There are 58 cities in Kane County, Illinois.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 1 | 176,679 | 180,215 | -0.5% | 3,922 | 45.1 | City |
| Naperville | 2 | 150,520 | 149,419 | 0.18% | 3,844 | 39.2 | City |
| Elgin | 3 | 112,874 | 114,617 | -0.39% | 2,959 | 38.1 | City |
| Palatine | 4 | 63,932 | 67,678 | -1.44% | 4,529 | 14.1 | Village |
| Hoffman Estates | 5 | 49,445 | 52,380 | -1.46% | 2,399 | 20.6 | Village |
| Plainfield | 6 | 48,279 | 44,953 | 1.75% | 1,895 | 25.5 | Village |
| DeKalb | 7 | 40,208 | 40,219 | -0.01% | 2,320 | 17.3 | City |
| Bartlett | 8 | 39,650 | 41,018 | -0.85% | 2,513 | 15.8 | Village |
| Carol Stream | 9 | 38,699 | 39,765 | -0.69% | 4,241 | 9.1 | Village |
| Oswego | 10 | 37,857 | 34,724 | 2.11% | 2,491 | 15.2 | Village |
| Streamwood | 11 | 37,229 | 39,432 | -1.46% | 4,768 | 7.8 | Village |
| Carpentersville | 12 | 36,829 | 37,909 | -0.73% | 4,683 | 7.9 | Village |
| Hanover Park | 13 | 35,770 | 37,348 | -1.09% | 5,570 | 6.4 | Village |
| St. Charles | 14 | 32,527 | 33,034 | -0.39% | 2,250 | 14.5 | City |
| Algonquin | 15 | 30,286 | 29,676 | 0.5% | 2,415 | 12.5 | Village |
| Lake Hills | 16 | 28,572 | 28,927 | -0.31% | 2,800 | 10.2 | Village |
| Huntley | 17 | 28,436 | 27,766 | 0.59% | 1,941 | 14.7 | Village |
| Batavia | 18 | 26,208 | 26,316 | -0.1% | 2,409 | 10.9 | City |
| Yorkville | 19 | 25,697 | 21,681 | 4.07% | 1,285 | 20.0 | City |
| West Chicago | 20 | 24,966 | 25,564 | -0.6% | 1,622 | 15.4 | City |
| South Elgin | 21 | 24,418 | 23,852 | 0.58% | 3,360 | 7.3 | Village |
| Montgomery | 22 | 22,461 | 20,435 | 2.31% | 2,338 | 9.6 | Village |
| Geneva | 23 | 21,055 | 21,350 | -0.35% | 2,111 | 10.0 | City |
| Lake Zurich | 24 | 19,649 | 19,755 | -0.14% | 2,838 | 6.9 | Village |
| North Aurora | 25 | 19,267 | 18,285 | 1.29% | 2,542 | 7.6 | Village |
| Sycamore | 26 | 18,717 | 18,576 | 0.19% | 1,849 | 10.1 | City |
| Warrenville | 27 | 15,493 | 13,629 | 3.1% | 2,837 | 5.5 | City |
| Pingree Grove | 28 | 11,383 | 10,399 | 2.21% | 2,754 | 4.1 | Village |
| Campton Hills | 29 | 10,767 | 10,877 | -0.26% | 637 | 16.9 | Village |
| Barrington | 30 | 10,401 | 10,700 | -0.72% | 2,253 | 4.6 | Village |
| Winfield | 31 | 10,134 | 9,813 | 0.8% | 3,274 | 3.1 | Village |
| Boulder Hill | 32 | 9,787 | 9,081 | 1.24% | 6,713 | 1.5 | CDP |
| Sugar Grove | 33 | 9,193 | 9,259 | -0.18% | 870 | 10.6 | Village |
| Gilberts | 34 | 8,904 | 8,374 | 1.5% | 1,622 | 5.5 | Village |
| Hampshire | 35 | 8,232 | 7,646 | 1.81% | 856 | 9.6 | Village |
| West Dundee | 36 | 7,881 | 7,868 | 0.04% | 1,975 | 4.0 | Village |
| Inverness | 37 | 7,208 | 7,582 | -1.29% | 1,103 | 6.5 | Village |
| Elburn | 38 | 6,676 | 6,208 | 1.78% | 1,780 | 3.8 | Village |
| Lake Barrington | 39 | 5,093 | 5,089 | 0.02% | 888 | 5.7 | Village |
| South Barrington | 40 | 4,943 | 5,065 | -0.62% | 663 | 7.5 | Village |
| Fox River Grove | 41 | 4,596 | 4,686 | -0.5% | 2,685 | 1.7 | Village |
| Cortland | 42 | 4,518 | 4,397 | 0.67% | 1,257 | 3.6 | Town |
| Lakewood | 43 | 4,267 | 4,267 | 0% | 930 | 4.6 | Village |
| Barrington Hills | 44 | 3,992 | 4,095 | -0.65% | 148 | 27.0 | Village |
| Deer Park | 45 | 3,610 | 3,682 | -0.5% | 984 | 3.7 | Village |
| Sleepy Hollow | 46 | 3,108 | 3,199 | -0.73% | 1,550 | 2.0 | Village |
| North Barrington | 47 | 3,095 | 3,135 | -0.32% | 655 | 4.7 | Village |
| East Dundee | 48 | 3,094 | 3,177 | -0.67% | 1,057 | 2.9 | Village |
| Wayne | 49 | 2,234 | 2,280 | -0.53% | 390 | 5.7 | Village |
| Prestbury | 50 | 2,163 | 1,978 | 1.45% | 3,455 | 0.6 | CDP |
| Port Barrington | 51 | 1,561 | 1,584 | -0.38% | 1,346 | 1.2 | Village |
| Maple Park | 52 | 1,493 | 1,432 | 1.01% | 652 | 2.3 | Village |
| Tower Lakes | 53 | 1,192 | 1,222 | -0.67% | 1,297 | 0.9 | Village |
| Big Rock | 54 | 1,077 | 1,105 | -0.65% | 249 | 4.3 | Village |
| Lily Lake | 55 | 1,043 | 1,035 | 0.19% | 384 | 2.7 | Village |
| Burlington | 56 | 519 | 535 | -0.77% | 76 | 6.9 | Village |
| Kaneville | 57 | 442 | 453 | -0.67% | 1,551 | 0.3 | Village |
| Virgil | 58 | 281 | 289 | -0.71% | 129 | 2.2 | Village |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Aurora is the largest city in Kane County.
Virgil is the smallest city in Kane County.
There are 58 cities in Kane County, Illinois.