Population  Change  during  Trying  Times:    Illinois’  New  Demographic  Reality  

   

Dr.  Matthew  Hall  IGPA  Faculty  Member  

Assistant  Professor  of  Sociology,  University  of  Illinois  at  Chicago    

 

Highlights  

1. Illinois  grew  by  411,399  during  the  2000s;  a  relatively  small  increase  of  3.3%  The  state  total  population  went  from  12.4  million  in  2000  to  12.8  million  in  2010.  This  increase  of  3.3%  was  substantially  smaller  than  Illinois’  increase  of  8.6%  during  the  1990s,  and  was  considerably  lower  than  the  9.7%  increase  during  the  2000s  in  the  total  U.S.  population.    

2. Population  growth  due  to  increase  in  Latino  and  Asian  populations  The  non-­‐Latino  white  population  declined  by  3.0%  and  the  non-­‐Latino  black  population  dropped  by  1.3%.  Net  population  losses  were  prevented  by  extraordinary  growth  in  the  non-­‐Latino  Asian  and  Latino  populations,  who  grew  by  38.0%  and  32.5%,  respectively.    

3. Latinos  are  now  the  state’s  largest  minority  group  For  the  first  time  in  Illinois  history,  the  Latino  population  outnumbers  the  black  population.  Latinos  comprised  15.8%  of  the  state  population  in  2010;  whereas  blacks  made  up  14.3%.  This  is  a  dramatic  shift  from  2000  when  blacks  were  15.0%  and  Latinos  were  12.3%  of  the  population.    

4. Asians  are  the  fastest  growing  racial/ethnic  group  While  the  size  of  the  Asian  population  is  considerably  smaller  than  other  major  racial/ethnic  groups,  it  is  growing  more  rapidly  than  any  of  them.  The  number  of  Asians  

increased  from  423,032  to  583,563;  a  rate  of  growth  (38.0%)  faster  than  any  other  racial/ethnic  group.      

5. City  of  Chicago  is,  once  again,  declining.  The  City  of  Chicago  declined  by  200,418  people  during  the  2000s  –  a  6.9%  reduction  in  total  population.  This  reverses  a  population  increase  during  the  1990s,  but  continues  a  trend  of  population  decline  in  the  city  that  began  in  1950.      

6. Black  population  decreased  sharply  in  the  Chicago  ,  altering  its  racial  mix  Chicago’s  black  population  dropped  by  17.2%,  falling  from  1.05  million  to  0.87  million.  The  remain  the  largest  group  in  the  city  –  comprising  32.4%  of  the  total  population,  but  the  Latino  and  non-­‐Latino  white  populations  following  closely  behind  at  28.9%  and  31.7%  respectively.        

7. State  population  growth  occurred  mostly  in  suburban  Chicago  The  five  fastest  growing  counties  were  all  located  in  the  area  surrounding  the  city  of  Chicago.  They  were,  in  order:  Kendall  (110.4%),  Will  (34.9%),  Grundy  (33.4%),  Boone  (29.6%),  and  Kane  (27.5%).  This  pattern  was  true  for  all  major  racial/ethnic  groups,  but  growth  in  the  Asian  and  Latino  populations  in  these  areas  was  especially  explosive.    

8. Rapid  population  loss  limited  to  rural  Illinois,  but  growth  in  Latino  population  The  five  most  rapidly  declining  counties  were  located  in  rural  portions  of  the  state  that  were  historically  reliant  on  natural  resource  extraction.  In  order,  they  were:  Pulaski  (-­‐16.2%),  Alexander  (-­‐14.1%),  Gallatin  (-­‐13.3%),  Henderson  (-­‐10.7%),  and  Hardin  (-­‐10.0%).  Despite  net  population  losses  in  these  counties,  the  Latino  population  grew  in  all  but  one  (Pulaski).  Indeed,  the  Latino  population  increased  in  101  of  the  102  counties  in  the  state,  and  many  of  the  most  rapid  gains  occurred  in  non-­‐metropolitan  counties,  like  Scott  (330.0%),  Lawrence  (303.7%),  Clark,  (218.5%),  and  Warren  (193.9%).        For  more  information  contact:  Matthew  Hall  Institute  of  Government  and  Public  Affairs  University  of  Illinois  email:  mshall@uic.edu  phone:  (312)  355-­‐4003  

Illinois  County  Population  Percent  Change,  2000-­‐2010  

   

Illinois  State  and  County  Total  and  Racial/Ethnic  Populations,  1990-­‐2010  

