Illinois Population 2024

March 2, 2024 by Babji

Illinois State (U.S. state abbreviation is 'IL') is the midwestern state of United States bordering Iowa, Missouri in the west, Indiana in the east, Wisconsin to the north. Illinois population in 2024 is estimated to be 12.47 million, It is the sixth largest as per US States by population, and largest population city is Chicago located in the northeast. Illinois is losing population and is decreased by 78,513 people since from the last census of 2020. Its area is 57,914 sq miles (149,997 sq km) and the Illinois State is named after one tribe, the Illiniwek. Millenium Park, Willis Tower, Navy Pier and Cloud Gate are the popular visiting places in Illinois state. Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Elgin, Springfield, Peoria, Waukegan, Champaign, Rockford, Hinsdale are the biggest cities and Rockford is listed in most dangerous cities in Illinois.

Contents
Population by Race
Top Cities of Illinois
Population Pyramid
Languages
Education
Disablity
Counties of Illinois

Illinois Population is declining, while the residents in 2018 is 12.74 million compares to 2010 is 12.84 million, decreased by 100K population in ten years, the population started decreasing gradually from the year 2014 at a change of -0.07 to -0.35. Illinois state is the second highest state with 45,116 lost population after New York 48,510 from july 2017 to july 2018. As per the Chicagotribune Article, Sep 2019, In 2018, the state had an estimated net migration loss of 6.5 people for every 1,000 residents, as per census data. Illinois population is fleeing, Five years earlier, the net loss was about 3 people per 1,000 residents. 14 counties are registered with greater than -1.0 change compared to 2017, while 68 counties registered loss between -0.1 to -0.9. Cook County registered a population loss of 24,009 between 2018 and 2017 with change of -0.5. According to U.S. 2020 Census Results, IL population in 2020 is 12,812,508. Illinois population in 2023 is estimated to be 12.47 million, population in 2022 is estimated to be 12.58 million, and in 2021 is estimated to be 12.67 million.

Year	Population	% Change
2010	12,840,762
2011	12,867,291	0.21
2012	12,884,119	0.13
2013	12,898,269	0.11
2014	12,888,962	-0.07
2015	12,864,342	-0.19
2016	12,826,895	-0.29
2017	12,786,196	-0.32
2018	12,741,080	-0.35
2019	12,700,309	-0.32
2020	12,812,508	census updated July 1, 2020
2021*	12,671,469	-1.10
2022*	12,518,144	-1.21
2023*	12,469,323	-0.39

Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018, last census by July 1, 2020

Illinois Population by Race

According to 2017 demographics estimates population of Illinois by race are, Illinois State has 66.3% are White Americans, 13.2% are Black or African Americans, 15.5% are Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% are Asian people.

White Population

White population in Illinois are 9,236,701, percentage wise 71.86 percent are whites. Whites, also called White Americans or European American, having origins in the original peoples of Europe (numbers include hispanic whites).

Black Population

Black population in Illinois are 1,833,501, percentage wise 14.26 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Illinois, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Illinois are 671,811, percentage wise 5.23 percent are asians, out of these 231,720 are Asian Indians, 128,793 are Chinese, 122,010 are Filipinos, 17,994 are Japanese, 59,372 are Korean, 27,506 are Vietnamese and 84,416 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Illinois are 2,162,070. Percentage wise 16.82 percent are hispanics, out of these 1,711,843 are Mexican people, 201,841 are Puerto Ricans, 26,078 are Cubans, and 222,308 are other Hispanic or Latinos. Hispanics may be of any race, included in applicable race categories.

Total Population	12,854,526	Percent
White	9,236,701	71.86%
Black or African American	1,833,501	14.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native	29,696	0.231%
Cherokee tribal grouping	3,209	0.025%
Chippewa tribal grouping	1,516	0.012%
Navajo tribal grouping	289	0.002%
Sioux tribal grouping	766	0.006%
Asian Population	671,811	5.23%
Asian Indian	231,720	1.80%
Chinese	128,793	1.00%
Filipino	122,010	0.95%
Japanese	17,994	0.14%
Korean	59,372	0.46%
Vietnamese	27,506	0.21%
Other Asian Population	84,416
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	4,275	0.03%
Native Hawaiian	1,488	0.012%
Guamanian or Chamorro	1,225	0.010%
Samoan	598	0.005%
Other Pacific Islander	964
Some other race	767,145
Hispanic or Latino	2,162,070	16.82%
Mexican	1,711,843	13.32%
Puerto Rican	201,841	1.57%
Cuban	26,078	0.20%
Other Hispanic or Latino	222,308

Source: US Census 2017(Table B03002)

Top Cities of Illinois

Rank	Cities	Population(2018)
1	Chicago	2,705,994
2	Aurora, Illinois	199,602
3	Naperville	148,304
4	Joliet	148,099
5	Rockford	146,526
6	Springfield	114,694
7	Elgin	111,683
8	Peoria	111,388
9	Champaign	88,029
10	Waukegan	86,792
11	Cicero town	81,597
12	Bloomington	77,962
13	Arlington Heights village	75,249
14	Bolingbrook village	75,178
15	Evanston	74,106
16	Schaumburg village	73,509
17	Decatur	71,290
18	Palatine village	68,053
19	Skokie village	63,280
20	Des Plaines	58,959

