Cities in Illinois by residents who moved from another county in the past year

North Chicago, IL had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 225 cities in 2022, at 27.6%. Blue Island, IL had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 4.1% and the figure for Illinois was 4.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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North Chicago, IL: 27.6 %North Chicago, IL27.6Carbondale, IL: 21.7 %Carbondale, IL21.7Macomb, IL: 18.4 %Macomb, IL18.4Urbana, IL: 14.6 %Urbana, IL14.6DeKalb, IL: 13.8 %DeKalb, IL13.8Charleston, IL: 13.4 %Charleston, IL13.4Normal, IL: 12.1 %Normal, IL12.1Champaign, IL: 11.6 %Champaign, IL11.6Edwardsville, IL: 10.6 %Edwardsville, IL10.6Lake Forest, IL: 10.4 %Lake Forest, IL10.4Pingree Grove, IL: 9.6 %Pingree Grove, IL9.6Lisle, IL: 9.6 %Lisle, IL9.6Jacksonville, IL: 9.4 %Jacksonville, IL9.4Canton, IL: 9.1 %Canton, IL9.1Deerfield, IL: 9.1 %Deerfield, IL9.1Oswego, IL: 9.1 %Oswego, IL9.1Hinsdale, IL: 8 %Hinsdale, IL8Dixon, IL: 7.9 %Dixon, IL7.9North Aurora, IL: 7.8 %North Aurora, IL7.8Plano, IL: 7.6 %Plano, IL7.6Fairview Heights, IL: 7.6 %Fairview Heights, IL7.6St. Charles, IL: 7.4 %St. Charles, IL7.4Herrin, IL: 7.4 %Herrin, IL7.4Effingham, IL: 7.4 %Effingham, IL7.4Rantoul, IL: 7.4 %Rantoul, IL7.4Crest Hill, IL: 7.4 %Crest Hill, IL7.4Pontiac, IL: 7.3 %Pontiac, IL7.3Highland Park, IL: 7 %Highland Park, IL7Campton Hills, IL: 6.8 %Campton Hills, IL6.8Collinsville, IL: 6.8 %Collinsville, IL6.8Huntley, IL: 6.8 %Huntley, IL6.8Pekin, IL: 6.8 %Pekin, IL6.8Evanston, IL: 6.7 %Evanston, IL6.7Grayslake, IL: 6.7 %Grayslake, IL6.7South Elgin, IL: 6.7 %South Elgin, IL6.7Bourbonnais, IL: 6.6 %Bourbonnais, IL6.6Ottawa, IL: 6.5 %Ottawa, IL6.5Troy, IL: 6.5 %Troy, IL6.5Columbia, IL: 6.5 %Columbia, IL6.5Naperville, IL: 6.5 %Naperville, IL6.5North Chicago, IL: 27.6 %North Chicago, IL27.6Carbondale, IL: 21.7 %Carbondale, IL21.7Macomb, IL: 18.4 %Macomb, IL18.4Urbana, IL: 14.6 %Urbana, IL14.6DeKalb, IL: 13.8 %DeKalb, IL13.8Charleston, IL: 13.4 %Charleston, IL13.4Normal, IL: 12.1 %Normal, IL12.1Champaign, IL: 11.6 %Champaign, IL11.6Edwardsville, IL: 10.6 %Edwardsville, IL10.6Lake Forest, IL: 10.4 %Lake Forest, IL10.4Pingree Grove, IL: 9.6 %Pingree Grove, IL9.6Lisle, IL: 9.6 %Lisle, IL9.6Jacksonville, IL: 9.4 %Jacksonville, IL9.4Canton, IL: 9.1 %Canton, IL9.1Deerfield, IL: 9.1 %Deerfield, IL9.1Oswego, IL: 9.1 %Oswego, IL9.1Hinsdale, IL: 8 %Hinsdale, IL8Dixon, IL: 7.9 %Dixon, IL7.9North Aurora, IL: 7.8 %North