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Rockford comes in at No. 15 on that list. The northern Illinois city, the fifth-largest in the state with an estimated 145,609 residents, has lost 5% of its population during that nine-year period.

From 2020 to 2024 overall, Illinois lost 88,930 residents statewide, but gained in 2023 and 2024. Only 15 of Illinois’ 102 counties saw net population gains from 2020 to 2024.

Illinois lost residents from 2020 to 2024: US Census Bureau. But 15 counties gained residents, including 2 in the metro-east. See population trends by county in map ...