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Fastest shrinking, Illinois cities · 2000

Illinois cities with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 329 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Chester, ILIL6,847-36.7%+0%

02Rantoul, ILIL11,991-25.3%+0%

03Carbondale, ILIL21,811-23.5%+0%

04East St. Louis, ILIL17,682-23.0%+0%

05Highwood, ILIL5,323-22.3%+0%

06Pingree Grove, ILIL12,545-17.3%+0%

07Milan, ILIL5,028-8.3%+0%

08Alton, ILIL25,013-7.3%+0%

09Boulder Hill, ILIL8,989-7.0%+0%

10Macomb, ILIL14,530-7.0%+0%

11Oak Brook, ILIL8,108-5.2%+0%

12Broadview, ILIL7,871-5.2%+0%

13Northlake, ILIL12,462-5.0%+0%

14Park Forest, ILIL21,079-4.8%+0%

15Granite City, ILIL26,807-4.8%+0%

16Benton, ILIL6,558-4.6%+0%

17Peoria Heights, ILIL5,767-4.5%+0%

18Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187-4.2%+0%

19Markham, ILIL11,274-3.9%+0%

20West Frankfort, ILIL7,105-3.9%+0%

21Metropolis, ILIL5,727-3.7%+0%

22Du Quoin, ILIL5,569-3.7%+0%

23Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723-3.7%+0%

24East Alton, ILIL5,621-3.3%+0%

25Pana, ILIL5,010-3.1%+0%

26Glenwood, ILIL8,416-3.1%+0%

27Belleville, ILIL40,237-3.0%+0%

28Westchester, ILIL16,300-2.8%+0%

29Decatur, ILIL67,884-2.4%+0%

30Oak Park, ILIL52,823-2.1%+0%

31Jacksonville, ILIL17,752-2.0%+0%

32Rock Island, ILIL36,225-1.9%+0%

33Palos Heights, ILIL12,084-1.9%+0%

34Wood River, ILIL10,224-1.7%+0%

35Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450-1.7%+0%

36Worth, ILIL10,696-1.4%+0%

37Litchfield, ILIL6,598-1.0%+0%

38Centralia, ILIL11,863-0.9%+0%

39Hillsboro, ILIL6,184-0.9%+0%

40Chicago Heights, ILIL26,508-0.9%+0%

41Mattoon, ILIL16,667-0.8%+0%

42Villa Park, ILIL21,888-0.8%+0%

43Palos Hills, ILIL18,028-0.8%+0%

44Rock Falls, ILIL8,521-0.8%+0%

45Maywood, ILIL23,330-0.6%+0%

46Bethalto, ILIL9,202-0.6%+0%

47Peoria, ILIL110,920-0.5%+0%

48Midlothian, ILIL13,841-0.4%+0%

49Olney, ILIL8,347-0.4%+0%

50Lincoln, ILIL12,981-0.3%+0%

51Kankakee, ILIL23,400-0.3%+0%

52River Forest, ILIL11,393-0.3%+0%

53Evergreen Park, ILIL19,283-0.3%+0%

54Kewanee, ILIL12,115-0.2%+0%

55Urbana, ILIL39,719+0.1%+0%

56South Holland, ILIL20,749+0.2%+0%

57Morton Grove, ILIL24,582+0.2%+0%

58Danville, ILIL28,138+0.2%+0%

59Galesburg, ILIL28,581+0.5%+0%

60Clinton, ILIL6,781+0.6%+0%

61Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216+0.8%+0%

62Harvey, ILIL19,849+0.8%+0%

63LaSalle, ILIL9,388+0.8%+0%

64Norridge, ILIL14,808+0.9%+0%

65Streator, ILIL12,190+0.9%+0%

66Lansing, ILIL28,068+0.9%+0%

67East Moline, ILIL20,453+0.9%+0%

68Paris, ILIL8,026+1.0%+0%

69Burbank, ILIL28,578+1.1%+0%

70Brookfield, ILIL18,879+1.1%+0%

71Calumet Park, ILIL6,772+1.2%+0%

72Robinson, ILIL7,283+1.2%+0%

73Moline, ILIL42,362+1.3%+0%

74Evanston, ILIL76,380+1.4%+0%

75Homewood, ILIL18,773+1.4%+0%

76Riverside, ILIL8,939+1.4%+0%

77Bellwood, ILIL18,116+1.5%+0%

78Chillicothe, ILIL6,033+1.5%+0%

79La Grange, ILIL15,935+1.6%+0%

80Quincy, ILIL38,918+1.7%+0%

81Elmhurst, ILIL46,111+1.7%+0%

82Winnetka, ILIL12,518+2.0%+0%

83Berkeley, ILIL5,141+2.1%+0%

84Sterling, ILIL14,394+2.1%+0%

85Freeport, ILIL23,202+2.3%+0%

