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Fastest shrinking, Illinois cities

Illinois cities with the steepest population decline from the 2020 census to 2024. This list covers the 335 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206-22.3%−113.9 pts

02Vandalia, ILIL7,108-22.3%−36.4 pts

03Jerseyville, ILIL8,409-10.7%−18.9 pts

04Marengo, ILIL7,737-7.0%−40.3 pts

05Coal City, ILIL5,831-6.8%−30.1 pts

06Posen, ILIL5,405-6.0%−18.0 pts

07Mount Zion, ILIL5,880-6.0%−13.1 pts

08Murphysboro, ILIL6,977-5.0%−49.9 pts

09Kewanee, ILIL12,115-4.8%−4.6 pts

10Northfield, ILIL5,632-4.6%−20.9 pts

11Inverness, ILIL7,418-4.5%−8.3 pts

12Lyons, ILIL10,433-4.4%−8.8 pts

13Eureka, ILIL5,129-4.2%−14.0 pts

14Carlinville, ILIL5,465-4.0%−9.0 pts

15Chillicothe, ILIL6,033-3.7%−5.2 pts

16Granite City, ILIL26,807-3.6%+1.1 pts

17Blue Island, ILIL21,805-3.6%−14.3 pts

18Monmouth, ILIL8,599-3.6%−7.3 pts

19Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187-3.5%+0.7 pts

20Lisle, ILIL23,432-3.4%−11.9 pts

21Flossmoor, ILIL9,358-3.2%−10.7 pts

22Morton, ILIL17,565-3.0%−13.2 pts

23Riverdale, ILIL10,280-3.0%−13.4 pts

24Wilmington, ILIL5,614-3.0%−11.2 pts

25Cicero, ILIL81,858-2.9%−29.9 pts

26Berwyn, ILIL55,001-2.9%−21.8 pts

27Westmont, ILIL24,155-2.9%−18.6 pts

28Bellwood, ILIL18,116-2.8%−4.3 pts

29Hillside, ILIL8,140-2.8%−9.1 pts

30Summit, ILIL10,753-2.8%−9.5 pts

31Dolton, ILIL20,671-2.8%−9.8 pts

32Riverside, ILIL8,939-2.8%−4.2 pts

33Forest Park, ILIL13,829-2.8%−7.9 pts

34Niles, ILIL30,443-2.7%−9.1 pts

35Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552-2.7%−14.8 pts

36Lansing, ILIL28,068-2.7%−3.6 pts

37Chicago Heights, ILIL26,508-2.7%−1.8 pts

38Westchester, ILIL16,300-2.7%+0.1 pts

39Schiller Park, ILIL11,317-2.7%−8.6 pts

40Harwood Heights, ILIL8,761-2.7%−10.7 pts

41Country Club Hills, ILIL16,215-2.7%−7.5 pts

42Morton Grove, ILIL24,582-2.7%−2.9 pts

43Centralia, ILIL11,863-2.7%−1.7 pts

44Elmwood Park, ILIL23,675-2.7%−12.1 pts

45Midlothian, ILIL13,841-2.6%−2.2 pts

46Markham, ILIL11,274-2.6%+1.3 pts

47Evergreen Park, ILIL19,283-2.6%−2.4 pts

48Lincolnwood, ILIL13,039-2.6%−11.4 pts

49Berkeley, ILIL5,141-2.6%−4.7 pts

50Calumet City, ILIL34,798-2.6%−5.8 pts

51South Holland, ILIL20,749-2.6%−2.8 pts

52Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858-2.6%−8.9 pts

53Rock Island, ILIL36,225-2.6%−0.7 pts

54Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450-2.6%−0.9 pts

55Northlake, ILIL12,462-2.5%+2.5 pts

56East St. Louis, ILIL17,682-2.5%+20.4 pts

57Orland Hills, ILIL6,663-2.5%−25.6 pts

58Roscoe, ILIL11,034-2.5%−202.9 pts

59Alsip, ILIL18,483-2.5%−10.7 pts

60Elk Grove, ILIL31,885-2.5%−6.4 pts

61Des Plaines, ILIL58,772-2.5%−12.8 pts

62Park Ridge, ILIL38,463-2.5%−6.9 pts

63Worth, ILIL10,696-2.5%−1.0 pts

64Sauk, ILIL9,624-2.4%−7.3 pts

65Oak Forest, ILIL26,792-2.4%−9.5 pts

66Park Forest, ILIL21,079-2.4%+2.4 pts

