Biggest Cities in Illinois - 1990 Census Data

Top 100 Biggest Cities In Illinois (1990 Census)

Rank	City	1990 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Chicago	2,783,660	-0.8%
2	Rockford	143,942	–
3	Peoria	113,822	–
4	Springfield	107,265	–
5	Aurora	100,279	–
6	Naperville	86,958	–
7	Decatur	85,424	–
8	Joliet	78,585	–
9	Elgin	77,353	–
10	Arlington Heights	74,739	–
11	Evanston	73,234	–
12	Waukegan	69,621	–
13	Schaumburg	68,678	–
14	Cicero	67,355	–
15	Champaign	64,399	–
16	Skokie	59,431	–
17	Oak Lawn	56,316	–
18	Des Plaines	54,917	–
19	Oak Park	53,610	–
20	Mount Prospect	53,081	–
21	Bloomington	52,655	–
22	Wheaton	52,057	–
23	Palatine	49,791	–
24	Downers Grove	47,493	–
25	Hoffman Estates	46,367	–
26	Berwyn	45,538	–
27	Moline	44,046	–
28	Belleville	43,058	–
29	Elmhurst	41,929	–
30	Bolingbrook	41,028	–
31	East St. Louis	40,865	–
32	Rock Island	40,537	–
33	Quincy	40,523	–
34	Normal	40,134	–
35	Lombard	40,113	–
36	Glenview	39,288	–
37	Orland Park	37,885	–
38	Tinley Park	37,846	–
39	Calumet City	37,712	–
40	Park Ridge	37,360	–
41	Urbana	37,182	–
42	Buffalo Grove	36,653	–
43	DeKalb	36,044	–
44	North Chicago	35,989	–
45	Danville	35,045	–
46	Galesburg	33,748	–
47	Elk Grove Village	33,487	–
48	Alton	33,135	–
49	Granite City	33,132	–
50	Chicago Heights	33,070	–
51	Hanover Park	32,910	–
52	Northbrook	32,743	–
53	Pekin	32,228	–
54	Addison	32,125	–
55	Carol Stream	31,785	–
56	Streamwood	31,461	–
57	Highland Park	30,561	–
58	Harvey	30,283	–
59	Wheeling	29,477	–
60	Niles	28,794	–
61	Lansing	28,221	–
62	Kankakee	27,972	–
63	Glendale Heights	27,610	–
64	Burbank	27,580	–
65	Carbondale	27,438	–
66	Maywood	27,147	–
67	Oak Forest	27,109	–
68	Wilmette	26,829	–
69	Woodridge	26,590	–
70	Freeport	26,210	–
71	Glen Ellyn	25,409	–
72	Crystal Lake	25,174	–
73	Park Forest	24,695	–
74	Dolton	24,011	–
75	Elmwood Park	23,206	–
76	Carpentersville	23,037	–
77	St. Charles	23,019	–
78	Rolling Meadows	22,757	–
79	Collinsville	22,744	–
80	East Peoria	22,629	–
81	Morton Grove	22,260	–
82	Westmont	22,121	–
83	South Holland	22,073	–
84	Villa Park	21,516	–
85	Mundelein	21,340	–
86	Blue Island	21,198	–
87	Roselle	20,929	–
88	Melrose Park	20,922	–
89	Evergreen Park	20,874	–
90	Charleston	20,627	–
91	Darien	20,575	–
92	East Moline	20,273	–
93	Bellwood	20,240	–
94	Macomb	20,158	–
95	Libertyville	19,952	–
96	Zion	19,849	–
97	Bartlett	19,665	–
98	Lisle	19,588	–
99	Jacksonville	19,483	–
100	Homewood	19,072	–

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What was the largest city in Illinois in 1990?

In 1990, the largest city in Illinois was Chicago, with a population of 2,783,660. The second largest city is Rockford, with a population of 143,942.