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Population (2000): 5,376,741
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 78,601 / 42,290 / 658
Land Area (2000): 2,449.301 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1,785.436 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 24,000.000 acres (97.104 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 211
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 60.70%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 4.70%
Farm earnings (2005): $6,062,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 1,738,000,000 / 2,000,000 / 1,043,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 1.00%
Physicians (2004): 21,189
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 58 (16,982)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 667,017
Federal Spending (2004): $35,660,603

Cook County Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1990	5,105,067	1992	5,111,354	1994	3,858,021
1991	5,155,579	1993	4,021,360	1995	2,749,811

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	10,744,308	99.91%
Rural, Farm	24	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	9,158	0.09%

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Cook County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	2,610,515	2,422,169	188,346	7.21%	72
1991	2,583,730	2,371,458	212,272	8.22%	82
1992	2,618,823	2,387,787	231,037	8.82%	88
1993	2,636,737	2,412,864	223,873	8.49%	85
1994	2,625,451	2,455,525	169,926	6.47%	65
1995	2,663,557	2,510,221	153,337	5.76%	58
1996	2,672,947	2,516,258	156,689	5.86%	59
1997	2,685,746	2,543,045	142,702	5.31%	53
1998	2,681,226	2,547,796	133,430	4.98%	50
1999	2,721,583	2,585,757	135,826	4.99%	50
2000	2,728,435	2,596,408	132,027	4.84%	48
2001	2,714,125	2,550,146	163,980	6.04%	61
2002	2,651,280	2,454,658	196,622	7.42%	74
2003	2,609,381	2,417,183	192,198	7.37%	74
2004	2,586,877	2,412,965	173,913	6.72%	67
2005	2,568,947	2,405,211	163,736	6.37%	64
2006	2,589,245	2,466,305	122,939	4.75%	48
2007	2,639,208	2,504,059	135,150	5.12%	51
2008	2,680,430	2,504,384	176,047	6.57%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	2,609,084	2,412,296	196,788	7.54%	75
Feb 1990	2,607,196	2,417,210	189,986	7.29%	73
Mar 1990	2,605,124	2,421,628	183,496	7.04%	70
Apr 1990	2,599,981	2,408,224	191,757	7.38%	74
May 1990	2,598,247	2,415,223	183,024	7.04%	70
Jun 1990	2,640,058	2,447,979	192,079	7.28%	73
Jul 1990	2,660,960	2,463,634	197,326	7.42%	74
Aug 1990	2,618,633	2,422,067	196,566	7.51%	75
Sep 1990	2,601,561	2,408,755	192,806	7.41%	74
Oct 1990	2,595,403	2,418,646	176,757	6.81%	68
Nov 1990	2,599,153	2,420,474	178,679	6.87%	69
Dec 1990	2,590,778	2,409,893	180,885	6.98%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	2,551,258	2,351,271	199,987	7.84%	78
Feb 1991	2,561,948	2,367,523	194,425	7.59%	76
Mar 1991	2,573,529	2,371,502	202,027	7.85%	79
Apr 1991	2,569,422	2,375,688	193,734	7.54%	75
May 1991	2,557,143	2,360,116	197,027	7.70%	77
Jun 1991	2,622,482	2,402,079	220,403	8.40%	84
Jul 1991	2,632,755	2,419,574	213,181	8.10%	81
Aug 1991	2,592,321	2,378,576	213,745	8.25%	82
Sep 1991	2,579,387	2,366,811	212,576	8.24%	82
Oct 1991	2,577,844	2,358,159	219,685	8.52%	85
Nov 1991	2,593,256	2,357,753	235,503	9.08%	91
Dec 1991	2,593,413	2,348,439	244,974	9.45%	94

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	2,579,410	2,325,502	253,908	9.84%	98
Feb 1992	2,593,557	2,340,966	252,591	9.74%	97
Mar 1992	2,596,539	2,355,689	240,850	9.28%	93
Apr 1992	2,596,754	2,359,653	237,101	9.13%	91
May 1992	2,621,906	2,374,946	246,960	9.42%	94
Jun 1992	2,683,653	2,416,705	266,948	9.95%	99
Jul 1992	2,682,688	2,436,586	246,102	9.17%	92
Aug 1992	2,634,173	2,414,584	219,589	8.34%	83
Sep 1992	2,608,661	2,399,800	208,861	8.01%	80
Oct 1992	2,588,583	2,403,020	185,563	7.17%	72
Nov 1992	2,614,890	2,412,806	202,084	7.73%	77
Dec 1992	2,625,063	2,413,181	211,882	8.07%	81

