RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 331 SHOWN OF 331

Largest by population, Illinois cities · 2000

The most populous us cities as of the 2023 estimates. This list covers the 331 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,5852,896,016+0%

02Rockford, ILIL147,384150,115+0%

03Aurora, ILIL181,505142,990+0%

04Naperville, ILIL153,114128,358+0%

05Peoria, ILIL110,920112,936+0%

06Springfield, ILIL112,989111,454+0%

07Joliet, ILIL152,241106,221+0%

08Elgin, ILIL115,47694,487+0%

09Waukegan, ILIL87,94087,901+0%

10Cicero, ILIL81,85885,616+0%

11Decatur, ILIL67,88481,860+0%

12Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21676,031+0%

13Schaumburg, ILIL77,24975,386+0%

14Evanston, ILIL76,38074,239+0%

15Champaign, ILIL91,19567,518+0%

16Palatine, ILIL65,84265,479+0%

17Bloomington, ILIL78,80464,808+0%

18Skokie, ILIL66,54463,348+0%

19Des Plaines, ILIL58,77258,720+0%

20Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80356,321+0%

21Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39556,265+0%

22Wheaton, ILIL54,06555,416+0%

23Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45055,245+0%

24Berwyn, ILIL55,00154,016+0%

25Oak Park, ILIL52,82352,524+0%

26Orland Park, ILIL57,95451,077+0%

27Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85849,495+0%

28Downers Grove, ILIL50,36548,724+0%

29Tinley Park, ILIL55,14048,401+0%

30Normal, ILIL53,27545,386+0%

31Moline, ILIL42,36243,768+0%

32Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81242,909+0%

33Elmhurst, ILIL46,11142,762+0%

34Lombard, ILIL44,39942,322+0%

35Glenview, ILIL47,71141,847+0%

36Belleville, ILIL40,23741,410+0%

37Carol Stream, ILIL39,31540,438+0%

38Quincy, ILIL38,91840,366+0%

39Rock Island, ILIL36,22539,684+0%

40Calumet City, ILIL34,79839,071+0%

41DeKalb, ILIL40,46739,018+0%

42Hanover Park, ILIL36,56838,278+0%

43Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28838,000+0%

44Park Ridge, ILIL38,46337,775+0%

45Bartlett, ILIL40,85536,706+0%

46Streamwood, ILIL38,27736,407+0%

47Urbana, ILIL39,71936,395+0%

48North Chicago, ILIL34,05035,918+0%

49Addison, ILIL35,75835,914+0%

50Elk Grove, ILIL31,88534,727+0%

51Wheeling, ILIL38,39134,496+0%

52Danville, ILIL28,13833,904+0%

53Pekin, ILIL31,27733,857+0%

54Galesburg, ILIL28,58133,706+0%

55Northbrook, ILIL34,74433,435+0%

56Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50832,776+0%

57Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65531,765+0%

58East St. Louis, ILIL17,68231,542+0%

59Highland Park, ILIL30,76731,365+0%

60Granite City, ILIL26,80731,301+0%

61Mundelein, ILIL32,68030,935+0%

62Woodridge, ILIL34,02830,934+0%

63Carpentersville, ILIL37,04530,586+0%

64Alton, ILIL25,01330,496+0%

65Niles, ILIL30,44330,068+0%

66Harvey, ILIL19,84930,000+0%

67Gurnee, ILIL30,45828,834+0%

68Lansing, ILIL28,06828,332+0%

69Oak Forest, ILIL26,79228,051+0%

70Burbank, ILIL28,57827,902+0%

71St. Charles, ILIL33,59427,896+0%

72Wilmette, ILIL27,45927,651+0%

73Kankakee, ILIL23,40027,491+0%

74Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75026,999+0%

75Maywood, ILIL23,33026,987+0%

76Freeport, ILIL23,20226,443+0%

77Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90225,859+0%

