Fastest-growing (2019–2023) in Illinois

Illinois counties and cities ranked by population growth.

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

Among counties, Carroll County leads at +8.0%.

Among cities & places, Chestnut leads at +386.9%.

Counties

Top 100.

#	Name	Population change 2019–2023
1	Carroll County	+8.0%
2	Kendall County	+7.1%
3	Johnson County	+6.9%
4	Grundy County	+4.4%
5	Cass County	+2.7%
6	Monroe County	+2.3%
7	Christian County	+2.3%
8	Piatt County	+1.8%
9	Jo Daviess County	+1.5%
10	Lake County	+1.5%
11	Will County	+1.3%
12	McHenry County	+1.2%
13	Effingham County	+1.1%
14	Ogle County	+1.0%
15	Ford County	+0.9%
16	Douglas County	+0.3%
17	Marshall County	+0.3%
18	Bond County	+0.2%
19	Mercer County	+0.2%
20	Union County	+0.0%
21	Madison County	-0.1%
22	DuPage County	-0.2%
23	Cook County	-0.2%
24	Bureau County	-0.3%
25	Williamson County	-0.3%
26	Boone County	-0.4%
27	Winnebago County	-0.5%
28	Richland County	-0.6%
29	Rock Island County	-0.6%
30	LaSalle County	-0.6%
31	Henry County	-0.6%
32	Sangamon County	-0.8%
33	Fayette County	-0.9%
34	Clay County	-0.9%
35	Woodford County	-0.9%
36	Lee County	-1.0%
37	McLean County	-1.0%
38	Livingston County	-1.1%
39	Menard County	-1.1%
40	White County	-1.2%
41	Moultrie County	-1.2%
42	Marion County	-1.2%
43	Adams County	-1.4%
44	Whiteside County	-1.5%
45	Peoria County	-1.6%
46	Champaign County	-1.8%
47	Schuyler County	-1.8%
48	Massac County	-1.8%
49	Clinton County	-2.0%
50	Macoupin County	-2.0%
51	Tazewell County	-2.0%
52	Crawford County	-2.0%
53	Perry County	-2.1%
54	Putnam County	-2.1%
55	Stark County	-2.3%
56	Stephenson County	-2.3%
57	Knox County	-2.4%
58	Clark County	-2.5%
59	Wayne County	-2.5%
60	Hamilton County	-2.5%
61	Saline County	-2.5%
62	Montgomery County	-2.6%
63	Washington County	-2.7%
64	Jersey County	-2.7%
65	Macon County	-2.8%
66	Kane County	-2.9%
67	St. Clair County	-2.9%
68	De Witt County	-3.0%
69	Wabash County	-3.0%
70	Hancock County	-3.1%
71	Jefferson County	-3.1%
72	Scott County	-3.2%
73	Warren County	-3.3%
74	Kankakee County	-3.4%
75	Franklin County	-3.6%
76	DeKalb County	-3.7%
77	Jasper County	-3.8%
78	Iroquois County	-3.8%
79	Logan County	-3.9%
80	Shelby County	-4.0%
81	Gallatin County	-4.1%
82	Cumberland County	-4.2%
83	Edgar County	-4.4%
84	Brown County	-4.6%
85	Morgan County	-4.7%
86	Edwards County	-5.2%
87	Fulton County	-5.2%
88	Mason County	-5.5%
89	Lawrence County	-5.6%
90	Vermilion County	-5.7%
91	Randolph County	-6.7%
92	Pike County	-6.7%
93	Henderson County	-7.7%
94	Pulaski County	-7.9%
95	Hardin County	-8.0%
96	Calhoun County	-8.8%
97	Coles County	-9.1%
98	Jackson County	-9.1%
99	Greene County	-9.9%
100	Pope County	-10.6%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Population change 2019–2023
1	Chestnut	+386.9%
2	Kaskaskia	+240.0%
3	Owaneco	+213.9%
4	Thomson	+191.2%
5	Greenwood	+191.1%
6	Crab Orchard	+131.6%
7	Panola	+128.6%
8	Whiteash	+116.2%
9	Lima	+111.9%
10	Burnt Prairie	+109.1%
11	Dieterich	+97.1%
12	Sauget	+91.7%
13	Brooklyn	+84.7%
14	Keensburg	+81.7%
15	Broughton	+73.2%
16	Garden Prairie	+72.3%
17	Lake Petersburg	+71.3%
18	Royal Lakes	+69.1%
19	Norris	+67.1%
20	Hartsburg	+67.0%
21	Bush	+66.8%
22	Dorchester	+66.7%
23	New Milford	+65.9%
24	Keyesport	+64.6%
25	Calhoun	+62.2%
26	Old Shawneetown	+61.7%
27	Dalton City	+58.1%
28	Glasgow	+57.0%
29	Oreana	+56.7%
30	Tovey	+55.7%
31	Apple Canyon Lake	+55.3%
32	Dana	+55.1%
33	Malden	+52.1%
34	Shumway	+51.7%
35	Willow Hill	+51.1%
36	Carbon Hill	+50.6%
37	Penfield	+50.0%
38	Oakdale	+48.9%
39	Industry	+48.9%
40	Chandlerville	+48.4%
41	Columbus	+47.9%
42	Mount Erie	+46.2%
43	Montrose	+46.0%
44	Scott AFB	+45.0%
45	Downs	+43.7%
46	Hume	+43.2%
47	Sun River Terrace	+43.1%
48	Norris City	+43.1%
49	Indian Creek	+42.3%
50	Trout Valley	+42.1%
51	Kaneville	+41.7%
52	Mason	+41.5%
53	Grantfork	+41.4%
54	Buncombe	+40.9%
55	East Gillespie	+40.7%
56	New Haven	+40.4%
57	Lily Lake	+40.1%
58	Lynnville	+39.2%
59	Hampshire	+39.0%
60	El Dara	+38.9%
61	Alpha	+38.6%
62	Ruma	+38.2%
63	Augusta	+37.3%
64	Prestbury	+37.2%
65	Vienna	+37.0%
66	Woodson	+36.7%
67	Irwin	+36.4%
68	Raritan	+36.0%
69	Hopewell	+35.5%
70	Forest Lake	+35.4%
71	Hillcrest	+35.4%
72	Woodland	+35.4%
73	Ellis Grove	+34.7%
74	Mendon	+34.2%
75	Ripley	+34.0%
76	Kangley	+33.8%
77	New Minden	+33.5%
78	Hoffman	+33.4%
79	Rosiclare	+32.7%
80	White City	+32.6%
81	Bishop Hill	+32.2%
82	Anchor	+32.1%
83	Chapin	+32.1%
84	Belle Rive	+31.9%
85	Hamel	+31.9%
86	Junction City	+31.6%
87	Kansas	+31.3%
88	Rockdale	+31.3%
89	Murrayville	+31.1%
90	Bowen	+30.8%
91	Tennessee	+30.7%
92	Pingree Grove	+30.5%
93	Leland	+30.3%
94	Oak Run	+29.9%
95	Marine	+29.8%
96	Onarga	+29.1%
97	Alsey	+28.7%
98	White Heath	+27.9%
99	Niantic	+27.9%
100	Spring Bay	+27.5%

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