75 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Annual Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waukegan | 1 | 87,816 | 90,186 | -0.5% | 4,154 | 21 | Township |
| Waukegan | 2 | 86,657 | 89,119 | -0.56% | 3,578 | 24 | City |
| Libertyville | 3 | 53,545 | 54,090 | -0.22% | 1,511 | 35 | Township |
| Ela | 4 | 45,870 | 45,270 | 0.34% | 1,334 | 34 | Township |
| Buffalo Grove | 5 | 42,080 | 43,085 | -0.48% | 4,402 | 10 | Village |
| Lake Villa | 6 | 39,226 | 39,773 | -0.24% | 1,723 | 23 | Township |
| Shields | 7 | 37,297 | 37,638 | -0.13% | 2,095 | 18 | Township |
| Moraine | 8 | 34,307 | 33,922 | 0.12% | 2,872 | 12 | Township |
| Fremont | 9 | 33,522 | 33,357 | 0.15% | 981 | 34 | Township |
| Mundelein | 10 | 31,961 | 31,533 | 0.27% | 3,289 | 10 | Village |
| West Deerfield | 11 | 31,249 | 31,556 | -0.12% | 1,756 | 18 | Township |
| Highland Park | 12 | 30,350 | 30,155 | 0.13% | 2,481 | 12 | City |
| North Chicago | 13 | 30,218 | 30,712 | -0.33% | 3,780 | 8 | City |
| Gurnee | 14 | 29,885 | 30,654 | -0.51% | 2,211 | 14 | Village |
| McHenry | 15 | 28,858 | 27,340 | 1.06% | 1,946 | 15 | City |
| Lake Hills | 16 | 28,483 | 28,927 | -0.31% | 2,791 | 10 | Village |
| Grant | 17 | 28,266 | 28,027 | 0.31% | 1,603 | 18 | Township |
| Antioch | 18 | 27,501 | 27,467 | -0.04% | 791 | 35 | Township |
| Vernon Hills | 19 | 26,579 | 26,823 | -0.18% | 3,435 | 8 | Village |
| Round Lake Beach | 20 | 26,502 | 27,204 | -0.53% | 5,254 | 5 | Village |
| Wauconda | 21 | 24,322 | 23,638 | 0.86% | 1,067 | 23 | Township |
| Zion | 22 | 23,938 | 24,626 | -0.56% | 2,410 | 10 | Township |
| Zion | 23 | 23,926 | 24,626 | -0.58% | 2,409 | 10 | City |
| Grayslake | 24 | 20,779 | 21,216 | -0.42% | 1,904 | 11 | Village |
| Libertyville | 25 | 20,181 | 20,558 | -0.37% | 2,291 | 9 | Village |
| Lake Zurich | 26 | 19,623 | 19,755 | -0.13% | 2,834 | 7 | Village |
| Lake Forest | 27 | 19,360 | 19,345 | 0.02% | 1,126 | 17 | City |
| Deerfield | 28 | 18,704 | 19,154 | -0.48% | 3,377 | 6 | Village |
| Round Lake | 29 | 18,255 | 18,692 | -0.47% | 3,283 | 6 | Village |
| Barrington | 30 | 15,840 | 16,476 | -0.45% | 454 | 35 | Township |
| Antioch | 31 | 14,979 | 14,613 | 0.49% | 1,817 | 8 | Village |
| Lindenhurst | 32 | 14,315 | 14,374 | -0.08% | 3,162 | 5 | Village |
| Beach Park | 33 | 13,938 | 14,235 | -0.42% | 1,970 | 7 | Village |
| Wauconda | 34 | 13,773 | 14,067 | -0.43% | 2,715 | 5 | Village |
| Gages Lake | 35 | 11,072 | 9,939 | 0.53% | 3,720 | 3 | CDP |
| Fox Lake | 36 | 10,692 | 10,974 | -0.52% | 1,365 | 8 | Village |
| Barrington | 37 | 10,326 | 10,700 | -0.72% | 2,237 | 5 | Village |