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	2,590,532	2,362,602	227,930	8.80%	88
Feb 1993	2,606,465	2,377,155	229,310	8.80%	88
Mar 1993	2,609,217	2,381,542	227,675	8.73%	87
Apr 1993	2,606,065	2,376,759	229,306	8.80%	88
May 1993	2,636,723	2,396,623	240,100	9.11%	91
Jun 1993	2,684,626	2,431,893	252,733	9.41%	94
Jul 1993	2,701,576	2,462,402	239,174	8.85%	89
Aug 1993	2,660,283	2,439,061	221,222	8.32%	83
Sep 1993	2,633,686	2,406,817	226,869	8.61%	86
Oct 1993	2,630,598	2,420,383	210,215	7.99%	80
Nov 1993	2,640,233	2,446,953	193,280	7.32%	73
Dec 1993	2,640,836	2,452,176	188,660	7.14%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	2,609,123	2,393,730	215,393	8.26%	83
Feb 1994	2,615,138	2,417,433	197,705	7.56%	76
Mar 1994	2,606,073	2,415,406	190,667	7.32%	73
Apr 1994	2,599,270	2,420,533	178,737	6.88%	69
May 1994	2,615,103	2,445,061	170,042	6.50%	65
Jun 1994	2,651,520	2,476,711	174,809	6.59%	66
Jul 1994	2,658,310	2,484,930	173,380	6.52%	65
Aug 1994	2,632,334	2,470,085	162,249	6.16%	62
Sep 1994	2,617,649	2,463,343	154,306	5.89%	59
Oct 1994	2,636,376	2,482,726	153,650	5.83%	58
Nov 1994	2,637,779	2,498,684	139,095	5.27%	53
Dec 1994	2,626,741	2,497,660	129,081	4.91%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	2,611,236	2,457,248	153,988	5.90%	59
Feb 1995	2,640,049	2,492,574	147,475	5.59%	56
Mar 1995	2,649,110	2,501,733	147,377	5.56%	56
Apr 1995	2,662,270	2,496,828	165,442	6.21%	62
May 1995	2,651,101	2,493,772	157,329	5.93%	59
Jun 1995	2,690,852	2,533,589	157,263	5.84%	58
Jul 1995	2,711,325	2,548,092	163,233	6.02%	60
Aug 1995	2,677,731	2,515,780	161,951	6.05%	60
Sep 1995	2,664,150	2,510,090	154,060	5.78%	58
Oct 1995	2,670,910	2,527,775	143,135	5.36%	54
Nov 1995	2,672,491	2,529,990	142,501	5.33%	53
Dec 1995	2,661,463	2,515,176	146,287	5.50%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	2,630,629	2,461,090	169,539	6.44%	64
Feb 1996	2,648,429	2,492,372	156,057	5.89%	59
Mar 1996	2,657,882	2,502,223	155,659	5.86%	59
Apr 1996	2,655,784	2,495,718	160,066	6.03%	60
May 1996	2,669,942	2,504,640	165,302	6.19%	62
Jun 1996	2,710,778	2,542,122	168,656	6.22%	62
Jul 1996	2,732,664	2,560,187	172,477	6.31%	63
Aug 1996	2,684,276	2,529,669	154,607	5.76%	58
Sep 1996	2,660,259	2,511,384	148,875	5.60%	56
Oct 1996	2,667,831	2,528,241	139,590	5.23%	52
Nov 1996	2,680,291	2,537,029	143,262	5.35%	53
Dec 1996	2,676,602	2,530,425	146,177	5.46%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	2,654,383	2,495,453	158,930	5.99%	60
Feb 1997	2,666,231	2,513,887	152,344	5.71%	57
Mar 1997	2,682,220	2,530,134	152,086	5.67%	57
Apr 1997	2,667,906	2,526,330	141,576	5.31%	53
May 1997	2,668,215	2,535,536	132,679	4.97%	50
Jun 1997	2,711,508	2,565,368	146,140	5.39%	54
Jul 1997	2,726,755	2,581,848	144,907	5.31%	53
Aug 1997	2,692,748	2,557,960	134,788	5.01%	50
Sep 1997	2,676,321	2,537,353	138,968	5.19%	52
Oct 1997	2,679,833	2,547,174	132,659	4.95%	50
Nov 1997	2,703,739	2,564,854	138,885	5.14%	51
Dec 1997	2,699,098	2,560,637	138,461	5.13%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	2,661,480	2,510,880	150,600	5.66%	57
Feb 1998	2,667,556	2,532,655	134,901	5.06%	51
Mar 1998	2,668,607	2,532,543	136,064	5.10%	51
Apr 1998	2,644,812	2,529,042	115,770	4.38%	44
May 1998	2,655,957	2,535,832	120,125	4.52%	45
Jun 1998	2,705,159	2,558,852	146,307	5.41%	54
Jul 1998	2,717,103	2,583,926	133,177	4.90%	49
Aug 1998	2,678,403	2,546,250	132,153	4.93%	49
Sep 1998	2,682,467	2,542,550	139,917	5.22%	52
Oct 1998	2,685,713	2,554,187	131,526	4.90%	49
Nov 1998	2,703,225	2,569,742	133,483	4.94%	49
Dec 1998	2,704,231	2,577,096	127,135	4.70%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	2,665,594	2,533,601	131,993	4.95%	50
Feb 1999	2,683,501	2,551,533	131,968	4.92%	49
Mar 1999	2,686,540	2,564,708	121,832	4.53%	45
Apr 1999	2,693,890	2,560,010	133,880	4.97%	50
May 1999	2,707,027	2,567,211	139,816	5.16%	52
Jun 1999	2,758,678	2,600,620	158,058	5.73%	57
Jul 1999	2,774,499	2,619,292	155,207	5.59%	56
Aug 1999	2,732,427	2,591,877	140,550	5.14%	51
Sep 1999	2,719,542	2,585,049	134,493	4.95%	49
Oct 1999	2,730,609	2,603,399	127,210	4.66%	47
Nov 1999	2,751,572	2,621,864	129,708	4.71%	47
Dec 1999	2,755,120	2,629,921	125,199	4.54%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	2,720,172	2,588,422	131,750	4.84%	48
Feb 2000	2,735,814	2,601,994	133,820	4.89%	49
Mar 2000	2,739,165	2,601,591	137,574	5.02%	50
Apr 2000	2,732,300	2,607,102	125,198	4.58%	46
May 2000	2,721,520	2,592,640	128,880	4.74%	47
Jun 2000	2,767,895	2,625,806	142,089	5.13%	51
Jul 2000	2,756,797	2,612,606	144,191	5.23%	52
Aug 2000	2,721,363	2,588,407	132,956	4.89%	49
Sep 2000	2,701,707	2,575,306	126,401	4.68%	47
Oct 2000	2,700,852	2,587,511	113,341	4.20%	42
Nov 2000	2,718,317	2,588,272	130,045	4.78%	48
Dec 2000	2,725,314	2,587,235	138,079	5.07%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	2,698,592	2,542,717	155,875	5.78%	58
Feb 2001	2,716,908	2,561,114	155,794	5.73%	57
Mar 2001	2,727,839	2,561,985	165,854	6.08%	61
Apr 2001	2,717,631	2,557,338	160,293	5.90%	59
May 2001	2,709,614	2,557,871	151,743	5.60%	56
Jun 2001	2,753,095	2,580,909	172,186	6.25%	63
Jul 2001	2,751,687	2,584,238	167,449	6.09%	61
Aug 2001	2,703,110	2,538,339	164,771	6.10%	61
Sep 2001	2,697,677	2,538,040	159,637	5.92%	59
Oct 2001	2,690,347	2,530,603	159,744	5.94%	59
Nov 2001	2,702,595	2,527,954	174,641	6.46%	65
Dec 2001	2,700,405	2,520,638	179,767	6.66%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	2,658,823	2,459,377	199,446	7.50%	75
Feb 2002	2,679,330	2,486,115	193,215	7.21%	72
Mar 2002	2,665,641	2,466,135	199,506	7.48%	75
Apr 2002	2,649,822	2,450,144	199,678	7.54%	75
May 2002	2,642,582	2,448,684	193,898	7.34%	73
Jun 2002	2,677,065	2,463,127	213,938	7.99%	80
Jul 2002	2,683,393	2,467,203	216,190	8.06%	81
Aug 2002	2,639,738	2,445,404	194,334	7.36%	74
Sep 2002	2,632,502	2,446,468	186,034	7.07%	71
Oct 2002	2,631,478	2,445,858	185,620	7.05%	71
Nov 2002	2,634,626	2,441,795	192,831	7.32%	73
Dec 2002	2,620,360	2,435,588	184,772	7.05%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	2,587,889	2,389,996	197,893	7.65%	76
Feb 2003	2,593,990	2,403,145	190,845	7.36%	74
Mar 2003	2,592,926	2,401,888	191,038	7.37%	74
Apr 2003	2,589,246	2,405,100	184,146	7.11%	71
May 2003	2,593,220	2,406,881	186,339	7.19%	72
Jun 2003	2,656,654	2,434,620	222,034	8.36%	84
Jul 2003	2,653,818	2,443,633	210,185	7.92%	79
Aug 2003	2,620,489	2,418,124	202,365	7.72%	77
Sep 2003	2,605,354	2,410,208	195,146	7.49%	75
Oct 2003	2,603,398	2,427,587	175,811	6.75%	68
Nov 2003	2,616,083	2,434,433	181,650	6.94%	69
Dec 2003	2,599,505	2,430,583	168,922	6.50%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	2,572,295	2,388,620	183,675	7.14%	71
Feb 2004	2,576,063	2,403,697	172,366	6.69%	67
Mar 2004	2,576,912	2,400,040	176,872	6.86%	69
Apr 2004	2,570,966	2,398,977	171,989	6.69%	67
May 2004	2,571,670	2,399,049	172,621	6.71%	67
Jun 2004	2,612,837	2,426,956	185,881	7.11%	71
Jul 2004	2,632,569	2,445,506	187,063	7.11%	71
Aug 2004	2,595,955	2,421,636	174,319	6.72%	67
Sep 2004	2,575,027	2,408,213	166,814	6.48%	65
Oct 2004	2,581,419	2,416,575	164,844	6.39%	64
Nov 2004	2,594,773	2,424,984	169,789	6.54%	65
Dec 2004	2,582,042	2,421,324	160,718	6.22%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	2,544,124	2,374,187	169,937	6.68%	67
Feb 2005	2,557,719	2,381,712	176,007	6.88%	69
Mar 2005	2,548,494	2,380,745	167,749	6.58%	66
Apr 2005	2,562,142	2,389,415	172,727	6.74%	67
May 2005	2,561,691	2,392,405	169,286	6.61%	66
Jun 2005	2,596,640	2,412,111	184,529	7.11%	71
Jul 2005	2,608,854	2,430,839	178,015	6.82%	68
Aug 2005	2,575,196	2,415,468	159,728	6.20%	62
Sep 2005	2,563,586	2,405,192	158,394	6.18%	62
Oct 2005	2,563,166	2,420,797	142,369	5.55%	56
Nov 2005	2,577,761	2,431,745	146,016	5.66%	57
Dec 2005	2,567,990	2,427,921	140,069	5.45%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	2,539,487	2,397,914	141,573	5.57%	56
Feb 2006	2,555,499	2,420,883	134,616	5.27%	53
Mar 2006	2,560,241	2,430,560	129,681	5.07%	51
Apr 2006	2,562,392	2,434,838	127,554	4.98%	50
May 2006	2,562,092	2,445,431	116,661	4.55%	46
Jun 2006	2,612,101	2,481,009	131,092	5.02%	50
Jul 2006	2,631,492	2,497,952	133,540	5.07%	51
Aug 2006	2,609,119	2,484,205	124,914	4.79%	48
Sep 2006	2,594,007	2,478,780	115,227	4.44%	44
Oct 2006	2,605,135	2,503,133	102,002	3.92%	39
Nov 2006	2,617,756	2,509,498	108,258	4.14%	41
Dec 2006	2,621,614	2,511,461	110,153	4.20%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	2,616,238	2,482,987	133,251	5.09%	51
Feb 2007	2,616,954	2,489,571	127,383	4.87%	49
Mar 2007	2,616,246	2,497,645	118,601	4.53%	45
Apr 2007	2,615,675	2,486,891	128,784	4.92%	49
May 2007	2,618,988	2,488,815	130,173	4.97%	50
Jun 2007	2,673,689	2,520,917	152,772	5.71%	57
Jul 2007	2,687,620	2,533,129	154,491	5.75%	57
Aug 2007	2,645,112	2,502,746	142,366	5.38%	54
Sep 2007	2,637,276	2,501,034	136,242	5.17%	52
Oct 2007	2,636,663	2,506,147	130,516	4.95%	50
Nov 2007	2,658,691	2,526,653	132,038	4.97%	50
Dec 2007	2,647,344	2,512,167	135,177	5.11%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	2,670,843	2,515,258	155,585	5.83%	58
Feb 2008	2,673,271	2,520,295	152,976	5.72%	57
Mar 2008	2,669,809	2,521,519	148,290	5.55%	56
Apr 2008	2,672,268	2,525,665	146,603	5.49%	55
May 2008	2,693,100	2,510,959	182,141	6.76%	68
Jun 2008	2,723,619	2,517,347	206,272	7.57%	76
Jul 2008	2,713,946	2,500,842	213,104	7.85%	79
Aug 2008	2,670,903	2,469,435	201,468	7.54%	75
Sep 2008	2,636,113	2,458,133	177,980	6.75%	68
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Cook County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	214,248	8.43%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	214,196	8.43%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	152,512	6.00%
4.	Finance and Insurance	147,218	5.79%
5.	Educational Services	121,362	4.77%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	109,244	4.30%
7.	Public Administration	106,222	4.18%
8.	Health Care	104,194	4.10%
9.	Metal Manufactuing	94,404	3.71%
10.	Other Transportation	80,722	3.18%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	56,758	2.23%
12.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	56,662	2.23%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	55,790	2.20%
14.	Truck Transportation	54,794	2.16%
15.	Food and Beverage Stores	49,404	1.94%
16.	Food Manufacturing	45,920	1.81%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	43,538	1.71%
18.	Machinery Manufacturing	40,198	1.58%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	40,022	1.57%
20.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	36,958	1.45%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	324,442	14.10%
2.	Educational Services	267,254	11.62%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	190,442	8.28%
4.	Finance and Insurance	189,170	8.22%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	124,614	5.42%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	95,356	4.14%
7.	Public Administration	81,000	3.52%
8.	Social Assistance	76,554	3.33%
9.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	51,952	2.26%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	49,402	2.15%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	47,484	2.06%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	44,628	1.94%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	44,444	1.93%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	38,520	1.67%
15.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	35,096	1.53%
16.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	34,684	1.51%
17.	Food Manufacturing	32,636	1.42%
18.	Other Transportation	30,444	1.32%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	28,498	1.24%
20.	Metal Manufactuing	24,902	1.08%

