| Population | 1,518 |
| Nationwide Rank | 8650 |
De Soto, Illinois is the 8,650th largest city in the United States as of 2018.
De Soto, Illinois is a village.
De Soto, Illinois is currently 7.9% smaller than it was in 2000, the year of its peak recorded population.
De Soto, Illinois's growth is below average. 71% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8640 | Anna, Ohio | 1,523 | 13.0% |
| 8641 | Chapel Hill, Tennessee | 1,523 | 31.5% |
| 8642 | Snow Hill, North Carolina | 1,522 | -1.9% |
| 8643 | White Pigeon, Michigan | 1,522 | -6.3% |
| 8644 | Bennington, Nebraska | 1,521 | 46.2% |
| 8645 | Rehoboth Beach, Delaware | 1,520 | 1.3% |
| 8646 | Charlotte, Tennessee | 1,519 | 31.5% |
| 8647 | Huntsville, Missouri | 1,519 | -2.3% |
| 8648 | New Plymouth, Idaho | 1,519 | 8.5% |
| 8649 | Winchester, Missouri | 1,519 | -7.8% |
| 8650 | De Soto, Illinois | 1,518 | -7.9% |
| 8651 | Keystone Heights, Florida | 1,518 | 12.5% |
| 8652 | Brookston, Indiana | 1,517 | -11.3% |
| 8653 | Erie, Illinois | 1,517 | -4.4% |
| 8654 | Fort Loramie, Ohio | 1,517 | 11.2% |
| 8655 | Granger, Texas | 1,517 | 21.4% |
| 8656 | Oak Hill, Ohio | 1,517 | -9.4% |
| 8657 | Montgomery, Pennsylvania | 1,516 | -10.3% |
| 8658 | Neligh, Nebraska | 1,516 | -8.0% |
| 8659 | Shreve, Ohio | 1,516 | -4.0% |
| 8660 | Worthington, Kentucky | 1,516 | -9.0% |
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6247 | Westville | 2,990 | -5.5% |
| 6263 | Winnebago | 2,978 | 0.0% |
| 6269 | Sumner | 2,973 | 191.7% |
| 6270 | North Barrington | 2,970 | 0.0% |
| 6321 | Bushnell | 2,904 | -10.6% |
| 6324 | Rushville | 2,902 | -9.8% |
| 6326 | Heyworth | 2,899 | 17.5% |
| 6337 | Cherry Valley | 2,887 | 29.2% |
| 6360 | Newton | 2,860 | -6.3% |
| 6389 | Arcola | 2,840 | -0.1% |
| 6417 | Mount Morris | 2,808 | -7.6% |
| 6428 | Savanna | 2,798 | -20.9% |
| 6449 | McLeansboro | 2,773 | -5.7% |
| 6463 | Knoxville | 2,765 | -12.8% |
| 6503 | Hamilton | 2,740 | -9.3% |
| 6510 | El Paso | 2,735 | -0.1% |
| 6516 | Lena | 2,734 | -5.5% |
| 6518 | Christopher | 2,731 | -3.9% |
| 6559 | Ford Heights | 2,705 | -21.4% |
| 6594 | Round Lake Heights | 2,671 | 95.1% |
| 6611 | Marquette Heights | 2,663 | -4.7% |
| 6632 | Pawnee | 2,651 | 0.3% |
| 6635 | Tilton | 2,647 | -19.3% |
| 6641 | Casey | 2,635 | -10.3% |
| 6674 | Trenton | 2,607 | -0.6% |
| 6767 | Sheridan | 2,529 | 4.8% |
| 6768 | Diamond | 2,528 | 79.2% |
| 6812 | Kenilworth | 2,494 | 0.0% |
| 6822 | Galva | 2,485 | -11.2% |
| 6849 | Fairmont City | 2,471 | 1.4% |
| 6855 | Carthage | 2,465 | -9.2% |
| 6907 | Villa Grove | 2,426 | -4.8% |
| 6911 | Wayne | 2,425 | 12.0% |
| 6921 | Thornton | 2,419 | -6.1% |
| 6931 | Carrollton | 2,413 | -7.1% |
| 7028 | White Hall | 2,346 | -10.6% |
