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  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 259,035
  equals Births 601,738
  less Deaths 342,703
Net Migration -168,877
  equals net International Migration 139,117
  plus net Domestic Migration -307,994

The population of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI MSA changed from 9,471,357 on 2010 to 9,551,031 in 2015 -- a change of 79,674 (0.84%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), natural change (259,035) exceeded net migration (-168,877); natural change has been the primary contributing factor for the total metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Cook County, IL17031P0000001 5,199,303 5,215,623 5,232,690 5,246,731 5,248,704 5,238,216 38,913 0.75
DeKalb County, IL17037P0000001 105,177 104,364 104,261 104,055 104,693 104,352 -825 -0.78
DuPage County, IL17043P0000001 918,145 924,462 927,997 932,096 933,769 933,736 15,591 1.70
Grundy County, IL17063P0000001 50,120 50,068 50,170 50,172 50,433 50,541 421 0.84
Kane County, IL17089P0000001 516,069 519,940 521,840 524,302 527,501 530,847 14,778 2.86
Kendall County, IL17093P0000001 115,303 116,809 118,360 119,838 121,816 123,355 8,052 6.98
Lake County, IL17097P0000001 704,294 701,094 701,494 703,841 704,149 703,910 -384 -0.05
McHenry County, IL17111P0000001 309,119 307,815 307,610 307,043 306,975 307,343 -1,776 -0.57
Will County, IL17197P0000001 678,910 680,667 682,369 684,054 685,621 687,263 8,353 1.23
Jasper County, IN18073P0000001 33,514 33,415 33,478 33,412 33,464 33,470 -44 -0.13
Lake County, IN18089P0000001 495,987 494,788 493,192 491,560 490,574 487,865 -8,122 -1.64
Newton County, IN18111P0000001 14,240 14,115 14,062 14,029 14,072 14,008 -232 -1.63
Porter County, IN18127P0000001 164,550 165,510 165,765 166,578 167,308 167,688 3,138 1.91
Kenosha County, WI55059P0000001 166,626 166,908 167,478 167,651 168,215 168,437 1,811 1.09
Total P0000001 9,471,357 9,495,578 9,520,766 9,545,362 9,557,294 9,551,031 79,674 0.84
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Cook County, IL17031B0000001 74,296 71,851 70,556 69,293 69,078 68,855 349,633 
DeKalb County, IL17037B0000001 1,388 1,266 1,196 1,165 1,196 1,202 6,025 
DuPage County, IL17043B0000001 11,216 10,732 10,713 10,411 10,681 10,623 53,160 
Grundy County, IL17063B0000001 716 638 628 611 615 607 3,099 
Kane County, IL17089B0000001 7,280 7,095 6,955 6,761 6,741 6,763 34,315 
Kendall County, IL17093B0000001 2,048 1,723 1,686 1,708 1,677 1,659 8,453 
Lake County, IL17097B0000001 8,900 8,149 8,088 7,958 7,809 7,896 39,900 
McHenry County, IL17111B0000001 3,500 3,369 3,332 3,140 3,198 3,177 16,216 
Will County, IL17197B0000001 8,860 8,199 8,096 7,837 7,598 7,638 39,368 
Jasper County, IN18073B0000001 444 376 405 404 337 361 1,883 
Lake County, IN18089B0000001 6,368 6,186 6,132 6,058 5,943 5,956 30,275 
Newton County, IN18111B0000001 108 139 155 136 126 129 685 
Porter County, IN18127B0000001 1,784 1,707 1,845 1,718 1,784 1,784 8,838 
Kenosha County, WI55059B0000001 2,108 2,034 1,948 1,976 1,943 1,987 9,888 
Total B0000001 129,016 123,464 121,735 119,176 118,726 118,637 601,738 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Cook County, IL17031D0000001 37,452 39,049 38,860 39,874 40,507 40,987 199,277 
