Chicago’s population drops 6.9%; collar counties grow, census shows - Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s population declined by 200,418 people, a 6.9 percent drop from 2000, to 2,695,598

Cook County’s population dropped by nearly as much — 182,000, down 3.4 percent from 2000, to 5,194,675 residents.

All of the collar counties saw population gains, which ranged from 1.4 percent in DuPage County to 34.9 percent in Will County. Lake County’s population grew by 9.2 percent, Kane County by 27.5 percent, McHenry by 18.7 percent. Kendall county had the highest percentage growth in the state, 110.4 percent.

The 2010 census totals show DuPage County with 916,924 residents, Lake County with 703,462, Will County with 677,560, Kane County with 515,269, McHenry County with 308,760 and Kendall County with 114,736.

 

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