Total Population in Mercer County, IL

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
15,495
Rank #2,126 of 3,222
34th percentile

How Mercer County Compares

Mercer County
15,495
Illinois Average
15,495
Rank #69 of 102 in state
National
330M
100.0% below

National Distribution

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

33 9,808,667

■ Mercer County: 15,495

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,123 Carroll County, IL 15,576
#2,124 Patillas Municipio, PR 15,563
#2,125 Oglethorpe County, GA 15,509
#2,126 Mercer County, IL 15,495
#2,127 Torrance County, NM 15,490
#2,128 Phillips County, AR 15,450
#2,129 Hormigueros Municipio, PR 15,441
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Total Population in Mercer County, Illinois

Mercer County, Illinois has a total population of 15,495, which ranks #2,126 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 100.0% below the national value of 330M.

Within Illinois, Mercer County ranks #69 of 102 out of 102 counties. This places it in the 34th 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.