Ranking of Illinois Counties By Number of Births in 2017
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Number of Births for Illinois was 151.35K. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of births (65.46K), followed by DuPage County (10.53K), and Lake County (7.50K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Number of Births in 2017
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 65460 |
| 2 | DuPage County | 10530 |
| 3 | Lake County | 7501 |
| 4 | Will County | 7444 |
| 5 | Kane County | 6561 |
| 6 | Winnebago County | 3557 |
| 7 | St. Clair County | 3174 |
| 8 | McHenry County | 3145 |
| 9 | Madison County | 2984 |
| 10 | Peoria County | 2504 |
| 11 | Champaign County | 2347 |
| 12 | Sangamon County | 2273 |
| 13 | McLean County | 2005 |
| 14 | Rock Island County | 1789 |
| 15 | Kendall County | 1552 |
| 16 | Tazewell County | 1446 |
| 17 | Kankakee County | 1357 |
| 18 | Macon County | 1294 |
| 19 | LaSalle County | 1226 |
| 20 | DeKalb County | 1101 |
| 21 | Vermilion County | 986 |
| 22 | Adams County | 839 |
| 23 | Williamson County | 725 |
| 24 | Jackson County | 693 |
| 25 | Whiteside County | 639 |
| 26 | Boone County | 599 |
| 27 | Knox County | 590 |
| 28 | Grundy County | 579 |
| 29 | Ogle County | 533 |
| 30 | Coles County | 515 |
| 31 | Henry County | 488 |
| 31 | Marion County | 488 |
| 32 | Effingham County | 481 |
| 33 | Stephenson County | 472 |
| 34 | Jefferson County | 469 |
| 35 | Franklin County | 464 |
| 36 | Macoupin County | 458 |
| 37 | Clinton County | 419 |
| 38 | Livingston County | 410 |
| 39 | Woodford County | 405 |
| 40 | Morgan County | 385 |
| 41 | Randolph County | 370 |
| 42 | Lee County | 354 |
| 43 | Bureau County | 341 |
| 44 | Fulton County | 340 |
| 45 | Iroquois County | 339 |
| 46 | Christian County | 332 |
| 47 | Monroe County | 320 |
| 48 | Montgomery County | 319 |
| 49 | Saline County | 299 |
| 50 | Logan County | 291 |
| 51 | McDonough County | 289 |
| 52 | Shelby County | 254 |
| 53 | Fayette County | 245 |
| 54 | Douglas County | 240 |
| 55 | Crawford County | 218 |
| 56 | Jersey County | 213 |
| 57 | Perry County | 209 |
| 58 | Warren County | 205 |
| 59 | Clark County | 190 |
| 60 | Moultrie County | 187 |
| 60 | Pike County | 187 |
| 60 | Richland County | 187 |
| 61 | Edgar County | 185 |
| 61 | Wayne County | 185 |
| 62 | Cass County | 183 |
| 63 | Piatt County | 181 |
| 64 | Union County | 175 |
| 65 | Hancock County | 171 |
| 66 | Jo Daviess County | 162 |
| 66 | Mercer County | 162 |
| 67 | Ford County | 160 |
| 68 | White County | 157 |
| 69 | Lawrence County | 155 |
| 69 | Washington County | 155 |
| 70 | Massac County | 154 |
| 71 | Clay County | 150 |
| 72 | De Witt County | 147 |
| 73 | Bond County | 140 |
| 74 | Cumberland County | 136 |
| 74 | Wabash County | 136 |
| 75 | Menard County | 132 |
| 76 | Mason County | 130 |
| 77 | Greene County | 128 |
| 78 | Carroll County | 117 |
| 79 | Marshall County | 112 |
| 80 | Jasper County | 110 |
| 81 | Johnson County | 105 |
| 82 | Alexander County | 92 |
| 83 | Pulaski County | 89 |
| 84 | Hamilton County | 85 |
| 85 | Henderson County | 67 |
| 86 | Brown County | 66 |
| 87 | Edwards County | 65 |
| 88 | Stark County | 57 |
| 89 | Putnam County | 53 |
| 90 | Schuyler County | 49 |
| 91 | Scott County | 48 |
| 92 | Gallatin County | 46 |
| 93 | Calhoun County | 41 |
| 94 | Hardin County | 27 |
| 95 | Pope County | 25 |