Total Population in Fayette County, IL

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

21,315 Rank #1,804/3,222 · #54 in IL
44th
Fayette 21,315
IL 13M -99.8%
US 330M

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National Distribution

How Fayette County's total population of 21,315 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.

Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties

Ranking Context

Counties ranked closest to Fayette County for total population.

Nearby Rankings

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#1,801 Morgan County, TN 21,361
#1,802 Dakota County, NE 21,354
#1,803 Leake County, MS 21,319
#1,804 Fayette County, IL 21,315
#1,805 Orocovis Municipio, PR 21,309
#1,806 Allen County, KY 21,293
#1,807 Logan County, AR 21,277

About Total Population

Fayette County, Illinois has a total population of 21,315, ranking #1,804 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within Illinois, it ranks #54 of 102. This places it in the 44th percentile nationally.

Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.