Illinois Citizen Population By County in 2015 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2015, the citizen population for Illinois was 11,934,020 and represented 92.70% of the total Illinois population.

Among all Illinois counties, Cook had the highest citizen population (4.66M), followed by DuPage (853.61K), and Will (645.81K).

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

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 2015
Illinois Citizen Population By County in 2015
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Cook 4657865 88.95
DuPage 853605 91.75
Will 645810 94.42
Lake 635670 90.44
Kane 463200 88.25
McHenry 292520 95.17
Winnebago 277820 95.66
Madison 264150 98.80
St. Clair 263955 98.85
Sangamon 195840 98.41
Champaign 189940 92.31
Peoria 181380 96.94
McLean 165635 95.68
Rock Island 139725 94.95
Tazewell 134665 99.24
Kendall 115880 96.54
LaSalle 110370 98.04
Kankakee 108645 96.81
Macon 107780 98.70
DeKalb 99960 95.80
Vermilion 79320 98.69
Adams 66580 99.26
Williamson 66345 98.85
Jackson 56875 95.53
Whiteside 56785 98.71
Coles 52375 98.76
Knox 51320 98.48
Boone 50730 94.21
Ogle 50600 96.57
Grundy 49670 98.80
Henry 49310 98.85
Macoupin 46720 99.73
Stephenson 46230 99.15
Franklin 39475 99.45
Woodford 38905 99.49
Marion 38480 99.52
Jefferson 38230 99.09
Clinton 37690 99.37
Livingston 37385 99.19
Fulton 35740 98.39
Morgan 34745 98.90
Lee 34480 98.44
Christian 34105 99.72
Effingham 34075 99.26
Monroe 33440 99.70
Bureau 33295 97.60
Randolph 32860 99.37
McDonough 31215 97.52
Logan 29650 98.98
Montgomery 29175 99.40
Iroquois 28490 98.06
Saline 24645 99.44
Jersey 22480 99.36
Jo Daviess 22090 98.64
Fayette 22075 99.73
Shelby 22065 99.77
Perry 21695 99.47
Douglas 19395 97.83
Crawford 19365 99.10
Hancock 18630 99.41
Edgar 17920 99.61
Union 17300 98.58
Bond 17000 98.18
Warren 16830 95.09
Wayne 16480 99.55
Piatt 16420 99.55
Lawrence 16270 97.63
De Witt 16245 99.12
Pike 16075 99.57
Mercer 16065 99.75
Richland 16035 99.44
Clark 16015 99.10
Massac 14965 99.67
Moultrie 14830 99.36
Carroll 14680 98.36
Washington 14395 99.59
White 14375 99.38
Mason 14075 99.65
Ford 13760 99.46
Clay 13500 99.41
Greene 13475 99.82
Johnson 12735 99.26
Menard 12595 99.88
Cass 12175 91.85
Marshall 12065 99.10
Wabash 11450 98.28
Cumberland 10855 99.18
Jasper 9515 98.76
Hamilton 8320 100.00
Alexander 7320 99.39
Schuyler 7235 98.97
Henderson 7015 99.65
Brown 6710 97.81
Edwards 6645 99.93
Stark 5845 99.74
Pulaski 5835 99.40
Putnam 5745 98.71
Gallatin 5385 100.00
Scott 5180 99.62
Calhoun 4970 99.40
Pope 4325 99.89
Hardin 4230 100.00