Fastest Growing Cities in Illinois

Cities ranked by population growth percentage over the past decade. 50 cities ranked from official U.S. government data.

Fastest Growing Cities 50

1 Oswego
+18.3%
2 Yorkville
+18.3%
3 Plano
+18.3%
4 Morris
+6.3%
5 Minooka
+6.3%
6 Waterloo
+5.6%
7 Columbia
+5.6%
8 Joliet
+3.2%
9 Bolingbrook
+3.2%
10 Plainfield
+3.2%
11 Romeoville
+3.2%
12 New Lenox
+3.2%
13 Lockport
+3.2%
14 Homer Glen
+3.2%
15 Crest Hill
+3.2%
16 Mokena
+3.2%
17 Frankfort
+3.2%
18 Goodings Grove
+3.2%
19 Shorewood
+3.2%
20 Channahon
+3.2%
21 Champaign
+3.1%
22 Urbana
+3.1%
23 Rantoul
+3.1%
24 Waukegan
+1.7%
25 Mundelein
+1.7%
26 Gurnee
+1.7%
27 Highland Park
+1.7%
28 North Chicago
+1.7%
29 Round Lake Beach
+1.7%
30 Vernon Hills
+1.7%
31 Zion
+1.7%
32 Grayslake
+1.7%
33 Libertyville
+1.7%
34 Lake Zurich
+1.7%
35 Lake Forest
+1.7%
36 Deerfield
+1.7%
37 Round Lake
+1.7%
38 Lindenhurst
+1.7%
39 Antioch
+1.7%
40 Beach Park
+1.7%
41 Wauconda
+1.7%
42 Fox Lake
+1.7%
43 Gages Lake
+1.7%
44 Crystal Lake
+1.5%
45 Algonquin
+1.5%
46 Lake in the Hills
+1.5%
47 McHenry
+1.5%
48 Huntley
+1.5%
49 Woodstock
+1.5%
50 Cary
+1.5%

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Data Sources

Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates). Health data from the CDC PLACES (2023).