Counties in Illinois by residents who moved from another state in the past year

Hardin County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 102 counties in 2021, at 5.8%. Putnam County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 1.2% and the figure for Illinois was 1.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest5.8Hardin County
Lowest0.2Putnam County
Median1.2102 counties
Illinois1.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 2 %Alexander County: 3 %Bond County: 2.1 %Boone County: 1.6 %Brown County: 0.8 %Bureau County: 1.6 %Calhoun County: 0.2 %Carroll County: 2.6 %Cass County: 1.8 %Champaign County: 2.7 %Christian County: 0.9 %Clark County: 1.3 %Clay County: 0.3 %Clinton County: 1.4 %Coles County: 2.2 %Cook County: 1.6 %Crawford County: 1.5 %Cumberland County: 0.4 %DeKalb County: 1.2 %De Witt County: 1.1 %Douglas County: 0.6 %DuPage County: 1.4 %Edgar County: 1.9 %Edwards County: 1.3 %Effingham County: 1.5 %Fayette County: 0.7 %Ford County: 1.4 %Franklin County: 1.7 %Fulton County: 0.9 %Gallatin County: 1.1 %Greene County: 0.5 %Grundy County: 1.3 %Hamilton County: 0.7 %Hancock County: 3.4 %Hardin County: 5.8 %Henderson County: 2.5 %Henry County: 1.2 %Iroquois County: 0.7 %Jackson County: 4 %Jasper County: 0.2 %Jefferson County: 1.1 %Jersey County: 2.4 %Jo Daviess County: 2.3 %Johnson County: 0.4 %Kane County: 1 %Kankakee County: 0.6 %Kendall County: 0.4 %Knox County: 1 %Lake County: 3 %LaSalle County: 1.1 %Lawrence County: 3.1 %Lee County: 0.9 %Livingston County: 0.6 %Logan County: 1.1 %McDonough County: 2.6 %McHenry County: 1.3 %McLean County: 1.2 %Macon County: 1.7 %Macoupin County: 1.3 %Madison County: 2.1 %Marion County: 1 %Marshall County: 0.6 %Mason County: 0.8 %Massac County: 1.5 %Menard County: 0.4 %Mercer County: 1.8 %Monroe County: 1 %Montgomery County: 1.6 %Morgan County: 1.6 %Moultrie County: 0.5 %Ogle County: 1.4 %Peoria County: 1.4 %Perry County: 0.9 %Piatt County: 0.4 %Pike County: 0.5 %Pope County: 4.7 %Pulaski County: 4 %Putnam County: 0.2 %Randolph County: 0.8 %Richland County: 0.6 %Rock Island County: 2.3 %St. Clair County: 3.5 %Saline County: 1.1 %Sangamon County: 1.3 %Schuyler County: 0.5 %Scott County: 0.5 %Shelby County: 0.5 %Stark County: 0.7 %Stephenson County: 1 %Tazewell County: 1.4 %Union County: 0.6 %Vermilion County: 0.9 %Wabash County: 2.3 %Warren County: 2.7 %Washington County: 0.8 %Wayne County: 1.3 %White County: 0.4 %Whiteside County: 1.7 %Will County: 0.8 %Williamson County: 1.2 %Winnebago County: 1.5 %Woodford County: 1.5 %
  • Under 0.6
  • 0.6 to 0.9
  • 0.9 to 1.2
  • 1.2 to 1.5
  • 1.5 to 2.3
  • 2.3 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Hardin County: 5.8 %Hardin County5.8Pope County: 4.7 %Pope County4.7Jackson County: 4 %Jackson County4Pulaski County: 4 %Pulaski County4St. Clair County: 3.5 %St. Clair County3.5Hancock County: 3.4 %Hancock County3.4Lawrence County: 3.1 %Lawrence County3.1Alexander County: 3 %Alexander County3Lake County: 3 %Lake County3Warren County: 2.7 %Warren County2.7Champaign County: 2.7 %Champaign County2.7Carroll County: 2.6 %Carroll County2.6McDonough County: 2.6 %McDonough County2.6Henderson County: 2.5 %Henderson County2.5Jersey County: 2.4 %Jersey County2.4Wabash County: 2.3 %Wabash County2.3Jo Daviess County: 2.3 %Jo Daviess County2.3Rock Island County: 2.3 %Rock Island County2.3Coles County: 2.2 %Coles County2.2Bond County: 2.1 %Bond County2.1Madison County: 2.1 %Madison County2.1Adams County: 2 %Adams County2Edgar County: 1.9 %Edgar County1.9Mercer County: 1.8 %Mercer County1.8Cass County: 1.8 %Cass County1.8Franklin County: 1.7 %Franklin County1.7Macon County: 1.7 %Macon County1.7Whiteside County: 1.7 %Whiteside County1.7Morgan County: 1.6 %Morgan County1.6Cook County: 1.6 %Cook County1.6Bureau County: 1.6 %Bureau County1.6Boone County: 1.6 %Boone County1.6Montgomery County: 1.6 %Montgomery County1.6Winnebago County: 1.5 %Winnebago County1.5Woodford County: 1.5 %Woodford County1.5Massac County: 1.5 %Massac County1.5Crawford County: 1.5 %Crawford County1.5Effingham County: 1.5 %Effingham County1.5Ogle County: 1.4 %Ogle County1.4Ford County: 1.4 %Ford County1.4Hardin County: 5.8 %Hardin County5.8Pope County: 4.7 %Pope County4.7Jackson County: 4 %Jackson County4Pulaski County: 4 %Pulaski County4St. Clair County: 3.5 %St. Clair