| 7056 | Davis Junction | 2,328 | 144.5% |
| 7061 | Amboy | 2,322 | -11.6% |
| 7119 | Altamont | 2,283 | 0.0% |
| 7132 | Ina | 2,273 | -7.5% |
| 7154 | Seneca | 2,261 | 10.1% |
| 7155 | Elwood | 2,260 | 36.5% |
| 7160 | Farmington | 2,258 | -13.1% |
| 7197 | Henry | 2,232 | -11.8% |
| 7202 | Arthur | 2,227 | 0.1% |
| 7206 | Petersburg | 2,226 | -3.0% |
| 7243 | Polo | 2,198 | -11.2% |
| 7255 | Cairo | 2,188 | -39.6% |
| 7264 | Lewistown | 2,183 | -13.3% |
| 7309 | Mason City | 2,155 | -15.7% |
| 7321 | Brighton | 2,150 | -2.0% |
| 7348 | Nokomis | 2,126 | -10.8% |
| 7359 | Oakbrook Terrace | 2,119 | -6.7% |
| 7363 | Tremont | 2,118 | 4.5% |
| 7377 | Aviston | 2,110 | 66.7% |
| 7424 | Pecatonica | 2,094 | 4.1% |
| 7442 | Cambridge | 2,087 | -4.2% |
| 7525 | Oakwood Hills | 2,041 | -7.4% |
| 7538 | Hinckley | 2,037 | 2.3% |
| 7544 | Lexington | 2,033 | 3.4% |
| 7552 | Elmwood | 2,029 | 4.6% |
| 7590 | Girard | 2,010 | -10.4% |
| 7610 | South Roxana | 2,001 | 6.0% |
| 7615 | Roanoke | 1,998 | 0.3% |
| 7635 | Minonk | 1,987 | -8.3% |
| 7641 | Carbon Cliff | 1,981 | 17.8% |
| 7688 | Mount Olive | 1,959 | -9.6% |
| 7689 | Fisher | 1,956 | 18.5% |
| 7691 | Prophetstown | 1,956 | -3.1% |
| 7699 | Catlin | 1,952 | -7.0% |
| 7709 | Steeleville | 1,947 | -6.2% |
| 7710 | Bellevue | 1,945 | 3.0% |
| 7718 | Farmer City | 1,941 | -5.4% |
| 7741 | Rockdale | 1,931 | 2.2% |
| 7744 | Alorton | 1,928 | -29.7% |
| 7750 | Phoenix | 1,925 | -10.6% |
| 7758 | Athens | 1,921 | 10.7% |
| 7764 | Richmond | 1,917 | 64.5% |
| 7786 | Mackinaw | 1,907 | 21.0% |
| 7787 | Mount Sterling | 1,905 | -8.3% |
| 7791 | New Athens | 1,904 | -3.9% |
| 7813 | Albion | 1,889 | -2.4% |
| 7825 | Hodgkins | 1,885 | -11.7% |
| 7837 | Venice | 1,878 | -25.6% |
| 7845 | Sesser | 1,875 | -11.6% |
| 7855 | Somonauk | 1,873 | 29.9% |
| 7869 | Prairie Grove | 1,866 | 80.6% |
| 7870 | Merrionette Park | 1,865 | -6.8% |
| 7955 | Marissa | 1,825 | -14.6% |
| 7974 | Hudson | 1,818 | 19.7% |
| 8024 | Orion | 1,797 | 4.7% |
| 8091 | Hampton | 1,765 | 8.2% |
| 8128 | Lacon | 1,749 | -11.4% |
| 8146 | Chenoa | 1,737 | -5.9% |
| 8173 | Moweaqua | 1,727 | -10.8% |
| 8182 | Zeigler | 1,725 | 3.5% |
| 8186 | Stockton | 1,724 | -11.0% |
| 8197 | Kirkland | 1,718 | 46.4% |
| 8206 | Maroa | 1,716 | 2.1% |
| 8224 | Jonesboro | 1,709 | -6.9% |
| 8233 | De Pue | 1,705 | -7.1% |
| 8240 | Bridgeport | 1,701 | -21.2% |
| 8272 | Roodhouse | 1,688 | -23.7% |
| 8276 | Bunker Hill | 1,686 | -6.6% |
| 8286 | Gilman | 1,682 | -6.1% |
| 8290 | Bement | 1,681 | -5.6% |
| 8294 | Princeville | 1,677 | 1.0% |
| 8388 | Port Byron | 1,628 | 5.6% |
| 8391 | Teutopolis | 1,626 | 3.9% |
| 8417 | Atlanta | 1,619 | -1.8% |
| 8426 | Delavan | 1,616 | -11.5% |
