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All 1,294 Illinois cities: complete list and data.

The complete Illinois city list has 1,294 incorporated places tracked by the U.S. Census Bureau (Vintage 2025), with a combined population of 11,111,139 as of July 1, 2025. Chicago is the largest at 2,731,585 residents. Browse by population, income, or download the full state list.

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All cities in Illinois, sorted by 2025 population.
RankCity2025 pop2020 base5-yr Δ5-yr Δ %
#1Chicago2,731,5852,748,333-16,748-0.6%
#2Aurora181,505180,556949+0.5%
#3Naperville153,114149,5353,579+2.4%
#4Joliet152,241150,5031,738+1.2%
#5Rockford147,384149,036-1,652-1.1%
#6Elgin115,476114,819657+0.6%
#7Springfield112,989114,570-1,581-1.4%
#8Peoria110,920113,216-2,296-2.0%
#9Champaign91,19588,3152,880+3.3%
#10Waukegan87,94089,311-1,371-1.5%
#11Cicero81,85885,294-3,436-4.0%
#12Bloomington78,80478,688116+0.1%
#13Schaumburg77,24978,738-1,489-1.9%
#14Evanston76,38078,105-1,725-2.2%
#15Arlington Heights76,21677,676-1,460-1.9%
#16Bolingbrook74,80373,946857+1.2%
#17Decatur67,88471,399-3,515-4.9%
#18Skokie66,54467,823-1,279-1.9%
#19Palatine65,84267,888-2,046-3.0%
#20Des Plaines58,77260,653-1,881-3.1%
#21Orland Park57,95458,708-754-1.3%
#22Oak Lawn56,45058,341-1,891-3.2%
#23Mount Prospect55,39556,858-1,463-2.6%
#24Tinley Park55,14056,014-874-1.6%
#25Berwyn55,00157,235-2,234-3.9%
#26Wheaton54,06554,01154+0.1%
#27Normal53,27553,008267+0.5%
#28Oak Park52,82354,774-1,951-3.6%
#29Hoffman Estates50,85852,536-1,678-3.2%
#30Downers Grove50,36550,26699+0.2%
#31Plainfield50,04344,8895,154+11.5%
#32Glenview47,71148,642-931-1.9%
#33Elmhurst46,11145,769342+0.7%
#34Lombard44,39944,519-120-0.3%
#35Buffalo Grove42,81243,195-383-0.9%
#36Moline42,36242,956-594-1.4%
#37Crystal Lake42,28840,2712,017+5.0%
#38Romeoville41,28140,804477+1.2%
#39Bartlett40,85541,134-279-0.7%
#40DeKalb40,46740,326141+0.3%
#41Belleville40,23742,358-2,121-5.0%
#42Oswego39,94834,6185,330+15.4%
#43Urbana39,71938,987732+1.9%
#44Carol Stream39,31539,860-545-1.4%
#45Quincy38,91839,621-703-1.8%
#46Park Ridge38,46339,653-1,190-3.0%
#47Wheeling38,39139,188-797-2.0%
#48Streamwood38,27739,585-1,308-3.3%
#49Carpentersville37,04537,964-919-2.4%
#50Hanover Park36,56837,461-893-2.4%
#51Rock Island36,22537,096-871-2.3%
#52Addison35,75835,70256+0.2%
#53Calumet City34,79836,050-1,252-3.5%
#54Northbrook34,74435,269-525-1.5%
#55North Chicago34,05030,7653,285+10.7%
#56Woodridge34,02834,153-125-0.4%
#57St. Charles33,59433,120474+1.4%
#58Mundelein32,68031,5781,102+3.5%
#59O'Fallon32,65632,432224+0.7%
#60Glendale Heights32,65533,181-526-1.6%
#61Elk Grove Village31,88532,971-1,086-3.3%
#62Pekin31,27731,865-588-1.8%
#63Algonquin30,82429,7001,124+3.8%
#64Highland Park30,76730,190577+1.9%
#65Gurnee30,45830,711-253-0.8%
#66Niles30,44330,925-482-1.6%
#67McHenry29,21727,3591,858+6.8%
#68Huntley29,13227,7461,386+5.0%
#69New Lenox28,89327,2241,669+6.1%
#70Glen Ellyn28,75029,014-264-0.9%
#71Lake in the Hills28,59028,987-397-1.4%
#72Galesburg28,58130,046-1,465-4.9%
#73Burbank28,57829,455-877-3.0%
#74Danville28,13829,200-1,062-3.6%
#75Lansing28,06829,077-1,009-3.5%
#76Lockport27,82226,0951,727+6.6%
#77Wilmette27,45928,172-713-2.5%
#78Round Lake Beach26,90227,261-359-1.3%
#79Vernon Hills26,82526,849-24-0.1%
#80Granite City26,80727,563-756-2.7%
#81Oak Forest26,79227,483-691-2.5%
#82Yorkville26,73021,6195,111+23.6%
#83Batavia26,58626,49690+0.3%
#84Chicago Heights26,50827,480-972-3.5%
#85Edwardsville26,46326,847-384-1.4%
#86Woodstock25,74025,66971+0.3%
#87South Elgin25,65623,8591,797+7.5%
#88Belvidere25,46225,332130+0.5%
#89West Chicago25,29625,625-329-1.3%
#90Alton25,01325,689-676-2.6%
#91Homer Glen24,87324,556317+1.3%
#92Morton Grove24,58225,295-713-2.8%
#93Zion24,44724,778-331-1.3%
#94Westmont24,15524,458-303-1.2%
#95Melrose Park23,93624,755-819-3.3%
#96Collinsville23,71724,404-687-2.8%
#97Loves Park23,71223,431281+1.2%
#98Rolling Meadows23,69024,256-566-2.3%
#99Elmwood Park23,67524,521-846-3.5%
#100Lisle23,43223,710-278-1.2%
All 1,294 cities in Illinois. Use the controls to filter, sort, and download this state slice.

Methodology · what counts as a city

Illinois cities follow the V1 universe.

Illinois cities follow the same V1 universe: incorporated places, consolidated city-county governments where applicable, and Washington DC where applicable. Census-designated places (CDPs) are excluded, with one named national exception — Urban Honolulu (Honolulu only). State ranks are standard competition ranking (“1224”) within Illinois: tied cities share the lower rank and the next rank is skipped. Ranks are pre-computed in the dataset (state_rank_pop_current).

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