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. 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. 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 ; 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 Change, 2000-
Illinois State and County Total and Racial/Ethnic s, 1990- Area 1990 2000 White Black Asian 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 2000 White Black Asian 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 2000 White Black Asian 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