Illinois Net Migration By County in 2016

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the net migration for Illinois was -88,627. Kendall County had the highest net migration (617) followed by Piatt County (150), and Monroe County (105). On the other hand, Cook County had the lowest net migration (-47,724), followed by DuPage County (-6,948), and Lake County (-3,602).

Net migration for a county refers to the difference between the number of migrants, both domestic and international, moving to the county and those leaving the county. Or to put it simply, the net migration for a given county is the inbound migration minus the outbound migration for that county.

You can also see similar information for other states and also for the US by state. You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the trend of the net migration for each county in Illinois.

Hover over or click on the chart to see this information for each county. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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Illinois Net Migration By County in 2016
Illinois Net Migration By County in 2016
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County Net Migration
Adams -392
Alexander -285
Bond -98
Boone -191
Brown -137
Bureau -45
Calhoun 8
Carroll -9
Cass -175
Champaign -247
Christian -140
Clark 11
Clay -60
Clinton -164
Coles -397
Cook -47724
Crawford -102
Cumberland -5
DeKalb -496
De Witt -32
Douglas -198
DuPage -6948
Edgar -11
Edwards 13
Effingham -116
Fayette -480
Ford -133
Franklin -264
Fulton -89
Gallatin -55
Greene -172
Grundy -265
Hamilton -45
Hancock -4
Hardin -45
Henderson -91
Henry -166
Iroquois -276
Jackson -740
Jasper -63
Jefferson -138
Jersey -283
Jo Daviess -182
Johnson -315
Kane -1605
Kankakee -869
Kendall 617
Knox -308
Lake -3602
LaSalle -763
Lawrence -208
Lee 0
Livingston -506
Logan -71
McDonough -476
McHenry -1561
McLean -1002
Macon -1074
Macoupin -71
Madison -544
Marion -285
Marshall -9
Mason -123
Massac -70
Menard 48
Mercer -81
Monroe 105
Montgomery -67
Morgan 9
Moultrie -134
Ogle -462
Peoria -2189
Perry -110
Piatt 150
Pike -27
Pope -81
Pulaski -34
Putnam -6
Randolph -334
Richland -102
Rock Island -1477
St. Clair -2401
Saline -229
Sangamon -1208
Schuyler -81
Scott -59
Shelby -96
Stark 33
Stephenson -121
Tazewell -511
Union -168
Vermilion -752
Wabash -124
Warren -211
Washington -83
Wayne -17
White -62
Whiteside -405
Will -1070
Williamson -18
Winnebago -1899
Woodford -77

Trend of Net Migration for Counties in Illinois

Use the links below to find the trend of the net migration for each county in Illinois.