Cook County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	116,242	4.57%
2.	Other Management Occupations	105,808	4.16%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	101,102	3.98%
4.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	98,374	3.87%
5.	Computer Specialists	94,294	3.71%
6.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	93,350	3.67%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	92,752	3.65%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	89,166	3.51%
9.	Other Installation / Maintenance	85,672	3.37%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	84,028	3.31%
11.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	80,936	3.18%
12.	Other Office and Admin Support	64,162	2.52%
13.	Business Operations Specialists	57,934	2.28%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	57,842	2.28%
15.	Top Executives	54,934	2.16%
16.	Vehicle Mechanics	52,048	2.05%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	46,158	1.82%
18.	Engineers	44,100	1.74%
19.	Carpenters	41,594	1.64%
20.	Lawyers	40,460	1.59%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	160,970	7.00%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	139,398	6.06%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	93,582	4.07%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	91,720	3.99%
5.	Other Management Occupations	86,484	3.76%
6.	Registered Nurses	76,166	3.31%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	75,216	3.27%
8.	Cashiers	69,824	3.03%
9.	Business Operations Specialists	69,386	3.02%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	66,270	2.88%
11.	Other Production Occupations	64,710	2.81%
12.	Customer Service Representatives	63,204	2.75%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	62,494	2.72%
14.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	54,878	2.39%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	50,120	2.18%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	48,626	2.11%
17.	Health Technologists and Technicians	45,610	1.98%
18.	Accountants and Auditors	44,940	1.95%
19.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	43,212	1.88%
20.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	43,192	1.88%

