Fastest Growing Cities in Illinois.

Cities in Illinois with the fastest population growth, April 2020 to July 2025.

224 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Population Growth
1	Yorkville	23,617	+23.6%
2	Pingree Grove	10,914	+21.1%
3	Manhattan	11,026	+16.6%
4	Oswego	36,375	+15.4%
5	Warrenville	14,718	+12.2%
6	Plainfield	46,708	+11.5%
7	North Chicago	30,643	+10.7%
8	Montgomery	21,515	+8.3%
9	Channahon	13,927	+8.2%
10	South Elgin	24,217	+7.5%
11	Plano	12,203	+7.0%
12	McHenry	28,074	+6.8%
13	Lockport	26,409	+6.6%
14	New Lenox	28,006	+6.1%
15	North Aurora	18,696	+6.0%
16	Gages Lake	10,819	+5.4%
17	Frankfort	20,651	+5.2%
18	Crystal Lake	40,579	+5.0%
19	Huntley	28,005	+5.0%
20	Troy	11,647	+4.1%
21	Lemont	17,820	+4.0%
22	Algonquin	30,067	+3.8%
23	Mundelein	31,915	+3.5%
24	Shiloh	14,572	+3.5%
25	Champaign	89,996	+3.3%
26	Morris	14,898	+3.3%
27	Lindenhurst	14,417	+2.8%
28	Antioch	14,859	+2.6%
29	Deerfield	19,518	+2.5%
30	Naperville	150,692	+2.4%
31	Sycamore	18,559	+2.3%
32	Morton	16,595	+2.2%
33	Shorewood	18,343	+2.0%
34	Urbana	39,341	+1.9%
35	Highland Park	30,398	+1.9%
36	Lake Forest	19,416	+1.9%
37	Marion	16,836	+1.8%
38	St. Charles	32,854	+1.4%
39	Homer Glen	24,529	+1.3%
40	Chatham	14,639	+1.3%
41	Minooka	12,891	+1.3%
42	Joliet	150,445	+1.2%
43	Bolingbrook	74,096	+1.2%
44	Romeoville	41,152	+1.2%
45	Loves Park	23,502	+1.2%
46	Crest Hill	20,628	+1.2%
47	Waterloo	11,129	+1.2%
48	Hinsdale	17,175	+1.0%
49	Effingham	12,342	+0.8%
50	Elmhurst	45,671	+0.7%
51	O'Fallon	32,262	+0.7%
52	Elgin	114,934	+0.6%
53	Libertyville	20,525	+0.6%
54	Cary	17,923	+0.6%
55	Aurora	179,898	+0.5%
56	Normal	53,569	+0.5%
57	Belvidere	24,752	+0.5%
58	Bloomingdale	22,457	+0.5%
59	DeKalb	40,443	+0.3%
60	Batavia	27,151	+0.3%
61	Woodstock	26,147	+0.3%
62	Downers Grove	50,054	+0.2%
63	Addison	35,489	+0.2%
64	Lake Zurich	19,832	+0.2%
65	Glen Carbon	13,977	+0.2%
66	Campton Hills	10,877	+0.2%
67	Roscoe	10,706	+0.2%
68	Bloomington	78,907	+0.1%
69	Wheaton	53,557	+0.1%
70	Mokena	20,021	+0.1%
71	Burr Ridge	11,141	0.0%
72	Taylorville	10,646	0.0%
73	Highland	10,262	0.0%
74	Vernon Hills	26,876	-0.1%
75	Darien	21,879	-0.1%
76	Swansea	14,710	-0.1%
77	Lombard	43,619	-0.3%
78	Western Springs	13,446	-0.3%
79	Woodridge	33,941	-0.4%
80	Chicago	2,711,226	-0.6%
81	Machesney Park	22,630	-0.6%
82	Grayslake	20,929	-0.6%
83	Bartlett	40,501	-0.7%
84	Roselle	22,752	-0.7%
85	Ottawa	18,447	-0.7%
86	Wauconda	14,027	-0.7%
87	Herrin	12,226	-0.7%
88	Gurnee	30,510	-0.8%
89	Maywood	23,201	-0.8%
90	Charleston	17,062	-0.8%
91	Canton	13,144	-0.8%
92	Buffalo Grove	42,891	-0.9%
93	Glen Ellyn	28,390	-0.9%
94	Beach Park	14,115	-1.0%
95	Rockford	147,521	-1.1%
96	Geneva	21,258	-1.1%
97	Round Lake	18,628	-1.1%
98	Godfrey	17,712	-1.1%
99	Fox Lake	11,131	-1.1%
100	Westmont	23,724	-1.2%
101	Lisle	23,407	-1.2%
102	Washington	15,919	-1.2%
103	Wood Dale	13,933	-1.2%
104	Orland Park	57,916	-1.3%
105	Round Lake Beach	27,079	-1.3%
106	West Chicago	25,395	-1.3%
107	Zion	24,600	-1.3%
108	Bradley	15,325	-1.3%
109	Barrington	11,077	-1.3%
110	Springfield	113,330	-1.4%
111	Moline	42,197	-1.4%
112	Carol Stream	39,460	-1.4%
113	Lake in the Hills	28,800	-1.4%
