Illinois Population By County in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the population of Illinois was 12,786,580. Among all Illinois counties, Cook[object Promise] had the highest population (5,261,249), followed by DuPage[object Promise] (931,244), and Lake[object Promise] (713,251). Hardin[object Promise] was the least populated county (3,641).

Hover over or click on the counties in the map below to see the populations. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Illinois Population By County in 2020
Illinois Population By County in 2020
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County Population % of State Population
Adams 65612 0.51
Alexander 5173 0.04
Bond 16688 0.13
Boone 53334 0.42
Brown 6233 0.05
Bureau 33172 0.26
Calhoun 4404 0.03
Carroll 15667 0.12
Cass 12985 0.10
Champaign 205629 1.61
Christian 33950 0.27
Clark 15423 0.12
Clay 13271 0.10
Clinton 36913 0.29
Coles 46761 0.37
Cook 5261249 41.15
Crawford 18648 0.15
Cumberland 10429 0.08
DeKalb 100253 0.78
De Witt 15450 0.12
Douglas 19758 0.16
DuPage 931244 7.28
Edgar 16796 0.13
Edwards 6208 0.05
Effingham 34695 0.27
Fayette 21483 0.17
Ford 13517 0.11
Franklin 37685 0.30
Fulton 33488 0.26
Gallatin 4938 0.04
Greene 11936 0.09
Grundy 52517 0.41
Hamilton 7997 0.06
Hancock 17547 0.14
Hardin 3641 0.03
Henderson 6334 0.05
Henry 49172 0.39
Iroquois 26977 0.21
Jackson 52906 0.41
Jasper 9240 0.07
Jefferson 36998 0.29
Jersey 21495 0.17
Jo Daviess 22057 0.17
Johnson 13322 0.10
Kane 516141 4.04
Kankakee 107250 0.84
Kendall 132348 1.03
Knox 49799 0.39
Lake 713251 5.58
LaSalle 109421 0.86
Lawrence 15258 0.12
Lee 34051 0.27
Livingston 35779 0.28
Logan 27899 0.22
McDonough 27097 0.21
McHenry 309886 2.42
McLean 170954 1.34
Macon 103756 0.81
Macoupin 44845 0.35
Madison 265610 2.08
Marion 37639 0.29
Marshall 11706 0.09
Mason 13057 0.10
Massac 14138 0.11
Menard 12271 0.10
Mercer 15627 0.12
Monroe 34952 0.27
Montgomery 28203 0.22
Morgan 32838 0.26
Moultrie 14476 0.11
Ogle 51694 0.40
Peoria 181322 1.42
Perry 20882 0.16
Piatt 16674 0.13
Pike 14641 0.12
Pope 3758 0.03
Pulaski 5160 0.04
Putnam 5631 0.04
Randolph 30086 0.24
Richland 15778 0.12
Rock Island 144359 1.13
St. Clair 256823 2.01
Saline 23688 0.19
Sangamon 196122 1.53
Schuyler 6871 0.05
Scott 4941 0.04
Shelby 20924 0.16
Stark 5391 0.04
Stephenson 44493 0.35
Tazewell 131073 1.02
Union 17182 0.13
Vermilion 74001 0.58
Wabash 11315 0.09
Warren 16828 0.13
Washington 13731 0.11
Wayne 16125 0.13
White 13807 0.11
Whiteside 55553 0.43
Will 695844 5.44
Williamson 67113 0.53
Winnebago 284928 2.23
Woodford 38395 0.30