DeKalb County, IL17037D0000001 764 676 687 692 690 689 3,434 
DuPage County, IL17043D0000001 5,476 5,874 5,862 5,941 6,109 6,194 29,980 
Grundy County, IL17063D0000001 272 380 385 362 394 383 1,904 
Kane County, IL17089D0000001 2,952 2,797 2,870 3,001 3,112 3,179 14,959 
Kendall County, IL17093D0000001 572 493 486 529 515 508 2,531 
Lake County, IL17097D0000001 4,088 4,026 4,234 4,317 4,372 4,419 21,368 
McHenry County, IL17111D0000001 1,968 1,912 1,902 1,967 1,920 1,899 9,600 
Will County, IL17197D0000001 3,220 3,908 3,882 4,084 4,126 4,230 20,230 
Jasper County, IN18073D0000001 444 276 302 345 312 310 1,545 
Lake County, IN18089D0000001 4,700 4,531 4,522 4,758 4,725 4,749 23,285 
Newton County, IN18111D0000001 152 177 149 171 126 139 762 
Porter County, IN18127D0000001 1,268 1,279 1,366 1,386 1,496 1,510 7,037 
Kenosha County, WI55059D0000001 1,044 1,330 1,393 1,399 1,343 1,326 6,791 
Total D0000001 64,372 66,708 66,900 68,826 69,747 70,522 342,703 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Cook County, IL17031NC000001 36,844 32,802 31,696 29,419 28,571 27,868 150,356 
DeKalb County, IL17037NC000001 624 590 509 473 506 513 2,591 
DuPage County, IL17043NC000001 5,740 4,858 4,851 4,470 4,572 4,429 23,180 
Grundy County, IL17063NC000001 444 258 243 249 221 224 1,195 
Kane County, IL17089NC000001 4,328 4,298 4,085 3,760 3,629 3,584 19,356 
Kendall County, IL17093NC000001 1,476 1,230 1,200 1,179 1,162 1,151 5,922 
Lake County, IL17097NC000001 4,812 4,123 3,854 3,641 3,437 3,477 18,532 
McHenry County, IL17111NC000001 1,532 1,457 1,430 1,173 1,278 1,278 6,616 
Will County, IL17197NC000001 5,640 4,291 4,214 3,753 3,472 3,408 19,138 
Jasper County, IN18073NC000001 0 100 103 59 25 51 338 
Lake County, IN18089NC000001 1,668 1,655 1,610 1,300 1,218 1,207 6,990 
Newton County, IN18111NC000001 -44 -38 6 -35 0 -10 -77 
Porter County, IN18127NC000001 516 428 479 332 288 274 1,801 
Kenosha County, WI55059NC000001 1,064 704 555 577 600 661 3,097 
Total NC000001 64,644 56,756 54,835 50,350 48,979 48,115 259,035 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Cook County, IL17031MI000001 12,732 17,698 17,084 19,142 22,416 22,536 98,876 
DeKalb County, IL17037MI000001 204 126 138 157 182 187 790 
DuPage County, IL17043MI000001 2,044 2,757 2,734 3,048 3,546 3,538 15,623 
Grundy County, IL17063MI000001 0 5 5 7 8 8 33 
Kane County, IL17089MI000001 256 603 553 677 864 893 3,590 
Kendall County, IL17093MI000001 72 133 208 224 252 254 1,071 
Lake County, IL17097MI000001 1,404 1,235 2,194 1,789 1,947 2,240 9,405 
McHenry County, IL17111MI000001 232 221 226 264 329 335 1,375 
Will County, IL17197MI000001 700 910 866 983 1,160 1,169 5,088 
Jasper County, IN18073MI000001 0 4 14 13 17 17 65 
Lake County, IN18089MI000001 116 248 274 324 411 422 1,679 
Newton County, IN18111MI000001 8 7 4 5 7 7 30 
Porter County, IN18127MI000001 124 107 142 160 188 187 784 
Kenosha County, WI55059MI000001 104 107 139 136 160 166 708 
Total MI000001 17,996 24,161 24,581 26,929 31,487 31,959 139,117 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Cook County, IL17031MD000001 -32,100 -33,323 -31,029 -31,501 -49,195 -55,381 -200,429 
DeKalb County, IL17037MD000001 -800 -1,533 -768 -877 -68 -1,059 -4,305 
