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Illinois

StateUS-IL

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
142.9
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
Population density
85 /km²
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 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro 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
90.1
9.9MContinental Metro
#69St. Louis
35.9
2.9MMajor Metro
#402Champaign
6.1
242KEstablished Metro
#894Bloomington–Normal
1.9
223KEmerging Metro
#989Davenport
1.6
470KEmerging Metro
#1089Peoria
1.4
397KEmerging Metro
#1337Rockford
1.0
432KEmerging Metro
#1402Quincy
0.9
113KLocal Metro
#1459Springfield (IL)
0.9
305KLocal Metro
#1509Cape Girardeau
0.8
137KLocal Metro
#1512Carbondale
0.8
120KLocal Metro
#1601Decatur
0.7
101KLocal Metro
#1886Macomb
0.5
27KLocal Metro
#2382Paducah
0.3
134KLocal Metro
#3621Burlington (IA)
0.0
100KLocal Metro
#3688Dixon (IL)
0.0
88KLocal Metro
#3788Danville (IL)
0.0
71KLocal Metro
#3904Charleston (IL)
0.0
57KLocal Metro
#3977Galesburg
0.0
49KLocal Metro
#4090Mount Vernon (IL)
0.0
36KLocal Metro
#4100Effingham (IL)
0.0
35KLocal Metro