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  • FIPS 17011
  • Largest town: Princeton

Bureau County, Illinois

Bureau County had 32,486 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 869.1 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 102 in Illinois by population and 8th by land area.

Population
32,486
#46 of 102 in Illinois · #1,383 in US
Area
869.1 sq mi
#8 of 102 in Illinois · #941 in US
Density
37 / sq mi
#65 of 102 in Illinois · #1,734 in US
Median household income
$66,854
#48 of 102 in Illinois · #1,221 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Bureau County within Illinois. Pin: Springfield.

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Bureau County population, land area and income

Bureau County had 32,486 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 869.1 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 102 in Illinois by population and 8th by land area. That works out to 37.4 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Illinois has 24,447 residents; Bureau County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $66,854 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

32,486

3144th1st

1383rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

869 sq mi

3144th1st

941st of 3,144 (US)

Density

37.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1734th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$66,854

3143rd1st

1221st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Illinois (102)

Population

32,486

102nd1st

46th of 102 (IL)

Land area

869 sq mi

102nd1st

8th of 102 (IL)

Density

37.4 / sq mi

102nd1st

65th of 102 (IL)

Median household income

$66,854

102nd1st

48th of 102 (IL)

How Bureau County's population changed since 2020

Bureau County lost 739 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.2%. That ranks 65th of 102 in Illinois for growth. The median Illinois county changed by -1.7%, and the state as a whole by -0.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Bureau County recorded 1,321 births and 1,862 deaths, a natural change of -541. Net international migration added +79 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -320. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 541 people.

33.2k202033.0k202132.9k202232.8k202332.5k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,321
Deaths
1,862
Net international migration
+79
Net domestic migration
-320
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-272

Where Bureau County is

The Census internal point of Bureau County is at 41.401300, -89.528400. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Illinois's 102 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Bureau County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Piatt County: -0.3%Hamilton County: -2.2%Williamson County: -0.1%Edgar County: -2.4%Macoupin County: -2.3%Marshall County: -1.3%Putnam County: +0.0%Richland County: -2.8%Washington County: -1.4%Lee County: -1.5%Douglas County: +0.2%Cook County: -1.6%Effingham County: -0.3%Edwards County: -3.6%Cass County: -2.0%Clay County: -3.4%Knox County: -2.2%LaSalle County: -0.9%Cumberland County: -1.3%Warren County: -3.7%Moultrie County: -0.9%Menard County: -2.5%Fayette County: -1.5%Boone County: -0.0%Lawrence County: -3.2%Marion County: -3.2%Champaign County: +3.0%Clark County: -2.4%Ford County: -0.4%Wayne County: -1.4%Logan County: -1.4%Grundy County: +2.5%Jasper County: -1.8%Crawford County: -1.3%McDonough County: -1.7%Clinton County: +0.5%Perry County: -3.0%Montgomery County: -2.2%Henry County: -2.0%Livingston County: -1.2%Scott County: -3.8%Alexander County: -11.2%Bureau County: -2.2%Brown County: +1.1%Mason County: -3.9%Calhoun County: -4.1%Greene County: -4.3%Coles County: -1.4%Kendall County: +8.2%Lake County: +0.7%Mercer County: -2.2%St. Clair County: -2.3%Wabash County: -3.0%Bond County: -1.7%DuPage County: +0.6%Gallatin County: -5.2%Stephenson County: -3.3%McHenry County: +1.9%White County: -3.0%Saline County: -3.9%Christian County: -2.2%Sangamon County: -1.0%Massac County: -3.6%Macon County: -2.9%Johnson County: -0.0%Jo Daviess County: -2.6%Peoria County: -1.0%DeKalb County: +1.0%Pope County: -1.5%De Witt County: -0.9%Schuyler County: -1.7%Fulton County: -3.1%Ogle County: -0.8%Jersey County: -1.6%Iroquois County: -3.3%Kankakee County: -0.9%Rock Island County: -1.1%Pulaski County: -5.8%Kane County: +0.9%Union County: -2.4%Whiteside County: -1.7%Woodford County: -0.3%Carroll County: -1.5%Adams County: -2.3%Hardin County: -2.6%Madison County: -1.0%Hancock County: -3.1%Monroe County: +0.0%Tazewell County: -1.1%Jackson County: -0.1%Vermilion County: -3.9%Randolph County: -0.6%McLean County: +0.5%Morgan County: -2.6%Shelby County: -1.7%Will County: +1.7%Winnebago County: -0.4%Jefferson County: -2.4%Stark County: -2.2%Henderson County: -4.5%Pike County: -2.6%Franklin County: -1.8%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.0%
  2. < -2.2%
  3. < -1.4%
  4. < -0.3%
  5. ≥ -0.3%
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Orange pin: Bureau County internal point. Dark pin: Springfield.

Internal point

Decimal
41.401300, -89.528400
DMS
41°24'4.68"N 89°31'42.24"W
UTM
16N 288643.9E 4586391.9N
Geohash
dp27d8zkj
Plus code
86HGCF2C+GJ

Towns in Bureau County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Bureau County, 17,297 people together, or 53% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bureau County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Princeton with 7,667.

  1. 01Princeton7,667
  2. 02Spring Valley5,404
  3. 03De Pue1,573
  4. 04Ladd1,387
  5. 05Walnut1,265
  6. 06Peru (part)1
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Bureau County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Bureau County. The most populous is LaSalle County, IL, with 108,390 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Springfield and the nearest big city

Springfield is 112.1 miles S of Bureau County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Peoria, IL (population 111,696), 45.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Kewanee, IL (population 12,146), 23.5 miles away.

Bureau County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bureau County is 17011: state code 17 for Illinois plus county code 011. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $66,854.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bureau County, Illinois?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 32,486. That is down 739 people (2.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 33,225.

What is the FIPS code of Bureau County?

17011. The first two digits (17) are Illinois; the last three (011) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Bureau County?

Princeton, with 7,667 residents inside Bureau County in 2024.

Which counties border Bureau County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: LaSalle County, IL; Whiteside County, IL; Henry County, IL; Lee County, IL; Marshall County, IL; Putnam County, IL; Stark County, IL.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.