Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in Illinois

Illinois counties and cities ranked by population change.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Illinois by population change — which have the steepest population decline since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Alexander County leads at -19.5%.

Among cities & places, Floraville leads at -100.0%.

Counties

Top 100.

#	Name	Population change 2019–2023
1	Alexander County	-19.5%
2	McDonough County	-11.1%
3	Pope County	-10.6%
4	Greene County	-9.9%
5	Jackson County	-9.1%
6	Coles County	-9.1%
7	Calhoun County	-8.8%
8	Hardin County	-8.0%
9	Pulaski County	-7.9%
10	Henderson County	-7.7%
11	Pike County	-6.7%
12	Randolph County	-6.7%
13	Vermilion County	-5.7%
14	Lawrence County	-5.6%
15	Mason County	-5.5%
16	Fulton County	-5.2%
17	Edwards County	-5.2%
18	Morgan County	-4.7%
19	Brown County	-4.6%
20	Edgar County	-4.4%
21	Cumberland County	-4.2%
22	Gallatin County	-4.1%
23	Shelby County	-4.0%
24	Logan County	-3.9%
25	Iroquois County	-3.8%
26	Jasper County	-3.8%
27	DeKalb County	-3.7%
28	Franklin County	-3.6%
29	Kankakee County	-3.4%
30	Warren County	-3.3%
31	Scott County	-3.2%
32	Jefferson County	-3.1%
33	Hancock County	-3.1%
34	Wabash County	-3.0%
35	De Witt County	-3.0%
36	St. Clair County	-2.9%
37	Kane County	-2.9%
38	Macon County	-2.8%
39	Jersey County	-2.7%
40	Washington County	-2.7%
41	Montgomery County	-2.6%
42	Saline County	-2.5%
43	Hamilton County	-2.5%
44	Wayne County	-2.5%
45	Clark County	-2.5%
46	Knox County	-2.4%
47	Stephenson County	-2.3%
48	Stark County	-2.3%
49	Putnam County	-2.1%
50	Perry County	-2.1%
51	Crawford County	-2.0%
52	Tazewell County	-2.0%
53	Macoupin County	-2.0%
54	Clinton County	-2.0%
55	Massac County	-1.8%
56	Schuyler County	-1.8%
57	Champaign County	-1.8%
58	Peoria County	-1.6%
59	Whiteside County	-1.5%
60	Adams County	-1.4%
61	Marion County	-1.2%
62	Moultrie County	-1.2%
63	White County	-1.2%
64	Menard County	-1.1%
65	Livingston County	-1.1%
66	McLean County	-1.0%
67	Lee County	-1.0%
68	Woodford County	-0.9%
69	Clay County	-0.9%
70	Fayette County	-0.9%
71	Sangamon County	-0.8%
72	Henry County	-0.6%
73	LaSalle County	-0.6%
74	Rock Island County	-0.6%
75	Richland County	-0.6%
76	Winnebago County	-0.5%
77	Boone County	-0.4%
78	Williamson County	-0.3%
79	Bureau County	-0.3%
80	Cook County	-0.2%
81	DuPage County	-0.2%
82	Madison County	-0.1%
83	Union County	+0.0%
84	Mercer County	+0.2%
85	Bond County	+0.2%
86	Marshall County	+0.3%
87	Douglas County	+0.3%
88	Ford County	+0.9%
89	Ogle County	+1.0%
90	Effingham County	+1.1%
91	McHenry County	+1.2%
92	Will County	+1.3%
93	Lake County	+1.5%
94	Jo Daviess County	+1.5%
95	Piatt County	+1.8%
96	Christian County	+2.3%
97	Monroe County	+2.3%
98	Cass County	+2.7%
99	Grundy County	+4.4%
100	Johnson County	+6.9%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Population change 2019–2023
1	Floraville	-100.0%
2	Paderborn	-100.0%
3	Rentchler	-100.0%
4	Florence	-81.8%
5	Lakewood Shores	-70.3%
6	Topeka	-70.2%
7	Chemung	-62.3%
8	Hollowayville	-61.4%
9	Huey	-59.7%
10	Washington Park	-56.2%
11	Olivet	-56.1%
12	Mulkeytown	-53.6%
13	Tower Hill	-52.6%
14	Junction	-52.5%
15	Yale	-52.2%
16	Hidalgo	-51.9%
17	New Salem	-51.7%
18	Eddyville	-51.0%
19	Camden	-50.0%
20	Foosland	-50.0%
21	Iola	-49.6%
22	Goofy Ridge	-49.5%
23	West Union	-49.1%
24	Westervelt	-48.9%
25	Fidelity	-48.3%
26	Kinsman	-47.2%
27	Olmsted	-47.1%
28	East Carondelet	-47.1%
29	Berlin	-47.0%
30	Wheeler	-45.6%
31	Freeman Spur	-45.5%
32	Walshville	-45.5%
33	Rose Hill	-45.1%
34	Rockwood	-44.4%
35	Alvan (Alvin)	-44.3%
36	Macedonia	-42.6%
37	Pearl	-42.3%
38	Ford Heights	-42.0%
39	St. Peter	-41.1%
40	Cornland	-41.1%
41	St. Johns	-40.2%
42	Westfield	-39.9%
43	Adeline	-39.0%
44	Johnsonville	-38.3%
45	Oak Grove	-38.1%
46	Wamac	-38.0%
47	Harmon	-36.7%
48	Mill Shoals	-36.7%
49	Willisville	-36.7%
50	Colp	-36.6%
51	New Canton	-36.3%
52	Allendale	-36.2%
53	Grandview	-36.1%
54	Maunie	-36.0%
55	Modesto	-36.0%
56	Dayton	-35.9%
57	Sidney	-35.7%
58	Belknap	-35.5%
59	Milton	-34.9%
60	Longview	-34.3%
61	Maquon	-34.1%
62	East Cape Girardeau	-33.9%
63	Brownstown	-33.9%
64	Glasford	-33.8%
65	Ina	-33.6%
66	Kingston Mines	-33.6%
67	Arenzville	-33.3%
68	Sammons Point	-33.2%
69	Banner	-33.0%
70	Dowell	-32.9%
71	McClure	-32.7%
72	Old Mill Creek	-32.5%
73	Mitchell	-32.1%
74	Shabbona	-32.0%
75	West York	-32.0%
76	Colchester	-31.9%
77	Phoenix	-31.8%
78	Morrisonville	-31.8%
79	Oquawka	-31.8%
80	Valley City	-31.8%
81	Liverpool	-31.3%
82	Dongola	-31.2%
83	East St. Louis	-31.1%
84	Jeffersonville	-30.3%
85	Ohlman	-30.3%
86	Bluffs	-30.2%
87	Creal Springs	-30.0%
88	Stanford	-29.9%
89	Thawville	-29.8%
90	Magnolia	-29.8%
91	Burlington	-29.7%
92	Curran	-29.3%
93	Compton	-29.3%
94	East Hazel Crest	-29.3%
95	Littleton	-29.3%
96	Beason	-29.2%
97	Claremont	-29.0%
98	Kampsville	-28.8%
99	Gilson	-28.4%
100	Rutland	-28.1%

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