86Highland Park, ILIL30,767+2.6%+0%

87Taylorville, ILIL10,522+2.6%+0%

88North Chicago, ILIL34,050+2.7%+0%

89Spring Valley, ILIL5,408+2.9%+0%

90Glencoe, ILIL8,724+3.1%+0%

91Charleston, ILIL17,466+3.1%+0%

92Calumet City, ILIL34,798+3.3%+0%

93La Grange Park, ILIL13,453+3.4%+0%

94Northbrook, ILIL34,744+3.5%+0%

95Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,036+3.5%+0%

96Mendota, ILIL6,894+3.6%+0%

97Monmouth, ILIL8,599+3.7%+0%

98Inverness, ILIL7,418+3.8%+0%

99Pontiac, ILIL10,806+3.8%+0%

100Elk Grove, ILIL31,885+3.9%+0%

101Crestwood, ILIL10,529+4.0%+0%

102Downers Grove, ILIL50,365+4.0%+0%

103Chicago, ILIL2,731,585+4.0%+0%

104Herrin, ILIL12,268+4.1%+0%

105Princeton, ILIL7,674+4.2%+0%

106Wilmette, ILIL27,459+4.2%+0%

107Western Springs, ILIL13,588+4.2%+0%

108Willowbrook, ILIL9,126+4.3%+0%

109Lyons, ILIL10,433+4.3%+0%

110Park Ridge, ILIL38,463+4.4%+0%

111Mascoutah, ILIL9,239+4.4%+0%

112Fairview Heights, ILIL16,175+4.8%+0%

113Country Club Hills, ILIL16,215+4.8%+0%

114Effingham, ILIL12,406+4.8%+0%

115Countryside, ILIL6,260+4.8%+0%

116Ottawa, ILIL18,684+4.8%+0%

117Sauk, ILIL9,624+4.9%+0%

118Silvis, ILIL7,979+5.0%+0%

119Carlinville, ILIL5,465+5.0%+0%

120Pekin, ILIL31,277+5.0%+0%

121Franklin Park, ILIL18,045+5.1%+0%

122Forest Park, ILIL13,829+5.2%+0%

123Dixon, ILIL14,582+5.3%+0%

124Peru, ILIL9,780+5.7%+0%

125Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395+5.8%+0%

126Beach Park, ILIL14,114+5.9%+0%

127Salem, ILIL7,035+5.9%+0%

128East Peoria, ILIL22,088+5.9%+0%

129Schiller Park, ILIL11,317+5.9%+0%

130Springfield, ILIL112,989+5.9%+0%

131Harrisburg, ILIL7,922+6.1%+0%

132Hillside, ILIL8,140+6.3%+0%

133Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858+6.3%+0%

134Niles, ILIL30,443+6.3%+0%

135Deerfield, ILIL19,642+6.3%+0%

136Champaign, ILIL91,195+6.3%+0%

137Bridgeview, ILIL16,521+6.6%+0%

138Skokie, ILIL66,544+6.6%+0%

139Summit, ILIL10,753+6.7%+0%

140Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,525+6.9%+0%

141Hickory Hills, ILIL14,101+7.0%+0%

142Barrington, ILIL10,586+7.0%+0%

143Dolton, ILIL20,671+7.0%+0%

144Oak Forest, ILIL26,792+7.1%+0%

145River Grove, ILIL10,409+7.1%+0%

146Mount Zion, ILIL5,880+7.1%+0%

147Washington, ILIL15,902+7.3%+0%

148University Park, ILIL7,019+7.4%+0%

149Lombard, ILIL44,399+7.4%+0%

150Rochelle, ILIL9,498+7.5%+0%

151Flossmoor, ILIL9,358+7.5%+0%

152Rockford, ILIL147,384+7.7%+0%

153Wheaton, ILIL54,065+7.7%+0%

154Harwood Heights, ILIL8,761+8.0%+0%

155Libertyville, ILIL20,701+8.1%+0%

156Jerseyville, ILIL8,409+8.2%+0%

157Hinsdale, ILIL17,573+8.2%+0%

158Geneseo, ILIL6,505+8.2%+0%

159Alsip, ILIL18,483+8.2%+0%

160Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750+8.2%+0%

161Wilmington, ILIL5,614+8.2%+0%

162Stickney, ILIL6,897+8.3%+0%

163Crete, ILIL8,345+8.5%+0%

164Lisle, ILIL23,432+8.6%+0%

165Lincolnwood, ILIL13,039+8.7%+0%

166Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,681+8.8%+0%

167Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690+8.9%+0%

168Wood Dale, ILIL14,081+8.9%+0%

169Machesney Park, ILIL22,805+9.1%+0%

170Beardstown, ILIL5,691+9.4%+0%

171Elmwood Park, ILIL23,675+9.5%+0%

