Illinois Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2017
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2017, the natural population increase rate for Illinois was 3.33, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase rate were:
- Kendall County: 7.52
- Kane County: 6.24
- McLean County: 4.82
On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase rate were:
- Hardin County: -12.63
- Schuyler County: -8.7
- White County: -6.15
Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase rate for each Illinois county in 2017. You can also find links to the historical natural population increase rate for each county below.
Natural Population Increase Rate refers to the natural increase (number of births minus number of deaths) during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.
| County | Natural Pop. Increase Rate |
|---|---|
| Adams | 0.75 |
| Alexander | -0.79 |
| Bond | -1.32 |
| Boone | 3.21 |
| Brown | -1.51 |
| Bureau | -2.56 |
| Calhoun | -3.5 |
| Carroll | -4.4 |
| Cass | 3.17 |
| Champaign | 4.6 |
| Christian | -2.8 |
| Clark | 0.88 |
| Clay | -2.03 |
| Clinton | 1.62 |
| Coles | 0.58 |
| Cook | 4.64 |
| Crawford | -0.58 |
| Cumberland | 2.02 |
| DeKalb | 3.36 |
| De Witt | -2.56 |
| Douglas | 1.58 |
| DuPage | 4.56 |
| Edgar | -3.09 |
| Edwards | -3.38 |
| Effingham | 4.13 |
| Fayette | 1.07 |
| Ford | -4.13 |
| Franklin | -1.2 |
| Fulton | -3.23 |
| Gallatin | -5.86 |
| Greene | -3.88 |
| Grundy | 3.23 |
| Hamilton | -1.83 |
| Hancock | -2.54 |
| Hardin | -12.63 |
| Henderson | -2.62 |
| Henry | -1.05 |
| Iroquois | -2.11 |
| Jackson | 3.51 |
| Jasper | -0.31 |
| Jefferson | 0.94 |
| Jersey | -3.6 |
| Jo Daviess | -4.71 |
| Johnson | -2.01 |
| Kane | 6.24 |
| Kankakee | 1.3 |
| Kendall | 7.52 |
| Knox | -1.48 |
| Lake | 4.01 |
| LaSalle | -0.67 |
| Lawrence | -2.3 |
| Lee | -0.84 |
| Livingston | -0.86 |
| Logan | -1.75 |
| McDonough | -0.65 |
| McHenry | 3.36 |
| McLean | 4.82 |
| Macon | 0.77 |
| Macoupin | -2.87 |
| Madison | 0.47 |
| Marion | -1.77 |
| Marshall | -5.01 |
| Mason | -3.07 |
| Massac | -4.52 |
| Menard | 0.08 |
| Mercer | -2.24 |
| Monroe | 1.08 |
| Montgomery | -1.76 |
| Morgan | -0.81 |
| Moultrie | 1.16 |
| Ogle | 0.24 |
| Peoria | 3.62 |
| Perry | -1.26 |
| Piatt | 0.49 |
| Pike | -1.91 |
| Pope | -5.96 |
| Pulaski | 1.8 |
| Putnam | -3.16 |
| Randolph | -0.62 |
| Richland | -0.82 |
| Rock Island | 1 |
| St. Clair | 2.22 |
| Saline | -3.82 |
| Sangamon | 1.54 |
| Schuyler | -8.7 |
| Scott | -2.79 |
| Shelby | 1.75 |
| Stark | -2.37 |
| Stephenson | -1.72 |
| Tazewell | -0.03 |
| Union | -3.64 |
| Vermilion | -0.03 |
| Wabash | -0.26 |
| Warren | 2.33 |
| Washington | 0.5 |
| Wayne | -1.51 |
| White | -6.15 |
| Whiteside | -0.87 |
| Will | 4.01 |
| Williamson | -0.73 |
| Winnebago | 2.11 |
| Woodford | -0.41 |
Historical Natural Population Increase Rate for Counties in Illinois
Use the links below to find the historical natural population increase rate for each county in Illinois.