Ranking of Illinois Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Deaths for Illinois was 128.38K. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of deaths (48.16K), followed by DuPage County (7.26K), and Will County (5.63K).

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 Deaths in 2021
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Cook County 48161
2 DuPage County 7264
3 Will County 5626
4 Lake County 5311
5 Kane County 4023
6 Winnebago County 3528
7 Madison County 3503
8 St. Clair County 3104
9 McHenry County 2542
10 Sangamon County 2185
11 Peoria County 2162
12 Rock Island County 1942
13 Tazewell County 1773
14 Champaign County 1629
15 LaSalle County 1517
16 McLean County 1497
17 Macon County 1464
18 Kankakee County 1339
19 Vermilion County 1174
20 Adams County 941
21 Williamson County 920
22 DeKalb County 896
23 Whiteside County 853
24 Knox County 816
25 Kendall County 785
26 Stephenson County 692
27 Macoupin County 685
28 Marion County 673
29 Franklin County 666
30 Henry County 657
31 Ogle County 634
32 Jackson County 622
33 Coles County 619
34 Grundy County 560
35 Jefferson County 559
36 Fulton County 554
37 Livingston County 505
38 Boone County 503
39 Christian County 501
40 Bureau County 492
41 Montgomery County 475
42 Effingham County 469
43 Morgan County 463
44 Woodford County 461
45 Lee County 453
46 Randolph County 445
47 Saline County 442
48 Iroquois County 424
49 Logan County 406
50 Clinton County 401
51 Monroe County 368
52 McDonough County 340
53 Jersey County 327
54 Perry County 286
55 Edgar County 282
56 Union County 281
57 Jo Daviess County 277
57 Shelby County 277
58 White County 274
59 Fayette County 269
60 Hancock County 266
61 Wayne County 259
62 Douglas County 256
63 Crawford County 253
63 Pike County 253
64 Richland County 247
65 Mason County 244
66 Ford County 241
67 Clark County 235
68 Mercer County 232
68 Warren County 232
69 Massac County 231
70 De Witt County 228
71 Lawrence County 214
72 Carroll County 212
73 Bond County 208
73 Piatt County 208
74 Moultrie County 207
75 Greene County 197
76 Clay County 195
77 Marshall County 193
78 Washington County 179
79 Wabash County 172
80 Johnson County 165
81 Cass County 161
82 Menard County 152
83 Cumberland County 136
84 Hamilton County 128
85 Alexander County 118
86 Jasper County 115
87 Henderson County 104
88 Schuyler County 96
89 Pulaski County 90
90 Edwards County 88
91 Stark County 86
92 Gallatin County 81
92 Hardin County 81
93 Brown County 70
94 Scott County 65
95 Calhoun County 62
95 Pope County 62
96 Putnam County 59