Illinois Population By County in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the population of Illinois was 12,582,032. Among all Illinois counties, Cook[object Promise] had the highest population (5,109,292), followed by DuPage[object Promise] (920,901), and Lake[object Promise] (709,150). Hardin[object Promise] was the least populated county (3,597).

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 2022
Illinois Population By County in 2022
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County Population % of State Population
Adams 64725 0.51
Alexander 4858 0.04
Bond 16566 0.13
Boone 53154 0.42
Brown 6330 0.05
Bureau 32828 0.26
Calhoun 4360 0.04
Carroll 15529 0.12
Cass 12657 0.10
Champaign 206542 1.64
Christian 33436 0.27
Clark 15229 0.12
Clay 13047 0.10
Clinton 36909 0.29
Coles 46334 0.37
Cook 5109292 40.61
Crawford 18536 0.15
Cumberland 10324 0.08
DeKalb 100232 0.80
De Witt 15310 0.12
Douglas 19755 0.16
DuPage 920901 7.32
Edgar 16433 0.13
Edwards 6071 0.05
Effingham 34325 0.27
Fayette 21305 0.17
Ford 13249 0.11
Franklin 37242 0.30
Fulton 33021 0.26
Gallatin 4855 0.04
Greene 11651 0.09
Grundy 53041 0.42
Hamilton 7984 0.06
Hancock 17244 0.14
Hardin 3597 0.03
Henderson 6151 0.05
Henry 48419 0.39
Iroquois 26473 0.21
Jackson 52617 0.42
Jasper 9212 0.07
Jefferson 36400 0.29
Jersey 21246 0.17
Jo Daviess 21758 0.17
Johnson 13381 0.11
Kane 514182 4.09
Kankakee 106074 0.84
Kendall 137254 1.09
Knox 48640 0.39
Lake 709150 5.64
LaSalle 108078 0.86
Lawrence 14914 0.12
Lee 33848 0.27
Livingston 35521 0.28
Logan 27591 0.22
McDonough 26861 0.21
McHenry 311747 2.48
McLean 171141 1.36
Macon 101483 0.81
Macoupin 44245 0.35
Madison 263864 2.10
Marion 36914 0.29
Marshall 11678 0.09
Mason 12748 0.10
Massac 13896 0.11
Menard 12121 0.10
Mercer 15504 0.12
Monroe 35033 0.28
Montgomery 28020 0.22
Morgan 32209 0.26
Moultrie 14323 0.11
Ogle 51351 0.41
Peoria 178383 1.42
Perry 20588 0.16
Piatt 16723 0.13
Pike 14484 0.12
Pope 3770 0.03
Pulaski 4991 0.04
Putnam 5572 0.04
Randolph 30068 0.24
Richland 15435 0.12
Rock Island 141527 1.13
St. Clair 252671 2.01
Saline 23087 0.18
Sangamon 194534 1.55
Schuyler 6746 0.05
Scott 4790 0.04
Shelby 20761 0.17
Stark 5345 0.04
Stephenson 43627 0.35
Tazewell 129911 1.03
Union 16767 0.13
Vermilion 72337 0.57
Wabash 11087 0.09
Warren 16354 0.13
Washington 13643 0.11
Wayne 15872 0.13
White 13614 0.11
Whiteside 54658 0.43
Will 696757 5.54
Williamson 66695 0.53
Winnebago 282188 2.24
Woodford 38128 0.30