The midwest state of Illinois (IL) is the fifth most populated U.S. state. It includes 102 counties and it’s land area is 55,583.58 square miles. Illinois County Recorders store vital records such as births, deaths and marriages for each of these counties. These details can be obtained by contacting these offices or ordering them online.
The Illinois Department Of Public Heath office has maintained vital records including Birth, death, marriage and divorce records since 1916. Records prior to this are available from the local county clerk office or online.
State Of Illinois Vital Records Office
Illinois Department of Public Health
Division of Vital Records
605 W. Jefferson Street
Springfield,
IL 62702-5097
Illinois Facts And Figures
In the last census of 2008, it is estimated that 12,901,563 live in Illinois. This is an 3.9% increase since 2000 (12,419,660). The following statistics are based on this census of 2008:
Population Statistics
| Population (2008 estimate) Population Change (2000 to 2008) Population 2000 estimate |
12,901,563 3.9% 12,419,660 |
Age\Sex Statistics
| Children under 5 years old People under 18 years old People 65 years old and over Female persons Male persons |
6.9% 24.6% 12.2% 50.7% 49.3% |
Race Statistics
| White persons (1) Black persons (1) American Indian and Alaska Native (1) Asian persons (1) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1) Persons reporting two or more races Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin (2) White persons not Hispanic |
79.1% 14.9% 0.3% 4.3% 0.1% 1.2% 15.2% 64.7% |
Note:
(1) Includes people claiming to be one race only
(2) Hispanics can be a member of any race, so also are included in applicable races
Illinois State County List
| Adams Alexander Bond Boone Brown Bureau Calhoun Carroll Cass Champaign Christian Clark Clay Clinton Coles Cook Crawford Cumberland De Witt DeKalb Douglas DuPage Edgar Edwards Effingham Fayette Ford Franklin Fulton Gallatin Greene Grundy Hamilton Hancock |
Hardin Henderson Henry Iroquois Jackson Jasper Jefferson Jersey Jo Daviess Johnson Kane Kankakee Kendall Knox Lake LaSalle Lawrence Lee Livingston Logan Macon Macoupin Madison Marion Marshall Mason Massac McDonough McHenry McLean Menard Mercer Monroe Montgomery |
Morgan Moultrie Ogle Peoria Perry Piatt Pike Pope Pulaski Putnam Randolph Richland Rock Island Saline Sangamon Schuyler Scott Shelby St. Clair Stark Stephenson Tazewell Union Vermilion Wabash Warren Washington Wayne White Whiteside Will Williamson Winnebago Woodford |