Cook County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	4,546,056	55.05%
15-35 hours	899,010	10.89%
1-14 hours	225,242	2.73%
No regular hours	2,588,212	31.34%

Cook County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	169,762	3.67%
5 AM-5:29 AM	180,662	3.91%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	207,240	4.49%
6 AM-6:29 AM	434,976	9.41%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	437,344	9.46%
7 AM-7:29 AM	667,340	14.44%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	645,434	13.97%
8 AM-8:29 AM	549,242	11.89%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	248,766	5.38%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	261,776	5.67%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	113,386	2.45%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	55,244	1.20%
Noon-3:59 PM	350,732	7.59%
4 PM-11:59 PM	298,784	6.47%

Cook County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	75,146	1.63%
5-9	292,506	6.33%
10-14	445,308	9.64%
15-19	530,444	11.48%
20-24	574,922	12.44%
25-29	248,876	5.39%
30-34	776,688	16.81%
35-39	159,192	3.45%
40-44	260,386	5.64%
45-59	604,918	13.09%
60-89	484,778	10.49%
At least 90	167,524	3.63%

Cook County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	158,496	3.43%	2,008,706	43.47%
30-44	239,402	5.18%	956,864	20.71%
45-59	166,624	3.61%	438,294	9.49%
At least 60	253,612	5.49%	398,690	8.63%

Cook County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	18,442	0.39%
Car / truck / van, carpool	581,872	12.27%
Car / truck / van, solo	2,980,554	62.85%
Motorcycle	1,286	0.03%
Other	31,492	0.66%
Public transportation	818,134	17.25%
Walked	188,908	3.98%
Worked at home	121,634	2.56%

Cook County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cook County Family Information Back to top
: 3,948,816 (10,566,172 people)
: 2,557,490 (8,647,652 people)
: 841,706
: 5,689,838
Cook County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	385,386	9.76%
$10,000-$14,999	214,086	5.42%
$15,000-$19,999	209,426	5.30%
$20,000-$24,999	222,390	5.63%
$25,000-$29,999	225,674	5.71%
$30,000-$34,999	235,900	5.97%
$35,000-$39,999	223,610	5.66%
$40,000-$44,999	218,722	5.54%
$45,000-$49,999	190,818	4.83%
$50,000-$59,999	354,508	8.98%
$60,000-$74,999	427,050	10.81%
$75,000-$99,999	444,906	11.27%
$100,000-$124,999	244,256	6.19%
$125,000-$149,999	119,620	3.03%
$150,000-$199,999	107,972	2.73%
$200,000 or more	124,500	3.15%

Cook County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	580,001	29.38%
Family, 2 people	452,444	22.92%
Nonfamily, 2 people	101,341	5.13%
Family, 3 people	288,972	14.64%
Nonfamily, 3 people	15,339	0.78%
Family, 4 people	254,783	12.91%
Nonfamily, 4 people	4,971	0.25%
Family, 5 people	146,348	7.41%
Nonfamily, 5 people	1,689	0.09%
Family, 6 people	66,659	3.38%
Nonfamily, 6 people	714	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	60,386	3.06%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	534	0.03%

Cook County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	3,211,956	30.81%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	1,441,140	13.83%
Public Assistance	185,268	1.78%
Retirement	555,592	5.33%
Self Employment	350,384	3.36%
Social Security	937,508	8.99%
Supplemental Security	196,954	1.89%
Wage / Salary	3,136,406	30.09%
Other	408,166	3.92%

Cook County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	910,606	51.26%
With children under 18	865,816	48.74%

Cook County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	285,980	7.15%
Married	2,089,052	52.21%
Never Married	1,516,000	37.89%
Widowed	110,368	2.76%