Aurora, IL7.8Plano, IL: 7.6 %Plano, IL7.6Fairview Heights, IL: 7.6 %Fairview Heights, IL7.6St. Charles, IL: 7.4 %St. Charles, IL7.4Herrin, IL: 7.4 %Herrin, IL7.4Effingham, IL: 7.4 %Effingham, IL7.4Rantoul, IL: 7.4 %Rantoul, IL7.4Crest Hill, IL: 7.4 %Crest Hill, IL7.4Pontiac, IL: 7.3 %Pontiac, IL7.3Highland Park, IL: 7 %Highland Park, IL7Campton Hills, IL: 6.8 %Campton Hills, IL6.8Collinsville, IL: 6.8 %Collinsville, IL6.8Huntley, IL: 6.8 %Huntley, IL6.8Pekin, IL: 6.8 %Pekin, IL6.8Evanston, IL: 6.7 %Evanston, IL6.7Grayslake, IL: 6.7 %Grayslake, IL6.7South Elgin, IL: 6.7 %South Elgin, IL6.7Bourbonnais, IL: 6.6 %Bourbonnais, IL6.6Ottawa, IL: 6.5 %Ottawa, IL6.5Troy, IL: 6.5 %Troy, IL6.5Columbia, IL: 6.5 %Columbia, IL6.5Naperville, IL: 6.5 %Naperville, IL6.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1North Chicago, IL27.6-0.3 pts
2Carbondale, IL21.7-1.2 pts
3Macomb, IL18.4+0.9 pts
4Urbana, IL14.6-1.8 pts
5DeKalb, IL13.8+1.1 pts
6Charleston, IL13.4-3.3 pts
7Normal, IL12.1+1.1 pts
8Champaign, IL11.6-0 pts
9Edwardsville, IL10.6-2.9 pts
10Lake Forest, IL10.4+1.3 pts
11Pingree Grove, IL9.6+4.8 pts
12Lisle, IL9.60 pts
13Jacksonville, IL9.4+0.7 pts
14Canton, IL9.1-1.8 pts
14Deerfield, IL9.1+1.1 pts
16Oswego, IL9.1+0.1 pts
17Hinsdale, IL8+0.5 pts
18Dixon, IL7.9+0.4 pts
19North Aurora, IL7.8+0.1 pts
20Plano, IL7.6-0.2 pts
21Fairview Heights, IL7.6-1 pts
22St. Charles, IL7.4+0.7 pts
23Herrin, IL7.4+1.4 pts
24Effingham, IL7.4-1.3 pts
25Rantoul, IL7.4-1.5 pts
26Crest Hill, IL7.4-1.5 pts
27Pontiac, IL7.3+0.7 pts
28Highland Park, IL7+1 pts
29Campton Hills, IL6.8-1.4 pts
30Collinsville, IL6.8-1.4 pts
31Huntley, IL6.8-1.3 pts
32Pekin, IL6.8-0.7 pts
33Evanston, IL6.7+0.6 pts
34Grayslake, IL6.7+1.3 pts
34South Elgin, IL6.7-0.1 pts
36Bourbonnais, IL6.6+0.2 pts
37Ottawa, IL6.5+0.8 pts
38Troy, IL6.5+0.7 pts
39Columbia, IL6.5-0.1 pts
40Naperville, IL6.5-0.3 pts
41Wheaton, IL6.4+0.8 pts
42East Peoria, IL6.2-0.3 pts
42Mount Vernon, IL6.2+0.6 pts
44Yorkville, IL6.1+0.1 pts
45Minooka, IL6.1-1.2 pts
46Algonquin, IL6.1+0.4 pts
47Barrington, IL6-0.5 pts
48Woodstock, IL6+0.3 pts
49Bensenville, IL6+0.2 pts
50Aurora, IL6-0.4 pts
51O'Fallon, IL6-0.7 pts
52Lincoln, IL5.9+0.1 pts
53Westmont, IL5.8-0.2 pts
54Rock Island, IL5.8+0.4 pts
55Elgin, IL5.6+0.4 pts
56Carpentersville, IL5.6+0.5 pts
56Shiloh, IL5.6-1 pts
58Gurnee, IL5.6+0.4 pts
59Lockport, IL5.6+0.2 pts
60Wood Dale, IL5.5+1 pts
61Galesburg, IL5.5+0.1 pts
62Glendale Heights, IL5.40 pts
63Peoria, IL5.4+0.6 pts
64Centralia, IL5.4-0.2 pts
65Bloomingdale, IL5.4-0.4 pts
65Glen Ellyn, IL5.4-0.1 pts
67McHenry, IL5.4-0.2 pts
68Mundelein, IL5.3+1.1 pts
69Zion, IL5.2+0.7 pts
70Lombard, IL5.2-0.2 pts
70Marion, IL5.2-0.3 pts
72Morton, IL5.1-0.9 pts
73Godfrey, IL5+0.3 pts
74Bolingbrook, IL4.9-1.3 pts
74East Moline, IL4.9-0.8 pts
76Mattoon, IL4.9-1.4 pts
77Decatur, IL4.9-0.3 pts
78Buffalo Grove, IL4.9-0.6 pts
79River Forest, IL4.8-0.8 pts
79Vernon Hills, IL4.8+0.8 pts
81Bloomington, IL4.8-0.4 pts
82Sycamore, IL4.8+0.4 pts
83Montgomery, IL4.7-0.5 pts
84Lake Zurich, IL4.7-0.9 pts
85Batavia, IL4.7-0.9 pts
86Belleville, IL4.7-0.9 pts
86East St. Louis, IL4.7+1.5 pts
88Geneva, IL4.7+0.9 pts
89Woodridge, IL4.6-0.9 pts
90Libertyville, IL4.6-0.3 pts
91Wood River, IL4.6-0.3 pts
92Waukegan, IL4.5-0.2 pts
93Moline, IL4.5+0.8 pts
94Alton, IL4.5-0.2 pts
94Quincy, IL4.5-0.1 pts
96Joliet, IL4.4-0.4 pts
96Morris, IL4.4+0.1 pts
98Fox Lake, IL4.4-0.3 pts
99Forest Park, IL4.4+0.4 pts
100Round Lake, IL4.3-1 pts
101West Chicago, IL4.3+0.3 pts
102Addison, IL4.3-0 pts
102Elmhurst, IL4.3-0.4 pts
104Lake in the Hills, IL4.3-0.6 pts
105Hanover Park, IL4.3-0.6 pts
106Romeoville, IL4.3+0.6 pts
107Rockford, IL4.2+0.1 pts
108Carol Stream, IL4.2-0.2 pts
109Plainfield, IL4.2-0.3 pts
110Homer Glen, IL4.2+0.1 pts
111Downers Grove, IL4.2-0.4 pts
112Wauconda, IL4.1+1.4 pts
113Crystal Lake, IL4.1+0.7 pts
114Palatine, IL4.1-0.3 pts
115Swansea, IL4-0.3 pts
116Channahon, IL4-0.3 pts
117Mahomet, IL4-0.2 pts
118Loves Park, IL3.9-1.4 pts
119Washington, IL3.8+0.7 pts
120Springfield, IL3.7-0.3 pts
121Burr Ridge, IL3.6+0.2 pts
121Oak Park, IL3.6+0.1 pts
123Granite City, IL3.6-0.1 pts
124Kankakee, IL3.6+0.1 pts
125Darien, IL3.5-0 pts
126Schaumburg, IL3.5-0.3 pts
127Lindenhurst, IL3.4-1.2 pts
128Manhattan, IL3.4+0.9 pts
129La Grange Park, IL3.3+0.4 pts
129New Lenox, IL3.3+1.1 pts
129Villa Park, IL3.3-0.8 pts
132Dolton, IL3.3-0.1 pts
133Bartlett, IL3.2-0.6 pts
134Belvidere, IL3.2-1.6 pts
135Chicago, IL3.1+0.2 pts
136Shorewood, IL3.1+0.8 pts
137Sterling, IL3.1-0.5 pts
138Roscoe, IL3-0.3 pts
139Palos Heights, IL2.9-0.2 pts
140Antioch, IL2.9-0 pts
141Frankfort, IL2.9+0.9 pts
142Streamwood, IL2.8-0.3 pts
142Taylorville, IL2.8-1.2 pts
144Lemont, IL2.8-0.1 pts
145Machesney Park, IL2.8-0.1 pts
145Wheeling, IL2.8-0.3 pts
147Prospect Heights, IL2.8+0.6 pts
148Lincolnwood, IL2.7-0.2 pts
149Arlington Heights, IL2.7+0.3 pts
150Waterloo, IL2.7-0.2 pts
151Cary, IL2.6+0.6 pts
152Cahokia Heights, IL2.6n/a
152Roselle, IL2.6+0.2 pts
154Highland, IL2.5-0.3 pts
154Homewood, IL2.5-0.3 pts
156Crestwood, IL2.4-0.5 pts
