29	Sycamore city	2.60
30	Granite City city	2.58
31	Bartlett village	2.52
31	Gurnee village	2.52
32	Danville city	2.47
33	Edwardsville city	2.43
33	Rock Island city	2.43
34	Freeport city	2.42
35	South Elgin village	2.38
36	Dixon city	2.35
37	Crest Hill city	2.31
37	Marion city	2.31
38	Belleville city	2.27
38	Forest Park village	2.27
39	Lindenhurst village	2.26
40	Charleston city	2.25
40	Chatham village	2.25
40	Wauconda village	2.25
41	Effingham city	2.23
41	Morris city	2.23
42	River Forest village	2.20
43	DeKalb city	2.17
44	Woodstock city	2.15
45	Campton Hills village	2.09
45	Fox Lake village	2.09
46	Lockport city	2.08
46	Warrenville city	2.08
47	Brookfield village	2.07
48	Decatur city	2.05
49	Wilmette village	2.02
50	Grayslake village	2.01
51	Batavia city	2.00
52	Huntley village	1.96
53	Wheaton city	1.95
54	Mundelein village	1.94
55	Villa Park village	1.93
56	Springfield city	1.92
57	Downers Grove village	1.89
58	Godfrey village	1.87
58	Tinley Park village	1.87
59	Crystal Lake city	1.83
59	Lake Zurich village	1.83
59	Quincy city	1.83
60	Champaign city	1.82
60	Normal town	1.82
61	Channahon village	1.81
62	Glen Ellyn village	1.80
63	Hinsdale village	1.78
63	Lombard village	1.78
64	Centralia city	1.77
65	Bloomington city	1.75
65	Naperville city	1.75
66	Libertyville village	1.74
67	Orland Park village	1.72
67	Urbana city	1.72
68	Mount Vernon city	1.71
69	Oak Park village	1.70
70	Loves Park city	1.69
70	McHenry city	1.69
70	Peoria city	1.69
71	Gages Lake CDP	1.68
71	Lincoln city	1.68
72	Elk Grove Village village	1.67
73	Lake in the Hills village	1.66
74	Cary village	1.64
74	Moline city	1.64
75	Wood Dale city	1.63
76	East Moline city	1.62
76	Frankfort village	1.62
76	Hoffman Estates village	1.62
77	Macomb city	1.61
78	Highland city	1.60
79	Crestwood village	1.58
79	Oswego village	1.58
80	Machesney Park village	1.57
81	Evanston city	1.55
81	Mattoon city	1.55
82	Hanover Park village	1.54
83	Burr Ridge village	1.52
83	Park Ridge city	1.52
84	Alton city	1.51
84	Belvidere city	1.51
84	Deerfield village	1.51
84	St. Charles city	1.51
85	La Grange village	1.50
86	Rolling Meadows city	1.49
86	Westmont village	1.49
86	Yorkville city	1.49
87	Algonquin village	1.48
87	Vernon Hills village	1.48
88	Chicago Heights city	1.46
89	Rockford city	1.44
90	Highland Park city	1.42
91	Homer Glen village	1.41
92	Arlington Heights village	1.40
93	Roselle village	1.37
93	Zion city	1.37
94	Lemont village	1.34
95	Des Plaines city	1.31
95	Kewanee city	1.31
96	Bloomingdale village	1.27
97	Shorewood village	1.26
97	Worth village	1.26
98	Taylorville city	1.25
99	Winnetka village	1.23
100	Sterling city	1.22
101	Mokena village	1.21
101	New Lenox village	1.21
102	Bolingbrook village	1.20
103	Palos Heights city	1.19
104	Plainfield village	1.18
105	Carol Stream village	1.17
106	Darien city	1.16
106	Romeoville village	1.16
107	Oak Forest city	1.14
108	Lansing village	1.13
109	West Chicago city	1.12
110	La Grange Park village	1.10
111	Mount Prospect village	1.09
112	Joliet city	1.08
113	Woodridge village	1.06
114	North Chicago city	1.05
115	Elgin city	1.03
115	Glenview village	1.03
116	Rantoul village	1.02
117	Aurora city	1.01
117	Pontiac city	1.01
118	Alsip village	1.00
119	Barrington village	0.98
120	Evergreen Park village	0.97
121	Chicago city	0.94
122	Roscoe village	0.93
122	Summit village	0.93
123	Carbondale city	0.92
123	Galesburg city	0.92
123	Niles village	0.92
123	Palatine village	0.92
124	Beach Park village	0.90
124	Buffalo Grove village	0.90
124	Markham city	0.90
125	Homewood village	0.87
126	Schaumburg village	0.86
127	Oak Lawn village	0.84
128	Westchester village	0.82
129	Palos Hills city	0.81
130	Glendale Heights village	0.78
131	Midlothian village	0.77
131	Norridge village	0.77
131	Park Forest village	0.77
132	Canton city	0.74
132	Elmwood Park village	0.74
133	Addison village	0.73
134	Streamwood village	0.70
135	Wheeling village	0.68
136	Waukegan city	0.67
137	Round Lake Beach village	0.66
137	Skokie village	0.66
138	Berwyn city	0.65
139	Burbank city	0.64
140	River Grove village	0.61
141	Bridgeview village	0.59
142	Franklin Park village	0.55
143	Cahokia village	0.54
144	Blue Island city	0.53
144	Lincolnwood village	0.53
145	Morton Grove village	0.48
146	Schiller Park village	0.45
147	Carpentersville village	0.44