67Belleville, ILIL40,237-2.4%+0.6 pts

68Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395-2.4%−8.2 pts

69Palos Hills, ILIL18,028-2.4%−1.6 pts

70Calumet Park, ILIL6,772-2.4%−3.6 pts

71North Riverside, ILIL7,161-2.4%−13.8 pts

72Countryside, ILIL6,260-2.4%−7.2 pts

73Dixon, ILIL14,582-2.4%−7.6 pts

74Palatine, ILIL65,842-2.4%−69.2 pts

75Burbank, ILIL28,578-2.4%−3.5 pts

76Wilmette, ILIL27,459-2.4%−6.6 pts

77Skokie, ILIL66,544-2.4%−9.0 pts

78Oak Park, ILIL52,823-2.4%−0.3 pts

79Schaumburg, ILIL77,249-2.4%−12.3 pts

80Belvidere, ILIL25,462-2.3%−32.8 pts

81Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,036-2.3%−5.9 pts

82Rock Falls, ILIL8,521-2.3%−1.5 pts

83Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723-2.3%+1.4 pts

84Crestwood, ILIL10,529-2.3%−6.2 pts

85Evanston, ILIL76,380-2.3%−3.6 pts

86Matteson, ILIL18,543-2.2%−15.9 pts

87Stickney, ILIL6,897-2.2%−10.5 pts

88East Moline, ILIL20,453-2.2%−3.1 pts

89Justice, ILIL12,285-2.2%−11.7 pts

90Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,525-2.2%−9.1 pts

91West Frankfort, ILIL7,105-2.2%+1.7 pts

92Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216-2.2%−2.9 pts

93Braidwood, ILIL6,259-2.1%−47.0 pts

94Ottawa, ILIL18,684-2.1%−6.9 pts

95Danville, ILIL28,138-2.1%−2.3 pts

96Winnetka, ILIL12,518-2.0%−4.1 pts

97Tinley Park, ILIL55,140-2.0%−32.3 pts

98Richton Park, ILIL12,483-2.0%−21.1 pts

99La Grange, ILIL15,935-2.0%−3.6 pts

100Itasca, ILIL9,488-2.0%−21.5 pts

101Hanover Park, ILIL36,568-2.0%−18.4 pts

102Glenview, ILIL47,711-2.0%−14.8 pts

103Manteno, ILIL9,201-2.0%−85.8 pts

104Freeport, ILIL23,202-2.0%−4.3 pts

105Lombard, ILIL44,399-1.9%−9.3 pts

106Galesburg, ILIL28,581-1.9%−2.4 pts

107Spring Valley, ILIL5,408-1.9%−4.8 pts

108Moline, ILIL42,362-1.8%−3.1 pts

109Northbrook, ILIL34,744-1.8%−5.3 pts

110Wheeling, ILIL38,391-1.8%−17.1 pts

111Wood River, ILIL10,224-1.8%−0.1 pts

112Metropolis, ILIL5,727-1.8%+2.0 pts

113Bartonville, ILIL5,804-1.7%−13.6 pts

114Du Quoin, ILIL5,569-1.7%+2.0 pts

115Steger, ILIL9,352-1.7%−14.5 pts

116Mattoon, ILIL16,667-1.7%−0.9 pts

117Hillsboro, ILIL6,184-1.7%−0.7 pts

118Carpentersville, ILIL37,045-1.7%−34.4 pts

119East Alton, ILIL5,621-1.7%+1.6 pts

120Glencoe, ILIL8,724-1.7%−4.8 pts

121Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750-1.6%−9.8 pts

122Alton, ILIL25,013-1.5%+5.8 pts

123River Grove, ILIL10,409-1.5%−8.6 pts

124Grayslake, ILIL21,140-1.5%−152.0 pts

125Bartlett, ILIL40,855-1.5%−91.0 pts

126Franklin Park, ILIL18,045-1.5%−6.6 pts

127Streamwood, ILIL38,277-1.5%−18.9 pts

128Olney, ILIL8,347-1.4%−1.0 pts

129Peoria Heights, ILIL5,767-1.4%+3.1 pts

130Machesney Park, ILIL22,805-1.4%−10.5 pts

131Collinsville, ILIL23,717-1.4%−11.0 pts

132Streator, ILIL12,190-1.4%−2.2 pts

133Western Springs, ILIL13,588-1.3%−5.6 pts

134Orland Park, ILIL57,954-1.3%−44.3 pts

