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Largest by population, Illinois cities

The most populous Illinois cities as of the 2025 population estimates. This list covers the 330 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,585−6%

02Aurora, ILIL181,505+27%

03Naperville, ILIL153,114+19%

04Joliet, ILIL152,241+43%

05Rockford, ILIL147,384−2%

06Elgin, ILIL115,476+22%

07Springfield, ILIL112,989+1%

08Peoria, ILIL110,920−2%

09Champaign, ILIL91,195+35%

10Waukegan, ILIL87,940+0%

11Cicero, ILIL81,858−4%

12Bloomington, ILIL78,804+22%

13Schaumburg, ILIL77,249+2%

14Evanston, ILIL76,380+3%

15Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216+0%

16Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803+33%

17Decatur, ILIL67,884−17%

18Skokie, ILIL66,544+5%

19Palatine, ILIL65,842+1%

20Des Plaines, ILIL58,772+0%

21Orland Park, ILIL57,954+13%

22Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450+2%

23Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395−2%

24Tinley Park, ILIL55,140+14%

25Berwyn, ILIL55,001+2%

26Wheaton, ILIL54,065−2%

27Normal, ILIL53,275+17%

28Oak Park, ILIL52,823+1%

29Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858+3%

30Downers Grove, ILIL50,365+3%

31Plainfield, ILIL50,043+284%

32Glenview, ILIL47,711+14%

33Elmhurst, ILIL46,111+8%

34Lombard, ILIL44,399+5%

35Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812−0%

36Moline, ILIL42,362−3%

37Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288+11%

38Romeoville, ILIL41,281+95%

39Bartlett, ILIL40,855+11%

40DeKalb, ILIL40,467+4%

41Belleville, ILIL40,237−3%

42Oswego, ILIL39,948+200%

43Urbana, ILIL39,719+9%

44Carol Stream, ILIL39,315−3%

45Quincy, ILIL38,918−4%

46Park Ridge, ILIL38,463+2%

47Wheeling, ILIL38,391+11%

48Streamwood, ILIL38,277+5%

49Carpentersville, ILIL37,045+21%

50Hanover Park, ILIL36,568−4%

51Rock Island, ILIL36,225−9%

52Addison, ILIL35,758−0%

53Calumet City, ILIL34,798−11%

54Northbrook, ILIL34,744+4%

55North Chicago, ILIL34,050−5%

56Woodridge, ILIL34,028+10%

57St. Charles, ILIL33,594+20%

58Mundelein, ILIL32,680+6%

59O'Fallon, ILIL32,656+49%

60Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655+3%

61Elk Grove, ILIL31,885−8%

62Pekin, ILIL31,277−8%

63Algonquin, ILIL30,824+32%

64Highland Park, ILIL30,767−2%

65Gurnee, ILIL30,458+6%

66Niles, ILIL30,443+1%

67McHenry, ILIL29,217+36%

68Huntley, ILIL29,132+408%

69New Lenox, ILIL28,893+63%

70Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750+6%

71Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590+23%

72Galesburg, ILIL28,581−15%

73Burbank, ILIL28,578+2%

74Danville, ILIL28,138−17%

75Lansing, ILIL28,068−1%

76Lockport, ILIL27,822+83%

77Wilmette, ILIL27,459−1%

78Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,902+4%

79Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825+33%

80Granite City, ILIL26,807−14%

81Oak Forest, ILIL26,792−4%

82Yorkville, ILIL26,730+332%

83Batavia, ILIL26,586+11%

84Chicago Heights, ILIL26,508−19%

85Edwardsville, ILIL26,463+23%

86Woodstock, ILIL25,740+28%

87South Elgin, ILIL25,656+59%

88Belvidere, ILIL25,462+22%

89West Chicago, ILIL25,296+8%

90Alton, ILIL25,013−18%

91Homer Glen, ILIL24,873–

92Morton Grove, ILIL24,582+9%

93Zion, ILIL24,447+7%

94Westmont, ILIL24,155−2%

95Melrose Park, ILIL23,936+3%

96Collinsville, ILIL23,717−4%

97Loves Park, ILIL23,712+18%

98Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690−4%

99Elmwood Park, ILIL23,675−7%

100Lisle, ILIL23,432+11%

101Kankakee, ILIL23,400−15%

102Maywood, ILIL23,330−14%

103Freeport, ILIL23,202−12%

104Machesney Park, ILIL22,805+10%

105Roselle, ILIL22,756−2%

106Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476+4%

107East Peoria, ILIL22,088−2%

108Darien, ILIL22,032−4%

109Montgomery, ILIL21,978+302%

110Villa Park, ILIL21,888−1%

111Carbondale, ILIL21,811+5%

112Blue Island, ILIL21,805−7%

113Frankfort, ILIL21,365+106%

114Grayslake, ILIL21,140+14%

115Geneva, ILIL21,138+8%

116Park Forest, ILIL21,079−10%

117South Holland, ILIL20,749−6%

118Libertyville, ILIL20,701−0%

119Crest Hill, ILIL20,695+55%

120Dolton, ILIL20,671−19%

121East Moline, ILIL20,453+1%

122Mokena, ILIL19,897+36%

123Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868+10%

124Harvey, ILIL19,849−34%

125Lake Forest, ILIL19,731−2%

126Deerfield, ILIL19,642+7%

127North Aurora, ILIL19,406+83%

128Evergreen Park, ILIL19,283−7%

129Sycamore, ILIL19,083+59%

130Brookfield, ILIL18,879−1%

131Homewood, ILIL18,773−4%

132Ottawa, ILIL18,684+2%

133Matteson, ILIL18,543+43%

134Shorewood, ILIL18,536+141%

135Round Lake, ILIL18,526+217%

136Bensenville, ILIL18,525−11%

137Lemont, ILIL18,513+41%

138Alsip, ILIL18,483−6%

139Bellwood, ILIL18,116−12%

140Franklin Park, ILIL18,045−7%

141Palos Hills, ILIL18,028+2%

142Cary, ILIL17,932+15%

143Jacksonville, ILIL17,752−6%

144East St. Louis, ILIL17,682−44%

145Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658+16%

146Godfrey, ILIL17,620+8%

147Hinsdale, ILIL17,573+1%

148Morton, ILIL17,565+16%

149Charleston, ILIL17,466−17%

150Marion, ILIL17,148+7%

151Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,874–

152Mattoon, ILIL16,667−9%

153Bridgeview, ILIL16,521+8%

154Westchester, ILIL16,300−3%

155Country Club Hills, ILIL16,215+0%

156Fairview Heights, ILIL16,175+8%

157La Grange, ILIL15,935+2%

158Washington, ILIL15,902+47%

159Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552−9%

160Bradley, ILIL15,214+19%

161Warrenville, ILIL15,211+14%

162Antioch, ILIL15,000+71%

163Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810+18%

164Norridge, ILIL14,808+2%

165Morris, ILIL14,669+23%

166Shiloh, ILIL14,604+91%

167Dixon, ILIL14,582−9%

168Chatham, ILIL14,579+70%

169Channahon, ILIL14,530+98%

170Macomb, ILIL14,530−22%

171Sterling, ILIL14,394−7%

172Swansea, ILIL14,356+36%

173Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187−13%

174Beach Park, ILIL14,114+40%

175Hickory Hills, ILIL14,101+1%

176Wood Dale, ILIL14,081+4%

177Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,036−1%

178Wauconda, ILIL13,993+48%

179Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898+33%

180Midlothian, ILIL13,841−3%

181Forest Park, ILIL13,829−12%

182Western Springs, ILIL13,588+9%

183La Grange Park, ILIL13,453+1%

184Canton, ILIL13,297−13%

185Lincolnwood, ILIL13,039+6%

186Hazel Crest, ILIL13,024−12%

187Lincoln, ILIL12,981−16%

188Minooka, ILIL12,899+225%

189Plano, ILIL12,677+125%

190Pingree Grove, ILIL12,545+10017%

191Winnetka, ILIL12,518+1%

192Richton Park, ILIL12,483−0%

193Northlake, ILIL12,462+5%

194Effingham, ILIL12,406+0%

195Justice, ILIL12,285+1%

196Herrin, ILIL12,268+9%

197Streator, ILIL12,190−14%

198Kewanee, ILIL12,115−6%

199Palos Heights, ILIL12,084+7%

200Rantoul, ILIL11,991−7%

201Troy, ILIL11,893+40%

202Centralia, ILIL11,863−16%

203River Forest, ILIL11,393−2%

204Schiller Park, ILIL11,317−4%

205Markham, ILIL11,274−11%

206Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179+7%

207Waterloo, ILIL11,132+46%

208Roscoe, ILIL11,034+77%

209Manhattan, ILIL10,943+229%

210Campton Hills, ILIL10,894–

211Columbia, ILIL10,865+37%

212Fox Lake, ILIL10,849+18%

213Pontiac, ILIL10,806−9%

214Summit, ILIL10,753+1%

215Worth, ILIL10,696−3%

216Barrington, ILIL10,586+4%

217Crestwood, ILIL10,529−6%