County3.5Hancock County: 3.4 %Hancock County3.4Lawrence County: 3.1 %Lawrence County3.1Alexander County: 3 %Alexander County3Lake County: 3 %Lake County3Warren County: 2.7 %Warren County2.7Champaign County: 2.7 %Champaign County2.7Carroll County: 2.6 %Carroll County2.6McDonough County: 2.6 %McDonough County2.6Henderson County: 2.5 %Henderson County2.5Jersey County: 2.4 %Jersey County2.4Wabash County: 2.3 %Wabash County2.3Jo Daviess County: 2.3 %Jo Daviess County2.3Rock Island County: 2.3 %Rock Island County2.3Coles County: 2.2 %Coles County2.2Bond County: 2.1 %Bond County2.1Madison County: 2.1 %Madison County2.1Adams County: 2 %Adams County2Edgar County: 1.9 %Edgar County1.9Mercer County: 1.8 %Mercer County1.8Cass County: 1.8 %Cass County1.8Franklin County: 1.7 %Franklin County1.7Macon County: 1.7 %Macon County1.7Whiteside County: 1.7 %Whiteside County1.7Morgan County: 1.6 %Morgan County1.6Cook County: 1.6 %Cook County1.6Bureau County: 1.6 %Bureau County1.6Boone County: 1.6 %Boone County1.6Montgomery County: 1.6 %Montgomery County1.6Winnebago County: 1.5 %Winnebago County1.5Woodford County: 1.5 %Woodford County1.5Massac County: 1.5 %Massac County1.5Crawford County: 1.5 %Crawford County1.5Effingham County: 1.5 %Effingham County1.5Ogle County: 1.4 %Ogle County1.4Ford County: 1.4 %Ford County1.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Hardin County5.8
2Pope County4.7
3Jackson County4
4Pulaski County4
5St. Clair County3.5
6Hancock County3.4
7Lawrence County3.1
8Alexander County3
9Lake County3
10Warren County2.7
11Champaign County2.7
12Carroll County2.6
13McDonough County2.6
14Henderson County2.5
15Jersey County2.4
16Wabash County2.3
17Jo Daviess County2.3
18Rock Island County2.3
19Coles County2.2
20Bond County2.1
20Madison County2.1
22Adams County2
23Edgar County1.9
24Mercer County1.8
25Cass County1.8
26Franklin County1.7
27Macon County1.7
27Whiteside County1.7
29Morgan County1.6
30Cook County1.6
31Bureau County1.6
32Boone County1.6
32Montgomery County1.6
34Winnebago County1.5
35Woodford County1.5
36Massac County1.5
37Crawford County1.5
38Effingham County1.5
39Ogle County1.4
40Ford County1.4
41Clinton County1.4
41Tazewell County1.4
43DuPage County1.4
44Peoria County1.4
45Clark County1.3
46Edwards County1.3
46McHenry County1.3
48Sangamon County1.3
49Grundy County1.3
49Macoupin County1.3
51Wayne County1.3
52DeKalb County1.2
53Williamson County1.2
54McLean County1.2
55Henry County1.2
56Saline County1.1
57De Witt County1.1
58Logan County1.1
59Gallatin County1.1
59Jefferson County1.1
59LaSalle County1.1
62Monroe County1
63Marion County1
64Knox County1
65Kane County1
66Stephenson County1
67Christian County0.9
67Fulton County0.9
69Vermilion County0.9
70Lee County0.9
71Perry County0.9
72Randolph County0.8
72Washington County0.8
74Will County0.8
75Mason County0.8
76Brown County0.8
77Hamilton County0.7
78Stark County0.7
79Fayette County0.7
79Iroquois County0.7
81Douglas County0.6
81Marshall County0.6
81Richland County0.6
84Kankakee County0.6
84Union County0.6
86Livingston County0.6
87Pike County0.5
88Shelby County0.5
89Scott County0.5
90Schuyler County0.5
91Moultrie County0.5
92Greene County0.5
93Johnson County0.4
94Kendall County0.4
94Menard County0.4
96Piatt County0.4
97Cumberland County0.4
98White County0.4
99Clay County0.3
100Calhoun County0.2
100Jasper County0.2
102Putnam County0.2

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, 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. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Illinois by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Illinois by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/illinois-counties?period=2021. 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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Illinois by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/illinois-counties?period=2021.

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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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Illinois by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/illinois-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Hardin County, with 5.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Putnam County, with 0.2% in 2021.

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