135Maywood, ILIL23,330-1.3%−0.8 pts

136Oak Brook, ILIL8,108-1.3%+3.9 pts

137Charleston, ILIL17,466-1.3%−4.4 pts

138Chicago, ILIL2,731,585-1.3%−5.3 pts

139Broadview, ILIL7,871-1.3%+3.9 pts

140Hinsdale, ILIL17,573-1.3%−9.4 pts

141Edwardsville, ILIL26,463-1.2%−48.7 pts

142Milan, ILIL5,028-1.2%+7.0 pts

143Peru, ILIL9,780-1.2%−7.0 pts

144Willowbrook, ILIL9,126-1.1%−5.4 pts

145Bensenville, ILIL18,525-1.1%−17.6 pts

146Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655-1.1%−14.7 pts

147South Barrington, ILIL5,071-1.1%−29.2 pts

148Bridgeview, ILIL16,521-1.0%−7.6 pts

149Macomb, ILIL14,530-1.0%+5.9 pts

150Herrin, ILIL12,268-1.0%−5.1 pts

151Decatur, ILIL67,884-1.0%+1.4 pts

152Melrose Park, ILIL23,936-1.0%−12.1 pts

153Carol Stream, ILIL39,315-1.0%−28.5 pts

154Mendota, ILIL6,894-0.9%−4.6 pts

155Washington, ILIL15,902-0.9%−8.3 pts

156Beach Park, ILIL14,114-0.9%−6.8 pts

157Crete, ILIL8,345-0.9%−9.4 pts

158Springfield, ILIL112,989-0.9%−6.8 pts

159Robinson, ILIL7,283-0.9%−2.1 pts

160Quincy, ILIL38,918-0.9%−2.6 pts

161LaSalle, ILIL9,388-0.9%−1.7 pts

162Homewood, ILIL18,773-0.9%−2.2 pts

163Peoria, ILIL110,920-0.9%−0.4 pts

164West Chicago, ILIL25,296-0.9%−59.5 pts

165Lake Holiday, ILIL5,641-0.8%–

166Wheaton, ILIL54,065-0.8%−8.4 pts

167Rockford, ILIL147,384-0.8%−8.4 pts

168Bethalto, ILIL9,202-0.8%−0.2 pts

169Brookfield, ILIL18,879-0.7%−1.9 pts

170Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812-0.7%−18.5 pts

171Canton, ILIL13,297-0.7%−10.7 pts

172Park City, ILIL7,893-0.7%−42.6 pts

173Long Grove, ILIL8,343-0.7%−42.8 pts

174Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690-0.7%−9.6 pts

175East Peoria, ILIL22,088-0.7%−6.6 pts

176St. Charles, ILIL33,594-0.7%−24.6 pts

177Glenwood, ILIL8,416-0.7%+2.4 pts

178Lake Villa, ILIL8,692-0.7%−106.1 pts

179Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262-0.7%−94.9 pts

180Gurnee, ILIL30,458-0.6%−111.1 pts

181Woodridge, ILIL34,028-0.6%−18.1 pts

182Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,902-0.6%−58.0 pts

183Godfrey, ILIL17,620-0.6%−200.2 pts

184Roselle, ILIL22,756-0.6%−11.9 pts

185Salem, ILIL7,035-0.6%−6.5 pts

186Geneva, ILIL21,138-0.6%−55.3 pts

187Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590-0.6%−295.3 pts

188Bradley, ILIL15,214-0.6%−19.1 pts

189Silvis, ILIL7,979-0.6%−5.6 pts

190Darien, ILIL22,032-0.6%−25.2 pts

191Addison, ILIL35,758-0.6%−12.6 pts

192Wood Dale, ILIL14,081-0.6%−9.5 pts

193South Beloit, ILIL7,996-0.5%−33.1 pts

194Carterville, ILIL5,839-0.5%−27.7 pts

195Round Lake, ILIL18,526-0.5%−65.1 pts

196Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,681-0.5%−9.3 pts

197Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658-0.5%−10.0 pts

198Harvey, ILIL19,849-0.5%−1.2 pts

199Island Lake, ILIL8,047-0.5%−82.9 pts

200Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179-0.5%−36.2 pts

201Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381-0.4%−95.4 pts

202Wauconda, ILIL13,993-0.4%−50.5 pts

203Monee, ILIL5,119-0.4%−180.5 pts

204Downers Grove, ILIL50,365-0.4%−4.4 pts

205North Chicago, ILIL34,050-0.4%−3.1 pts

206Lynwood, ILIL9,297-0.4%−13.2 pts

207Aurora, ILIL181,505-0.4%−43.9 pts

208Sterling, ILIL14,394-0.3%−2.4 pts

209Waukegan, ILIL87,940-0.3%−26.9 pts

210Clinton, ILIL6,781-0.3%−0.9 pts

211Libertyville, ILIL20,701-0.3%−8.3 pts

212Elmhurst, ILIL46,111-0.3%−2.0 pts

213Chester, ILIL6,847-0.2%+36.5 pts

214Kankakee, ILIL23,400-0.2%+0.1 pts

215Zion, ILIL24,447-0.2%−15.9 pts

216La Grange Park, ILIL13,453-0.2%−3.6 pts

217Paris, ILIL8,026-0.2%−1.2 pts

218Marion, ILIL17,148-0.1%−10.4 pts

219Sycamore, ILIL19,083-0.1%−23.9 pts

220O'Fallon, ILIL32,656-0.1%−36.4 pts

221Campton Hills, ILIL10,894-0.1%–

222Homer Glen, ILIL24,873-0.1%–

223Lincoln, ILIL12,981-0.1%+0.3 pts

224Sandwich, ILIL7,380-0.0%−17.0 pts

225Joliet, ILIL152,241+0.1%−38.2 pts

226Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810+0.1%−55.9 pts

227Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825+0.1%−31.0 pts

228Elgin, ILIL115,476+0.1%−22.6 pts

229Hickory Hills, ILIL14,101+0.1%−6.8 pts

230Pekin, ILIL31,277+0.2%−4.8 pts

231Willow Springs, ILIL5,788+0.2%−11.3 pts

232Fairview Heights, ILIL16,175+0.2%−4.5 pts

233Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803+0.2%−38.0 pts

234Lake Forest, ILIL19,731+0.3%−12.2 pts

235Bloomington, ILIL78,804+0.3%−24.4 pts

236Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476+0.3%−30.1 pts

237Pana, ILIL5,010+0.3%+3.5 pts

238Villa Park, ILIL21,888+0.4%+1.2 pts

239Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868+0.4%−20.8 pts

240DeKalb, ILIL40,467+0.4%−11.3 pts

241Rantoul, ILIL11,991+0.4%+25.7 pts

242Loves Park, ILIL23,712+0.4%−29.2 pts

243Johnsburg, ILIL6,445+0.5%–

244Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963+0.5%−23.4 pts

245Cary, ILIL17,932+0.5%−54.1 pts

246Mokena, ILIL19,897+0.7%−137.3 pts

247Palos Heights, ILIL12,084+0.7%+2.6 pts

248Mascoutah, ILIL9,239+0.7%−3.7 pts

249Effingham, ILIL12,406+0.7%−4.1 pts

250Highland Park, ILIL30,767+0.7%−1.8 pts

251Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288+0.8%−54.3 pts

252Naperville, ILIL153,114+0.8%−49.6 pts

253Crest Hill, ILIL20,695+0.8%−24.4 pts

254Shorewood, ILIL18,536+0.9%−21.8 pts

255Rochelle, ILIL9,498+0.9%−6.6 pts

256Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,679+0.9%−34.6 pts

257Huntley, ILIL29,132+1.0%−132.6 pts

258Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898+1.0%−33.9 pts

259Minooka, ILIL12,899+1.0%−53.9 pts

260Waterloo, ILIL11,132+1.1%−49.1 pts

261Lemont, ILIL18,513+1.1%−77.2 pts

262Mundelein, ILIL32,680+1.1%−44.7 pts

263Maryville, ILIL8,413+1.2%−79.4 pts

264Columbia, ILIL10,865+1.2%−42.2 pts

265Lockport, ILIL27,822+1.2%−60.2 pts

266Norridge, ILIL14,808+1.2%+0.4 pts