Cook County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	432,378	9.82%
Married	2,087,872	47.41%
Never Married	1,391,294	31.59%
Widowed	492,428	11.18%

Cook County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cook County Education Information Back to top
Cook County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	728,590	9.14%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	1,102,290	13.83%
High school diploma or equivalent	1,948,074	24.45%
Some college, no degree	1,719,312	21.58%
Associate degree	400,694	5.03%
Bachelors degree	1,313,884	16.49%
Graduate or professional degree	755,098	9.48%

Cook County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	126,278	2.35%	85,852	1.60%	212,130	3.95%
Kindergarten	133,262	2.48%	34,132	0.63%	167,394	3.11%
Grades 1-4	545,526	10.15%	107,490	2.00%	653,016	12.15%
Grades 5-8	532,962	9.91%	93,734	1.74%	626,696	11.66%
Grades 9-12	514,808	9.57%	88,936	1.65%	603,744	11.23%
Undergrad college	354,574	6.59%	190,136	3.54%	544,710	10.13%
Graduate or professional school	65,084	1.21%	109,778	2.04%	174,862	3.25%
Total	2,272,494	42.27%	710,058	13.21%	2,982,552	55.47%

Cook County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cook County Business Information Back to top
: $117,324,662,000
: $50,441,449,000
: $9,587,830,000
: $65,387,978
: 468,230
Cook County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	751	682	1,800	1,605	1,792
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	6	4	13	3	16
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	171	124	366	324	418
1999 - Construction	1,019	851	2,497	1,856	2,492
1999 - Educational Services	122	80	500	328	311
1999 - Finance & Insurance	1,009	908	2,077	1,883	3,251
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	798	834	3,212	2,778	3,934
1999 - Information	378	277	631	624	564
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	133	97	303	277	271
1999 - Manufacturing	399	518	2,425	2,666	1,861
1999 - Mining	1	9	7	16	16
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	903	1,081	3,197	2,773	4,778
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1,907	1,471	3,592	2,899	6,191
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	573	589	1,109	1,042	2,162
1999 - Retail Trade	1,324	1,547	4,543	4,468	5,310
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	396	358	836	700	987
1999 - Unclassified	325	168	22	29	85
1999 - Utilities	10	5	17	20	12
1999 - Wholesale Trade	676	798	2,383	2,170	3,320
1999 - Total	10,901	10,401	29,530	26,461	37,771
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	673	746	1,836	1,608	1,786
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	5	8	7	8	12
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	132	138	393	328	413
2000 - Construction	1,030	832	2,515	1,899	2,602
2000 - Educational Services	96	105	496	336	327
2000 - Finance & Insurance	1,524	1,087	2,127	2,055	2,950
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	806	786	3,279	2,731	3,941
2000 - Information	424	236	591	454	911
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	134	112	278	295	310
2000 - Manufacturing	321	520	2,445	2,477	1,856
2000 - Mining	0	7	12	11	13
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1,082	904	3,193	2,889	4,677
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1,743	1,685	3,756	2,884	6,220
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	542	533	1,119	1,095	2,142
2000 - Retail Trade	1,432	1,596	4,559	4,272	5,211
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	439	327	915	689	973
2000 - Unclassified	392	194	41	29	109
2000 - Utilities	7	6	17	20	16
2000 - Wholesale Trade	646	757	2,447	2,144	3,224
2000 - Total	11,428	10,579	30,026	26,224	37,693
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	683	655	1,644	1,727	1,873
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	6	3	5	10	15
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	140	137	365	333	430
2001 - Construction	931	879	2,372	2,092	2,663
2001 - Educational Services	110	96	472	372	322
2001 - Finance & Insurance	1,128	1,415	2,302	1,984	2,994
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	973	746	3,384	2,589	4,044
2001 - Information	423	335	558	560	967
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	89	128	287	312	288
2001 - Manufacturing	333	489	2,162	2,713	1,706
2001 - Mining	3	3	8	2	12
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	808	1,005	3,189	2,895	4,730
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1,899	1,708	3,590	3,065	6,182
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	583	579	1,181	1,029	2,119
2001 - Retail Trade	1,478	1,570	4,341	4,398	5,189
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	404	389	779	794	1,049
2001 - Unclassified	219	190	35	34	108
2001 - Utilities	11	10	20	19	10
2001 - Wholesale Trade	594	768	2,204	2,285	3,201
2001 - Total	10,815	11,105	28,898	27,213	37,902
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	604	901	1,454	1,879	1,714
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	5	10	6	6	14
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	138	147	358	361	414
2002 - Construction	978	1,018	2,132	2,126	2,628
2002 - Educational Services	120	123	440	424	296
2002 - Finance & Insurance	1,433	1,011	2,124	1,984	3,308
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1,163	866	3,320	2,919	3,904
2002 - Information	384	585	546	746	635
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	137	151	220	306	284
2002 - Manufacturing	298	589	1,644	3,084	1,609
2002 - Mining	4	3	7	8	9
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1,041	1,042	2,939	3,172	4,449
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2,001	2,072	3,321	3,420	5,953
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	667	523	1,119	1,074	2,229
2002 - Retail Trade	1,556	1,581	4,417	4,565	4,843
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	447	452	677	876	1,011
2002 - Unclassified	101	167	9	10	21
2002 - Utilities	11	5	17	18	21
2002 - Wholesale Trade	602	895	1,958	2,449	2,932
2002 - Total	11,690	12,141	26,708	29,427	36,274
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	641	762	1,407	1,576	1,392
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	5	5	7	15
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	185	153	343	335	399
2003 - Construction	1,131	955	2,065	2,071	2,547
2003 - Educational Services	122	103	502	352	310
2003 - Finance & Insurance	1,104	844	2,409	1,903	3,637
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	928	764	3,486	2,910	4,152
2003 - Information	335	365	469	521	964
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	67	108	249	278	322
2003 - Manufacturing	317	521	1,916	2,402	1,626
2003 - Mining	0	3	3	6	11
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	986	1,006	3,095	2,972	4,587
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1,807	1,926	3,402	3,439	6,066
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	640	490	1,206	1,072	2,338
2003 - Retail Trade	1,566	1,483	4,381	4,216	5,249
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	452	384	779	769	1,083
2003 - Unclassified	103	70	9	8	23
2003 - Utilities	6	5	13	25	22
2003 - Wholesale Trade	553	717	2,025	1,971	3,039
2003 - Total	10,946	10,664	27,764	26,833	37,782
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	616	670	1,373	1,441	1,604
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	4	3	6	4	12
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	206	133	373	333	422
2004 - Construction	1,279	945	2,189	2,000	2,810
2004 - Educational Services	131	100	428	436	328
2004 - Finance & Insurance	1,052	1,129	2,124	2,181	3,690
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	858	729	3,426	2,979	4,390
2004 - Information	352	341	585	689	687
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	75	104	231	274	311
2004 - Manufacturing	294	424	1,914	2,305	1,670
2004 - Mining	3	1	2	3	13
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	951	935	2,839	2,831	4,649
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1,918	1,726	3,388	3,289	6,399
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	662	550	1,112	1,030	2,478
2004 - Retail Trade	1,560	1,496	4,469	3,953	5,199
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	474	418	778	745	1,231
2004 - Unclassified	142	76	12	11	30
2004 - Utilities	6	9	13	21	22
2004 - Wholesale Trade	629	716	1,905	1,966	3,141
2004 - Total	11,212	10,505	27,167	26,491	39,086
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	652	612	1,373	1,477	1,597
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	6	5	5	9
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	195	172	341	407	417
2005 - Construction	1,374	1,017	1,922	2,288	3,008
2005 - Educational Services	155	101	446	430	352
2005 - Finance & Insurance	1,161	1,121	2,075	2,290	3,530
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	921	747	3,057	3,360	4,495
2005 - Information	264	285	529	554	945
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	85	76	266	258	298
2005 - Manufacturing	287	461	2,005	2,078	1,708
2005 - Mining	2	2	2	5	12
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	971	987	2,583	3,214	4,438
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1,911	1,728	3,318	3,411	6,584
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	803	631	1,038	1,239	2,365
2005 - Retail Trade	1,602	1,598	4,060	4,716	4,754
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	513	426	790	741	1,274
2005 - Unclassified	83	99	7	13	23
2005 - Utilities	6	8	12	20	20
2005 - Wholesale Trade	605	583	1,890	1,987	3,072
2005 - Total	11,591	10,660	25,719	28,493	38,901

