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Cook County

Cook County

Cook County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States, after Los Angeles County, California. More than 40 percent of all residents of Illinois live within Cook County. As of 2020, the population was 5,275,541. The county seat is Chicago, the most populous city in Illinois and the third most populous city in the United States. The county is at the center of the Chicago metropolitan area.

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5,173,146 population (2021) · County area: Cook · Official website

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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
Census ID (PID6)
102545
FIPS state
17
FIPS county
031
FIPS place
99031
Census record name
COUNTY OF COOK
Mailing address
118 N CLARK ST, CHICAGO 60602