Population Pyramid

Source: 2021 US Census Estimates: Population In Five Year Age-Group

Illinois Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, population of Illinois by age is 12,854,526, out of these 6,312,600 are male, 6,541,926 are female, The sex ratio of Illinois is 965. The Illinois population by age are, under 15 years is 2,444,102, 15 years and over is 10,410,424, 30 years and over is 7,770,983, 65 years and over is 1,847,932 and 85 years and over is 252,877. 49.11 percent are male, 50.89 percent are female, 19.01 percent are under 15 years old, 80.99 percent are 15 years and over, 60.45 percent are 30 years and over, 14.38 percent are 65 years and over, 1.97 percent are 85 years and over.

Languages spoken in IL

Illinois official language is English, Natively 77.16% speak english at home compared to 13.33% of Spanish, 5.33 of european language and 2.91% of Asian languages.

Languages	Population	Percentage
Speak only English	9,312,735	77.16
Spanish Language	1,608,654	13.33
European Language	667,350	5.53
Asian Languages	351,528	2.91
Other Languages	128,699	1.07

Source: US Census 2017(Table S1601)

Illinois Education

Illinois state Education levels table statistics in 2017.

Population 18 to 24 years		1,229,450	627,160	602,290
		Total	Male	Female
	Less than high school graduate	155,831	91,625	64,206
	High school graduate (includes equivalency)	347,685	193,912	153,773
	Some college or associates degree	565,538	271,150	294,388
	Bachelors degree or higher	160,396	70,473	89,923
Population 25 years and over		8,666,079	4,175,857	4,490,222
	Less than 9th grade	446,625	220,564	226,061
	9th to 12th grade, no diploma	544,799	284,694	260,105
	High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,281,524	1,125,470	1,156,054
	Some college, no degree	1,812,247	868,860	943,387
	Associates degree	682,300	298,093	384,207
	Bachelors degree	1,776,326	848,826	927,500
	Graduate or professional degree	1,122,258	529,350	592,908

White		5,760,748	2,780,966	2,979,782
	High school graduate or higher	5,399,164	2,599,957	2,799,207
	Bachelors degree or higher	2,154,469	1,047,383	1,107,086
Black or African		1,153,163	517,367	635,796
	High school graduate or higher	988,713	433,621	555,092
	Bachelors degree or higher	240,188	90,220	149,968
American Indian or Alaska Native alone		20,183	10,348	9,835
	High school graduate or higher	15,570	7,817	7,753
	Bachelors degree or higher	3,907	2,049	1,858
Asian		469,283	221,049	248,234
	High school graduate or higher	426,592	205,667	220,925
	Bachelors degree or higher	300,448	147,028	153,420
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander		2,847	1,575	1,272
	High school graduate or higher	2,476	1,380	1,096
	Bachelors degree or higher	746	325	421
Hispanic or Latino Origin		1,186,705	610,327	576,378
	High school graduate or higher	771,320	388,678	382,642
	Bachelors degree or higher	165,485	75,183	90,302

Source: US Census 2017(Table S1501)

Disability

Physical and Mentally disadvantage people statistics as on 2017.

Total civilian non-institutionalized population	1,388,827
Male	661,517
Female	727,310
	-
White	1,025,888
Black or African American	243,948
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	4,391
Asian	43,240
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	320
Some other race	43,442
DISABILITY TYPE
With a hearing difficulty	374,983
With a vision difficulty	254,282
With a cognitive difficulty	478,952
With an ambulatory difficulty	751,865
With a self-care difficulty	282,625
With an independent living difficulty	516,208

Counties of Illinois

Illinois State has a total of 102 counties. Cook County is the most populous county with more than 5 million population, followed by DuPage County with 928,589, Lake County with 700,832 as on 2018.