172Justice, ILIL12,285+9.5%+0%

173Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658+9.5%+0%

174Collinsville, ILIL23,717+9.6%+0%

175Eureka, ILIL5,129+9.8%+0%

176Lake Bluff, ILIL5,563+9.8%+0%

177Schaumburg, ILIL77,249+9.9%+0%

178Canton, ILIL13,297+9.9%+0%

179Morton, ILIL17,565+10.1%+0%

180Marion, ILIL17,148+10.2%+0%

181Des Plaines, ILIL58,772+10.3%+0%

182Plano, ILIL12,677+10.3%+0%

183Riverdale, ILIL10,280+10.4%+0%

184Blue Island, ILIL21,805+10.7%+0%

185Melrose Park, ILIL23,936+11.1%+0%

186Hazel Crest, ILIL13,024+11.1%+0%

187Roselle, ILIL22,756+11.2%+0%

188North Riverside, ILIL7,161+11.4%+0%

189Willow Springs, ILIL5,788+11.5%+0%

190DeKalb, ILIL40,467+11.7%+0%

191Bartonville, ILIL5,804+11.8%+0%

192Posen, ILIL5,405+11.9%+0%

193Addison, ILIL35,758+12.0%+0%

194Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552+12.1%+0%

195Highland, ILIL10,042+12.1%+0%

196Lake Forest, ILIL19,731+12.5%+0%

197Steger, ILIL9,352+12.8%+0%

198Glenview, ILIL47,711+12.8%+0%

199Lynwood, ILIL9,297+12.9%+0%

200Monticello, ILIL6,080+12.9%+0%

201Normal, ILIL53,275+13.4%+0%

202Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655+13.6%+0%

203Matteson, ILIL18,543+13.6%+0%

204Vandalia, ILIL7,108+14.1%+0%

205Wheeling, ILIL38,391+15.3%+0%

206Zion, ILIL24,447+15.6%+0%

207Westmont, ILIL24,155+15.7%+0%

208Morris, ILIL14,669+16.1%+0%

209Northfield, ILIL5,632+16.3%+0%

210Hanover Park, ILIL36,568+16.4%+0%

211Bensenville, ILIL18,525+16.5%+0%

212Sandwich, ILIL7,380+16.9%+0%

213Woodridge, ILIL34,028+17.5%+0%

214Streamwood, ILIL38,277+17.5%+0%

215Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812+17.8%+0%

216Warrenville, ILIL15,211+17.9%+0%

217Bradley, ILIL15,214+18.5%+0%

218Berwyn, ILIL55,001+18.9%+0%

219Richton Park, ILIL12,483+19.1%+0%

220Itasca, ILIL9,488+19.5%+0%

221Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868+21.1%+0%

222Elgin, ILIL115,476+22.7%+0%

223Shorewood, ILIL18,536+22.7%+0%

224Winfield, ILIL10,146+22.9%+0%

225Orland Hills, ILIL6,663+23.0%+0%

226Coal City, ILIL5,831+23.3%+0%

227Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130+23.4%+0%

228Fox Lake, ILIL10,849+23.5%+0%

229Sycamore, ILIL19,083+23.8%+0%

230Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963+23.9%+0%

231St. Charles, ILIL33,594+23.9%+0%

232Darien, ILIL22,032+24.6%+0%

233Bloomington, ILIL78,804+24.7%+0%

234Gages Lake, ILIL10,819+24.7%+0%

235Montgomery, ILIL21,978+25.1%+0%

236Crest Hill, ILIL20,695+25.2%+0%

237Frankfort Square, ILIL9,560+25.3%+0%

238Waukegan, ILIL87,940+26.7%+0%

239Cicero, ILIL81,858+27.0%+0%

240Carterville, ILIL5,839+27.2%+0%

241Carol Stream, ILIL39,315+27.5%+0%

242South Barrington, ILIL5,071+28.1%+0%

243Swansea, ILIL14,356+29.0%+0%

244Loves Park, ILIL23,712+29.6%+0%

245Tinley Park, ILIL55,140+30.3%+0%

246Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476+30.5%+0%

247Belvidere, ILIL25,462+30.5%+0%

248Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825+31.1%+0%

249Wonder Lake, ILIL5,593+31.3%+0%

250Gilberts, ILIL9,082+32.3%+0%

251South Beloit, ILIL7,996+32.5%+0%

252Carpentersville, ILIL37,045+32.7%+0%

