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Counties in Illinois by deaths (July to June)

Cook County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 102 counties in 2021, at 48,392. Putnam County had the lowest, at 57. The median was 350 and the figure for Illinois was 128,445. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest48,392Cook County
Lowest57Putnam County
Median350102 counties
Illinois128,445History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Cook CountyCook County: 48,392 count48,392DuPage CountyDuPage County: 7,258 count7,258Will CountyWill County: 5,610 count5,610Lake CountyLake County: 5,300 count5,300Kane CountyKane County: 4,035 count4,035Madison CountyMadison County: 3,516 count3,516Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 3,505 count3,505St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 3,099 count3,099McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 2,527 count2,527Sangamon CountySangamon County: 2,198 count2,198Peoria CountyPeoria County: 2,141 count2,141Rock Island CountyRock Island County: 1,956 count1,956Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 1,774 count1,774Champaign CountyChampaign County: 1,626 count1,626LaSalle CountyLaSalle County: 1,507 count1,507McLean CountyMcLean County: 1,491 count1,491Macon CountyMacon County: 1,461 count1,461Kankakee CountyKankakee County: 1,338 count1,338Vermilion CountyVermilion County: 1,173 count1,173Adams CountyAdams County: 924 count924Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 914 count914DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 883 count883Whiteside CountyWhiteside County: 865 count865Knox CountyKnox County: 819 count819Kendall CountyKendall County: 768 count768Macoupin CountyMacoupin County: 686 count686Marion CountyMarion County: 680 count680Stephenson CountyStephenson County: 677 count677Franklin CountyFranklin County: 668 count668Henry CountyHenry County: 655 count655Ogle CountyOgle County: 628 count628Jackson CountyJackson County: 627 count627Coles CountyColes County: 605 count605Grundy CountyGrundy County: 559 count559Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 559 count559Fulton CountyFulton County: 543 count543Bureau CountyBureau County: 501 count501Christian CountyChristian County: 501 count501Livingston CountyLivingston County: 499 count499Boone CountyBoone County: 495 count495
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Cook County Estimated48,392
2DuPage County Estimated7,258
3Will County Estimated5,610
4Lake County Estimated5,300
5Kane County Estimated4,035
6Madison County Estimated3,516
7Winnebago County Estimated3,505
8St. Clair County Estimated3,099
9McHenry County Estimated2,527
10Sangamon County Estimated2,198
11Peoria County Estimated2,141
12Rock Island County Estimated1,956
13Tazewell County Estimated1,774
14Champaign County Estimated1,626
15LaSalle County Estimated1,507
16McLean County Estimated1,491
17Macon County Estimated1,461
18Kankakee County Estimated1,338
19Vermilion County Estimated1,173
20Adams County Estimated924
21Williamson County Estimated914
22DeKalb County Estimated883
23Whiteside County Estimated865
24Knox County Estimated819
25Kendall County Estimated768
26Macoupin County Estimated686
27Marion County Estimated680
28Stephenson County Estimated677
29Franklin County Estimated668
30Henry County Estimated655
31Ogle County Estimated628
32Jackson County Estimated627
33Coles County Estimated605
34Grundy County Estimated559
34Jefferson County Estimated559
36Fulton County Estimated543
37Bureau County Estimated501
37Christian County Estimated501
39Livingston County Estimated499
40Boone County Estimated495
41Montgomery County Estimated478
42Effingham County Estimated466
43Morgan County Estimated463
44Woodford County Estimated462
45Lee County Estimated458
46Randolph County Estimated449
47Saline County Estimated434
48Iroquois County Estimated422
49Logan County Estimated407
50Clinton County Estimated393
51Monroe County Estimated357
52McDonough County Estimated343
53Jersey County Estimated326
54Perry County Estimated291
55Edgar County Estimated283
56Union County Estimated276
56White County Estimated276
58Shelby County Estimated273
59Jo Daviess County Estimated272
60Fayette County Estimated269
61Hancock County Estimated266
62Douglas County Estimated261
62Wayne County Estimated261
64Pike County Estimated256
65Crawford County Estimated253
66Richland County Estimated245
67Ford County Estimated243
68Mason County Estimated242
69Mercer County Estimated233
70Clark County Estimated232
71Warren County Estimated231
72Massac County Estimated230
73De Witt County Estimated229
74Lawrence County Estimated212
75Carroll County Estimated211
76Piatt County Estimated210
77Bond County Estimated207
78Moultrie County Estimated205
79Clay County Estimated197
80Marshall County Estimated195
81Greene County Estimated193
82Washington County Estimated178
83Wabash County Estimated172
84Johnson County Estimated165
85Cass County Estimated161
86Menard County Estimated152
87Cumberland County Estimated132
88Hamilton County Estimated128
89Alexander County Estimated118
90Jasper County Estimated116
91Henderson County Estimated107
92Schuyler County Estimated96
93Pulaski County Estimated91
94Edwards County Estimated90
95Stark County Estimated86
96Hardin County Estimated82
97Gallatin County Estimated81
98Brown County Estimated70
99Scott County Estimated66
100Calhoun County Estimated62
100Pope County Estimated62
102Putnam County Estimated57

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths of residents 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 death 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: deaths, 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.

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Questions

Which county has the highest deaths (July to June)?

Cook County, with 48,392 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest deaths (July to June)?

Putnam County, with 57 in 2021.

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: deaths, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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