Illinois Citizen Population By County in 2012 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2012, the citizen population for Illinois was 11,857,625 and represented 92.47% of the total Illinois population.

Among all Illinois counties, Cook had the highest citizen population (4.60M), followed by DuPage (839.87K), and Will (637.47K).

In terms of percentages, Gallatin had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Hardin (100.00%), and Massac (99.87%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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Illinois Citizen Population By County in 2012
Illinois Citizen Population By County in 2012
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Cook 4598635 88.48
DuPage 839865 91.43
Will 637465 94.07
Lake 631335 90.03
Kane 454030 88.18
McHenry 292530 94.93
Winnebago 281690 95.67
Madison 265735 98.94
St. Clair 265485 98.74
Sangamon 194390 98.44
Champaign 184335 91.74
Peoria 181310 97.27
McLean 162720 95.89
Rock Island 140470 95.23
Tazewell 134470 99.46
LaSalle 111245 97.85
Kendall 109870 96.19
Kankakee 109795 97.02
Macon 109290 98.85
DeKalb 100100 95.50
Vermilion 80730 99.10
Adams 66685 99.38
Williamson 65650 98.97
Jackson 57625 96.06
Whiteside 57445 98.37
Coles 53235 99.16
Ogle 51980 97.38
Knox 51865 98.42
Boone 50635 93.53
Henry 49730 98.71
Grundy 48910 98.08
Macoupin 47440 99.43
Stephenson 46950 98.78
Franklin 39350 99.57
Marion 39155 99.58
Livingston 38595 99.20
Woodford 38515 99.43
Jefferson 38470 98.87
Clinton 37595 99.47
Fulton 36435 98.50
Lee 35280 98.60
Morgan 35240 99.14
Christian 34635 99.51
Effingham 34105 99.55
Bureau 34010 97.73
Randolph 33050 99.09
Monroe 32905 99.70
McDonough 31895 97.93
Logan 29865 98.63
Montgomery 29755 99.27
Iroquois 29090 97.98
Saline 24905 99.72
Jersey 22780 99.30
Shelby 22265 99.78
Jo Daviess 22225 98.06
Perry 22130 99.30
Fayette 21925 99.30
Crawford 19665 99.44
Douglas 19275 96.81
Hancock 18990 99.61
Edgar 18460 99.70
Bond 17625 99.24
Union 17540 98.54
Warren 17140 96.70
Wayne 16670 99.67
Piatt 16560 99.28
De Witt 16510 99.70
Lawrence 16410 97.80
Mercer 16385 99.79
Pike 16375 99.64
Clark 16245 99.33
Richland 16040 99.14
Massac 15350 99.87
Carroll 15165 98.86
Moultrie 14780 99.56
Washington 14645 99.69
White 14605 99.46
Mason 14560 99.49
Ford 13965 99.43
Greene 13795 99.75
Clay 13740 99.35
Menard 12700 99.76
Johnson 12470 98.54
Cass 12425 91.56
Marshall 12400 98.69
Wabash 11810 98.95
Cumberland 10955 99.19
Jasper 9625 99.18
Hamilton 8415 99.82
Alexander 8080 99.20
Schuyler 7350 98.00
Henderson 7210 99.11
Brown 6745 97.54
Edwards 6670 99.70
Pulaski 6000 98.28
Stark 5975 99.83
Putnam 5885 98.58
Gallatin 5590 100.00
Scott 5310 99.81
Calhoun 5010 98.91
Pope 4385 99.66
Hardin 4315 100.00