157Riverdale, IL2.4-0.5 pts
158Rolling Meadows, IL2.4+0.3 pts
159Freeport, IL2.4-0.4 pts
160Chatham, IL2.3-0.3 pts
161Danville, IL2.3-0.4 pts
161Wilmette, IL2.3+0.3 pts
163Justice, IL2.2+0.8 pts
164Glenview, IL2.2-0 pts
165Elk Grove Village, IL2.1-0.4 pts
166Beach Park, IL2.1+0.3 pts
167La Grange, IL2.1-0 pts
168Streator, IL2.1-0.4 pts
169Northbrook, IL2.1-0.1 pts
169Westchester, IL2.1+0.1 pts
171Round Lake Beach, IL2-0.9 pts
172Bradley, IL2+0.6 pts
172Norridge, IL2+0.4 pts
174Park Forest, IL2+0.2 pts
175Franklin Park, IL2+1.7 pts
176Park Ridge, IL2+0.2 pts
176Winfield, IL2-0.6 pts
178Hoffman Estates, IL1.9-0.3 pts
179Matteson, IL1.9+0.2 pts
180Winnetka, IL1.9-0.2 pts
181Calumet City, IL1.8-0.3 pts
181Glen Carbon, IL1.8-0.6 pts
183Kewanee, IL1.80 pts
184Oak Forest, IL1.7+0.1 pts
185Northlake, IL1.7+0.3 pts
186Mokena, IL1.7-0.1 pts
187Richton Park, IL1.7-0.1 pts
188Harvey, IL1.6+0.5 pts
189Orland Park, IL1.6-0.6 pts
189Tinley Park, IL1.6-0.6 pts
191Western Springs, IL1.5-0 pts
192Des Plaines, IL1.5-0.1 pts
193Mount Prospect, IL1.5-0.1 pts
194Brookfield, IL1.4-0.4 pts
195Elmwood Park, IL1.4+0.1 pts
196Palos Hills, IL1.3+0.2 pts
197Warrenville, IL1.3-1.6 pts
198Alsip, IL1.3-0 pts
199Skokie, IL1.2+0.2 pts
200Chicago Heights, IL1.2+0.4 pts
201Country Club Hills, IL1+0.1 pts
202River Grove, IL0.9+0.1 pts
203Niles, IL0.9+0.1 pts
204Berwyn, IL0.8-0.1 pts
204South Holland, IL0.80 pts
206Melrose Park, IL0.8+0.3 pts
207Burbank, IL0.7-0.5 pts
208Hickory Hills, IL0.7-0.1 pts
209Maywood, IL0.6+0.1 pts
209Midlothian, IL0.6-0.2 pts
211Bellwood, IL0.6-0.2 pts
211Oak Lawn, IL0.60 pts
213Hazel Crest, IL0.6-0.1 pts
213Lansing, IL0.6-0.1 pts
215Chicago Ridge, IL0.6+0.4 pts
216Bridgeview, IL0.6-0.1 pts
217Evergreen Park, IL0.5-0.2 pts
218Morton Grove, IL0.4-0 pts
219Markham, IL0.3-0 pts
220Summit, IL0.3-0.9 pts
221Worth, IL0.3-0.2 pts
222Schiller Park, IL0.30 pts
223Lyons, IL0.2-0.9 pts
224Cicero, IL0.2-0.2 pts
225Blue Island, IL0.2-0.1 pts

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People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Illinois by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/illinois-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Illinois by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/illinois-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/illinois-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Illinois by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2022}},
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