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  • Largest town: Newton

Jasper County, Illinois

Jasper County had 9,092 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 494.6 square miles of land. It ranks 88th of 102 in Illinois by population and 55th by land area.

Population
9,092
#88 of 102 in Illinois · #2,486 in US
Area
494.6 sq mi
#55 of 102 in Illinois · #2,105 in US
Density
18 / sq mi
#94 of 102 in Illinois · #2,296 in US
Median household income
$69,924
#39 of 102 in Illinois · #1,009 in US

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

Jasper County within Illinois. Pin: Springfield.

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Jasper County population, land area and income

Jasper County had 9,092 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 494.6 square miles of land. It ranks 88th of 102 in Illinois by population and 55th by land area. That works out to 18.4 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, so Jasper County has 37% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $69,924 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,092

3144th1st

2486th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

495 sq mi

3144th1st

2105th of 3,144 (US)

Density

18.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

2296th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$69,924

3143rd1st

1009th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Illinois (102)

Population

9,092

102nd1st

88th of 102 (IL)

Land area

495 sq mi

102nd1st

55th of 102 (IL)

Density

18.4 / sq mi

102nd1st

94th of 102 (IL)

Median household income

$69,924

102nd1st

39th of 102 (IL)

How Jasper County's population changed since 2020

Jasper County lost 163 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.8%. That ranks 55th 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, Jasper County recorded 390 births and 523 deaths, a natural change of -133. Net international migration added +44 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -112. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 133 people.

9,25520209,21020219,18520229,15620239,0922024
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
390
Deaths
523
Net international migration
+44
Net domestic migration
-112
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-64

Where Jasper County is

The Census internal point of Jasper County is at 39.004900, -88.150700. 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 Jasper 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: Jasper County internal point. Dark pin: Springfield.

Internal point

Decimal
39.004900, -88.150700
DMS
39°00'17.64"N 88°09'2.52"W
UTM
16N 400364.3E 4317950.1N
Geohash
dncmfhds5
Plus code
86FH2R3X+XP

Towns in Jasper County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Jasper County, 2,722 people together, or 30% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Jasper County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Newton with 2,722.

  1. 01Newton2,722
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Jasper County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Jasper County. The most populous is Effingham County, IL, with 34,602 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Springfield and the nearest big city

Springfield is 96.4 miles NW of Jasper County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Evansville, IN (population 115,395), 77.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Effingham, IL (population 12,434), 22.9 miles away.

Jasper County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Jasper County is 17079: state code 17 for Illinois plus county code 079. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $69,924.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jasper County, Illinois?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,092. That is down 163 people (1.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,255.

What is the FIPS code of Jasper County?

17079. The first two digits (17) are Illinois; the last three (079) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Jasper County?

Newton, with 2,722 residents inside Jasper County in 2024.

Which counties border Jasper County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Effingham County, IL; Crawford County, IL; Richland County, IL; Clark County, IL; Clay County, IL; Cumberland 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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