Ranking of Illinois Counties By Number of Births in 2021
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Births for Illinois was 131.89K. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of births (54.93K), followed by DuPage County (9.48K), and Will County (6.86K).
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), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Number of Births in 2021
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 54927 |
| 2 | DuPage County | 9484 |
| 3 | Will County | 6861 |
| 4 | Lake County | 6635 |
| 5 | Kane County | 5605 |
| 6 | Winnebago County | 3231 |
| 7 | McHenry County | 2932 |
| 8 | St. Clair County | 2809 |
| 9 | Madison County | 2695 |
| 10 | Peoria County | 2192 |
| 11 | Champaign County | 2095 |
| 12 | Sangamon County | 2080 |
| 13 | McLean County | 1700 |
| 14 | Rock Island County | 1533 |
| 15 | Kendall County | 1477 |
| 16 | Tazewell County | 1225 |
| 17 | Macon County | 1220 |
| 18 | LaSalle County | 1111 |
| 19 | Kankakee County | 1102 |
| 20 | DeKalb County | 1025 |
| 21 | Vermilion County | 844 |
| 22 | Adams County | 741 |
| 23 | Williamson County | 660 |
| 24 | Whiteside County | 585 |
| 25 | Jackson County | 571 |
| 26 | Grundy County | 552 |
| 27 | Boone County | 513 |
| 27 | Ogle County | 513 |
| 28 | Knox County | 502 |
| 29 | Marion County | 498 |
| 30 | Henry County | 469 |
| 31 | Coles County | 463 |
| 32 | Stephenson County | 452 |
| 33 | Jefferson County | 427 |
| 34 | Effingham County | 425 |
| 35 | Livingston County | 421 |
| 36 | Macoupin County | 408 |
| 37 | Clinton County | 394 |
| 38 | Woodford County | 379 |
| 39 | Franklin County | 375 |
| 40 | Bureau County | 334 |
| 41 | Lee County | 329 |
| 42 | Morgan County | 326 |
| 43 | Randolph County | 299 |
| 44 | Christian County | 296 |
| 44 | Monroe County | 296 |
| 45 | Fulton County | 286 |
| 46 | McDonough County | 258 |
| 47 | Montgomery County | 255 |
| 48 | Saline County | 249 |
| 49 | Iroquois County | 247 |
| 50 | Douglas County | 246 |
| 51 | Logan County | 237 |
| 52 | Fayette County | 225 |
| 53 | Moultrie County | 211 |
| 54 | Shelby County | 200 |
| 55 | Perry County | 196 |
| 56 | Warren County | 189 |
| 57 | Jersey County | 188 |
| 58 | Crawford County | 182 |
| 58 | Wayne County | 182 |
| 59 | Edgar County | 180 |
| 60 | Clark County | 179 |
| 60 | Pike County | 179 |
| 60 | Richland County | 179 |
| 61 | Hancock County | 178 |
| 62 | Clay County | 169 |
| 63 | De Witt County | 162 |
| 64 | Jo Daviess County | 158 |
| 65 | Piatt County | 157 |
| 66 | Cass County | 154 |
| 66 | Union County | 154 |
| 67 | Bond County | 150 |
| 68 | Lawrence County | 147 |
| 69 | Mercer County | 145 |
| 70 | Ford County | 144 |
| 71 | Washington County | 129 |
| 72 | Cumberland County | 128 |
| 73 | White County | 125 |
| 74 | Massac County | 124 |
| 75 | Menard County | 121 |
| 76 | Carroll County | 117 |
| 77 | Wabash County | 114 |
| 78 | Greene County | 109 |
| 79 | Johnson County | 106 |
| 80 | Jasper County | 104 |
| 81 | Marshall County | 103 |
| 82 | Mason County | 100 |
| 83 | Hamilton County | 78 |
| 84 | Pulaski County | 68 |
| 85 | Schuyler County | 64 |
| 86 | Stark County | 60 |
| 87 | Edwards County | 56 |
| 88 | Alexander County | 55 |
| 89 | Brown County | 53 |
| 90 | Henderson County | 52 |
| 91 | Putnam County | 48 |
| 92 | Calhoun County | 47 |
| 93 | Gallatin County | 39 |
| 93 | Scott County | 39 |
| 94 | Pope County | 29 |
| 95 | Hardin County | 25 |