Illinois Citizen Population By County in 2019 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2019, the citizen population for Illinois was 11,884,945 and represented 93.07% of the total Illinois population.

Among all Illinois counties, Cook had the highest citizen population (4.66M), followed by DuPage (855.83K), and Will (651.57K).

In terms of percentages, Clay had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.93%), followed by Mason (99.93%), and Alexander (99.92%).

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 2019
Illinois Citizen Population By County in 2019
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Cook 4656260 89.57
DuPage 855825 92.12
Will 651565 94.52
Lake 636140 90.69
Kane 480025 90.34
McHenry 294970 95.86
Winnebago 272640 95.72
Madison 261900 98.91
St. Clair 258055 98.37
Sangamon 193660 98.37
Champaign 192520 91.71
Peoria 177335 97.03
McLean 165565 95.94
Rock Island 136925 95.17
Tazewell 131880 99.01
Kendall 120550 95.63
LaSalle 107615 98.07
Kankakee 107525 97.19
Macon 104595 99.11
DeKalb 100125 95.94
Vermilion 76555 98.70
Williamson 66510 99.12
Adams 65810 99.58
Jackson 55595 95.90
Whiteside 54970 98.13
Coles 50635 98.60
Boone 50150 93.68
Grundy 49820 98.33
Ogle 49680 97.36
Knox 49160 97.33
Henry 48700 98.85
Macoupin 45320 99.68
Stephenson 44640 98.99
Franklin 38800 99.68
Woodford 38610 99.77
Jefferson 37670 99.17
Marion 37510 99.38
Clinton 37250 98.98
Livingston 35510 98.53
Fulton 34775 99.10
Lee 33970 98.78
Monroe 33965 99.40
Morgan 33875 98.92
Effingham 33650 98.58
Christian 32660 99.18
Bureau 32410 97.86
Randolph 31980 99.03
McDonough 29810 97.80
Logan 28745 99.10
Montgomery 28710 99.58
Iroquois 27285 98.11
Saline 23925 99.71
Jersey 21800 99.39
Shelby 21670 99.70
Fayette 21450 99.47
Jo Daviess 21305 98.68
Perry 21125 99.41
Douglas 19250 98.09
Crawford 18805 99.13
Hancock 17910 99.58
Edgar 17370 99.80
Union 16715 98.50
Warren 16480 96.12
Bond 16385 98.76
Wayne 16315 99.48
Piatt 16285 99.30
Lawrence 15805 98.57
De Witt 15765 98.96
Pike 15620 99.68
Richland 15590 98.89
Clark 15570 99.08
Mercer 15560 99.81
Moultrie 14550 99.39
Carroll 14370 99.34
Massac 14125 99.33
Washington 14015 99.68
White 13735 99.03
Mason 13610 99.93
Clay 13275 99.93
Ford 13225 99.66
Greene 13090 99.70
Johnson 12345 98.80
Menard 12280 99.80
Marshall 11600 99.32
Cass 11460 91.72
Wabash 11385 98.61
Cumberland 10775 99.45
Jasper 9510 99.11
Hamilton 8160 99.82
Henderson 6765 99.34
Schuyler 6750 97.05
Brown 6540 98.64
Edwards 6440 99.77
Alexander 6255 99.92
Putnam 5685 99.39
Pulaski 5475 99.37
Stark 5415 99.45
Gallatin 5060 99.90
Scott 4985 99.60
Calhoun 4820 99.79
Pope 4180 99.41
Hardin 3935 99.87