Area  1990  

Population      2000  

Population      2010  

Population  

2010  Percent  White  

2010  Percent  Black  

2010  Percent  Asian  

2010  Percent  Latino  

                   State  of  Illinois   11,430,602    

12,419,293    

12,830,632   63.7   14.3   4.5   15.8  

                   Adams  County   66,090    

68,277    

67,103   93.0   3.4   0.7   1.2  Alexander  County   10,626  

 9,590  

 8,238   60.5   35.3   0.3   1.9  

Bond  County   14,991    

17,633    

17,768   88.9   6.0   0.4   3.1  Boone  County   30,806  

 41,786  

 54,165   75.2   1.8   1.3   20.2  

Brown  County   5,836    

6,950    

6,937   74.8   18.4   0.3   5.8  Bureau  County   35,688  

 35,503  

 34,978   90.0   0.5   0.6   7.7  

Calhoun  County   5,322    

5,084    

5,089   98.3   0.1   0.2   0.8  Carroll  County   16,805  

 16,674  

 15,387   94.9   0.8   0.4   2.8  

Cass  County   13,437    

13,695    

13,642   79.4   2.8   0.3   16.8  Champaign  County   173,025  

 179,669  

 201,081   70.9   12.2   9.0   5.3  

Christian  County   34,418    

35,372    

34,800   95.8   1.4   0.5   1.4  Clark  County   15,921  

 17,008  

 16,335   97.5   0.3   0.3   1.1  

Clay  County   14,460    

14,560    

13,815   97.2   0.3   0.5   1.1  Clinton  County   33,944  

 35,535  

 37,762   92.1   3.5   0.5   2.8  

Coles  County   51,644    

53,196    

53,873   91.6   3.8   1.0   2.1  Cook  County   5,105,067  

 5,376,741  

 5,194,675   43.9   24.4   6.2   24.0  

Crawford  County   19,464    

20,452    

19,817   91.9   4.7   0.5   1.8  Cumberland  County   10,670  

 11,253  

 11,048   97.9   0.3   0.2   0.7  

De  Witt  County   77,932    

16,798    

16,561   95.7   0.5   0.4   2.1  DeKalb  County   16,516  

 88,969  

 105,160   79.7   6.3   2.3   10.1  

Douglas  County   19,464    

19,922    

19,980   92.2   0.3   0.4   6.1  DuPage  County   781,666  

 904,161  

 916,924   70.5   4.5   10.0   13.3  

Edgar  County   19,595    

19,704    

18,576   97.7   0.3   0.2   1.0  Edwards  County   7,440  

 6,971  

 6,721   97.5   0.4   0.3   0.9  

Effingham  County   31,704    

34,264    

34,242   96.8   0.2   0.4   1.7  Fayette  County   20,893  

 21,802  

 22,140   93.0   4.4   0.2   1.4  

Ford  County   14,275    

14,241    

14,081   96.0   0.6   0.3   2.1  Franklin  County   40,319  

 39,018  

 39,561   96.9   0.3   0.3   1.2  

Fulton  County   38,080    

38,250    

37,069   92.8   3.4   0.3   2.4  Gallatin  County   6,909  

 6,445  

 5,589   97.1   0.2   0.1   1.2  

Greene  County   15,317    

14,761    

13,886   97.3   0.9   0.1   0.8  Grundy  County   32,337  

 37,535  

 50,063   88.9   1.2   0.7   8.2  

Hamilton  County   8,499    

8,621    

8,457   97.4   0.4   0.2   1.2  Hancock  County   21,373  

 20,121  

 19,104   97.4   0.3   0.3   1.0  

Hardin  County   5,189    

4,800    

4,320   96.6   0.3   0.6   1.3  Henderson  County   8,096  

 8,213  

 7,331   97.3   0.2   0.3   1.1  

Henry  County   51,159    

51,020    

50,486   92.1   1.5   0.4   4.8  Iroquois  County   30,787  

 31,334  

 29,718   92.4   0.8   0.3   5.3  

                (continued)  