| 8435 | Neoga | 1,611 | -13.0% |
| 8457 | Bannockburn | 1,602 | 11.7% |
| 8461 | Earlville | 1,600 | -11.1% |
| 8485 | Jerome | 1,590 | 12.8% |
| 8495 | East Dubuque | 1,585 | -20.6% |
| 8497 | Carrier Mills | 1,584 | -15.7% |
| 8503 | Southern View | 1,582 | -11.5% |
| 8514 | Mount Carroll | 1,578 | -13.6% |
| 8519 | Grayville | 1,574 | -9.5% |
| 8621 | North Pekin | 1,531 | -4.3% |
| 8629 | Limestone | 1,528 | -5.9% |
| 8650 | De Soto | 1,518 | -7.9% |
| 8653 | Erie | 1,517 | -4.4% |
| 8668 | Herscher | 1,512 | -1.3% |
| 8669 | East Hazel Crest | 1,511 | -5.9% |
| 8681 | Manito | 1,507 | -12.9% |
| 8683 | Oakwood | 1,507 | 0.3% |
| 8725 | Greenup | 1,491 | -3.3% |
| 8727 | Waterman | 1,491 | 20.0% |
| 8728 | Williamsville | 1,491 | 3.9% |
| 8732 | Warsaw | 1,490 | -16.6% |
| 8739 | Port Barrington | 1,488 | 71.6% |
| 8752 | Mount Pulaski | 1,481 | -12.7% |
| 8777 | Leland Grove | 1,472 | -6.8% |
| 8816 | Winchester | 1,458 | -12.1% |
| 8831 | Virginia | 1,452 | -15.8% |
| 8836 | Roxana | 1,450 | -9.8% |
| 8854 | Vienna | 1,442 | 13.9% |
| 8858 | Benld | 1,440 | -6.4% |
| 8899 | Philo | 1,424 | 7.5% |
| 8902 | Dunlap | 1,422 | 47.6% |
| 8926 | Gridley | 1,414 | -0.3% |
| 8932 | Crainville | 1,411 | 29.3% |
| 8984 | Durand | 1,398 | 29.5% |
| 8993 | St. Elmo | 1,395 | -3.9% |
| 8995 | Gardner | 1,394 | -2.9% |
| 8997 | Grandview | 1,393 | -9.0% |
| 9006 | Kincaid | 1,390 | -3.7% |
| 9040 | Oblong | 1,378 | -12.6% |
| 9064 | Okawville | 1,370 | 1.0% |
| 9088 | Capron | 1,357 | 21.4% |
| 9092 | Forreston | 1,356 | -8.0% |
| 9101 | Hartford | 1,353 | -12.2% |
| 9119 | Cerro Gordo | 1,346 | -6.3% |
| 9121 | North Utica | 1,346 | 38.0% |
| 9125 | Clifton | 1,344 | 2.1% |
| 9146 | Maple Park | 1,337 | 70.1% |
| 9153 | Lanark | 1,334 | -15.7% |
| 9171 | New Berlin | 1,327 | 27.7% |
| 9187 | Walnut | 1,323 | -9.3% |
| 9199 | Granville | 1,317 | -6.5% |
| 9207 | Warren | 1,314 | -11.9% |
| 9250 | Harristown | 1,301 | -2.9% |
| 9256 | Colchester | 1,299 | -13.1% |
| 9271 | Wyoming | 1,295 | -9.8% |
| 9300 | Onarga | 1,287 | -10.3% |
| 9316 | Long Creek | 1,282 | -8.5% |
| 9318 | Palestine | 1,282 | -6.6% |
| 9320 | Toluca | 1,282 | -4.1% |
| 9327 | Germantown | 1,280 | 7.1% |
| 9341 | Cambria | 1,274 | -4.4% |
| 9360 | Bethany | 1,268 | -1.7% |
| 9370 | St. Jacob | 1,266 | 30.9% |
| 9380 | Oquawka | 1,263 | -17.8% |
| 9416 | Barry | 1,252 | -8.1% |
| 9430 | Chrisman | 1,245 | -5.1% |
| 9434 | Valmeyer | 1,245 | 102.1% |
| 9436 | Grant Park | 1,243 | -10.8% |
| 9456 | Hillcrest | 1,237 | 6.0% |
| 9462 | Rossville | 1,235 | 1.8% |
| 9463 | Tower Lakes | 1,235 | -7.4% |
| 9522 | Sandoval | 1,214 | -15.3% |
| 9541 | Waverly | 1,210 | -9.9% |
| 9542 | Ladd | 1,209 | -7.6% |
