Ranking of Illinois Counties By Population in 2013

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, the Population for Illinois was 12.90M. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest population (5.25M), followed by DuPage County (932.30K), and Lake County (704.26K).

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 Population in 2013
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Population in 2013
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1 Cook County 5252513
2 DuPage County 932301
3 Lake County 704259
4 Will County 683720
5 Kane County 522523
6 McHenry County 307629
7 Winnebago County 291006
8 Madison County 267340
9 St. Clair County 266934
10 Champaign County 206527
11 Sangamon County 199190
12 Peoria County 188688
13 McLean County 175087
14 Rock Island County 147686
15 Tazewell County 136297
16 Kendall County 119582
17 Kankakee County 112764
18 LaSalle County 112419
19 Macon County 109596
20 DeKalb County 104226
21 Vermilion County 80608
22 Williamson County 67472
23 Adams County 67005
24 Jackson County 59779
25 Whiteside County 57477
26 Boone County 53737
27 Coles County 53075
28 Ogle County 52278
29 Knox County 52130
30 Grundy County 50183
31 Henry County 49932
32 Macoupin County 46685
33 Stephenson County 46683
34 Franklin County 39561
35 Woodford County 39039
36 Marion County 38685
37 Jefferson County 38656
38 Clinton County 37725
39 Livingston County 37404
40 Fulton County 36322
41 Lee County 35123
42 Morgan County 35009
43 Effingham County 34213
44 Christian County 34155
45 Bureau County 34112
46 Monroe County 33523
47 Randolph County 33123
48 McDonough County 32264
49 Logan County 29829
50 Montgomery County 29367
51 Iroquois County 28943
52 Saline County 24801
53 Jersey County 22610
54 Jo Daviess County 22398
55 Fayette County 22201
56 Shelby County 22139
57 Perry County 21718
58 Douglas County 19853
59 Crawford County 19441
60 Hancock County 18545
61 Edgar County 17959
62 Warren County 17660
63 Union County 17541
64 Bond County 17332
65 Lawrence County 16728
66 Wayne County 16679
67 Piatt County 16437
68 De Witt County 16372
69 Clark County 16105
70 Mercer County 16077
71 Pike County 16069
72 Richland County 16008
73 Carroll County 14969
74 Massac County 14846
75 Moultrie County 14799
76 White County 14435
77 Washington County 14411
78 Mason County 14144
79 Ford County 13670
80 Greene County 13635
81 Clay County 13550
82 Cass County 13293
83 Johnson County 12861
84 Menard County 12576
85 Marshall County 12129
86 Wabash County 11675
87 Cumberland County 10911
88 Jasper County 9608
89 Hamilton County 8347
90 Schuyler County 7393
91 Alexander County 7242
92 Henderson County 6969
93 Brown County 6867
94 Edwards County 6691
95 Pulaski County 5897
96 Putnam County 5854
97 Stark County 5708
98 Gallatin County 5387
99 Scott County 5212
100 Calhoun County 5006
101 Pope County 4462
102 Hardin County 4174