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  • Largest town: Jacksonville

Morgan County, Illinois

Morgan County had 32,618 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 569.0 square miles of land. It ranks 44th of 102 in Illinois by population and 42nd by land area.

Population
32,618
#44 of 102 in Illinois · #1,379 in US
Area
569.0 sq mi
#42 of 102 in Illinois · #1,792 in US
Density
57 / sq mi
#42 of 102 in Illinois · #1,347 in US
Median household income
$64,268
#62 of 102 in Illinois · #1,431 in US

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

Morgan County within Illinois. Pin: Springfield.

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Morgan County population, land area and income

Morgan County had 32,618 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 569.0 square miles of land. It ranks 44th of 102 in Illinois by population and 42nd by land area. That works out to 57.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,268 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

32,618

3144th1st

1379th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

569 sq mi

3144th1st

1792nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

57.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1347th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,268

3143rd1st

1431st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Illinois (102)

Population

32,618

102nd1st

44th of 102 (IL)

Land area

569 sq mi

102nd1st

42nd of 102 (IL)

Density

57.3 / sq mi

102nd1st

42nd of 102 (IL)

Median household income

$64,268

102nd1st

62nd of 102 (IL)

How Morgan County's population changed since 2020

Morgan County lost 876 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.6%. That ranks 76th 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, Morgan County recorded 1,408 births and 1,961 deaths, a natural change of -553. Net international migration added +30 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -445. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 553 people.

33.5k202033.3k202132.9k202232.8k202332.6k2024
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
1,408
Deaths
1,961
Net international migration
+30
Net domestic migration
-445
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-155

Where Morgan County is

The Census internal point of Morgan County is at 39.717700, -90.205000. 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 Morgan 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: Morgan County internal point. Dark pin: Springfield.

Internal point

Decimal
39.717700, -90.205000
DMS
39°43'3.72"N 90°12'18.00"W
UTM
15N 739577.5E 4400161.1N
Geohash
9zpcgq6sr
Plus code
86FFPQ9W+32

Towns in Morgan County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Morgan County, 22,145 people together, or 68% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Morgan County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Jacksonville with 17,801.

  1. 01Jacksonville17,801
  2. 02South Jacksonville3,197
  3. 03Waverly1,147
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Morgan County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Morgan County. The most populous is Sangamon County, IL, with 194,345 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Springfield and the nearest big city

Springfield is 29.8 miles E of Morgan County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Springfield, IL (population 112,949), 30.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Jacksonville, IL (population 17,801), 1.7 miles away.

Morgan County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Morgan County is 17137: state code 17 for Illinois plus county code 137. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,268.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Morgan County, Illinois?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 32,618. That is down 876 people (2.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 33,494.

What is the FIPS code of Morgan County?

17137. The first two digits (17) are Illinois; the last three (137) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Morgan County?

Jacksonville, with 17,801 residents inside Morgan County in 2024.

Which counties border Morgan County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Sangamon County, IL; Macoupin County, IL; Pike County, IL; Cass County, IL; Greene County, IL; Brown County, IL; Scott 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.