CHI Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA)
This table shows the population breakdown of the Chicago, Illinois Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) which includes parts of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. The Chicago CMSA consists of the Chicago, IL Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA), and the PMSA's of Gary, Indiana; Kankakee, Illinois; and Kenosha, Wisconsin. These PMSA's are composed of counties. Click on the name of the county for a population breakdown and quick facts.
| Area | Census Population | Change, 1990 to 2000 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2000 | April 1, 1990 | Number | Percent | |
| Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL--IN--WI CMSA | 9,157,540 | 8,239,820 | 917,720 | 11.10% |
| -Chicago, IL PMSA | 8,272,768 | 7,410,858 | 861,910 | 11.60% |
| --Cook County, IL | 5,376,741 | 5,105,067 | 271,674 | 5.30% |
| --DeKalb County, IL | 88,969 | 77,932 | 11,037 | 14.20% |
| --DuPage County, IL | 904,161 | 781,666 | 122,495 | 15.70% |
| --Grundy County, IL | 37,535 | 32,337 | 5,198 | 16.10% |
| --Kane County , IL | 404,119 | 317,471 | 86,648 | 27.30% |
| --Kendall County, IL | 54,544 | 39,413 | 15,131 | 38.40% |
| --Lake County, IL | 644,356 | 516,418 | 127,938 | 24.80% |
| --McHenry County, IL | 260,077 | 183,241 | 76,836 | 41.90% |
| --Will County, IL | 502,266 | 357,313 | 144,953 | 40.60% |
| -Gary, IN PMSA | 631,362 | 604,526 | 26,836 | 4.40% |
| --Lake County, IN | 484,564 | 475,594 | 8,970 | 1.90% |
| --Porter County, IN | 146,798 | 128,932 | 17,866 | 13.90% |
| --Kankakee, IL PMSA | 103,833 | 96,255 | 7,578 | 7.90% |
| --Kankakee County, IL | 103,833 | 96,255 | 7,578 | 7.90% |
| -Kenosha, WI PMSA | 149,577 | 128,181 | 21,396 | 16.70% |
| --Kenosha County, WI | 149,577 | 128,181 | 21,396 | 16.70% |
Data source: United States Census Bureau, "Metropolitan Areas and their Geographic Components in Alphabetic Sort, 1990 and 2000 Population, and Numeric and Percent Population Change: 1990 to 2000."
