Ranking of Illinois Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021

Updated on July 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Deaths for Illinois was 128.39K. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of deaths (48.15K), followed by DuPage County (7.27K), and Will County (5.62K).

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
Cook
48.15K
DuPage
7.27K
Will
5.62K
Lake
5.31K
Kane
4.02K
Winnebago
3.53K
Madison
3.50K
St. Clair
3.10K
McHenry
2.54K
Sangamon
2.18K
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
Rank
County
Number of Deaths
1 Cook County 48,145
2 DuPage County 7,272
3 Will County 5,617
4 Lake County 5,310
5 Kane County 4,023
6 Winnebago County 3,528
7 Madison County 3,498
8 St. Clair County 3,102
9 McHenry County 2,543
10 Sangamon County 2,181
11 Peoria County 2,160
12 Rock Island County 1,943
13 Tazewell County 1,776
14 Champaign County 1,628
15 LaSalle County 1,514
16 McLean County 1,496
17 Macon County 1,462
18 Kankakee County 1,339
19 Vermilion County 1,174
20 Adams County 940
21 Williamson County 917
22 DeKalb County 891
23 Whiteside County 854
24 Knox County 819
25 Kendall County 784
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