Total Population in Fayette County, IL

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
21,315
Rank #1,804 of 3,222
44th percentile

How Fayette County Compares

Fayette County
21,315
Illinois Average
21,315
Rank #54 of 102 in state
National
330M
100.0% below

National Distribution

Where Fayette County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.

33 9,808,667

■ Fayette County: 21,315

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,801 Morgan County, TN 21,361
#1,802 Dakota County, NE 21,354
#1,803 Leake County, MS 21,319
#1,804 Fayette County, IL 21,315
#1,805 Orocovis Municipio, PR 21,309
#1,806 Allen County, KY 21,293
#1,807 Logan County, AR 21,277
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Total Population in Fayette County, Illinois

Fayette County, Illinois has a total population of 21,315, which ranks #1,804 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 100.0% below the national value of 330M.

Within Illinois, Fayette County ranks #54 of 102 out of 102 counties. This places it in the 44th percentile nationally.

Total population count from the American Community Survey. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.