Cities with the Highest Population in Illinois

Q: What are the Top 10 Cities with the Highest Population in Illinois?

Top 10 Cities with the Highest Population in Illinois are: #1 Chicago 2,721,914 . #2 Aurora 181,405 . #3 Joliet 150,221 . #4 Naperville 149,089 . #5 Rockford 148,173 . #6 Springfield 114,214 . #7 Elgin 114,190 . #8 Peoria 113,054 . #9 Waukegan 89,435 . #10 Champaign 88,628 .

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Occupancy

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Finances

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Map of Cities with the Highest Population in Illinois

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Cities with the Highest Population in Illinois

	City	People	vs State	vs National
1.	Chicago	2,721,914	12,757,634 (-10.0m)#1	331,097,593 (-328m)#3
2.	Aurora	181,405	12,757,634 (-12.6m)#2	331,097,593 (-331m)#148
3.	Joliet	150,221	12,757,634 (-12.6m)#3	331,097,593 (-331m)#184
4.	Naperville	149,089	12,757,634 (-12.6m)#4	331,097,593 (-331m)#187
5.	Rockford	148,173	12,757,634 (-12.6m)#5	331,097,593 (-331m)#190
6.	Springfield	114,214	12,757,634 (-12.6m)#6	331,097,593 (-331m)#275
7.	Elgin	114,190	12,757,634 (-12.6m)#7	331,097,593 (-331m)#276
8.	Peoria	113,054	12,757,634 (-12.6m)#8	331,097,593 (-331m)#281
9.	Waukegan	89,435	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#9	331,097,593 (-331m)#403
10.	Champaign	88,628	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#10	331,097,593 (-331m)#410
11.	Cicero	84,189	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#11	331,097,593 (-331m)#438
12.	Bloomington	78,788	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#12	331,097,593 (-331m)#480
13.	Schaumburg	77,571	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#13	331,097,593 (-331m)#490
14.	Evanston	77,181	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#14	331,097,593 (-331m)#495
15.	Arlington Heights	76,794	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#15	331,097,593 (-331m)#498
16.	Bolingbrook	73,755	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#16	331,097,593 (-331m)#526
17.	Decatur	70,975	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#17	331,097,593 (-331m)#552
18.	Palatine	67,223	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#18	331,097,593 (-331m)#601
19.	Skokie	67,076	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#19	331,097,593 (-331m)#605
20.	Des Plaines	60,087	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#20	331,097,593 (-331m)#692
21.	Orland Park	58,345	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#21	331,097,593 (-331m)#726
22.	Oak Lawn	57,665	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#22	331,097,593 (-331m)#735
23.	Berwyn	56,556	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#23	331,097,593 (-331m)#754
24.	Mount Prospect	56,191	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#24	331,097,593 (-331m)#760
25.	Tinley Park	55,571	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#25	331,097,593 (-331m)#768
26.	Oak Park	53,834	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#26	331,097,593 (-331m)#799
27.	Wheaton	53,673	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#27	331,097,593 (-331m)#803
28.	Normal	52,920	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#28	331,097,593 (-331m)#816
29.	Hoffman Estates	51,744	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#29	331,097,593 (-331m)#836
30.	Downers Grove	49,996	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#30	331,097,593 (-331m)#868
31.	Glenview	47,896	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#31	331,097,593 (-331m)#912
32.	Elmhurst	45,648	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#32	331,097,593 (-331m)#954
33.	Plainfield	44,941	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#33	331,097,593 (-331m)#971
34.	Lombard	44,055	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#34	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,000
35.	Buffalo Grove	42,934	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#35	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,024
36.	Moline	42,452	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#36	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,043
37.	Belleville	42,155	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#37	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,052
38.	Bartlett	40,829	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#38	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,083
39.	Dekalb	40,697	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#39	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,087
40.	Crystal Lake	40,463	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#40	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,092
41.	Romeoville	40,132	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#41	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,105
42.	Carol Stream	39,656	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#42	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,119
43.	Streamwood	39,556	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#43	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,123
44.	Quincy	39,441	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#44	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,126
45.	Park Ridge	39,368	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#45	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,129
46.	Wheeling	38,823	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#46	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,144
47.	Urbana	38,741	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#47	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,148
48.	Carpentersville	37,834	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#48	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,182
49.	Rock Island	37,264	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#49	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,201
50.	Hanover Park	37,222	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#50	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,202
51.	Calumet City	35,708	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#51	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,246
52.	Addison	35,685	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#52	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,248
53.	Northbrook	34,950	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#53	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,285
54.	Oswego	34,810	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#54	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,291
55.	Woodridge	34,027	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#55	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,331
56.	Glendale Heights	33,088	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#56	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,369
57.	St Charles	32,776	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#57	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,379
58.	Elk Grove Village	32,498	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#58	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,390
59.	O Fallon	32,104	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#59	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,407
60.	Pekin	32,075	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#60	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,408
61.	Mundelein	31,583	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#61	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,434
62.	North Chicago	30,890	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#62	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,472
63.	Niles	30,637	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#63	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,481
64.	Gurnee	30,629	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#64	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,483
65.	Highland Park	30,209	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#65	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,504
66.	Galesburg	29,923	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#66	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,515
67.	Algonquin	29,888	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#67	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,516
68.	Burbank	29,122	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#68	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,566
69.	Danville	29,100	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#69	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,568
70.	Lake In The Hills	28,958	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#70	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,571
71.	Lansing	28,713	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#71	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,586
72.	Glen Ellyn	28,304	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#72	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,606
73.	Wilmette	27,801	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#73	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,634
74.	Huntley	27,652	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#74	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,642
75.	Mchenry	27,493	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#75	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,654
76.	Chicago Heights	27,366	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#76	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,658
77.	New Lenox	27,242	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#77	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,671
78.	Round Lake Beach	27,229	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#78	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,674
79.	Oak Forest	27,199	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#79	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,678
80.	Granite City	27,026	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#80	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,693
81.	Vernon Hills	26,750	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#81	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,707
82.	Edwardsville	26,622	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#82	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,715
83.	Batavia	26,355	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#83	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,731
84.	Lockport	26,119	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#84	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,743
85.	Woodstock	26,084	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#85	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,746
86.	Alton	25,642	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#86	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,780
87.	West Chicago	25,632	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#87	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,781
88.	Belvidere	25,389	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#88	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,801
89.	Melrose Park	25,177	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#89	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,825
90.	Morton Grove	24,910	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#90	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,848
91.	Kankakee	24,795	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#91	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,861
92.	Zion	24,570	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#92	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,882
93.	Homer Glen	24,507	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#93	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,885
94.	Collinsville	24,294	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#94	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,909
95.	Elmwood Park	24,281	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#95	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,910
96.	Westmont	24,271	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#96	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,913
97.	Rolling Meadows	24,054	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#97	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,928
98.	Freeport	23,884	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#98	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,940
99.	South Elgin	23,841	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#99	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,943
100.	Lisle	23,499	12,757,634 (-12.7m)#100	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,966