Illinois Trivia:


Capital : Springfield
State Tree : White Oak
State Flower : Purple Violet
State Insect : Monarch Butterfly
State Bird : Cardinal Cardinal Cardinal

Illinois People:


Illinois has a total population of 12,831,970 (2006 est) and ranks 5th in population of U.S. states. By age, 3,215,244 (25.1%) Illinoisans are under 18 years of age, 8,082,250 (62.9%) are age 19 to 64, and 1,534,476 (12.0%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 50.8%, and males 49.2% of the total population.


Illinois Population By Age and Gender
AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under25.1  
65 and older12.0  
19 to 6462.9  
Female50.8  
Male49.2  

41,231 (0.3%) Illinoisans are American Indian or Alaska Native, 541,218 (4.2%) are Asian, 1,928,153 (15.0%) are Black, 8,448 (0.1%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 10,169,966 (79.3%) are White, 142,954 (1.1%) are of mixed race.
 

Illinois Population By Race
RacePopulation
WhiteIllinois White population 10,169,96610,169,966  
BlackIllinois Black population 1,928,1531,928,153
AsianIllinois Asian population 541,218541,218
MixedIllinois Mixed population 142,954142,954
American IndianIllinois American Indian population 41,23141,231
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderIllinois Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 8,4488,448

1,886,933 (14.7%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.

12.3% of Illinoisans were born in a foreign country.

19.2% of Illinoisans over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

81.4% of Illinoisans over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 26.1% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

Illinois had 180,778 births and 102,670 deaths in 2004.

Illinois Land:


Illinois has a land area of 55,584 square miles and is ranked 24th amoung U.S. states in total area. Illinois has a population density of 223 people per square mile. Illinois had 27,310,833 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0.77% of the total area.