78Dolton, ILIL20,67125,614+0%

79Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67525,405+0%

80Collinsville, ILIL23,71724,707+0%

81Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69024,604+0%

82Westmont, ILIL24,15524,554+0%

83Batavia, ILIL26,58623,866+0%

84West Chicago, ILIL25,29623,469+0%

85Blue Island, ILIL21,80523,463+0%

86Park Forest, ILIL21,07923,462+0%

87Algonquin, ILIL30,82423,276+0%

88Melrose Park, ILIL23,93623,171+0%

89Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59023,152+0%

90Roselle, ILIL22,75623,115+0%

91Zion, ILIL24,44722,866+0%

92Darien, ILIL22,03222,860+0%

93East Peoria, ILIL22,08822,638+0%

94Morton Grove, ILIL24,58222,451+0%

95South Holland, ILIL20,74922,147+0%

96Villa Park, ILIL21,88822,075+0%

97O'Fallon, ILIL32,65621,910+0%

98Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47621,675+0%

99McHenry, ILIL29,21721,501+0%

100Edwardsville, ILIL26,46321,491+0%

101Lisle, ILIL23,43221,182+0%

102Romeoville, ILIL41,28121,153+0%

103Charleston, ILIL17,46621,039+0%

104Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28320,821+0%

105Belvidere, ILIL25,46220,820+0%

106Machesney Park, ILIL22,80520,759+0%

107Libertyville, ILIL20,70120,742+0%

108Bensenville, ILIL18,52520,703+0%

109Carbondale, ILIL21,81120,681+0%

110Bellwood, ILIL18,11620,535+0%

111East Moline, ILIL20,45320,333+0%

112Woodstock, ILIL25,74020,151+0%

113Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82520,120+0%

114Lake Forest, ILIL19,73120,059+0%

115Loves Park, ILIL23,71220,044+0%

116Alsip, ILIL18,48319,725+0%

117Homewood, ILIL18,77319,543+0%

118Geneva, ILIL21,13819,515+0%

119Franklin Park, ILIL18,04519,434+0%

120Brookfield, ILIL18,87919,085+0%

121Jacksonville, ILIL17,75218,940+0%

122Macomb, ILIL14,53018,558+0%

123Grayslake, ILIL21,14018,506+0%

124Deerfield, ILIL19,64218,420+0%

125Ottawa, ILIL18,68418,307+0%

126Mattoon, ILIL16,66718,291+0%

127Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86818,104+0%

128New Lenox, ILIL28,89317,771+0%

129Palos Hills, ILIL18,02817,665+0%

130Hinsdale, ILIL17,57317,349+0%

131Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55217,081+0%

132Westchester, ILIL16,30016,824+0%

133Godfrey, ILIL17,62016,286+0%

134Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18716,269+0%

135Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21516,169+0%

136South Elgin, ILIL25,65616,100+0%

137Marion, ILIL17,14816,035+0%

138Dixon, ILIL14,58215,941+0%

139Forest Park, ILIL13,82915,688+0%

140La Grange, ILIL15,93515,608+0%

141Cary, ILIL17,93215,531+0%

142Sterling, ILIL14,39415,451+0%

143Lincoln, ILIL12,98115,369+0%

144Bridgeview, ILIL16,52115,335+0%

145Canton, ILIL13,29715,288+0%

146Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65815,256+0%

147Morton, ILIL17,56515,198+0%

148Lockport, ILIL27,82215,191+0%

149Riverdale, ILIL10,28015,055+0%

150Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17515,034+0%

151Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02414,816+0%

152Mokena, ILIL19,89714,583+0%

153Norridge, ILIL14,80814,582+0%

154Midlothian, ILIL13,84114,315+0%

155Streator, ILIL12,19014,190+0%

156Centralia, ILIL11,86314,136+0%

157Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03614,127+0%

158Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10113,926+0%

159Wood Dale, ILIL14,08113,535+0%

160Warrenville, ILIL15,21113,363+0%

161Crest Hill, ILIL20,69513,329+0%

162Oswego, ILIL39,94813,326+0%

163La Grange Park, ILIL13,45313,295+0%

164Murphysboro, ILIL6,97713,295+0%

165Lemont, ILIL18,51313,098+0%

166Plainfield, ILIL50,04313,038+0%

167Kewanee, ILIL12,11512,944+0%

168Matteson, ILIL18,54312,928+0%

169Rantoul, ILIL11,99112,857+0%

170Bradley, ILIL15,21412,784+0%

171Markham, ILIL11,27412,620+0%

172Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81012,539+0%

173Richton Park, ILIL12,48312,533+0%

174Western Springs, ILIL13,58812,493+0%

175Winnetka, ILIL12,51812,419+0%

176Effingham, ILIL12,40612,384+0%

177Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03912,359+0%

178Justice, ILIL12,28512,193+0%

179Sycamore, ILIL19,08312,020+0%

180Morris, ILIL14,66911,928+0%

181Northlake, ILIL12,46211,878+0%

182Pontiac, ILIL10,80611,864+0%

183Schiller Park, ILIL11,31711,850+0%

184River Forest, ILIL11,39311,635+0%

185Taylorville, ILIL10,52211,427+0%

186Herrin, ILIL12,26811,298+0%

187Wood River, ILIL10,22411,296+0%

188Palos Heights, ILIL12,08411,260+0%

189Crestwood, ILIL10,52911,251+0%

190Worth, ILIL10,69611,047+0%

191Washington, ILIL15,90210,841+0%

192River Grove, ILIL10,40910,668+0%

193Summit, ILIL10,75310,637+0%

194North Aurora, ILIL19,40610,585+0%

195Swansea, ILIL14,35610,579+0%

196Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89810,425+0%

197Gages Lake, ILIL10,81910,415+0%

198Sauk, ILIL9,62410,411+0%

199Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17910,408+0%

200Frankfort, ILIL21,36510,391+0%

201Lyons, ILIL10,43310,255+0%

202Barrington, ILIL10,58610,168+0%

203Beach Park, ILIL14,11410,072+0%

204Harrisburg, ILIL7,9229,860+0%

205Monmouth, ILIL8,5999,841+0%

206Peru, ILIL9,7809,835+0%

207LaSalle, ILIL9,3889,796+0%

208Steger, ILIL9,3529,682+0%

209Rock Falls, ILIL8,5219,580+0%

210Bethalto, ILIL9,2029,454+0%

211Wauconda, ILIL13,9939,448+0%

212Rochelle, ILIL9,4989,424+0%

213Flossmoor, ILIL9,3589,301+0%

214Fox Lake, ILIL10,8499,178+0%

215Paris, ILIL8,0269,077+0%

216Glenwood, ILIL8,4169,000+0%

217Willowbrook, ILIL9,1268,967+0%

218Riverside, ILIL8,9398,895+0%

219Antioch, ILIL15,0008,788+0%

220Glencoe, ILIL8,7248,762+0%

221Winfield, ILIL10,1468,718+0%

222Oak Brook, ILIL8,1088,702+0%

223Olney, ILIL8,3478,631+0%

224Chatham, ILIL14,5798,583+0%

225Troy, ILIL11,8938,524+0%

226Calumet Park, ILIL6,7728,516+0%

227Highland, ILIL10,0428,438+0%

228Itasca, ILIL9,4888,302+0%

229Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7618,297+0%

230Broadview, ILIL7,8718,264+0%

231West Frankfort, ILIL7,1058,196+0%

232Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9898,169+0%

233Hillside, ILIL8,1408,155+0%

234Island Lake, ILIL8,0478,153+0%

235Harvard, ILIL9,5047,996+0%

236Jerseyville, ILIL8,4097,984+0%

237Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7237,982+0%

238Columbia, ILIL10,8657,922+0%

239Salem, ILIL7,0357,909+0%

240Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5607,766+0%

241Shorewood, ILIL18,5367,686+0%

242Shiloh, ILIL14,6047,643+0%

243Waterloo, ILIL11,1327,614+0%

244Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,6817,610+0%

245Princeton, ILIL7,6747,501+0%

246Clinton, ILIL6,7817,485+0%

247Lynwood, ILIL9,2977,377+0%

248Crete, ILIL8,3457,346+0%

249Channahon, ILIL14,5307,344+0%

250Mendota, ILIL6,8947,272+0%

251Silvis, ILIL7,9797,269+0%

252Vandalia, ILIL7,1086,975+0%

253Greenville, ILIL7,4696,955+0%

254Benton, ILIL6,5586,880+0%

255East Alton, ILIL5,6216,830+0%

256Robinson, ILIL7,2836,822+0%

257Litchfield, ILIL6,5986,815+0%

258Orland Hills, ILIL6,6636,779+0%

259Inverness, ILIL7,4186,749+0%

260Long Grove, ILIL8,3436,735+0%

261North Riverside, ILIL7,1616,688+0%

262Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5256,670+0%

263University Park, ILIL7,0196,662+0%

264Park City, ILIL7,8936,637+0%

265Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7676,635+0%

266Sandwich, ILIL7,3806,509+0%

267Metropolis, ILIL5,7276,482+0%

268Geneseo, ILIL6,5056,480+0%

269Du Quoin, ILIL5,5696,448+0%

270Manteno, ILIL9,2016,414+0%

271Marengo, ILIL7,7376,355+0%

272Bartonville, ILIL5,8046,310+0%

273Roscoe, ILIL11,0346,244+0%

274Yorkville, ILIL26,7306,189+0%

275Stickney, ILIL6,8976,148+0%

276Lincolnshire, ILIL7,9636,108+0%

277Lake Bluff, ILIL5,5636,056+0%

278Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8446,038+0%

279Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,6796,002+0%

280Chillicothe, ILIL6,0335,996+0%

281Countryside, ILIL6,2605,991+0%

282Lake Villa, ILIL8,6925,864+0%

283Round Lake, ILIL18,5265,842+0%

284Beardstown, ILIL5,6915,766+0%

285Huntley, ILIL29,1325,730+0%

286Carlinville, ILIL5,4655,685+0%

287Mascoutah, ILIL9,2395,659+0%

288Plano, ILIL12,6775,633+0%

289Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,8875,620+0%

290Pana, ILIL5,0105,614+0%

291Montgomery, ILIL21,9785,471+0%

292West Dundee, ILIL8,5705,428+0%

293Spring Valley, ILIL5,4085,398+0%

294South Beloit, ILIL7,9965,397+0%

295Johnsburg, ILIL6,4455,391+0%

296Northfield, ILIL5,6325,389+0%

297Milan, ILIL5,0285,348+0%

298Rockton, ILIL7,8705,296+0%

299Berkeley, ILIL5,1415,245+0%

300Braidwood, ILIL6,2595,203+0%

301Chester, ILIL6,8475,185+0%

302Monticello, ILIL6,0805,138+0%

303Wilmington, ILIL5,6145,134+0%

304Willow Springs, ILIL5,7885,027+0%

305Mahomet, ILIL10,5164,877+0%

306Eureka, ILIL5,1294,871+0%

307Mount Zion, ILIL5,8804,845+0%

308Coal City, ILIL5,8314,797+0%

309Lake Barrington, ILIL5,1304,757+0%

310Posen, ILIL5,4054,730+0%

311Maryville, ILIL8,4134,651+0%

312Carterville, ILIL5,8394,616+0%

313Grandwood Park, ILIL5,2624,521+0%

314Savoy, ILIL9,1134,476+0%

315Hillsboro, ILIL6,1844,359+0%

316Genoa, ILIL5,5474,169+0%

317Highwood, ILIL5,3234,143+0%

318Minooka, ILIL12,8993,971+0%

319Sugar Grove, ILIL9,3813,909+0%

320Spring Grove, ILIL5,5263,880+0%

321South Barrington, ILIL5,0713,760+0%

322Manhattan, ILIL10,9433,330+0%

323Monee, ILIL5,1192,924+0%

324Hampshire, ILIL9,2662,900+0%

325Lakemoor, ILIL6,4492,788+0%

326Elburn, ILIL7,0842,756+0%

327Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2061,368+0%

328Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5931,345+0%

329Gilberts, ILIL9,0821,279+0%

330Volo, ILIL6,805180+0%

331Pingree Grove, ILIL12,545124+0%

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