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Cook County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Cook County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	9,144,238	86.51%
Below Poverty Level	1,426,088	13.49%

Cook County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$98,661	$3,915	$168,389	$0	$9,407	$41,182	$317,639	$164,530	$206,865	$184,442
1971	$108,472	$4,783	$186,950	$0	$9,407	$46,706	$351,535	$183,945	$197,738	$162,977
1972	$138,676	$6,029	$221,558	$0	$16,628	$59,489	$436,351	$219,602	$217,969	$241,232
1973	$139,696	$7,847	$238,365	$0	$21,087	$58,400	$457,548	$241,133	$201,249	$250,116
1974	$151,460	$11,079	$297,236	$0	$23,583	$64,271	$536,550	$247,527	$197,057	$306,793
1975	$141,628	$11,150	$148,531	$0	$23,947	$77,292	$391,398	$222,618	$187,714	$312,414
1976	$166,499	$15,519	$149,884	$0	$27,386	$85,845	$429,614	$252,011	$177,328	$304,780
1977	$319,623	$38,247	$179,160	$0	$31,319	$82,851	$612,953	$268,622	$218,359	$327,129
1978	$161,531	$55,587	$189,925	$0	$34,498	$87,960	$473,914	$292,155	$268,480	$365,698
1979	$170,164	$55,981	$211,975	$0	$38,557	$103,923	$524,619	$309,450	$314,900	$404,952
1980	$192,824	$55,686	$208,841	$0	$42,369	$107,754	$551,788	$316,373	$316,225	$427,636
1981	$178,475	$91,616	$208,181	$0	$47,490	$111,608	$545,754	$331,395	$403,033	$482,833
1982	$248,181	$112,199	$212,887	$0	$59,384	$159,740	$680,192	$365,442	$400,635	$554,677
1983	$270,091	$107,645	$205,534	$0	$70,570	$210,968	$757,163	$408,770	$467,970	$676,740
1984	$329,596	$106,454	$204,697	$0	$81,400	$187,807	$803,500	$421,949	$583,055	$843,716
1985	$365,407	$113,858	$235,364	$0	$98,701	$177,396	$876,868	$456,166	$692,417	$1,114,557
1986	$383,336	$138,085	$245,294	$0	$107,724	$188,509	$924,863	$477,576	$797,397	$1,375,800
1987	$385,271	$140,599	$240,239	$0	$164,231	$208,322	$998,063	$492,038	$742,582	$1,493,312
1988	$404,890	$143,080	$238,666	$0	$171,748	$184,769	$1,000,073	$544,168	$781,142	$1,607,570
1989	$500,904	$141,680	$214,248	$0	$152,810	$212,286	$1,080,248	$562,371	$865,207	$1,676,536
1990	$595,868	$169,466	$250,577	$0	$191,324	$238,040	$1,275,809	$630,039	$985,977	$2,033,059
1991	$609,183	$179,238	$265,507	$0	$186,514	$265,831	$1,327,035	$683,702	$1,091,187	$2,182,307
1992	$696,740	$181,018	$273,670	$0	$176,430	$286,493	$1,433,333	$719,153	$1,280,911	$2,487,132
1993	$696,250	$204,039	$287,775	$0	$244,585	$320,968	$1,549,578	$774,359	$1,622,625	$4,917,344
1994	$749,889	$378,215	$324,884	$0	$288,402	$354,149	$1,717,324	$834,664	$1,753,560	$3,407,655
1995	$755,750	$389,667	$353,244	$0	$228,492	$403,724	$1,741,210	$955,674	$1,580,775	$3,361,727
1996	$735,485	$394,098	$375,653	$0	$328,556	$432,926	$1,872,620	$1,005,842	$1,611,055	$3,560,465
1997	$781,446	$434,688	$385,159	$0	$389,568	$456,421	$2,012,594	$1,065,055	$1,796,205	$4,150,987
1998	$779,632	$496,481	$390,942	$0	$389,568	$493,983	$2,054,125	$1,474,643	$1,865,565	$4,208,060
1999	$776,724	$507,618	$409,114	$0	$389,568	$468,081	$2,043,487	$1,109,458	$1,821,985	$4,280,097
2000	$784,178	$526,018	$459,492	$0	$668,420	$501,089	$2,413,179	$1,150,886	$2,080,185	$6,206,005
2001	$801,680	$547,314	$490,660	$0	$289,895	$533,031	$2,115,266	$1,228,243	$2,010,075	$5,922,775
2002	$785,216	$576,844	$505,440	$0	$332,379	$557,958	$2,180,993	$1,320,789	$2,209,905	$6,780,533
2003	$798,200	$581,713	$519,486	$0	$1,057,105	$553,882	$2,928,673	$1,328,818	$2,736,270	$7,251,532
2004	$810,362	$577,081	$542,116	$0	$1,035,975	$631,064	$3,019,517	$1,343,032	$2,657,560	$7,051,192
2005	$839,114	$679,458	$569,620	$0	$752,767	$674,289	$2,835,790	$1,412,916	$3,285,545	$8,047,992
2006	$810,031	$726,328	$606,340	$0	$526,642	$708,782	$2,651,795	$1,454,120	$3,245,820	$8,402,576

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$926	$47,150	$8,099	$68,648	$37,479	$12,119	$298,796
1970	$5,887	$82,276	$8,369	$0	$6,548	$21,295	$298,796
1971	$979	$51,784	$8,509	$76,029	$46,733	$12,354	$364,681
1971	$6,956	$114,480	$9,723	$0	$6,548	$30,586	$364,681
1972	$1,100	$60,936	$5,875	$106,943	$55,581	$15,054	$446,173
1972	$7,988	$142,429	$10,653	$0	$9,387	$30,227	$446,173
1973	$1,210	$63,632	$5,687	$119,727	$38,312	$16,959	$441,732
1973	$7,829	$117,134	$10,590	$0	$10,567	$50,085	$441,732
1974	$993	$69,698	$6,340	$125,297	$40,441	$18,200	$497,212
1974	$10,750	$143,183	$8,624	$0	$12,830	$60,856	$497,212
1975	$659	$76,411	$8,273	$133,795	$42,048	$17,184	$387,377
1975	$11,490	$5,576	$9,278	$0	$23,531	$59,132	$387,377
1976	$842	$102,410	$8,743	$148,304	$49,030	$14,678	$424,019
1976	$13,795	$129	$8,767	$0	$15,578	$61,743	$424,019
1977	$853	$126,751	$10,234	$159,664	$49,066	$17,636	$502,018
1977	$12,921	$117	$8,839	$0	$17,174	$98,763	$502,018
1978	$915	$155,239	$10,921	$169,189	$39,530	$20,800	$543,731
1978	$14,986	$191	$7,874	$0	$20,179	$103,907	$543,731
1979	$959	$140,434	$16,230	$179,170	$44,055	$21,212	$601,402
1979	$15,642	$172	$13,496	$0	$24,952	$145,080	$601,402
1980	$991	$134,843	$17,171	$190,486	$51,960	$26,742	$612,111
1980	$17,034	$1,019	$17,025	$0	$25,361	$129,479	$612,111
1981	$1,031	$153,752	$17,693	$206,362	$49,352	$28,113	$657,543
1981	$20,791	$1,609	$18,099	$0	$27,802	$132,939	$657,543
1982	$1,055	$164,467	$19,399	$236,535	$53,914	$27,841	$739,358
1982	$27,897	$17,575	$24,555	$0	$27,237	$138,883	$739,358
1983	$1,137	$186,864	$25,876	$248,914	$63,563	$35,679	$808,310
1983	$28,942	$14,279	$26,047	$0	$28,727	$148,282	$808,310
1984	$1,170	$181,807	$26,257	$287,619	$68,004	$32,996	$837,160
1984	$26,993	$225	$32,047	$0	$32,164	$147,878	$837,160
1985	$2,184	$180,543	$24,844	$288,649	$67,050	$37,596	$849,088
1985	$27,872	$232	$49,667	$0	$31,496	$138,955	$849,088
1986	$2,621	$193,929	$25,543	$321,842	$68,551	$46,070	$920,749
1986	$28,533	$259	$53,751	$0	$35,832	$143,818	$920,749
1987	$2,532	$206,045	$25,398	$319,132	$74,101	$39,747	$946,847
1987	$28,447	$247	$61,622	$0	$41,177	$148,399	$946,847
1988	$3,034	$259,541	$28,070	$335,876	$78,122	$40,906	$1,049,457
1988	$30,980	$151	$62,728	$0	$48,289	$161,760	$1,049,457
1989	$2,728	$281,779	$27,411	$385,233	$84,910	$45,283	$1,138,894
1989	$32,356	$177	$54,110	$0	$53,713	$171,194	$1,138,894
1990	$2,560	$283,609	$33,994	$415,568	$84,369	$49,410	$1,255,537
1990	$35,378	$457	$79,725	$0	$62,834	$207,633	$1,255,537
1991	$2,688	$291,132	$36,480	$485,026	$79,050	$55,031	$1,414,685
1991	$36,725	$187	$73,371	$0	$70,444	$284,551	$1,414,685
1992	$2,767	$303,767	$34,602	$533,033	$85,821	$56,877	$1,545,834
1992	$38,183	$434	$83,257	$0	$60,513	$346,580	$1,545,834
1993	$2,719	$335,748	$27,153	$563,024	$80,713	$54,755	$1,645,669
1993	$38,429	$525	$89,168	$0	$83,263	$370,172	$1,645,669
1994	$2,926	$360,536	$31,740	$648,283	$75,494	$61,887	$1,866,730
1994	$39,148	$1,586	$105,809	$0	$116,955	$422,366	$1,866,730
1995	$2,363	$378,250	$47,701	$688,294	$90,162	$88,266	$1,997,007
1995	$50,491	$3,298	$100,808	$0	$127,187	$420,187	$1,997,007
1996	$1,647	$402,893	$55,271	$697,103	$85,911	$90,160	$2,060,763
1996	$61,761	$10,601	$96,603	$0	$134,655	$424,158	$2,060,763
1997	$791	$416,202	$49,985	$680,097	$89,438	$87,935	$2,065,411
1997	$57,925	$18,867	$97,238	$0	$143,401	$423,532	$2,065,411
1998	$791	$435,775	$54,516	$780,215	$85,625	$87,558	$2,219,929
1998	$75,149	$15,875	$108,311	$0	$143,401	$432,713	$2,219,929
1999	$924	$459,718	$56,887	$760,749	$91,482	$103,438	$2,248,548
1999	$76,025	$8,307	$98,841	$0	$143,401	$448,776	$2,248,548
2000	$870	$507,348	$75,219	$856,934	$82,741	$103,449	$2,521,189
2000	$80,287	$9,234	$108,561	$0	$199,487	$497,059	$2,521,189
2001	$1,328	$563,284	$101,693	$928,847	$84,272	$113,814	$2,749,405
2001	$86,558	$9,986	$109,586	$0	$199,487	$550,550	$2,749,405
2002	$1,069	$604,592	$114,950	$941,406	$123,686	$116,604	$2,905,978
2002	$90,667	$10,801	$120,229	$0	$211,860	$570,114	$2,905,978
2003	$879	$632,577	$98,540	$985,606	$132,075	$119,568	$3,060,867
2003	$91,254	$10,973	$97,845	$0	$330,720	$560,830	$3,060,867
2004	$1,133	$642,232	$92,573	$896,386	$100,110	$113,333	$2,932,263
2004	$93,891	$10,960	$128,840	$0	$290,087	$562,718	$2,932,263
2005	$0	$688,620	$104,671	$936,399	$136,033	$111,868	$3,175,060
2005	$94,029	$10,834	$128,808	$0	$374,126	$589,672	$3,175,060
2006	$0	$620,061	$83,832	$956,390	$119,001	$118,267	$3,048,067
2006	$84,564	$7,628	$149,275	$0	$383,200	$525,849	$3,048,067