| 9553 | Sidney | 1,207 | 12.5% |
| 9579 | Toledo | 1,200 | 2.3% |
| 9590 | Ashland | 1,197 | -11.9% |
| 9591 | Hanna City | 1,197 | 18.8% |
| 9599 | Hebron | 1,196 | 5.0% |
| 9603 | Minier | 1,195 | -4.2% |
| 9620 | Milford | 1,191 | -13.2% |
| 9631 | Norris City | 1,187 | 12.1% |
| 9640 | Cuba | 1,184 | -16.4% |
| 9652 | St. Anne | 1,179 | -2.7% |
| 9661 | Toulon | 1,177 | -14.5% |
| 9693 | Atwood | 1,168 | -10.9% |
| 9695 | Homer | 1,168 | -2.5% |
| 9698 | Andalusia | 1,167 | 8.1% |
| 9719 | Kingston | 1,159 | 18.2% |
| 9732 | La Harpe | 1,156 | -16.4% |
| 9734 | Third Lake | 1,156 | -15.1% |
| 9744 | Malta | 1,154 | 18.3% |
| 9746 | Windsor | 1,154 | 60.5% |
| 9748 | Griggsville | 1,153 | -8.2% |
| 9779 | Albers | 1,145 | 32.8% |
| 9786 | Big Rock | 1,142 | 24.4% |
| 9787 | Forrest | 1,142 | -6.5% |
| 9818 | Warrensburg | 1,134 | -11.8% |
| 9829 | Energy | 1,129 | -3.5% |
| 9832 | Shawneetown | 1,129 | -19.7% |
| 9838 | Wamac | 1,127 | -17.9% |
| 9840 | Central City | 1,125 | -18.1% |
| 9852 | Chatsworth | 1,120 | -12.2% |
| 9855 | Macon | 1,120 | -7.3% |
| 9857 | Royalton | 1,120 | -0.9% |
| 9858 | Divernon | 1,119 | -6.7% |
| 9884 | Danvers | 1,112 | -5.9% |
| 9917 | Martinsville | 1,104 | -9.8% |
| 9929 | Camp Point | 1,100 | -12.2% |
| 9930 | Louisville | 1,100 | -14.0% |
| 9931 | Bull Valley | 1,099 | 8.5% |
| 9941 | Thomasboro | 1,097 | -11.1% |
| 9950 | South Pekin | 1,094 | -5.6% |
| 9984 | Gifford | 1,085 | 28.5% |
| 9994 | Washburn | 1,083 | -5.7% |
| 9995 | Assumption | 1,082 | -14.0% |
| 9996 | Blue Mound | 1,082 | -3.8% |
| 10003 | Cobden | 1,079 | -3.0% |
| 10030 | Goreville | 1,068 | 13.1% |
| 10044 | Nauvoo | 1,065 | -1.3% |
| 10050 | Flanagan | 1,063 | -1.7% |
| 10064 | Stillman Valley | 1,059 | 0.9% |
| 10065 | Astoria | 1,058 | -11.2% |
| 10091 | Lovington | 1,052 | -13.9% |
| 10106 | Worden | 1,048 | 14.0% |
| 10129 | Newark | 1,040 | 17.5% |
| 10130 | Rosiclare | 1,040 | -14.6% |
| 10169 | Lily Lake | 1,032 | 23.1% |
| 10195 | Odin | 1,024 | -8.8% |
| 10205 | Colfax | 1,022 | 3.0% |
| 10215 | Edinburg | 1,019 | -10.5% |
| 10232 | Beckemeyer | 1,015 | -5.0% |
| 10252 | McCullom Lake | 1,010 | -2.6% |
| 10255 | Ramsey | 1,010 | -4.3% |
| 10259 | Morrisonville | 1,009 | -5.4% |
| 10260 | Wayne City | 1,009 | -7.8% |
| 10330 | Payson | 995 | -6.6% |
| 10341 | Greenfield | 991 | -15.8% |
| 10366 | Chebanse | 985 | -14.2% |
| 10388 | Goodfield | 982 | 40.8% |
| 10398 | Meredosia | 980 | -5.7% |
| 10405 | Mazon | 977 | 7.9% |
| 10410 | Odell | 976 | -3.5% |
| 10412 | Sheldon | 976 | -20.7% |
| 10449 | Atkinson | 967 | -3.3% |
| 10451 | Glasford | 967 | -9.7% |
| 10497 | Downs | 958 | 23.1% |
| 10508 | Rapids City | 957 | 0.3% |
| 10510 | Mendon | 956 | -6.9% |