DuPage County, IL17043MD000001 -2,788 -931 -4,065 -3,354 -6,096 -7,431 -21,877 
Grundy County, IL17063MD000001 -208 -322 -149 -252 -1 -119 -843 
Kane County, IL17089MD000001 -1,592 -1,470 -2,781 -2,207 -1,301 -1,230 -8,989 
Kendall County, IL17093MD000001 744 107 162 72 567 184 1,092 
Lake County, IL17097MD000001 -2,824 -8,752 -5,727 -3,256 -4,881 -5,629 -28,245 
McHenry County, IL17111MD000001 -632 -3,123 -1,899 -2,177 -1,560 -1,218 -9,977 
Will County, IL17197MD000001 -988 -3,415 -3,433 -3,292 -2,885 -3,238 -16,263 
Jasper County, IN18073MD000001 156 -203 -49 -140 19 -42 -415 
Lake County, IN18089MD000001 -2,116 -3,074 -3,486 -3,098 -2,335 -4,198 -16,191 
Newton County, IN18111MD000001 24 -94 -62 4 47 -56 -161 
Porter County, IN18127MD000001 184 498 -366 324 274 -179 551 
Kenosha County, WI55059MD000001 -364 -523 -114 -622 -119 -564 -1,942 
Total MD000001 -43,304 -56,158 -53,766 -50,376 -67,534 -80,160 -307,994 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Cook County, IL17031MN000001 -19,368 -15,625 -13,945 -12,359 -26,779 -32,845 -101,553 
DeKalb County, IL17037MN000001 -596 -1,407 -630 -720 114 -872 -3,515 
DuPage County, IL17043MN000001 -744 1,826 -1,331 -306 -2,550 -3,893 -6,254 
Grundy County, IL17063MN000001 -208 -317 -144 -245 7 -111 -810 
Kane County, IL17089MN000001 -1,336 -867 -2,228 -1,530 -437 -337 -5,399 
Kendall County, IL17093MN000001 816 240 370 296 819 438 2,163 
Lake County, IL17097MN000001 -1,420 -7,517 -3,533 -1,467 -2,934 -3,389 -18,840 
McHenry County, IL17111MN000001 -400 -2,902 -1,673 -1,913 -1,231 -883 -8,602 
Will County, IL17197MN000001 -288 -2,505 -2,567 -2,309 -1,725 -2,069 -11,175 
Jasper County, IN18073MN000001 156 -199 -35 -127 36 -25 -350 
Lake County, IN18089MN000001 -2,000 -2,826 -3,212 -2,774 -1,924 -3,776 -14,512 
Newton County, IN18111MN000001 32 -87 -58 9 54 -49 -131 
Porter County, IN18127MN000001 308 605 -224 484 462 8 1,335 
Kenosha County, WI55059MN000001 -260 -416 25 -486 41 -398 -1,234 
Total MN000001 -25,308 -31,997 -29,185 -23,447 -36,047 -48,201 -168,877 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Cook County, IL17031GQ000001 90,609 90,691 90,855 90,944 90,980 90,944 335 0.37
DeKalb County, IL17037GQ000001 6,677 6,533 6,312 6,062 6,059 6,062 -615 -9.21
DuPage County, IL17043GQ000001 12,140 13,088 13,173 12,873 12,871 12,866 726 5.98
Grundy County, IL17063GQ000001 254 254 254 254 254 254 0 0.00
Kane County, IL17089GQ000001 6,786 6,787 6,790 6,793 6,799 6,797 11 0.16
Kendall County, IL17093GQ000001 208 208 208 208 208 208 0 0.00
Lake County, IL17097GQ000001 20,711 17,976 18,430 18,750 17,976 17,974 -2,737 -13.22
McHenry County, IL17111GQ000001 1,647 1,647 1,647 1,647 1,647 1,647 0 0.00
Will County, IL17197GQ000001 8,547 8,799 8,815 9,103 9,115 9,114 567 6.63
Jasper County, IN18073GQ000001 926 926 926 926 926 926 0 0.00
Lake County, IN18089GQ000001 6,425 6,425 6,426 6,426 6,424 6,424 -1 -0.02
Newton County, IN18111GQ000001 170 170 169 168 168 168 -2 -1.18
Porter County, IN18127GQ000001 3,405 3,405 3,406 3,409 3,410 3,409 4 0.12
Kenosha County, WI55059GQ000001 4,601 4,500 4,488 4,395 4,510 4,385 -216 -4.69
Total GQ000001 163,106 161,409 161,899 161,958 161,347 161,178 -1,928 -1.18

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