Illinois
StateUS-ILData as of · Metro Power Rankings
State of United States.
North AmericaCapital: SpringfieldGovernor: JB Pritzker (Democratic)Language: English
Population
12.7M
Metros tracked
21
16.0M in metros (126%)
Composite score
143.2
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: US-IL
At a glance
- Nickname
- Land of Lincoln
- Established
- 1818
- Demonym
- Illinoian
- Area
- 149,998 km² (57,915 mi²)
- Population density
- 85/km² (219/mi²)
- Highest point
- Charles Mound (376 m (1,234 ft))
- Legislature
- Illinois General Assembly
- Human Development Index
- 0.940 (2023)
- Electoral votes
- 19
- U.S. House seats
- 17
- U.S. senators
- 2
- Rank in United States
- 5th of 51 by composite score
- Area rank
- 25th of 51 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Chicago
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Illinois metro footprint
21 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Select a metro for its rank and a link to its page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
21 tracked metros
#12Chicago
9.9M · Continental Metro
90.3
#70St. Louis
2.9M · Major Metro
35.9
#417Champaign
242K · Established Metro
6.1
223K · Emerging Metro
1.9
#1016Davenport
470K · Emerging Metro
1.7
#1117Peoria
397K · Emerging Metro
1.4
#1367Rockford
432K · Emerging Metro
1.0
#1427Quincy
113K · Local Metro
0.9
#1490Springfield (IL)
305K · Local Metro
0.9
#1537Cape Girardeau
137K · Local Metro
0.8
#1540Carbondale
120K · Local Metro
0.8
#1619Decatur
101K · Local Metro
0.7