RANKING · 2024 ACS · 31 SHOWN OF 31

Most unmarried women, Illinois cities

Illinois cities with the highest share of women 15 and over who are not currently married, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. This list covers the 31 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNMARRIED WOMENVS 2000

01Normal, ILIL53,27567.9%+13%

02Champaign, ILIL91,19566.6%+7%

03Chicago, ILIL2,731,58564.4%+9%

04Decatur, ILIL67,88464.2%+27%

05Peoria, ILIL110,92061.9%+14%

06Rockford, ILIL147,38461.9%+22%

07Springfield, ILIL112,98961.3%+14%

08Evanston, ILIL76,38059.5%+7%

09Cicero, ILIL81,85859.1%+36%

10Waukegan, ILIL87,94056.8%+23%

11Bloomington, ILIL78,80454.4%+13%

12Berwyn, ILIL55,00154.3%+9%

13Aurora, ILIL181,50553.8%+28%

14Oak Park, ILIL52,82353.7%+2%

15Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45052.2%+9%

16Joliet, ILIL152,24151.7%+10%

17Elgin, ILIL115,47651.7%+18%

18Palatine, ILIL65,84249.4%+15%

19Wheaton, ILIL54,06548.9%+18%

20Tinley Park, ILIL55,14048.8%+14%

21Skokie, ILIL66,54448.0%+10%

22Des Plaines, ILIL58,77247.5%+6%

23Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80346.9%+24%

24Schaumburg, ILIL77,24945.9%−3%

25Downers Grove, ILIL50,36545.8%+12%

26Orland Park, ILIL57,95444.4%+12%

27Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39543.4%+9%

28Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21643.4%+6%

29Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85842.5%+4%

30Naperville, ILIL153,11440.5%+20%

31Plainfield, ILIL50,04339.3%+37%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES