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McDonough County

26,662Population
-2.2 %Change since 2020
34Net migration
4.4 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
26,662 (2024)
Change since 2020
-2.2 %
Net migration
34 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.4 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
27,250 (2020)
Births
274 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.3
Deaths
316 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.9
Natural change, 2023
-42
International migration
73 (2023)
Domestic migration
-39 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
1.3
Postal code
IL
FIPS code
17109

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.43.3
PeriodValue
20254.4 %
20244.3 %
20234.3 %
20224.0 %
20214.8 %
20206.8 %
20194.3 %
20184.8 %
20174.7 %
20166.0 %
20156.0 %
20146.8 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202426.7K27.1K
PeriodValue
202426,662
202326,952
202226,965
202126,906
202027,116