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Most sparsely populated, Illinois cities · 2000

Illinois cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 331 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54530+0%

02Volo, ILIL6,80544+0%

03Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206174+0%

04Gilberts, ILIL9,082233+0%

05Wonder Lake, ILIL5,593271+0%

06Hampshire, ILIL9,266301+0%

07Yorkville, ILIL26,730309+0%

08Wilmington, ILIL5,614366+0%

09Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381370+0%

10Huntley, ILIL29,132391+0%

11Minooka, ILIL12,899423+0%

12Spring Grove, ILIL5,526429+0%

13Channahon, ILIL14,530450+0%

14Godfrey, ILIL17,620473+0%

15Manhattan, ILIL10,943493+0%

16Mahomet, ILIL10,516502+0%

17South Barrington, ILIL5,071504+0%

18Hillsboro, ILIL6,184505+0%

19Plainfield, ILIL50,043512+0%

20Lakemoor, ILIL6,449526+0%

21Long Grove, ILIL8,343544+0%

22Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887564+0%

23Montgomery, ILIL21,978570+0%

24Mascoutah, ILIL9,239587+0%

25Roscoe, ILIL11,034608+0%

26University Park, ILIL7,019621+0%

27Plano, ILIL12,677627+0%

28Monee, ILIL5,119654+0%

29Frankfort, ILIL21,365665+0%

30Rochelle, ILIL9,498685+0%

31Shiloh, ILIL14,604692+0%

32Marengo, ILIL7,737714+0%

33LaSalle, ILIL9,388728+0%

34Spring Valley, ILIL5,408728+0%

35Elburn, ILIL7,084735+0%

36Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,679738+0%

37Johnsburg, ILIL6,445743+0%

38Columbia, ILIL10,865751+0%

39Litchfield, ILIL6,598761+0%

40Rockton, ILIL7,870772+0%

41Crete, ILIL8,345780+0%

42Bartonville, ILIL5,804784+0%

43Maryville, ILIL8,413806+0%

44Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130829+0%

45Coal City, ILIL5,831832+0%

46Milan, ILIL5,028855+0%

47Vandalia, ILIL7,108856+0%

48Carterville, ILIL5,839871+0%

49Oswego, ILIL39,948877+0%

50South Beloit, ILIL7,996878+0%

51Lake Villa, ILIL8,692898+0%

52Chester, ILIL6,847898+0%

53Princeton, ILIL7,674910+0%

54Du Quoin, ILIL5,569924+0%

55Waterloo, ILIL11,132925+0%

56Peru, ILIL9,780949+0%

57Shorewood, ILIL18,536951+0%

58Harvard, ILIL9,504955+0%

59Morris, ILIL14,669963+0%

60Braidwood, ILIL6,259982+0%

61Glen Carbon, ILIL13,8981,011+0%

62Inverness, ILIL7,4181,033+0%

63Round Lake, ILIL18,5261,051+0%

64Antioch, ILIL15,0001,066+0%

65Edwardsville, ILIL26,4631,076+0%

66Metropolis, ILIL5,7271,077+0%

67Oak Brook, ILIL8,1081,091+0%

68East Peoria, ILIL22,0881,094+0%

69Romeoville, ILIL41,2811,095+0%

70Greenville, ILIL7,4691,102+0%

71Taylorville, ILIL10,5221,108+0%

72Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1871,111+0%

73Marion, ILIL17,1481,113+0%

74New Lenox, ILIL28,8931,128+0%

75Salem, ILIL7,0351,131+0%

76Mount Zion, ILIL5,8801,135+0%

77Chillicothe, ILIL6,0331,137+0%

78Effingham, ILIL12,4061,157+0%

79Chatham, ILIL14,5791,159+0%

80Lake Forest, ILIL19,7311,166+0%

81Herrin, ILIL12,2681,168+0%

82Fox Lake, ILIL10,8491,172+0%

83Carbondale, ILIL21,8111,183+0%

84Morton, ILIL17,5651,185+0%

85Sycamore, ILIL19,0831,188+0%

86Manteno, ILIL9,2011,199+0%

87Highland, ILIL10,0421,206+0%

88Willow Springs, ILIL5,7881,212+0%

89Loves Park, ILIL23,7121,228+0%

90Ottawa, ILIL18,6841,229+0%

91Olney, ILIL8,3471,245+0%

92Bethalto, ILIL9,2021,245+0%

93Benton, ILIL6,5581,253+0%

94Washington, ILIL15,9021,268+0%

95East Alton, ILIL5,6211,284+0%

96Lockport, ILIL27,8221,296+0%

97Fairview Heights, ILIL16,1751,315+0%

98Monticello, ILIL6,0801,325+0%

99Lincolnshire, ILIL7,9631,339+0%

100West Dundee, ILIL8,5701,360+0%

101Savoy, ILIL9,1131,362+0%

102Sandwich, ILIL7,3801,374+0%

103Geneseo, ILIL6,5051,376+0%

104O'Fallon, ILIL32,6561,387+0%

105Matteson, ILIL18,5431,392+0%

106Burr Ridge, ILIL11,1791,393+0%

107East Moline, ILIL20,4531,393+0%

108North Aurora, ILIL19,4061,397+0%

109Pontiac, ILIL10,8061,411+0%

110Mendota, ILIL6,8941,419+0%

111Beach Park, ILIL14,1141,423+0%

112Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5251,439+0%

113McHenry, ILIL29,2171,450+0%

114Lynwood, ILIL9,2971,451+0%

115Robinson, ILIL7,2831,452+0%

116Pana, ILIL5,0101,456+0%

117Crest Hill, ILIL20,6951,485+0%

118Lake Bluff, ILIL5,5631,486+0%

119Harrisburg, ILIL7,9221,491+0%

120Troy, ILIL11,8931,497+0%

121Rantoul, ILIL11,9911,514+0%

122Jerseyville, ILIL8,4091,525+0%

123West Chicago, ILIL25,2961,525+0%

124Woodstock, ILIL25,7401,528+0%

125Lemont, ILIL18,5131,546+0%

126Beardstown, ILIL5,6911,593+0%

127Paris, ILIL8,0261,598+0%

128Genoa, ILIL5,5471,606+0%

129Joliet, ILIL152,2411,606+0%

130Wood River, ILIL10,2241,619+0%

131Collinsville, ILIL23,7171,621+0%

132Swansea, ILIL14,3561,633+0%

133Machesney Park, ILIL22,8051,636+0%

134Bourbonnais, ILIL17,6581,639+0%

135West Frankfort, ILIL7,1051,644+0%

136Granite City, ILIL26,8071,646+0%

137Itasca, ILIL9,4881,653+0%

138Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7231,660+0%

139Belvidere, ILIL25,4621,664+0%

140Northfield, ILIL5,6321,668+0%

141Mokena, ILIL19,8971,670+0%

142Carlinville, ILIL5,4651,687+0%

143Grayslake, ILIL21,1401,696+0%

144Silvis, ILIL7,9791,696+0%

145Centralia, ILIL11,8631,724+0%

146Macomb, ILIL14,5301,751+0%

147Mattoon, ILIL16,6671,773+0%

148Eureka, ILIL5,1291,780+0%

149Belleville, ILIL40,2371,782+0%

150Jacksonville, ILIL17,7521,793+0%

151Kankakee, ILIL23,4001,815+0%

152Springfield, ILIL112,9891,819+0%

153Canton, ILIL13,2971,822+0%

154Bradley, ILIL15,2141,845+0%

155Algonquin, ILIL30,8241,856+0%

156Wauconda, ILIL13,9931,863+0%

157Dixon, ILIL14,5821,880+0%

158Decatur, ILIL67,8841,883+0%

159Galesburg, ILIL28,5811,898+0%

160Danville, ILIL28,1381,899+0%

161St. Charles, ILIL33,5941,929+0%

162Streator, ILIL12,1901,940+0%

163Alton, ILIL25,0131,946+0%

164Geneva, ILIL21,1381,956+0%

165Kewanee, ILIL12,1151,962+0%

166Crystal Lake, ILIL42,2882,002+0%

167Countryside, ILIL6,2602,082+0%

168Clinton, ILIL6,7812,112+0%

169Gurnee, ILIL30,4582,134+0%

170Pekin, ILIL31,2772,154+0%

171Batavia, ILIL26,5862,194+0%

172Barrington, ILIL10,5862,203+0%

173South Elgin, ILIL25,6562,215+0%

174Freeport, ILIL23,2022,228+0%

175DeKalb, ILIL40,4672,251+0%

176Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8032,262+0%

177East St. Louis, ILIL17,6822,265+0%

178Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,5902,269+0%

179Zion, ILIL24,4472,302+0%

180Rockford, ILIL147,3842,306+0%

181Orland Park, ILIL57,9542,319+0%

182Monmouth, ILIL8,5992,320+0%

183Bartlett, ILIL40,8552,327+0%

184Markham, ILIL11,2742,335+0%

185Peoria, ILIL110,9202,347+0%

186Rock Island, ILIL36,2252,352+0%

187Libertyville, ILIL20,7012,355+0%

188Glencoe, ILIL8,7242,357+0%

189Charleston, ILIL17,4662,367+0%

190Cary, ILIL17,9322,384+0%

191Bloomington, ILIL78,8042,390+0%

192Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,8582,401+0%

193Rock Falls, ILIL8,5212,405+0%

194Island Lake, ILIL8,0472,434+0%

195Warrenville, ILIL15,2112,447+0%

196Normal, ILIL53,2752,460+0%

197Lincoln, ILIL12,9812,460+0%

198Elgin, ILIL115,4762,477+0%

199Northbrook, ILIL34,7442,525+0%

200Murphysboro, ILIL6,9772,533+0%

201Flossmoor, ILIL9,3582,541+0%

202Quincy, ILIL38,9182,560+0%

203Highland Park, ILIL30,7672,564+0%

204Hillside, ILIL8,1402,574+0%

205Sterling, ILIL14,3942,599+0%

206Vernon Hills, ILIL26,8252,600+0%

207Sauk, ILIL9,6242,608+0%

208Moline, ILIL42,3622,613+0%

209Lake Zurich, ILIL19,8682,615+0%

210Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7672,661+0%

211Glenwood, ILIL8,4162,757+0%

212Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8102,770+0%

213Winfield, ILIL10,1462,817+0%

214Wood Dale, ILIL14,0812,826+0%

215Steger, ILIL9,3522,844+0%

216Richton Park, ILIL12,4832,854+0%

217Glenview, ILIL47,7112,892+0%

218Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8442,925+0%

219Champaign, ILIL91,1952,932+0%

220Palos Heights, ILIL12,0842,984+0%

221Tinley Park, ILIL55,1402,994+0%

222Elk Grove, ILIL31,8853,003+0%

223Alsip, ILIL18,4833,022+0%

224South Holland, ILIL20,7493,061+0%

225Lisle, ILIL23,4323,072+0%

226Urbana, ILIL39,7193,074+0%

227Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5603,111+0%

228Grandwood Park, ILIL5,2623,129+0%

229Aurora, ILIL181,5053,174+0%

230Mundelein, ILIL32,6803,183+0%

231Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5083,187+0%

232Stickney, ILIL6,8973,195+0%

233Bloomingdale, ILIL22,4763,204+0%

234Woodridge, ILIL34,0283,212+0%

235Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2153,253+0%

236Winnetka, ILIL12,5183,259+0%

237Naperville, ILIL153,1143,278+0%

238Downers Grove, ILIL50,3653,325+0%

239Deerfield, ILIL19,6423,326+0%

240Willowbrook, ILIL9,1263,482+0%

241Gages Lake, ILIL10,8193,500+0%

242Waukegan, ILIL87,9403,630+0%

243Addison, ILIL35,7583,654+0%

244Crestwood, ILIL10,5293,690+0%

245Darien, ILIL22,0323,706+0%

246Bridgeview, ILIL16,5213,710+0%

247Northlake, ILIL12,4623,740+0%

248Berkeley, ILIL5,1413,741+0%

249Bensenville, ILIL18,5253,742+0%

250Homewood, ILIL18,7733,747+0%

251Hinsdale, ILIL17,5733,753+0%

252Lansing, ILIL28,0683,797+0%

253Carpentersville, ILIL37,0453,889+0%

254Schaumburg, ILIL77,2493,897+0%

255Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,7503,917+0%

256Wheeling, ILIL38,3913,978+0%

257Posen, ILIL5,4054,046+0%

258Prospect Heights, ILIL15,5524,060+0%

259North Riverside, ILIL7,1614,068+0%

260Franklin Park, ILIL18,0454,068+0%

261Des Plaines, ILIL58,7724,124+0%

262Palos Hills, ILIL18,0284,160+0%

263Lombard, ILIL44,3994,166+0%

264Roselle, ILIL22,7564,180+0%

265Elmhurst, ILIL46,1114,185+0%

266Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,6814,204+0%

267Riverdale, ILIL10,2804,211+0%

268Schiller Park, ILIL11,3174,278+0%

269Justice, ILIL12,2854,293+0%

270Hazel Crest, ILIL13,0244,361+0%

271Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6904,381+0%

272Morton Grove, ILIL24,5824,413+0%

273Carol Stream, ILIL39,3154,432+0%

274River Grove, ILIL10,4094,462+0%

275Western Springs, ILIL13,5884,486+0%

276Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,8124,489+0%

277North Chicago, ILIL34,0504,493+0%

278Riverside, ILIL8,9394,497+0%

279Westchester, ILIL16,3004,564+0%

280Arlington Heights, ILIL76,2164,577+0%

281Lincolnwood, ILIL13,0394,591+0%

282Palatine, ILIL65,8424,639+0%

283Lyons, ILIL10,4334,647+0%

284Broadview, ILIL7,8714,651+0%

285Oak Forest, ILIL26,7924,656+0%

286Streamwood, ILIL38,2774,663+0%

287Worth, ILIL10,6964,663+0%

288Villa Park, ILIL21,8884,675+0%

289River Forest, ILIL11,3934,692+0%

290Park Forest, ILIL21,0794,729+0%

291Harvey, ILIL19,8494,834+0%

292Westmont, ILIL24,1554,896+0%

293Wheaton, ILIL54,0654,896+0%

294Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1014,897+0%

295Summit, ILIL10,7535,020+0%

296Midlothian, ILIL13,8415,078+0%

297Wilmette, ILIL27,4595,120+0%

298Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9025,127+0%

299Niles, ILIL30,4435,142+0%

300Mount Prospect, ILIL55,3955,249+0%

301Melrose Park, ILIL23,9365,323+0%

302Park Ridge, ILIL38,4635,329+0%

303Calumet City, ILIL34,7985,427+0%

304Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9895,603+0%

305Dolton, ILIL20,6715,604+0%

306Park City, ILIL7,8935,736+0%

307Highwood, ILIL5,3235,754+0%

308Blue Island, ILIL21,8055,763+0%

309Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6555,889+0%

310Orland Hills, ILIL6,6635,921+0%

311La Grange Park, ILIL13,4535,954+0%

312Hanover Park, ILIL36,5685,960+0%

313La Grange, ILIL15,9356,181+0%

314Brookfield, ILIL18,8796,229+0%

315Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0366,229+0%

316Skokie, ILIL66,5446,295+0%

317Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4506,446+0%

318Forest Park, ILIL13,8296,531+0%

319Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2836,583+0%

320Burbank, ILIL28,5786,691+0%

321Calumet Park, ILIL6,7727,624+0%

322Norridge, ILIL14,8088,065+0%

323Bellwood, ILIL18,1168,563+0%

324Evanston, ILIL76,3809,544+0%

325Maywood, ILIL23,3309,933+0%

326Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76110,057+0%

327Oak Park, ILIL52,82311,175+0%

328Chicago, ILIL2,731,58512,716+0%

329Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67513,315+0%

330Berwyn, ILIL55,00113,836+0%

331Cicero, ILIL81,85814,598+0%

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