218Taylorville, ILIL10,522−8%

219Mahomet, ILIL10,516+116%

220Lyons, ILIL10,433+2%

221River Grove, ILIL10,409−2%

222Riverdale, ILIL10,280−32%

223Wood River, ILIL10,224−9%

224Winfield, ILIL10,146+16%

225Highland, ILIL10,042+19%

226Peru, ILIL9,780−1%

227Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,679+61%

228Sauk, ILIL9,624−8%

229Harvard, ILIL9,504+19%

230Rochelle, ILIL9,498+1%

231Itasca, ILIL9,488+14%

232LaSalle, ILIL9,388−4%

233Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381+140%

234Flossmoor, ILIL9,358+1%

235Steger, ILIL9,352−3%

236Lynwood, ILIL9,297+26%

237Hampshire, ILIL9,266+220%

238Mascoutah, ILIL9,239+63%

239Bethalto, ILIL9,202−3%

240Manteno, ILIL9,201+43%

241Willowbrook, ILIL9,126+2%

242Savoy, ILIL9,113+104%

243Gilberts, ILIL9,082+610%

244Riverside, ILIL8,939+0%

245Harwood Heights, ILIL8,761+6%

246Glencoe, ILIL8,724−0%

247Lake Villa, ILIL8,692+48%

248Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,681+14%

249Monmouth, ILIL8,599−13%

250West Dundee, ILIL8,570+58%

251Rock Falls, ILIL8,521−11%

252Glenwood, ILIL8,416−6%

253Maryville, ILIL8,413+81%

254Jerseyville, ILIL8,409+5%

255Olney, ILIL8,347−3%

256Crete, ILIL8,345+14%

257Long Grove, ILIL8,343+24%

258Hillside, ILIL8,140−0%

259Oak Brook, ILIL8,108−7%

260Island Lake, ILIL8,047−1%

261Paris, ILIL8,026−12%

262South Beloit, ILIL7,996+48%

263Silvis, ILIL7,979+10%

264Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963+30%

265Harrisburg, ILIL7,922−20%

266Park City, ILIL7,893+19%

267Broadview, ILIL7,871−5%

268Rockton, ILIL7,870+49%

269Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844+30%

270Marengo, ILIL7,737+22%

271Princeton, ILIL7,674+2%

272Greenville, ILIL7,469+7%

273Inverness, ILIL7,418+10%

274Sandwich, ILIL7,380+13%

275Robinson, ILIL7,283+7%

276North Riverside, ILIL7,161+7%

277Vandalia, ILIL7,108+2%

278West Frankfort, ILIL7,105−13%

279Elburn, ILIL7,084+157%

280Salem, ILIL7,035−11%

281University Park, ILIL7,019+5%

282Murphysboro, ILIL6,977−48%

283Stickney, ILIL6,897+12%

284Mendota, ILIL6,894−5%

285Chester, ILIL6,847+32%

286Volo, ILIL6,805+3681%

287Clinton, ILIL6,781−9%

288Calumet Park, ILIL6,772−20%

289Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723−16%

290Orland Hills, ILIL6,663−2%

291Litchfield, ILIL6,598−3%

292Benton, ILIL6,558−5%

293Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,525−2%

294Geneseo, ILIL6,505+0%

295Lakemoor, ILIL6,449+131%

296Johnsburg, ILIL6,445+20%

297Countryside, ILIL6,260+4%

298Braidwood, ILIL6,259+20%

299Hillsboro, ILIL6,184+42%

300Monticello, ILIL6,080+18%

301Chillicothe, ILIL6,033+1%

302Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887+5%

303Mount Zion, ILIL5,880+21%

304Carterville, ILIL5,839+26%

305Coal City, ILIL5,831+22%

306Bartonville, ILIL5,804−8%

307Willow Springs, ILIL5,788+15%

308Peoria Heights, ILIL5,767−13%

309Metropolis, ILIL5,727−12%

310Beardstown, ILIL5,691−1%

311Northfield, ILIL5,632+5%

312East Alton, ILIL5,621−18%

313Wilmington, ILIL5,614+9%

314Wonder Lake, ILIL5,593+316%

315Du Quoin, ILIL5,569−14%

316Lake Bluff, ILIL5,563−8%

317Genoa, ILIL5,547+33%

318Spring Grove, ILIL5,526+42%

319Carlinville, ILIL5,465−4%

320Spring Valley, ILIL5,408+0%

321Posen, ILIL5,405+14%

322Highwood, ILIL5,323+28%

323Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206+281%

324Berkeley, ILIL5,141−2%

325Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130+8%

326Eureka, ILIL5,129+5%

327Monee, ILIL5,119+75%

328South Barrington, ILIL5,071+35%

329Milan, ILIL5,028−6%

330Pana, ILIL5,010−11%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES