Counties in Illinois by births (July to June)
Cook County had the highest births (July to June) of 102 counties in 2023, at 51,317. Pope County had the lowest, at 16. The median was 245 and the figure for Illinois was 127,000. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County Estimated | 51,317 | -3.1% |
| 2 | DuPage County Estimated | 9,634 | -1.2% |
| 3 | Will County Estimated | 7,031 | +2.2% |
| 4 | Lake County Estimated | 6,653 | -2.9% |
| 5 | Kane County Estimated | 5,551 | +1.2% |
| 6 | Winnebago County Estimated | 3,158 | -4.9% |
| 7 | McHenry County Estimated | 3,044 | -3.3% |
| 8 | Madison County Estimated | 2,610 | -3.5% |
| 9 | St. Clair County Estimated | 2,446 | -10.1% |
| 10 | Peoria County Estimated | 2,053 | +1.7% |
| 11 | Champaign County Estimated | 1,957 | -6.1% |
| 12 | Sangamon County Estimated | 1,940 | -4.6% |
| 13 | McLean County Estimated | 1,605 | -3.6% |
| 14 | Kendall County Estimated | 1,541 | +1.6% |
| 15 | Rock Island County Estimated | 1,537 | +0.5% |
| 16 | Tazewell County Estimated | 1,316 | +3.1% |
| 17 | Kankakee County Estimated | 1,111 | -3.7% |
| 18 | Macon County Estimated | 1,095 | -5.7% |
| 19 | LaSalle County Estimated | 1,057 | -5.5% |
| 20 | DeKalb County Estimated | 956 | -8.8% |
| 21 | Vermilion County Estimated | 764 | -6.9% |
| 22 | Adams County Estimated | 726 | +8.2% |
| 23 | Williamson County Estimated | 655 | +7.7% |
| 24 | Jackson County Estimated | 544 | +0.6% |
| 25 | Boone County Estimated | 533 | +1.7% |
| 26 | Whiteside County Estimated | 532 | +3.5% |
| 27 | Grundy County Estimated | 510 | -3.6% |
| 28 | Knox County Estimated | 504 | +9.1% |
| 29 | Ogle County Estimated | 493 | -7.2% |
| 30 | Stephenson County Estimated | 475 | +3.7% |
| 31 | Coles County Estimated | 464 | +3.6% |
| 32 | Henry County Estimated | 446 | -1.8% |
| 33 | Marion County Estimated | 435 | +13.6% |
| 34 | Effingham County Estimated | 425 | -0.9% |
| 35 | Macoupin County Estimated | 414 | +3.2% |
| 36 | Jefferson County Estimated | 412 | +3% |
| 37 | Woodford County Estimated | 389 | -10.6% |
| 38 | Clinton County Estimated | 382 | -7.3% |
| 39 | Franklin County Estimated | 375 | -12.2% |
| 40 | Livingston County Estimated | 346 | -3.6% |
| 41 | Morgan County Estimated | 327 | +3.2% |
| 42 | Christian County Estimated | 325 | +3.2% |
| 43 | Fulton County Estimated | 313 | +13% |
| 44 | Bureau County Estimated | 310 | +0.3% |
| 45 | Douglas County Estimated | 301 | +18.5% |
| 46 | Randolph County Estimated | 278 | -11.7% |
| 47 | Lee County Estimated | 276 | -11% |
| 48 | Monroe County Estimated | 274 | -18% |
| 49 | Iroquois County Estimated | 262 | +2.3% |
| 50 | McDonough County Estimated | 256 | +1.2% |
| 51 | Montgomery County Estimated | 254 | +0.8% |
| 52 | Logan County Estimated | 235 | -4.5% |
| 53 | Saline County Estimated | 227 | -11% |
| 54 | Fayette County Estimated | 211 | -7.5% |
| 54 | Shelby County Estimated | 211 | +2.4% |
| 56 | Crawford County Estimated | 197 | -2.5% |
| 57 | Warren County Estimated | 195 | -0.5% |
| 58 | Perry County Estimated | 190 | +20.3% |
| 59 | Jo Daviess County Estimated | 182 | +22.1% |
| 59 | Union County Estimated | 182 | +16.7% |
| 61 | Moultrie County Estimated | 176 | +30.4% |
| 62 | Piatt County Estimated | 173 | +15.3% |
| 62 | Wayne County Estimated | 173 | +4.2% |
| 64 | Jersey County Estimated | 172 | -8.5% |
| 65 | Edgar County Estimated | 168 | -0.6% |
| 66 | Hancock County Estimated | 162 | +0.6% |
| 67 | Cass County Estimated | 155 | -8.8% |
| 68 | Pike County Estimated | 154 | -3.8% |