114	Edwardsville	26,474	-1.4%
115	Mattoon	16,586	-1.4%
116	Columbia	11,127	-1.4%
117	Waukegan	89,076	-1.5%
118	Northbrook	34,585	-1.5%
119	Bensenville	18,603	-1.5%
120	Tinley Park	54,842	-1.6%
121	Glendale Heights	32,808	-1.6%
122	Niles	30,064	-1.6%
123	Villa Park	22,345	-1.6%
124	Quincy	39,109	-1.8%
125	Pekin	31,781	-1.8%
126	East Peoria	22,324	-1.8%
127	Winnetka	12,484	-1.8%
128	Schaumburg	76,868	-1.9%
129	Arlington Heights	76,005	-1.9%
130	Skokie	66,219	-1.9%
131	Glenview	47,752	-1.9%
132	River Grove	10,451	-1.9%
133	Peoria	112,169	-2.0%
134	Wheeling	38,433	-2.0%
135	Franklin Park	18,197	-2.0%
136	La Grange Park	13,447	-2.1%
137	Evanston	76,340	-2.2%
138	Carbondale	22,158	-2.2%
139	Wood River	10,279	-2.2%
140	Rock Island	36,151	-2.3%
141	Rolling Meadows	24,027	-2.3%
142	Harvey	20,230	-2.3%
143	Lincoln	13,281	-2.3%
144	Centralia	11,856	-2.3%
145	Carpentersville	37,346	-2.4%
146	Hanover Park	36,732	-2.4%
147	Richton Park	12,521	-2.4%
148	Streator	12,330	-2.4%
149	Wilmette	27,503	-2.5%
150	Oak Forest	26,805	-2.5%
151	La Grange	15,998	-2.5%
152	Worth	10,700	-2.5%
153	Mount Prospect	55,472	-2.6%
154	Alton	25,279	-2.6%
155	Bourbonnais	18,078	-2.6%
156	Justice	12,324	-2.6%
157	Granite City	26,549	-2.7%
158	Palos Hills	18,081	-2.7%
159	Crestwood	10,579	-2.7%
160	Morton Grove	24,619	-2.8%
161	Collinsville	24,031	-2.8%
162	Kankakee	23,996	-2.8%
163	Park Forest	21,156	-2.8%
164	Matteson	18,645	-2.8%
165	Hickory Hills	14,526	-2.8%
166	Jacksonville	18,014	-2.9%
167	Bridgeview	16,849	-2.9%
168	Chicago Ridge	14,099	-2.9%
169	Mount Vernon	14,090	-2.9%
170	Palatine	66,293	-3.0%
171	Park Ridge	38,667	-3.0%
172	Burbank	28,739	-3.0%
173	Norridge	15,439	-3.0%
174	Palos Heights	12,152	-3.0%
175	Des Plaines	59,156	-3.1%
176	Alsip	18,583	-3.1%
177	Prospect Heights	15,618	-3.1%
178	Lincolnwood	13,112	-3.1%
179	Rantoul	12,421	-3.1%
180	Kewanee	11,913	-3.1%
181	Oak Lawn	56,861	-3.2%
182	Hoffman Estates	51,175	-3.2%
183	Sterling	14,717	-3.2%
184	Midlothian	13,948	-3.2%
185	Northlake	12,513	-3.2%
186	Streamwood	39,001	-3.3%
187	Elk Grove Village	31,987	-3.3%
188	Melrose Park	24,549	-3.3%
189	Blue Island	21,741	-3.3%
190	South Holland	20,911	-3.3%
191	Evergreen Park	19,420	-3.3%
192	Brookfield	19,331	-3.3%
193	Country Club Hills	16,324	-3.3%
194	Markham	11,355	-3.3%
195	Freeport	23,505	-3.4%
196	Fairview Heights	16,745	-3.4%
197	Hazel Crest	13,792	-3.4%
198	Schiller Park	11,393	-3.4%
199	Calumet City	35,100	-3.5%
200	Lansing	28,284	-3.5%
201	Chicago Heights	26,736	-3.5%
202	Elmwood Park	23,868	-3.5%
203	Dolton	20,825	-3.5%
204	Homewood	19,294	-3.5%
205	Westchester	16,436	-3.5%
206	Forest Park	13,943	-3.5%
207	Lyons	10,339	-3.5%
208	Oak Park	53,292	-3.6%
209	Danville	28,595	-3.6%
210	Bellwood	18,256	-3.6%
211	Pontiac	11,294	-3.6%
212	Summit	10,846	-3.6%
213	Riverdale	10,340	-3.6%
214	Berwyn	55,595	-3.9%
215	Cicero	82,797	-4.0%
216	East Moline	20,904	-4.2%
217	East St. Louis	17,999	-4.4%
218	Decatur	69,815	-4.9%
219	Galesburg	29,481	-4.9%
220	Belleville	41,370	-5.0%
221	Dixon	14,910	-5.2%
222	Cahokia Heights	17,106	-5.6%
223	Macomb	14,894	-5.8%
224	River Forest	11,992	-7.1%