Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Illinois by County
Population: Age 65 and over
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Age 65 And Over)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 16.8 | 55,970,047 | N/A |
| Illinois | N/A | 16.6 | 2,101,833 | 34 of 52 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 31.8 | 1,152 | 69 |
| Jo Daviess County | Rural | 29.1 | 6,385 | 138 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 26.7 | 1,678 | 278 |
| Pope County | Rural | 26.0 | 978 | 333 |
| Gallatin County | Rural | 25.7 | 1,246 | 359 |
| Schuyler County | Rural | 25.2 | 1,717 | 409 |
| Calhoun County | Urban | 24.6 | 1,086 | 468 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 24.2 | 1,221 | 518 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 24.0 | 3,749 | 536 |
| Edgar County | Rural | 24.0 | 3,985 | 536 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 23.9 | 4,167 | 552 |
| Putnam County | Rural | 23.9 | 1,336 | 552 |
| Stephenson County | Rural | 23.9 | 10,543 | 552 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 23.6 | 2,762 | 597 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 23.5 | 4,899 | 617 |
| White County | Rural | 23.2 | 3,176 | 668 |
| Mason County | Rural | 23.0 | 2,963 | 701 |
| Stark County | Urban | 22.8 | 1,216 | 726 |
| Bureau County | Rural | 22.7 | 7,488 | 747 |
| Pulaski County | Rural | 22.7 | 1,154 | 747 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 22.2 | 1,767 | 831 |
| Iroquois County | Rural | 22.2 | 5,939 | 831 |
| Edwards County | Rural | 22.1 | 1,355 | 847 |
| Knox County | Rural | 22.1 | 10,918 | 847 |
| Union County | Rural | 22.1 | 3,751 | 847 |
| Wabash County | Rural | 22.0 | 2,463 | 877 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 21.9 | 3,508 | 902 |
| Pike County | Rural | 21.7 | 3,169 | 953 |
| Mercer County | Urban | 21.5 | 3,352 | 1,005 |
| Massac County | Urban | 21.4 | 2,988 | 1,021 |
| Whiteside County | Rural | 21.4 | 11,827 | 1,021 |
| Washington County | Rural | 21.3 | 2,910 | 1,047 |
| Henry County | Urban | 21.2 | 10,364 | 1,070 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 21.1 | 7,011 | 1,091 |
| Macoupin County | Urban | 21.1 | 9,414 | 1,091 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 21.0 | 5,895 | 1,116 |
| Morgan County | Rural | 20.9 | 6,802 | 1,146 |
| Saline County | Rural | 20.9 | 4,890 | 1,146 |
| Clay County | Rural | 20.8 | 2,738 | 1,178 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 20.8 | 7,799 | 1,178 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 20.8 | 6,276 | 1,178 |
| Lee County | Rural | 20.7 | 7,053 | 1,214 |
| Macon County | Urban | 20.6 | 21,085 | 1,240 |
| Scott County | Rural | 20.6 | 1,000 | 1,240 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 20.5 | 1,892 | 1,272 |
| Piatt County | Urban | 20.5 | 3,421 | 1,272 |
| Richland County | Rural | 20.5 | 3,211 | 1,272 |
| Greene County | Rural | 20.4 | 2,410 | 1,300 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 20.4 | 2,725 | 1,300 |
| Cumberland County | Rural | 20.3 | 2,108 | 1,328 |
| Menard County | Urban | 20.2 | 2,457 | 1,354 |
| Adams County | Rural | 20.1 | 13,072 | 1,396 |
| Jersey County | Urban | 20.1 | 4,289 | 1,396 |
| Rock Island County | Urban | 20.1 | 28,691 | 1,396 |
| Vermilion County | Rural | 20.1 | 14,701 | 1,396 |
| De Witt County | Rural | 20.0 | 3,097 | 1,434 |
| Livingston County | Rural | 20.0 | 7,115 | 1,434 |
| Marion County | Rural | 19.8 | 7,398 | 1,519 |
| Perry County | Rural | 19.8 | 4,125 | 1,519 |
| Christian County | Rural | 19.7 | 6,631 | 1,544 |
| Clark County | Rural | 19.7 | 3,018 | 1,544 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 19.7 | 7,261 | 1,544 |
| Warren County | Rural | 19.6 | 3,255 | 1,573 |
| Williamson County | Rural | 19.6 | 13,109 | 1,573 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 19.5 | 3,625 | 1,606 |
| Tazewell County | Urban | 19.5 | 25,516 | 1,606 |
| La Salle County | Rural | 19.4 | 21,208 | 1,636 |
| Ford County | Urban | 19.3 | 2,584 | 1,663 |
| McDonough County | Rural | 19.3 | 5,234 | 1,663 |
| Ogle County | Rural | 19.3 | 9,966 | 1,663 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 19.2 | 4,109 | 1,694 |
| Logan County | Rural | 19.1 | 5,317 | 1,716 |
| Moultrie County | Rural | 19.0 | 2,742 | 1,737 |
| Sangamon County | Urban | 18.9 | 36,885 | 1,772 |
| Monroe County | Urban | 18.8 | 6,588 | 1,812 |
| Woodford County | Urban | 18.8 | 7,193 | 1,812 |
| Cass County | Rural | 18.6 | 2,382 | 1,871 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 18.5 | 3,643 | 1,902 |
| Bond County | Urban | 18.3 | 3,044 | 1,968 |
| Effingham County | Rural | 18.3 | 6,331 | 1,968 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 18.2 | 2,756 | 2,001 |
| Winnebago County | Urban | 18.2 | 51,590 | 2,001 |
| Clinton County | Urban | 18.1 | 6,692 | 2,034 |
| Coles County | Rural | 18.1 | 8,444 | 2,034 |
| Madison County | Urban | 18.0 | 47,601 | 2,064 |
| Peoria County | Urban | 17.9 | 32,237 | 2,093 |
| Kankakee County | Urban | 17.5 | 18,645 | 2,196 |
| DuPage County | Urban | 16.8 | 156,135 | 2,373 |
| St. Clair County | Urban | 16.8 | 42,724 | 2,373 |
| Boone County | Urban | 16.4 | 8,719 | 2,467 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 16.3 | 8,577 | 2,495 |
| Brown County | Rural | 16.2 | 1,024 | 2,512 |
| McHenry County | Urban | 15.9 | 49,532 | 2,574 |
| Cook County | Urban | 15.5 | 806,307 | 2,640 |
| Lake County | Urban | 15.3 | 108,824 | 2,688 |
| Kane County | Urban | 15.0 | 77,378 | 2,726 |
| Grundy County | Urban | 14.6 | 7,727 | 2,792 |
| McLean County | Urban | 14.2 | 24,285 | 2,846 |
| Will County | Urban | 14.1 | 98,430 | 2,857 |
| Champaign County | Urban | 13.6 | 28,065 | 2,906 |
| DeKalb County | Urban | 13.6 | 13,696 | 2,906 |
| Kendall County | Urban | 11.0 | 14,917 | 3,088 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/19/2025 3:30 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age 65 and over, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/19/2025 3:30 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age 65 and over, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.