Total Population in Illinois

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
13M
Rank #6 of 52
90th %ile

How Illinois Compares

Illinois
13M
National
330M
96.2% below

State Ranking

Rank State Value
#3 Florida 22M
#4 New York 20M
#5 Pennsylvania 13M
#6 Illinois 13M
#7 Ohio 12M
#8 Georgia 11M
#9 North Carolina 11M
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Highest Population Counties in Illinois

# County Population
1 Cook County 5,182,090
2 DuPage County 930,024
3 Lake County 714,223
4 Will County 701,462
5 Kane County 517,255
6 McHenry County 312,591
7 Winnebago County 283,292
8 Madison County 264,238
9 St. Clair County 253,694
10 Champaign County 208,741

Lowest Population Counties in Illinois

# County Population
102 Hardin County 3,605
101 Pope County 3,739
100 Calhoun County 4,330
99 Gallatin County 4,819
98 Alexander County 4,875
97 Scott County 4,937
96 Pulaski County 5,015
95 Stark County 5,308
94 Putnam County 5,601
93 Edwards County 6,075

Total Population in Illinois

Illinois has a total population of 13M, ranking #6 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 96.2% below the national value of 330M.

Across Illinois's 102 counties, total population ranges from 3,605 to 5,182,090. The county with the highest value is Cook County at 5,182,090.

Total population count from the American Community Survey.

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.