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  • FIPS 17045
  • Largest town: Paris

Edgar County, Illinois

Edgar County had 16,398 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 623.3 square miles of land. It ranks 64th of 102 in Illinois by population and 31st by land area.

Population
16,398
#64 of 102 in Illinois · #2,010 in US
Area
623.3 sq mi
#31 of 102 in Illinois · #1,547 in US
Density
26 / sq mi
#82 of 102 in Illinois · #2,032 in US
Median household income
$59,330
#81 of 102 in Illinois · #1,901 in US

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

Edgar County within Illinois. Pin: Springfield.

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Edgar County population, land area and income

Edgar County had 16,398 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 623.3 square miles of land. It ranks 64th of 102 in Illinois by population and 31st by land area. That works out to 26.3 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; Edgar County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,330 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

16,398

3144th1st

2010th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

623 sq mi

3144th1st

1547th of 3,144 (US)

Density

26.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2032nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,330

3143rd1st

1901st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Illinois (102)

Population

16,398

102nd1st

64th of 102 (IL)

Land area

623 sq mi

102nd1st

31st of 102 (IL)

Density

26.3 / sq mi

102nd1st

82nd of 102 (IL)

Median household income

$59,330

102nd1st

81st of 102 (IL)

How Edgar County's population changed since 2020

Edgar County lost 410 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.4%. That ranks 72nd 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, Edgar County recorded 677 births and 1,112 deaths, a natural change of -435. Net international migration added +22 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -55. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 435 people.

16.8k202016.6k202116.4k202216.4k202316.4k2024
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
677
Deaths
1,112
Net international migration
+22
Net domestic migration
-55
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-44

Where Edgar County is

The Census internal point of Edgar County is at 39.679000, -87.747100. 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 Edgar 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: Edgar County internal point. Dark pin: Springfield.

Internal point

Decimal
39.679000, -87.747100
DMS
39°40'44.40"N 87°44'49.56"W
UTM
16N 435929.8E 4392397.1N
Geohash
dp19er2db
Plus code
86FJM7H3+J5

Towns in Edgar County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Edgar County, 9,351 people together, or 57% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Edgar County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Paris with 8,078.

  1. 01Paris8,078
  2. 02Chrisman1,273
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Edgar County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Edgar County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Champaign County, IL, with 212,374 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Springfield and the nearest big city

Springfield is 101.4 miles W of Edgar County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Indianapolis, IN (population 891,484), 85.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Terre Haute, IN (population 58,531), 24.7 miles away.

Edgar County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Edgar County is 17045: state code 17 for Illinois plus county code 045. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,330.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Edgar County, Illinois?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 16,398. That is down 410 people (2.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 16,808.

What is the FIPS code of Edgar County?

17045. The first two digits (17) are Illinois; the last three (045) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Edgar County?

Paris, with 8,078 residents inside Edgar County in 2024.

Which counties border Edgar County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Champaign County, IL; Vigo County, IN; Vermilion County, IL; Coles County, IL; Douglas County, IL; Vermillion County, IN; Clark 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)

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