Area  1990  

Population      2000  

Population      2010  

Population  

2010  Percent  White  

2010  Percent  Black  

2010  Percent  Asian  

2010  Percent  Latino  

Jackson  County   61,067    

59,612    

60,218   76.0   14.1   3.2   4.0  Jasper  County   10,609  

 10,117  

 9,698   98.1   0.1   0.3   0.8  

Jefferson  County   37,020    

40,045    

38,827   87.4   8.2   0.7   2.1  Jersey  County   20,539  

 21,668  

 22,985   96.9   0.4   0.4   1.0  

Jo  Daviess  County   21,821    

22,289    

22,678   95.6   0.4   0.3   2.7  Johnson  County   11,347  

 12,878  

 12,582   87.9   8.0   0.2   3.0  

Kane  County   317,471    

404,119    

515,269   59.0   5.4   3.4   30.7  Kankakee  County   96,255  

 103,833  

 113,449   73.4   15.0   0.9   9.0  

Kendall  County   39,413    

54,544    

114,736   74.2   5.5   3.0   15.6  Knox  County   56,393  

 55,836  

 52,919   85.3   7.1   0.6   4.8  

La  Salle  County   516,418    

111,509    

113,924   88.3   1.8   0.7   8.0  Lake  County   106,913  

 644,356  

 703,462   65.2   6.7   6.3   19.9  

Lawrence  County   15,972    

15,452    

16,833   86.1   9.4   0.2   3.3  Lee  County   34,392  

 36,062  

 36,031   88.3   4.7   0.7   5.0  

Livingston  County   39,301    

39,678    

38,950   89.6   4.8   0.5   3.9  Logan  County   30,798  

 31,183  

 30,305   87.7   7.4   0.6   2.9  

Macon  County   117,206    

114,706    

110,768   78.4   16.2   1.0   1.9  Macoupin  County   47,679  

 49,019  

 47,765   97.0   0.8   0.3   0.9  

Madison  County   249,238    

258,941    

269,282   86.7   7.8   0.9   2.7  Marion  County   41,561  

 41,691  

 39,437   92.4   3.9   0.6   1.4  

Marshall  County   12,846    

13,180    

12,640   95.9   0.3   0.4   2.5  Mason  County   16,269  

 16,038  

 14,666   97.5   0.4   0.3   0.8  

Massac  County   14,752    

15,161    

15,429   89.8   5.8   0.3   1.9  McDonough  County   35,244  

 32,913  

 32,612   88.9   4.9   1.8   2.7  

McHenry  County   183,241    

260,077    

308,760   83.7   1.0   2.5   11.4  McLean  County   129,180  

 150,433  

 169,572   81.9   7.2   4.3   4.4  

Menard  County   11,164    

12,486    

12,705   97.0   0.6   0.2   1.0  Mercer  County   17,290  

 16,957  

 16,434   96.8   0.3   0.3   1.9  

Monroe  County   22,422    

27,619    

32,957   97.1   0.2   0.4   1.4  Montgomery  County   30,728  

 30,652  

 30,104   94.1   3.2   0.4   1.5  

Morgan  County   36,397    

36,616    

35,547   89.8   5.9   0.5   2.0  Moultrie  County   13,930  

 14,287  

 14,846   97.8   0.3   0.2   0.9  

Ogle  County   45,957    

51,032    

53,497   88.6   0.9   0.5   8.9  Peoria  County   182,827  

 183,433  

 186,494   72.7   17.5   3.2   3.8  

Perry  County   21,412    

23,094    

22,350   87.1   8.3   0.4   2.7  Piatt  County   15,548  

 16,365  

 16,729   97.3   0.3   0.3   1.0  

Pike  County   17,577    

17,384    

16,430   96.2   1.7   0.3   1.0  Pope  County   4,373  

 4,413  

 4,470   90.7   6.0   0.3   1.4  

Pulaski  County   7,523    

7,348    

6,161   63.9   32.1   0.3   1.6  Putnam  County   5,730  

 6,086  

 6,006   94.1   0.5   0.2   4.2  

Randolph  County   34,583    

33,893    

33,476   86.4   9.7   0.3   2.6  Richland  County   16,545  

 16,149  

 16,233   96.6   0.5   0.7   1.3  

                (continued)  

Area  1990  

Population      2000  

Population      2010  

Population  

2010  Percent  White  

2010  Percent  Black  

2010  Percent  Asian  

2010  Percent  Latino  

Rock  Island  County   148,723    

149,374    

147,546   75.7   8.8   1.6   11.6  Saline  County   26,551  

 26,733  

 24,913   92.4   3.9   0.4   1.4  

Sangamon  County   178.386    

188,951    

197,465   82.5   11.7   1.6   1.8  Schuyler  County   7,498  

 7,189  

 7,544   94.9   3.2   0.1   1.2  

Scott  County   5,644    

5,537    

5,355   98.0   0.1   0.2   0.8  Shelby  County   22,261  

 22,893  

 22,363   98.0   0.2   0.3   0.8  

St.  Clair  County   262,852    

256,082    

270,056   62.9   30.3   1.3   3.3  Stark  County   6,534  

 6,332  

 5,994   97.2   0.5   0.3   1.0  

Stephenson  County   48,052    

48,979    

47,711   85.1   8.9   0.6   2.9  Tazewell  County   123,692  

 128,485  

 135,394   95.0   1.0   0.8   1.9  

Union  County   17,619    

18,293    

17,808   92.4   0.8   0.3   4.8  Vermilion  County   88,257  

 83,919  

 81,625   80.4   12.7   0.7   4.2  

Wabash  County   13,111    

12,937    

11,947   96.2   0.6   0.6   1.3  Warren  County   19,181  

 18,735  

 17,707   88.0   1.6   0.6   8.4  

Washington  County   14,965    

15,148    

14,716   96.9   0.6   0.3   1.3  Wayne  County   17,241  

 17,151  

 16,760   97.5   0.2   0.4   1.1  

White  County   16,522    

15,371    

14,665   97.6   0.3   0.2   1.1  Whiteside  County   60,186  

 60,653  

 58,498   85.9   1.2   0.5   11.0  

Will  County   357,313    

502,266    

677,560   67.2   11.0   4.5   15.6  Williamson  County   57,733  

 61,296  

 66,357   91.5   3.8   0.9   2.0  

Winnebago  County   252,913    

278,418    

295,266   72.5   12.0   2.3   10.9  Woodford  County   32,653       35,469       38,664   96.5   0.5   0.6   1.4