Kankakee County, Illinois
County seat: Kankakee · Population 105,525 (2025) · 677 sq mi
Kankakee County is the 18th most populous of Illinois's 102 counties, with 105,525 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Kankakee. It is part of the Northeast region, one of the 10 Illinois economic development regions (DCEO). The map shows its 21 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Kankakee County facts
- County seat
- Kankakee
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 105,525 −2% since 2020
- Land area
- 677 sq mi 27th largest of 102
- Water area
- 5 sq mi
- Population density
- 156 per sq mi
- Established
- 1853
- Named after
- Kankakee River tributary of the Illinois River
- Largest city
- Kankakee 23,400
- Median household income
- $71,281
- Cities and towns
- 21
- ZIP codes
- 21
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 17091
Cities and towns in Kankakee County
Kankakee County has 21 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Kankakee County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee (county seat) | City | 23,400 | |
| Bourbonnais | Village | 17,658 | |
| Bradley | Village | 15,214 | |
| Manteno | Village | 9,201 | |
| Momence | City | 3,158 | |
| Limestone | Village | 1,518 | |
| Herscher | Village | 1,486 | |
| Grant Park | Village | 1,271 | |
| St. Anne | Village | 1,122 | |
| Essex | Village | 849 | |
| Aroma Park | Village | 647 | |
| Hopkins Park | Village | 645 | |
| Sun River Terrace | Village | 481 | |
| Chebanse | Village | 385 | Iroquois County |
| Bonfield | Village | 338 | |
| Buckingham | Village | 236 | |
| Sammons Point | Village | 223 | |
| Reddick | Village | 171 | Livingston County |
| Cabery | Village | 72 | Ford County |
| Irwin | Village | 63 | |
| Union Hill | Village | 49 |
ZIP codes in Kankakee County
21 ZIP codes reach into Kankakee County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 60401 also Will County
- 60424 also Grundy County
- 60468 also Will County
- 60481 also Will and Grundy counties
- 60901
- 60910
- 60913
- 60914
- 60915
- 60917 also Livingston and Ford counties
- 60919 also Ford and Livingston counties
- 60922 also Iroquois County
- 60935
- 60940 also Will County
- 60941 also Iroquois and Ford counties
- 60950 also Will County
- 60954
- 60958
- 60961 also Livingston and Grundy counties
- 60964 also Iroquois County
- 60969
Population of Kankakee County, 2020–2025
Kankakee County shrank by 2,123 people (−2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 921 more deaths than births and a net loss of 1,283 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 107,402 |
| 2021 | 106,960 |
| 2022 | 105,874 |
| 2023 | 105,843 |
| 2024 | 105,814 |
| 2025 | 105,525 |
Neighboring counties
- Will County north · 712,253 people
- Iroquois County south · 26,150 people
- Newton County, Indiana southeast · 14,188 people
- Lake County, Indiana northeast · 504,612 people
- Livingston County southwest · 35,057 people
- Grundy County west · 54,052 people
- Ford County southwest · 13,216 people
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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