County	Population 2017	Population 2018	% Change	Rank 2017	Rank 2018
Adams County	66,094	65,691	-0.6	23	23
Alexander County	6,302	6,060	-3.8	94	94
Bond County	16,635	16,630	0	64	64
Boone County	53,512	53,577	0.1	26	26
Brown County	6,611	6,556	-0.8	92	92
Bureau County	33,168	32,993	-0.5	45	45
Calhoun County	4,841	4,802	-0.8	100	100
Carroll County	14,481	14,312	-1.2	74	74
Cass County	12,461	12,260	-1.6	82	84
Champaign County	210,104	209,983	-0.1	10	10
Christian County	33,011	32,661	-1.1	46	46
Clark County	15,809	15,596	-1.3	70	72
Clay County	13,272	13,253	-0.1	80	80
Clinton County	37,607	37,639	0.1	38	37
Coles County	51,348	50,885	-0.9	27	29
Cook County	5,204,502	5,180,493	-0.5	1	1
Crawford County	18,955	18,807	-0.8	59	59
Cumberland County	10,864	10,808	-0.5	87	87
DeKalb County	104,151	104,143	0	20	20
De Witt County	15,909	15,769	-0.9	68	67
Douglas County	19,639	19,479	-0.8	58	58
DuPage County	930,662	928,589	-0.2	2	2
Edgar County	17,411	17,360	-0.3	61	61
Edwards County	6,471	6,392	-1.2	93	93
Effingham County	34,147	34,208	0.2	44	43
Fayette County	21,535	21,416	-0.6	56	55
Ford County	13,317	13,264	-0.4	79	79
Franklin County	39,004	38,701	-0.8	34	34
Fulton County	35,095	34,844	-0.7	40	40
Gallatin County	5,069	5,058	-0.2	98	98
Greene County	13,168	13,044	-0.9	81	81
Grundy County	50,613	50,972	0.7	30	27
Hamilton County	8,195	8,163	-0.4	89	89
Hancock County	17,973	17,844	-0.7	60	60
Hardin County	3,935	3,910	-0.6	102	102
Henderson County	6,819	6,709	-1.6	91	91
Henry County	49,246	49,090	-0.3	31	31
Iroquois County	27,830	27,604	-0.8	51	51
Jackson County	57,958	57,419	-0.9	24	24
Jasper County	9,540	9,611	0.7	88	88
Jefferson County	38,111	37,820	-0.8	36	36
Jersey County	21,901	21,847	-0.2	53	53
Jo Daviess County	21,549	21,366	-0.8	55	56
Johnson County	12,425	12,456	0.2	83	82
Kane County	533,156	534,216	0.2	5	5
Kankakee County	110,544	110,024	-0.5	17	17
Kendall County	126,272	127,915	1.3	16	16
Knox County	50,628	50,112	-1	29	30
Lake County	703,006	700,832	-0.3	3	3
LaSalle County	109,681	109,430	-0.2	18	18
Lawrence County	16,000	15,765	-1.5	67	68
Lee County	34,511	34,223	-0.8	41	42
Livingston County	36,115	35,761	-1	39	39
Logan County	29,015	28,925	-0.3	49	49
McDonough County	30,323	29,955	-1.2	48	48
McHenry County	308,013	308,570	0.2	6	6
McLean County	172,845	172,828	0	13	13
Macon County	105,533	104,712	-0.8	19	19
Macoupin County	45,515	45,313	-0.4	32	32
Madison County	265,471	264,461	-0.4	8	8
Marion County	37,821	37,620	-0.5	37	38
Marshall County	11,685	11,534	-1.3	85	86
Mason County	13,688	13,565	-0.9	78	78
Massac County	14,312	14,080	-1.6	75	75
Menard County	12,286	12,288	0	84	83
Mercer County	15,623	15,601	-0.1	72	71
Monroe County	34,159	34,335	0.5	43	41
Montgomery County	28,755	28,601	-0.5	50	50
Morgan County	34,199	33,976	-0.7	42	44
Moultrie County	14,703	14,717	0.1	73	73
Ogle County	51,032	50,923	-0.2	28	28
Peoria County	182,578	180,621	-1.1	12	12
Perry County	21,297	21,174	-0.6	57	57
Piatt County	16,456	16,396	-0.4	65	65
Pike County	15,672	15,611	-0.4	71	70
Pope County	4,194	4,212	0.4	101	101
Pulaski County	5,541	5,463	-1.4	96	96
Putnam County	5,718	5,740	0.4	95	95
Randolph County	32,264	32,106	-0.5	47	47
Richland County	15,848	15,763	-0.5	69	69
Rock Island County	144,293	143,477	-0.6	14	14
St. Clair County	262,426	261,059	-0.5	9	9
Saline County	24,035	23,906	-0.5	52	52
Sangamon County	196,889	195,348	-0.8	11	11
Schuyler County	6,976	6,907	-1	90	90
Scott County	4,978	4,926	-1	99	99
Shelby County	21,752	21,741	-0.1	54	54
Stark County	5,457	5,427	-0.5	97	97
Stephenson County	44,981	44,753	-0.5	33	33
Tazewell County	133,391	132,328	-0.8	15	15
Union County	16,985	16,841	-0.8	63	63
Vermilion County	77,776	76,806	-1.2	21	21
Wabash County	11,550	11,549	0	86	85
Warren County	17,170	17,032	-0.8	62	62
Washington County	13,951	13,995	0.3	76	76
Wayne County	16,442	16,332	-0.7	66	66
White County	13,925	13,665	-1.9	77	77
Whiteside County	55,947	55,626	-0.6	25	25
Will County	691,017	692,310	0.2	4	4
Williamson County	67,107	67,056	-0.1	22	22
Winnebago County	284,740	284,081	-0.2	7	7
Woodford County	38,699	38,463	-0.6	35	35