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Fulton County, Illinois

Fulton County had 32,510 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 865.7 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 102 in Illinois by population and 10th by land area.

Population
32,510
#45 of 102 in Illinois · #1,382 in US
Area
865.7 sq mi
#10 of 102 in Illinois · #952 in US
Density
38 / sq mi
#64 of 102 in Illinois · #1,729 in US
Median household income
$62,914
#68 of 102 in Illinois · #1,568 in US

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

Fulton County within Illinois. Pin: Springfield.

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Fulton County population, land area and income

Fulton County had 32,510 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 865.7 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 102 in Illinois by population and 10th by land area. That works out to 37.6 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; Fulton County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $62,914 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

32,510

3144th1st

1382nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

866 sq mi

3144th1st

952nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

37.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1729th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$62,914

3143rd1st

1568th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Illinois (102)

Population

32,510

102nd1st

45th of 102 (IL)

Land area

866 sq mi

102nd1st

10th of 102 (IL)

Density

37.6 / sq mi

102nd1st

64th of 102 (IL)

Median household income

$62,914

102nd1st

68th of 102 (IL)

How Fulton County's population changed since 2020

Fulton County lost 1,044 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.1%. That ranks 83rd 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, Fulton County recorded 1,254 births and 2,217 deaths, a natural change of -963. Net international migration added +27 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -230. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 963 people.

33.6k202033.3k202133.0k202232.7k202332.5k2024
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
1,254
Deaths
2,217
Net international migration
+27
Net domestic migration
-230
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-154

Where Fulton County is

The Census internal point of Fulton County is at 40.465200, -90.202300. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Illinois's 102 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Fulton 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: Fulton County internal point. Dark pin: Springfield.

Internal point

Decimal
40.465200, -90.202300
DMS
40°27'54.72"N 90°12'8.28"W
UTM
15N 737197.4E 4483151.9N
Geohash
9zpy5qkwy
Plus code
86GFFQ8X+33

Towns in Fulton County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Fulton County, 18,288 people together, or 56% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Fulton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Canton with 12,896.

  1. 01Canton12,896
  2. 02Farmington2,295
  3. 03Lewistown1,960
  4. 04Cuba1,137
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Fulton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Fulton County. The most populous is Peoria County, IL, with 179,630 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Springfield and the nearest big city

Springfield is 55.6 miles SSE of Fulton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Peoria, IL (population 111,696), 36.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Canton, IL (population 12,896), 11.1 miles away.

Fulton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Fulton County is 17057: state code 17 for Illinois plus county code 057. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $62,914.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Fulton County, Illinois?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 32,510. That is down 1,044 people (3.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 33,554.

What is the FIPS code of Fulton County?

17057. The first two digits (17) are Illinois; the last three (057) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Fulton County?

Canton, with 12,896 residents inside Fulton County in 2024.

Which counties border Fulton County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Peoria County, IL; Tazewell County, IL; Knox County, IL; McDonough County, IL; Warren County, IL; Mason County, IL; Schuyler 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.