Counties in Illinois by natural change, July to June
Cook County had the highest natural change, July to June of 102 counties in 2016, at 27,636. Knox County had the lowest, at -137. The median was -3 and the figure for Illinois was 50,593. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County Estimated | 27,636 | -3.9% |
| 2 | DuPage County Estimated | 4,647 | -2.5% |
| 3 | Kane County Estimated | 3,591 | -0.3% |
| 4 | Will County Estimated | 3,583 | -0.5% |
| 5 | Lake County Estimated | 3,291 | -3.7% |
| 6 | McHenry County Estimated | 1,102 | -12.4% |
| 7 | Champaign County Estimated | 1,092 | -5.1% |
| 8 | Kendall County Estimated | 1,045 | -0.7% |
| 9 | McLean County Estimated | 931 | +2% |
| 10 | St. Clair County Estimated | 866 | -9.8% |
| 11 | Winnebago County Estimated | 835 | +40.8% |
| 12 | Peoria County Estimated | 747 | -10.3% |
| 13 | DeKalb County Estimated | 474 | -5.4% |
| 14 | Sangamon County Estimated | 318 | -11.2% |
| 15 | Rock Island County Estimated | 293 | +3.5% |
| 16 | Jackson County Estimated | 251 | -5.3% |
| 17 | Grundy County Estimated | 231 | +10% |
| 18 | Madison County Estimated | 216 | -8.5% |
| 19 | Boone County Estimated | 180 | -13.5% |
| 20 | Tazewell County Estimated | 169 | +77.9% |
| 21 | Kankakee County Estimated | 150 | -34.2% |
| 22 | Monroe County Estimated | 121 | +218.4% |
| 23 | Douglas County Estimated | 103 | +83.9% |
| 23 | Effingham County Estimated | 103 | +53.7% |
| 25 | Clinton County Estimated | 102 | +59.4% |
| 26 | Jefferson County Estimated | 87 | 0% |
| 27 | Macon County Estimated | 83 | +84.4% |
| 28 | Williamson County Estimated | 67 | -25.6% |
| 29 | Woodford County Estimated | 62 | +376.9% |
| 30 | Ogle County Estimated | 60 | |
| 31 | Wayne County Estimated | 57 | +311.1% |
| 32 | Vermilion County Estimated | 45 | +364.7% |
| 32 | Warren County Estimated | 45 | +87.5% |
| 34 | Adams County Estimated | 34 | +1,600% |
| 35 | Henry County Estimated | 24 | +20% |
| 36 | Cumberland County Estimated | 22 | +375% |
| 37 | Menard County Estimated | 19 | +167.9% |
| 38 | Edwards County Estimated | 18 | +400% |
| 39 | Brown County Estimated | 17 | +183.3% |
| 40 | Wabash County Estimated | 14 | +250% |
| 41 | Shelby County Estimated | 13 | +176.5% |
| 42 | Cass County Estimated | 8 | -68% |
| 42 | Fayette County Estimated | 8 | -60% |
| 44 | Calhoun County Estimated | 7 | +275% |
| 44 | Piatt County Estimated | 7 | -22.2% |
| 46 | Union County Estimated | 3 | +107.7% |
| 47 | De Witt County Estimated | 0 | +100% |
| 47 | Scott County Estimated | 0 | +100% |
| 49 | Washington County Estimated | -1 | -106.7% |
| 50 | Coles County Estimated | -3 | +66.7% |
| 50 | Gallatin County Estimated | -3 | +83.3% |
| 50 | Moultrie County Estimated | -3 | +81.3% |
| 53 | Hamilton County Estimated | -5 | +44.4% |
| 53 | Perry County Estimated | -5 | +92.4% |
| 55 | Hancock County Estimated | -7 | -136.8% |
| 55 | Livingston County Estimated | -7 | +66.7% |
| 57 | Pike County Estimated | -9 | +59.1% |
| 58 | Jasper County Estimated | -10 | -133.3% |
| 59 | Johnson County Estimated | -12 | +52% |
| 60 | Stark County Estimated | -17 | +43.3% |
| 61 | Lee County Estimated | -19 | +57.8% |
| 62 | Jersey County Estimated | -20 | +71% |
| 62 | Putnam County Estimated | -20 | -766.7% |
| 64 | Crawford County Estimated | -21 | +44.7% |
| 65 | Hardin County Estimated | -22 | +47.6% |
| 65 | Henderson County Estimated | -22 | -10% |
| 67 | Pulaski County Estimated | -23 | +30.3% |
| 68 | Clay County Estimated | -24 | -2,300% |
| 69 | Carroll County Estimated | -27 | +6.9% |
| 70 | Marshall County Estimated | -28 | -64.7% |
| 71 | Schuyler County Estimated | -29 | -70.6% |
| 72 | Clark County Estimated | -30 | -36.4% |
| 73 | Alexander County Estimated | -32 | -700% |
| 73 | Pope County Estimated | -32 | -166.7% |
| 73 | Richland County Estimated | -32 | -113.3% |
| 73 | Whiteside County Estimated | -32 | -158.2% |
| 77 | Massac County Estimated | -37 | +49.3% |
| 78 | Bond County Estimated | -38 | -58.3% |
| 78 | Marion County Estimated | -38 | -850% |
| 80 | Franklin County Estimated | -42 | +25% |
| 81 | Logan County Estimated | -46 | -21.1% |
| 81 | Morgan County Estimated | -46 | -1,433.3% |
| 81 | Stephenson County Estimated | -46 | -206.7% |
| 84 | Ford County Estimated | -48 | +23.8% |
| 85 | Saline County Estimated | -50 | -600% |
| 86 | McDonough County Estimated | -51 | +21.5% |
| 87 | Bureau County Estimated | -54 | -170% |
| 87 | Randolph County Estimated | -54 | +40.7% |
| 89 | Mercer County Estimated | -55 | -48.6% |
| 90 | Jo Daviess County Estimated | -59 | +7.8% |
| 90 | White County Estimated | -59 | +15.7% |
| 92 | Greene County Estimated | -62 | -51.2% |
| 92 | Mason County Estimated | -62 | -3.3% |
| 94 | Christian County Estimated | -69 | +13.8% |
| 95 | Montgomery County Estimated | -70 | +6.7% |
| 96 | Edgar County Estimated | -75 | -8.7% |
| 96 | LaSalle County Estimated | -75 | +38.5% |
| 98 | Lawrence County Estimated | -84 | -236% |
| 99 | Iroquois County Estimated | -104 | -3% |
| 100 | Macoupin County Estimated | -107 | -10.3% |
| 101 | Fulton County Estimated | -121 | -8% |
| 102 | Knox County Estimated | -137 | -7% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Estimated births minus deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year. A negative value means more deaths than births.
Equals births_july_june minus deaths_july_june for the same place and year. Not a calendar-year figure.
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: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021 (Counties in Illinois by natural change, July to June, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
MLA 9
Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Illinois by natural change, July to June, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/illinois-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Counties in Illinois by natural change, July to June, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/illinois-counties?period=2016.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Illinois by natural change, July to June, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/illinois-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021: Counties in Illinois by natural change, July to June, 2016}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/illinois-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest natural change, July to June?
Cook County, with 27,636 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?
Knox County, with -137 in 2016.
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: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.