| Hawthorn Woods | 38 | 9,563 | 9,088 | 1% | 1,175 | 8 | Village |
| Lake Villa | 39 | 8,557 | 8,726 | -0.4% | 1,310 | 7 | Village |
| Long Grove | 40 | 8,203 | 8,352 | -0.36% | 662 | 12 | Village |
| Island Lake | 41 | 7,964 | 8,033 | -0.18% | 2,378 | 3 | Village |
| Lincolnshire | 42 | 7,890 | 7,945 | -0.14% | 1,730 | 5 | Village |
| Park City | 43 | 7,815 | 7,882 | -0.17% | 6,755 | 1 | City |
| Round Lake Park | 44 | 7,764 | 7,664 | 0.26% | 3,762 | 2 | Village |
| Volo | 45 | 7,554 | 6,209 | 3.69% | 1,832 | 4 | Village |
| Newport | 46 | 6,665 | 6,818 | -0.46% | 209 | 32 | Township |
| Winthrop Harbor | 47 | 6,531 | 6,688 | -0.47% | 1,409 | 5 | Village |
| Lakemoor | 48 | 6,447 | 6,174 | 0.86% | 1,215 | 5 | Village |
| Johnsburg | 49 | 6,404 | 6,354 | 0.16% | 883 | 7 | Village |
| Lake Bluff | 50 | 5,483 | 5,610 | -0.45% | 1,345 | 4 | Village |
| Highwood | 51 | 5,450 | 5,084 | 1.36% | 7,569 | 1 | City |
| Grandwood Park | 52 | 5,438 | 5,114 | 0.3% | 3,763 | 1 | CDP |
| Kildeer | 53 | 4,575 | 4,079 | 2.21% | 1,061 | 4 | Village |
| Green Oaks | 54 | 4,027 | 4,109 | -0.4% | 1,009 | 4 | Village |
| Hainesville | 55 | 3,455 | 3,540 | -0.49% | 1,871 | 2 | Village |
| Wadsworth | 56 | 3,427 | 3,506 | -0.46% | 348 | 10 | Village |
| Pistakee Highlands | 57 | 3,252 | 3,302 | -0.4% | 2,533 | 1 | CDP |
| Long Lake | 58 | 2,795 | 3,065 | -1.69% | 2,369 | 1 | CDP |
| Venetian Village | 59 | 2,697 | 2,561 | -0.33% | 1,520 | 2 | CDP |
| Round Lake Heights | 60 | 2,547 | 2,616 | -0.55% | 4,430 | 1 | Village |
| Fox Lake Hills | 61 | 2,350 | 2,125 | -0.68% | 1,853 | 1 | CDP |
| Oakwood Hills | 62 | 2,043 | 2,068 | -0.24% | 1,878 | 1 | Village |
| Channel Lake | 63 | 1,814 | 1,784 | 0.55% | 1,006 | 2 | CDP |
| Knollwood | 64 | 1,767 | 1,684 | 0.06% | 2,921 | 1 | CDP |
| Lake Catherine | 65 | 1,294 | 1,289 | -0.46% | 1,424 | 1 | CDP |
| Forest Lake | 66 | 1,265 | 1,292 | -2.09% | 3,614 | 0 | CDP |
| Third Lake | 67 | 1,087 | 1,112 | -0.46% | 1,849 | 1 | Village |
| McCullom Lake | 68 | 958 | 982 | -0.52% | 2,761 | 0 | Village |
| Holiday Hills | 69 | 601 | 616 | -0.5% | 643 | 1 | Village |
| Mettawa | 70 | 552 | 531 | 0.73% | 101 | 5 | Village |
| Indian Creek | 71 | 523 | 530 | -0.19% | 1,959 | 0 | Village |
| Trout Valley | 72 | 505 | 514 | -0.39% | 1,180 | 0 | Village |
| Russell | 73 | 355 | 391 | -1.66% | 10 | 36 | Township |
| Deerfield | 74 | 237 | 249 | -1.25% | 7 | 34 | Township |
| Old Mill Creek | 75 | 160 | 164 | -0.62% | 15 | 11 | Village |
Waukegan is the largest city in Lake County, with a population of 87,816.
Old Mill Creek is the smallest city in Lake County, with a population of 160.
There are 75 cities in Lake County, Illinois.