Illinois is a Midwestern state of 102 counties, with Springfield as its capital. These five free printable maps cover its outline, its largest cities, its counties and the five states it borders, with an answer key for the neighbors quiz.
To download a single map, click its image and it opens as a one-page PDF. To get all five maps together, plus the quiz answer key, press the Download all 5 Illinois maps button below the last map.
Blank Map of Illinois
The state outline on its own, for labeling, coloring or tracing.
Labeled Map of Illinois
Springfield, the capital, is marked with a star. Chicago, Joliet, Elgin and Rockford are marked with dots, and the neighboring states are named around the edge.
Illinois County Map
All 102 counties drawn and named.
Neighbors of Illinois Quiz
Five numbered circles, one on each bordering state. Students write the names on the lines. The answer key is the last page of the PDF.
Where Is Illinois?
Illinois shaded on a map of the United States.
Illinois Facts
| Capital | Springfield |
| Largest city | Chicago |
| Population | 12,812,508 (2020 Census) |
| Area | 57,915 sq mi (149,998 km²) |
| Counties | 102 |
| Statehood | December 3, 1818 (21st state) |
| Nickname | Prairie State |
| Motto | State sovereignty, national union |
| Highest point | Charles Mound, 1,234 ft (376 m) |
| Borders | Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Wisconsin; Lake Michigan |
Sources: US Census Bureau (2020 Census, cartographic boundary files), Wikidata.
Largest Cities in Illinois
| City | Population (2020) |
|---|---|
| Chicago | 2,746,388 |
| Aurora | 180,542 |
| Joliet | 150,362 |
| Naperville | 149,540 |
| Rockford | 148,655 |
| Elgin | 114,797 |
Illinois’s 102 Counties and County Seats
The largest county by area is McLean County. The most populous is Cook County, home to Chicago. Every county below is drawn on the county map.
| County | County seat | Population (2020) |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | Quincy | 65,737 |
| Alexander | Cairo | 5,240 |
| Bond | Greenville | 16,725 |
| Boone | Belvidere | 53,448 |
| Brown | Mount Sterling | 6,244 |
| Bureau | Princeton | 33,244 |
| Calhoun | Hardin | 4,437 |
| Carroll | Mount Carroll | 15,702 |
| Cass | Virginia | 13,042 |
| Champaign | Urbana | 205,865 |
| Christian | Taylorville | 34,032 |
| Clark | Marshall | 15,455 |
| Clay | Louisville | 13,288 |
| Clinton | Carlyle | 36,899 |
| Coles | Charleston | 46,863 |
| Cook | Chicago | 5,275,541 |
| Crawford | Robinson | 18,679 |
| Cumberland | Toledo | 10,450 |
| De Witt | Clinton | 15,516 |
| DeKalb | Sycamore | 100,420 |
| Douglas | Tuscola | 19,740 |
| DuPage | Wheaton | 932,877 |
| Edgar | Paris | 16,866 |
| Edwards | Albion | 6,245 |
| Effingham | Effingham | 34,668 |
| Fayette | Vandalia | 21,488 |
| Ford | Paxton | 13,534 |
| Franklin | Benton | 37,804 |
| Fulton | Lewistown | 33,609 |
| Gallatin | Shawneetown | 4,946 |
| Greene | Carrollton | 11,985 |
| Grundy | Morris | 52,533 |
| Hamilton | McLeansboro | 7,993 |
| Hancock | Carthage | 17,620 |
| Hardin | Elizabethtown | 3,649 |
| Henderson | Oquawka | 6,387 |
| Henry | Cambridge | 49,284 |
| Iroquois | Watseka | 27,077 |
| Jackson | Murphysboro | 52,974 |
| Jasper | Newton | 9,287 |
| Jefferson | Mount Vernon | 37,113 |
| Jersey | Jerseyville | 21,512 |
| Jo Daviess | Galena | 22,035 |
| Johnson | Vienna | 13,308 |
| Kane | Geneva | 516,522 |
| Kankakee | Kankakee | 107,502 |
| Kendall | Yorkville | 131,869 |
| Knox | Galesburg | 49,967 |
| Lake | Waukegan | 714,342 |
| LaSalle | Ottawa | 109,658 |
| Lawrence | Lawrenceville | 15,280 |
| Lee | Dixon | 34,145 |
| Livingston | Pontiac | 35,815 |
| Logan | Lincoln | 27,987 |
| Macon | Decatur | 103,998 |
| Macoupin | Carlinville | 44,967 |
| Madison | Edwardsville | 265,859 |
| Marion | Salem | 37,729 |
| Marshall | Lacon | 11,742 |
| Mason | Havana | 13,086 |
| Massac | Metropolis | 14,169 |
| McDonough | Macomb | 27,238 |
| McHenry | Woodstock | 310,229 |
| McLean | Bloomington | 170,954 |
| Menard | Petersburg | 12,297 |
| Mercer | Aledo | 15,699 |
| Monroe | Waterloo | 34,962 |
| Montgomery | Hillsboro | 28,288 |
| Morgan | Jacksonville | 32,915 |
| Moultrie | Sullivan | 14,526 |
| Ogle | Oregon | 51,788 |
| Peoria | Peoria | 181,830 |
| Perry | Pinckneyville | 20,945 |
| Piatt | Monticello | 16,673 |
| Pike | Pittsfield | 14,739 |
| Pope | Golconda | 3,763 |
| Pulaski | Mound City | 5,193 |
| Putnam | Hennepin | 5,637 |
| Randolph | Chester | 30,163 |
| Richland | Olney | 15,813 |
| Rock Island | Rock Island | 144,672 |
| Saline | Harrisburg | 23,768 |
| Sangamon | Springfield | 196,343 |
| Schuyler | Rushville | 6,902 |
| Scott | Winchester | 4,949 |
| Shelby | Shelbyville | 20,990 |
| St. Clair | Belleville | 257,400 |
| Stark | Toulon | 5,400 |
| Stephenson | Freeport | 44,630 |
| Tazewell | Pekin | 131,343 |
| Union | Jonesboro | 17,244 |
| Vermilion | Danville | 74,188 |
| Wabash | Mount Carmel | 11,361 |
| Warren | Monmouth | 16,835 |
| Washington | Nashville | 13,761 |
| Wayne | Fairfield | 16,179 |
| White | Carmi | 13,877 |
| Whiteside | Morrison | 55,691 |
| Will | Joliet | 696,355 |
| Williamson | Marion | 67,153 |
| Winnebago | Rockford | 285,350 |
| Woodford | Eureka | 38,467 |
States That Border Illinois
Illinois shares land borders with five states: Wisconsin to the north, Indiana to the southeast, Kentucky to the south, Missouri to the southwest and Iowa to the northwest. The Wabash River forms most of the border with Indiana. The Ohio River forms the whole border with Kentucky. The Mississippi River forms the whole border with Missouri and Iowa. Its shoreline includes Lake Michigan.
For the whole country, see the blank United States map with states, or browse all printable maps.
Connect the dots: draw the outline of Illinois with the free Illinois dot-to-dot, in color and black and white.
About These Maps
These maps are made by Tim van de Vall for Tim’s Printables. The outlines come from US Census Bureau boundary files, simplified so the lines print cleanly, and the facts and figures come from the 2020 Census and Wikidata. Every sheet is sized for US Letter paper and is free to print for home and classroom use.
