Illinois Male and Female Gender Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on February 28, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Illinois population consisted of 6.33M males and 6.49M females.

Male Population: Cook had the highest male population (2.57M), followed by DuPage (461.85K), and Lake (358.91K).

Female Population: Cook had the highest female population (2.70M), followed by DuPage (472.24K), and Lake (355.57K).

The charts and table below shows the male and female population for each county.

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Illinois Male Population By County in 2021
Illinois Female Population By County in 2021
Illinois Male and Female Population By County in 2021
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County Male Population Female Population
Adams 32414 33464
Alexander 2652 2836
Bond 8877 7927
Boone 26786 26806
Brown 4067 2263
Bureau 16417 16921
Calhoun 2334 2203
Carroll 7842 7744
Cass 6562 6496
Champaign 103293 103290
Christian 17451 16587
Clark 7765 7822
Clay 6645 6668
Clinton 19318 17730
Coles 23096 24446
Cook 2570478 2694920
Crawford 10107 8718
Cumberland 5369 5159
DeKalb 50067 50855
De Witt 7851 7802
Douglas 9777 9931
DuPage 461851 472243
Edgar 8432 8566
Edwards 3079 3154
Effingham 17305 17271
Fayette 11408 10106
Ford 6754 6835
Franklin 18912 19156
Fulton 17869 16153
Gallatin 2490 2548
Greene 6177 6010
Grundy 26245 26119
Hamilton 3883 4138
Hancock 8955 8795
Hardin 1948 1752
Henderson 3237 3248
Henry 24620 24792
Iroquois 13415 13947
Jackson 26485 27191
Jasper 4703 4621
Jefferson 19409 17953
Jersey 10627 10906
Jo Daviess 11122 10873
Johnson 7259 5979
Kane 259680 258968
Kankakee 53567 54537
Kendall 64996 65761
Knox 25526 24667
Lake 358911 355573
LaSalle 55773 54213
Lawrence 8788 6677
Lee 18332 16041
Livingston 18283 17619
Logan 13919 14319
McDonough 13365 14378
McHenry 155410 155339
McLean 83625 87830
Macon 50215 54116
Macoupin 22341 22811
Madison 130389 135723
Marion 18530 19251
Marshall 5875 5906
Mason 6575 6650
Massac 6887 7393
Menard 6020 6323
Mercer 7972 7807
Monroe 17258 17474
Montgomery 15173 13309
Morgan 16687 16502
Moultrie 7184 7450
Ogle 25810 25977
Peoria 88947 93492
Perry 11656 9502
Piatt 8222 8442
Pike 7457 7466
Pope 1811 2009
Pulaski 2547 2732
Putnam 2865 2773
Randolph 17311 13321
Richland 7834 8042
Rock Island 71714 72980
St. Clair 125532 133065
Saline 11712 12157
Sangamon 94933 101826
Schuyler 3803 3150
Scott 2443 2480
Shelby 10440 10720
Stark 2692 2744
Stephenson 21975 22842
Tazewell 65184 66793
Union 8724 8535
Vermilion 37518 37435
Wabash 5658 5756
Warren 8329 8558
Washington 6936 6891
Wayne 8083 8167
White 6892 7067
Whiteside 28065 27867
Will 347369 349034
Williamson 33700 33571
Winnebago 140109 145362
Woodford 19271 19300