| 69 | Richland County Estimated | 153 | +10.1% |
| 70 | De Witt County Estimated | 152 | +13.4% |
| 71 | Clark County Estimated | 151 | +1.3% |
| 72 | Clay County Estimated | 143 | -7.1% |
| 73 | Menard County Estimated | 142 | +31.5% |
| 74 | Mercer County Estimated | 139 | +14.9% |
| 75 | White County Estimated | 138 | +3.8% |
| 76 | Ford County Estimated | 134 | -10.1% |
| 77 | Bond County Estimated | 130 | -1.5% |
| 78 | Greene County Estimated | 127 | +14.4% |
| 79 | Massac County Estimated | 122 | -16.4% |
| 80 | Washington County Estimated | 119 | -13.8% |
| 81 | Mason County Estimated | 118 | +2.6% |
| 82 | Carroll County Estimated | 116 | -15.9% |
| 83 | Johnson County Estimated | 114 | -1.7% |
| 84 | Lawrence County Estimated | 113 | 0% |
| 85 | Cumberland County Estimated | 112 | +10.9% |
| 86 | Marshall County Estimated | 110 | -4.3% |
| 87 | Wabash County Estimated | 102 | 0% |
| 88 | Jasper County Estimated | 95 | +5.6% |
| 89 | Stark County Estimated | 75 | +47.1% |
| 90 | Hamilton County Estimated | 67 | -14.1% |
| 91 | Pulaski County Estimated | 61 | +32.6% |
| 92 | Henderson County Estimated | 58 | -4.9% |
| 93 | Putnam County Estimated | 56 | +12% |
| 94 | Edwards County Estimated | 53 | -11.7% |
| 95 | Schuyler County Estimated | 52 | -20% |
| 96 | Brown County Estimated | 51 | -13.6% |
| 97 | Scott County Estimated | 48 | +9.1% |
| 98 | Calhoun County Estimated | 44 | +10% |
| 99 | Gallatin County Estimated | 41 | -18% |
| 100 | Alexander County Estimated | 37 | -24.5% |
| 101 | Hardin County Estimated | 36 | +9.1% |
| 102 | Pope County Estimated | 16 | -40.7% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Estimated live births to resident mothers from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.
Census population estimates component. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year birth totals.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: births, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.Use this data in your AI agent
Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
Rank Counties in Illinois by births (July to June) using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"births_july_june","level":"province","within":"Illinois","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=births_july_june&level=province&within=Illinois&limit=10Questions
Which county has the highest births (July to June)?
Cook County, with 51,317 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest births (July to June)?
Pope County, with 16 in 2023.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: births, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
Live births, July to June: other rankings
- US states
- US counties
- Counties in Texas
- Counties in Georgia
- Counties in Virginia
- Counties in Kentucky
- Counties in Missouri
- Counties in Kansas
- Counties in North Carolina
- Counties in Iowa
- Counties in Tennessee
- Counties in Nebraska
Counties in Illinois: more rankings
- Asian population share
- Bachelor's degree or higher, population 25 and over
- Black or African American population share
- Crude birth rate, July to June
- Crude death rate, July to June
- Deaths, July to June
- Foreign-born population share
- Real GDP growth
- GDP per capita, US dollars
- Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars
- Hispanic or Latino population share
- Homeownership rate (US, housing units)
- Median age
- Median gross rent (monthly)
- Median home value
- Median household income