| 10516 | Mansfield | 955 | 0.5% |
| 10517 | Milledgeville | 955 | -5.4% |
| 10529 | Wenona | 951 | -9.8% |
| 10538 | Franklin Grove | 948 | -10.8% |
| 10542 | Raymond | 948 | 2.2% |
| 10544 | Timberlane | 948 | 276.1% |
| 10561 | Roseville | 945 | -12.3% |
| 10632 | Wyanet | 931 | -9.2% |
| 10646 | Pleasant Hill | 928 | -11.0% |
| 10651 | Percy | 927 | -3.9% |
| 10658 | Marine | 926 | 0.7% |
| 10672 | Leland | 923 | -4.5% |
| 10687 | Clay City | 919 | -7.5% |
| 10704 | Shabbona | 915 | -1.5% |
| 10713 | Hardin | 913 | -4.8% |
| 10778 | Coulterville | 898 | -26.9% |
| 10788 | Viola | 896 | -6.0% |
| 10789 | Ashton | 895 | -22.0% |
| 10796 | Galatia | 894 | -11.3% |
| 10802 | Tilden | 894 | -3.0% |
| 10812 | Brookport | 890 | -15.4% |
| 10845 | Argenta | 882 | -4.7% |
| 10868 | Dallas City | 878 | -16.6% |
| 10890 | Albany | 872 | -3.5% |
| 10893 | Sheffield | 872 | -7.8% |
| 10895 | Elkville | 871 | -11.3% |
| 10942 | Spaulding | 861 | 47.9% |
| 10958 | Oakland | 858 | -13.5% |
| 10960 | Annawan | 857 | -1.6% |
| 10981 | Stonington | 855 | -10.7% |
| 10992 | West Salem | 853 | -14.7% |
| 10993 | Witt | 853 | -13.9% |
| 11013 | Illiopolis | 849 | -7.0% |
| 11094 | Brimfield | 834 | -10.3% |
| 11108 | Newman | 833 | -12.7% |
| 11149 | Hopedale | 826 | -10.7% |
| 11157 | Ridge Farm | 825 | -9.3% |
| 11199 | Oreana | 818 | -8.2% |
| 11213 | Ringwood | 816 | 54.5% |
| 11224 | Hamel | 813 | 41.8% |
| 11226 | Livingston | 813 | -1.3% |
| 11238 | Ogden | 811 | 8.5% |
| 11273 | Paw Paw | 804 | -5.5% |
| 11294 | McLean | 801 | -0.7% |
| 11326 | Stronghurst | 796 | -10.9% |
| 11334 | Pleasant Plains | 795 | 2.5% |
| 11347 | Wataga | 793 | -7.2% |
| 11358 | Alexis | 790 | -8.5% |
| 11360 | Hurst | 790 | -1.4% |
| 11373 | Pearl City | 788 | 0.5% |
| 11381 | Ridgway | 787 | -14.9% |
| 11406 | Windsor | 782 | 8.7% |
| 11424 | Woodhull | 779 | -3.7% |
| 11426 | East Galesburg | 778 | -7.1% |
| 11437 | Cissna Park | 776 | -4.1% |
| 11449 | Hanover | 774 | -9.5% |
| 11462 | Tiskilwa | 772 | -1.6% |
| 11466 | Piper City | 771 | -0.8% |
| 11496 | Essex | 764 | 38.4% |
| 11522 | Braceville | 760 | -4.1% |
| 11530 | Kinmundy | 759 | -15.0% |
| Year | Population | Rank in US |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,518 | 8,650 |
| 2017 | 1,541 | 8,586 |
| 2016 | 1,564 | 8,540 |
| 2015 | 1,575 | 8,507 |
| 2014 | 1,585 | 8,475 |
| 2013 | 1,591 | 8,461 |
| 2012 | 1,591 | 8,448 |
| 2011 | 1,596 | 8,438 |
| 2010 | 1,590 | 8,447 |
| 2009 | 1,543 | 8,462 |
| 2008 | 1,556 | 8,426 |
| 2007 | 1,576 | 8,361 |
| 2006 | 1,614 | 8,247 |
| 2005 | 1,613 | 8,230 |
| 2004 | 1,620 | 8,207 |
| 2003 | 1,621 | 8,204 |
| 2002 | 1,632 | 8,170 |
| 2001 | 1,634 | 8,150 |
| 2000 | 1,649 | 8,116 |
| 1990 | 1,508 | 8,052 |