267Algonquin, ILIL30,824+1.2%−97.6 pts

268Savoy, ILIL9,113+1.3%−62.0 pts

269Pontiac, ILIL10,806+1.3%−2.5 pts

270Taylorville, ILIL10,522+1.3%−1.3 pts

271Harvard, ILIL9,504+1.4%−32.5 pts

272Carbondale, ILIL21,811+1.4%+24.9 pts

273Fox Lake, ILIL10,849+1.4%−22.1 pts

274Rockton, ILIL7,870+1.4%−77.7 pts

275South Elgin, ILIL25,656+1.5%−113.6 pts

276Normal, ILIL53,275+1.6%−11.8 pts

277Antioch, ILIL15,000+1.6%−42.3 pts

278Deerfield, ILIL19,642+1.7%−4.6 pts

279Gages Lake, ILIL10,819+1.7%−23.0 pts

280Frankfort, ILIL21,365+1.7%−43.0 pts

281Chatham, ILIL14,579+1.8%−40.2 pts

282Princeton, ILIL7,674+1.8%−2.4 pts

283Harrisburg, ILIL7,922+1.9%−4.3 pts

284Champaign, ILIL91,195+1.9%−4.4 pts

285Woodstock, ILIL25,740+2.0%−38.4 pts

286Geneseo, ILIL6,505+2.0%−6.1 pts

287Greenville, ILIL7,469+2.1%−42.6 pts

288Swansea, ILIL14,356+2.3%−26.7 pts

289University Park, ILIL7,019+2.3%−5.1 pts

290Jacksonville, ILIL17,752+2.3%+4.2 pts

291Benton, ILIL6,558+2.3%+6.9 pts

292River Forest, ILIL11,393+2.3%+2.6 pts

293North Aurora, ILIL19,406+2.4%−75.8 pts

294Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887+2.5%−37.5 pts

295Urbana, ILIL39,719+2.6%+2.5 pts

296Winfield, ILIL10,146+2.6%−20.2 pts

297Highland, ILIL10,042+2.7%−9.4 pts

298West Dundee, ILIL8,570+2.9%−42.7 pts

299Gilberts, ILIL9,082+2.9%−29.4 pts

300Elburn, ILIL7,084+2.9%−113.3 pts

301New Lenox, ILIL28,893+2.9%−81.7 pts

302Plano, ILIL12,677+3.0%−7.3 pts

303Hazel Crest, ILIL13,024+3.1%−8.1 pts

304Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844+3.1%−46.2 pts

305Romeoville, ILIL41,281+3.2%−47.0 pts

306Barrington, ILIL10,586+3.3%−3.7 pts

307Shiloh, ILIL14,604+3.4%−184.5 pts

308McHenry, ILIL29,217+3.5%−29.5 pts

309Litchfield, ILIL6,598+3.5%+4.5 pts

310Genoa, ILIL5,547+3.7%−31.6 pts

311Beardstown, ILIL5,691+3.7%−5.7 pts

312Batavia, ILIL26,586+4.0%−35.7 pts

313Channahon, ILIL14,530+4.1%−68.2 pts

314Plainfield, ILIL50,043+4.3%−181.8 pts

315Highwood, ILIL5,323+4.5%+26.8 pts

316Lakemoor, ILIL6,449+4.6%−104.4 pts

317Oswego, ILIL39,948+5.2%−238.6 pts

318Morris, ILIL14,669+5.2%−11.0 pts

319Pingree Grove, ILIL12,545+5.3%+22.6 pts

320Monticello, ILIL6,080+6.1%−6.8 pts

321Montgomery, ILIL21,978+6.2%−18.9 pts

322Troy, ILIL11,893+6.3%−34.7 pts

323Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,448+6.5%–

324Mahomet, ILIL10,516+6.5%−50.6 pts

325Frankfort Square, ILIL9,560+6.6%−18.7 pts

326Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130+6.7%−16.7 pts

327Boulder Hill, ILIL8,989+7.1%+14.1 pts

328Lake Bluff, ILIL5,563+7.6%−2.3 pts

329Spring Grove, ILIL5,526+7.8%−248.8 pts

330Wonder Lake, ILIL5,593+8.0%−23.3 pts

331Warrenville, ILIL15,211+8.6%−9.3 pts

332Volo, ILIL6,805+9.5%–

333Yorkville, ILIL26,730+9.7%−48.0 pts

334Hampshire, ILIL9,266+11.2%−44.9 pts

335Manhattan, ILIL10,943+17.5%−44.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES