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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2021 Census.
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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 |