253McHenry, ILIL29,217+32.9%+0%

254Marengo, ILIL7,737+33.3%+0%

255Harvard, ILIL9,504+33.8%+0%

256Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898+34.8%+0%

257Genoa, ILIL5,547+35.2%+0%

258Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,679+35.5%+0%

259Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179+35.7%+0%

260O'Fallon, ILIL32,656+36.3%+0%

261Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803+38.2%+0%

262Joliet, ILIL152,241+38.2%+0%

263Batavia, ILIL26,586+39.8%+0%

264Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887+40.0%+0%

265Woodstock, ILIL25,740+40.4%+0%

266Troy, ILIL11,893+41.0%+0%

267Park City, ILIL7,893+41.9%+0%

268Chatham, ILIL14,579+42.0%+0%

269Long Grove, ILIL8,343+42.1%+0%

270Orland Park, ILIL57,954+43.0%+0%

271Columbia, ILIL10,865+43.4%+0%

272Aurora, ILIL181,505+43.6%+0%

273Antioch, ILIL15,000+43.9%+0%

274Greenville, ILIL7,469+44.7%+0%

275Frankfort, ILIL21,365+44.7%+0%

276Murphysboro, ILIL6,977+44.9%+0%

277Braidwood, ILIL6,259+44.9%+0%

278West Dundee, ILIL8,570+45.6%+0%

279Mundelein, ILIL32,680+45.8%+0%

280Edwardsville, ILIL26,463+47.4%+0%

281Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844+49.3%+0%

282Wauconda, ILIL13,993+50.1%+0%

283Waterloo, ILIL11,132+50.1%+0%

284Romeoville, ILIL41,281+50.2%+0%

285Naperville, ILIL153,114+50.4%+0%

286Cary, ILIL17,932+54.6%+0%

287Geneva, ILIL21,138+54.7%+0%

288Minooka, ILIL12,899+54.9%+0%

289Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288+55.0%+0%

290Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810+56.0%+0%

291Hampshire, ILIL9,266+56.1%+0%

292Mahomet, ILIL10,516+57.1%+0%

293Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,902+57.4%+0%

294Yorkville, ILIL26,730+57.7%+0%

295West Chicago, ILIL25,296+58.6%+0%

296Lockport, ILIL27,822+61.5%+0%

297Manhattan, ILIL10,943+61.7%+0%

298Savoy, ILIL9,113+63.2%+0%

299Round Lake, ILIL18,526+64.6%+0%

300Palatine, ILIL65,842+66.8%+0%

301Channahon, ILIL14,530+72.2%+0%

302North Aurora, ILIL19,406+78.2%+0%

303Lemont, ILIL18,513+78.3%+0%

304Rockton, ILIL7,870+79.1%+0%

305Maryville, ILIL8,413+80.6%+0%

306Island Lake, ILIL8,047+82.4%+0%

307Manteno, ILIL9,201+83.9%+0%

308New Lenox, ILIL28,893+84.6%+0%

309Bartlett, ILIL40,855+89.6%+0%

310Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206+91.6%+0%

311Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262+94.2%+0%

312Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381+95.0%+0%

313Algonquin, ILIL30,824+98.9%+0%

314Lake Villa, ILIL8,692+105.4%+0%

315Lakemoor, ILIL6,449+109.0%+0%

316Gurnee, ILIL30,458+110.5%+0%

317South Elgin, ILIL25,656+115.1%+0%

318Elburn, ILIL7,084+116.2%+0%

319Huntley, ILIL29,132+133.6%+0%

320Mokena, ILIL19,897+138.0%+0%

321Grayslake, ILIL21,140+150.5%+0%

322Monee, ILIL5,119+180.1%+0%

323Plainfield, ILIL50,043+186.1%+0%

324Shiloh, ILIL14,604+187.9%+0%

325Godfrey, ILIL17,620+199.6%+0%

326Roscoe, ILIL11,034+200.3%+0%

327Oswego, ILIL39,948+243.8%+0%

328Spring Grove, ILIL5,526+256.6%+0%

329Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590+294.7%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES