Ranking of Illinois Counties By Number of Births in 2020

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Number of Births for Illinois was 140.83K. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of births (60.22K), followed by DuPage County (9.99K), and Will County (7.17K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.

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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Number of Births in 2020
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Rank County Number of Births
1 Cook County 60224
2 DuPage County 9987
3 Will County 7169
4 Lake County 6927
5 Kane County 6211
6 Winnebago County 3440
7 St. Clair County 2985
8 McHenry County 2957
9 Madison County 2754
10 Peoria County 2411
11 Champaign County 2200
12 Sangamon County 2166
13 McLean County 1752
14 Rock Island County 1686
15 Kendall County 1482
16 Tazewell County 1339
17 Macon County 1234
18 Kankakee County 1205
19 DeKalb County 1084
20 LaSalle County 1059
21 Vermilion County 880
22 Adams County 737
23 Williamson County 702
24 Jackson County 605
25 Whiteside County 580
26 Grundy County 560
27 Knox County 530
28 Ogle County 526
29 Boone County 501
30 Henry County 479
31 Stephenson County 471
32 Coles County 461
33 Franklin County 455
33 Marion County 455
34 Macoupin County 451
35 Effingham County 435
36 Livingston County 427
37 Jefferson County 423
38 Woodford County 405
39 Clinton County 388
40 Monroe County 383
41 Christian County 340
42 Lee County 326
43 Morgan County 318
44 Bureau County 298
45 Fulton County 297
46 Iroquois County 292
46 Randolph County 292
47 Logan County 287
47 Montgomery County 287
48 Saline County 270
49 McDonough County 246
50 Shelby County 235
51 Douglas County 230
52 Fayette County 220
53 Jersey County 211
54 Pike County 203
55 Wayne County 200
56 Warren County 196
57 Crawford County 190
58 Clark County 185
59 Piatt County 180
60 Hancock County 179
61 Union County 178
62 Perry County 173
63 De Witt County 169
64 Edgar County 165
64 Richland County 165
65 Moultrie County 160
66 Cass County 159
67 Jo Daviess County 156
68 Clay County 153
69 Bond County 147
70 Washington County 146
71 Lawrence County 143
72 Ford County 141
73 Mercer County 139
74 Massac County 136
75 Wabash County 135
76 Greene County 133
77 Carroll County 129
78 Mason County 127
79 Marshall County 122
80 White County 121
81 Jasper County 116
82 Cumberland County 105
83 Menard County 104
84 Johnson County 100
85 Edwards County 92
86 Hamilton County 81
87 Brown County 64
88 Henderson County 62
89 Schuyler County 61
90 Stark County 51
91 Alexander County 43
92 Pulaski County 42
93 Scott County 41
94 Putnam County 37
95 Calhoun County 36
96 Gallatin County 33
96 Hardin County 33
97 Pope County 27