Where are people moving in Illinois?

Bond County (23.6 per 1,000 residents), Montgomery County (11.9 per 1,000 residents) and Piatt County (10.8 per 1,000 residents) drew the most people from other U.S. counties for their size in Illinois in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated November 5, 2026

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Illinois counties ranked by net domestic migration per 1,000 residents
Rank	County	Per 1,000 residents, 2025	Net movers 2025	Residents
1	Bond County	23.6	+401	16,959
2	Montgomery County	11.9	+335	28,076
3	Piatt County	10.8	+182	16,791
4	Stark County	9.6	+51	5,319
5	Fulton County	9.4	+309	32,901
6	Kendall County	8.8	+1,276	145,470
7	DeKalb County	8.4	+859	101,835
8	Lawrence County	6.8	+94	13,790
9	Jersey County	5.5	+116	21,160
10	Lee County	5.4	+178	32,914
11	Shelby County	5.3	+110	20,576
12	Grundy County	5.2	+279	54,052
13	Warren County	5.1	+82	16,222
14	McHenry County	4.7	+1,494	317,751
15	Saline County	4.5	+102	22,772
16	Edgar County	4.2	+68	16,323
17	Williamson County	4.1	+278	67,225
18	Jasper County	4.0	+36	9,032
19	Johnson County	4.0	+53	13,363
20	Crawford County	3.4	+64	18,648
21	Ogle County	3.2	+167	51,399
22	Clark County	3.2	+49	15,114
23	Bureau County	3.1	+101	32,510
24	Randolph County	3.1	+92	29,921
25	Putnam County	3.0	+17	5,619
26	Franklin County	3.0	+109	36,916
27	Jefferson County	2.9	+105	36,147
28	Christian County	2.6	+86	33,443
29	Hamilton County	2.5	+20	7,859
30	Tazewell County	2.5	+325	130,049
31	Mason County	2.2	+27	12,411
32	Massac County	1.9	+26	13,502
33	Adams County	1.8	+117	64,267
34	Logan County	1.7	+47	27,182
35	Iroquois County	1.7	+45	26,150
36	Carroll County	1.7	+26	15,419
37	Madison County	1.2	+316	263,110
38	LaSalle County	1.1	+120	107,773
39	Clinton County	1.0	+37	37,128
40	Jo Daviess County	0.9	+19	21,594
41	Winnebago County	0.6	+184	283,674
42	Hardin County	0.6	+2	3,588
43	Macoupin County	0.5	+22	43,748
44	Alexander County	0.4	+2	4,570
45	Will County	0.3	+207	712,253
46	Marion County	0.1	+2	36,382
47	Washington County	0.0	+0	13,564
48	Boone County	−0.1	−3	53,568
49	Vermilion County	−0.2	−15	71,259
50	Morgan County	−0.2	−8	32,515
51	Wayne County	−0.3	−4	15,882
52	Coles County	−0.3	−14	46,607
53	Stephenson County	−0.4	−17	43,220
54	Henry County	−0.4	−21	48,095
55	Livingston County	−0.5	−16	35,057
56	Sangamon County	−0.5	−99	194,170
57	Pike County	−0.7	−10	14,231
58	Greene County	−0.7	−8	11,313
59	Kane County	−0.7	−374	525,757
60	Mercer County	−0.9	−13	15,229
61	Clay County	−1.2	−15	12,793
62	St. Clair County	−1.6	−393	250,708
63	Effingham County	−1.6	−55	34,519
64	Pope County	−1.6	−6	3,672
65	Menard County	−1.8	−21	11,863
66	De Witt County	−1.8	−27	15,118
67	Whiteside County	−1.8	−97	54,121
68	Knox County	−1.8	−87	47,767
69	Kankakee County	−2.2	−234	105,525
70	Monroe County	−2.5	−86	34,840
71	Gallatin County	−2.6	−12	4,616
72	Scott County	−2.7	−13	4,866
73	Woodford County	−2.8	−105	38,111
74	Rock Island County	−3.0	−421	141,869
75	Calhoun County	−3.0	−13	4,300
76	Douglas County	−3.3	−66	19,880
77	Marshall County	−3.4	−39	11,473
78	Henderson County	−3.5	−21	5,984
79	Hancock County	−3.7	−63	16,803
80	Ford County	−4.0	−53	13,216
81	Peoria County	−4.1	−738	178,553
82	Brown County	−4.2	−27	6,401
83	Lake County	−4.4	−3,176	719,339
84	Richland County	−4.6	−70	15,219
85	Fayette County	−4.6	−96	20,790
86	Macon County	−4.7	−462	99,300
87	Cumberland County	−4.7	−48	10,208
88	Schuyler County	−4.8	−32	6,657
89	Union County	−5.0	−83	16,656
90	McDonough County	−5.0	−130	25,916
91	Moultrie County	−5.1	−73	14,371
92	Pulaski County	−5.8	−28	4,820
93	Cook County	−6.0	−31,144	5,194,625
94	Wabash County	−6.1	−67	10,907
95	DuPage County	−6.3	−5,854	934,298
96	McLean County	−6.3	−1,082	171,419
97	White County	−6.9	−91	13,250
98	Perry County	−7.5	−151	20,160
99	Jackson County	−7.9	−414	52,501
100	Champaign County	−10.7	−2,247	209,972
101	Edwards County	−11.2	−66	5,898
102	Cass County	−11.7	−146	12,463

How this is ranked

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in Illinois gains the most people from other counties?

Bond County: 23.6 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Montgomery County (11.9 per 1,000 residents) and Piatt County (10.8 per 1,000 residents), of 102 Illinois counties ranked.

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