There are 39 cities in Macoupin 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 Population | 2020 Population | Annual Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alton | 1 | 24,805 | 25,608 | -0.8% | 1,583 | 15.7 | City |
| Godfrey | 2 | 17,526 | 17,808 | -0.4% | 510 | 34.4 | Village |
| Litchfield | 3 | 6,565 | 6,761 | -0.74% | 733 | 9.0 | City |
| East Alton | 4 | 5,595 | 5,771 | -0.78% | 1,052 | 5.3 | Village |
| Carlinville | 5 | 5,479 | 5,686 | -0.94% | 1,626 | 3.4 | City |
| Staunton | 6 | 4,919 | 5,046 | -0.65% | 1,227 | 4.0 | City |
| Virden | 7 | 3,148 | 3,224 | -0.6% | 1,666 | 1.9 | City |
| Gillespie | 8 | 3,094 | 3,164 | -0.58% | 2,085 | 1.5 | City |
| Brighton | 9 | 2,150 | 2,212 | -0.74% | 1,119 | 1.9 | Village |
| Mount Olive | 10 | 1,943 | 2,015 | -0.92% | 1,685 | 1.2 | City |
| Girard | 11 | 1,736 | 1,780 | -0.63% | 1,859 | 0.9 | City |
| Bunker Hill | 12 | 1,586 | 1,624 | -0.63% | 1,238 | 1.3 | City |
| Benld | 13 | 1,403 | 1,465 | -1.13% | 1,324 | 1.1 | City |
| Greenfield | 14 | 1,005 | 1,053 | -1.18% | 586 | 1.7 | City |
| Raymond | 15 | 914 | 942 | -0.76% | 727 | 1.3 | Village |
| Livingston | 16 | 739 | 763 | -0.8% | 711 | 1.0 | Village |
| Palmyra | 17 | 592 | 603 | -0.5% | 593 | 1.0 | Village |
| Franklin | 18 | 590 | 610 | -0.84% | 712 | 0.8 | Village |
| Wilsonville | 19 | 524 | 536 | -0.57% | 548 | 1.0 | Village |
| Shipman | 20 | 499 | 510 | -0.6% | 378 | 1.3 | Town |
| Prairietown | 21 | 391 | 298 | 7.71% | 2,080 | 0.2 | CDP |
| Medora | 22 | 364 | 374 | -0.82% | 958 | 0.4 | Village |
| New Douglas | 23 | 335 | 346 | -0.89% | 320 | 1.0 | Village |
| Mount Clare | 24 | 309 | 316 | -0.64% | 201 | 1.5 | Village |
| East Gillespie | 25 | 260 | 268 | -0.76% | 815 | 0.3 | Village |
| Sawyerville | 26 | 259 | 266 | -0.77% | 262 | 1.0 | Village |
| White City | 27 | 218 | 212 | 0.46% | 180 | 1.2 | Village |
| Lake Ka-Ho | 28 | 196 | 195 | 0% | 690 | 0.3 | Village |
| Nilwood | 29 | 196 | 200 | -0.51% | 422 | 0.5 | Town |
| Modesto | 30 | 179 | 179 | 0% | 320 | 0.6 | Village |
| Waggoner | 31 | 178 | 180 | -0.56% | 730 | 0.2 | Village |
| Williamson | 32 | 175 | 181 | -1.13% | 149 | 1.2 | Village |
| Royal Lakes | 33 | 169 | 165 | 0.6% | 363 | 0.5 | Village |
| Chesterfield | 34 | 164 | 168 | -0.61% | 303 | 0.5 | Village |
| Hettick | 35 | 140 | 146 | -1.41% | 384 | 0.4 | Village |
| Standard City | 36 | 126 | 132 | -1.56% | 198 | 0.6 | Village |
| Dorchester | 37 | 123 | 129 | -1.6% | 170 | 0.7 | Village |
| Eagarville | 38 | 109 | 113 | -0.91% | 120 | 0.9 | Village |
| Scottville | 39 | 93 | 97 | -1.06% | 93 | 1.0 | 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.
Alton is the largest city in Macoupin County.
Scottville is the smallest city in Macoupin County.
There are 39 cities in Macoupin County, Illinois.