There are 40 cities in Kankakee 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 | State | 2024 Population | 2020 Census | Annual Change | Density (mi²) | Area (mi²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee | 1 | Illinois | 23,335 | 24,005 | -0.71% | 1,541 | 15.14 |
| Bourbonnais | 2 | Illinois | 18,021 | 18,104 | -0.12% | 1,936 | 9.31 |
| Bradley | 3 | Illinois | 15,223 | 15,381 | -0.26% | 2,197 | 6.93 |
| Channahon | 4 | Illinois | 14,359 | 13,475 | 1.56% | 879 | 16.33 |
| Manteno | 5 | Illinois | 9,173 | 9,192 | -0.05% | 1,714 | 5.35 |
| Crete | 6 | Illinois | 8,276 | 8,434 | -0.48% | 879 | 9.42 |
| Braidwood | 7 | Illinois | 6,168 | 6,187 | -0.08% | 1,165 | 5.30 |
| Wilmington | 8 | Illinois | 5,541 | 5,648 | -0.48% | 395 | 14.03 |
| Beecher | 9 | Illinois | 4,681 | 4,705 | -0.13% | 1,710 | 2.74 |
| Peotone | 10 | Illinois | 4,198 | 4,153 | 0.26% | 2,083 | 2.02 |
| Momence | 11 | Illinois | 3,006 | 3,104 | -0.83% | 1,904 | 1.58 |
| Diamond | 12 | Illinois | 2,700 | 2,627 | 0.67% | 1,421 | 1.90 |
| Elwood | 13 | Illinois | 2,191 | 2,223 | -0.36% | 161 | 13.65 |
| Limestone | 14 | Illinois | 1,513 | 1,547 | -0.59% | 564 | 2.68 |
| Herscher | 15 | Illinois | 1,478 | 1,517 | -0.67% | 815 | 1.81 |
| Gardner | 16 | Illinois | 1,364 | 1,358 | 0.07% | 468 | 2.91 |
| Grant Park | 17 | Illinois | 1,275 | 1,294 | -0.39% | 374 | 3.41 |
| St. Anne | 18 | Illinois | 1,120 | 1,156 | -0.8% | 1,349 | 0.83 |
| Chebanse | 19 | Illinois | 1,002 | 1,046 | -1.09% | 842 | 1.19 |
| Essex | 20 | Illinois | 858 | 842 | 0.47% | 369 | 2.33 |
| Braceville | 21 | Illinois | 723 | 721 | 0% | 232 | 3.11 |
| Aroma Park | 22 | Illinois | 639 | 661 | -0.93% | 340 | 1.88 |
| Hopkins Park | 23 | Illinois | 579 | 593 | -0.69% | 139 | 4.17 |
| Lakewood Shores | 24 | Illinois | 534 | 566 | -1.48% | 1,534 | 0.35 |
| Rest Haven | 25 | Illinois | 505 | 550 | 0.6% | 738 | 0.68 |
| Custer Park | 26 | Illinois | 448 | 497 | 0.45% | 2,854 | 0.16 |
| Sun River Terrace | 27 | Illinois | 443 | 458 | -0.9% | 762 | 0.58 |
| Bonfield | 28 | Illinois | 340 | 352 | -0.88% | 691 | 0.49 |
| Buckingham | 29 | Illinois | 236 | 242 | -0.84% | 940 | 0.25 |
| Cabery | 30 | Illinois | 231 | 234 | -0.43% | 672 | 0.34 |
| Sammons Point | 31 | Illinois | 208 | 212 | -0.48% | 112 | 1.85 |
| Reddick | 32 | Illinois | 192 | 198 | -1.03% | 803 | 0.24 |
| Eagle Lake | 33 | Illinois | 171 | 61 | 19.58% | 285 | 0.60 |
| Ritchie | 34 | Illinois | 144 | 164 | -3.36% | 139 | 1.03 |
| Symerton | 35 | Illinois | 123 | 126 | -0.81% | 783 | 0.16 |
| Lorenzo | 36 | Illinois | 89 | 31 | 20.27% | 288 | 0.31 |
| Irwin | 37 | Illinois | 66 | 68 | -1.49% | 1,467 | 0.04 |
| Union Hill | 38 | Illinois | 52 | 54 | -1.89% | 800 | 0.07 |
| Andres | 39 | Illinois | 46 | 36 | 6.98% | 387 | 0.12 |
| Goodenow | 40 | Illinois | 0 | 81 | 0% | 0 | 0.03 |
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.
Kankakee is the largest city in Kankakee County.
Goodenow is the smallest city in Kankakee County.
There are 40 cities in Kankakee County, Illinois.