Cook County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cook County Criminal Information Back to top
: 11,703
Cook County Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Murder / Manslaughter	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
1990	8.860	0.182	0.616	13.544	39.870	12.018
1991	9.074	0.196	0.506	14.025	40.352	12.012
1992	8.905	0.201	0.459	13.377	36.926	11.312
1993	10.325	0.226	0.471	13.547	38.180	11.197
1994	10.869	0.254	0.476	13.394	39.010	11.429
1995	14.257	0.300	0.451	14.633	44.180	13.163
1996	13.470	0.286	0.566	14.696	43.387	12.378

Cook County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cook County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Cook County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	794,709	14.78%
10-19 Years	748,764	13.93%
20-29 Years	829,686	15.43%
30-39 Years	851,391	15.83%
40-49 Years	769,856	14.32%
50-59 Years	553,850	10.30%
60-69 Years	367,583	6.84%
70-79 Years	293,372	5.46%
80-89 Years	141,954	2.64%
90+ Years	25,576	0.48%

Cook County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	2,603,532	48.42%
Female	2,773,209	51.58%

Cook County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	2,558,709	47.59%
African-American	1,390,448	25.86%
Hispanic/Latino	1,071,740	19.93%
Asian	257,843	4.80%
Multiracial	82,413	1.53%
Other Race	7,291	0.14%
Amerindian	6,754	0.13%
Pacific Islander	1,543	0.03%

Cook County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	1,222,016	18.54%
2.	Irish	1,090,032	16.54%
3.	Polish	1,061,290	16.10%
4.	Italian	654,022	9.92%
5.	English	358,484	5.44%
6.	United States Or American	195,928	2.97%
7.	Swedish	169,602	2.57%
8.	Russian	146,678	2.23%
9.	French Non-Basque	131,606	2.00%
10.	Greek	113,158	1.72%

Cook County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	6,907,102	69.38%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,759,992	17.68%
3.	Polish	312,766	3.14%
4.	Chinese	84,002	0.84%
5.	Tagalog	80,934	0.81%
6.	Italian	65,292	0.66%
7.	Korean	61,282	0.62%
8.	Greek	60,952	0.61%
9.	Russian	56,368	0.57%
10.	Arabic	53,404	0.54%

Cook County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	8,624,084	80.20%
Naturalized immigrant	841,478	7.83%
Not a citizen	1,287,928	11.98%

Cook County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cook County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cook County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Alsip	Glenview	Oak Park
Arlington Heights	Glenwood	Olympia Fields
Barrington	Golf	Orland
Bartlett	Hanover	Orland Park
Bedford Park	Hanover Park	Palatine
Bellwood	Harvey	Palos
Bensenville	Harwood Heights	Palos Heights
Berkeley	Hazel Crest	Palos Hills
Berwyn	Hickory Hills	Palos Park
Bloom	Hillside	Park Forest
Blue Island	Hines	Park Ridge
Bremen	Hinsdale	Phoenix
Bridgeview	Hodgkins	Posen
Broadview	Hoffman Estates	Prospect Heights
Brookfield	Hometown	Proviso
Buffalo Grove	Homewood	Rich
Burbank	Indian Head Park	Richton Park
Burnham	Inverness	River Forest
Burr Ridge	Justice	River Grove
Calumet	Kenilworth	Riverdale
Calumet City	La Grange	Riverside
Calumet Park	La Grange Park	Robbins
Chicago	Lansing	Rolling Meadows
Chicago Heights	Lemont	Roselle
Chicago Ridge	Leyden	Rosemont
Cicero	Lincolnwood	Sauk Village
Country Club Hills	Lynwood	Schaumburg
Countryside	Lyons	Schiller Park
Crestwood	Maine	Skokie
Deer Park	Markham	South Barrington
Deerfield	Matteson	South Chicago Heights
Des Plaines	Maywood	South Holland
Dixmoor	McCook	Steger
Dolton	Mchenry	Stickney
East Dundee	Melrose Park	Stone Park
East Hazel Crest	Merrionette Park	Streamwood
Elgin	Midlothian	Summit
Elk Grove	Morton Grove	Summit Argo
Elk Grove Village	Mount Prospect	Techny
Elmhurst	New Trier	Thornton
Elmwood Park	Niles	Tinley Park
Evanston	Norridge	University Park
Evergreen Park	North Riverside	Westchester
Flossmoor	Northbrook	Western Springs
Ford Heights	Northfield	Wheeling
Forest Park	Northlake	Willow Springs
Forest View	Norwood Park	Wilmette
Frankfort	Oak Brook	Winnetka
Franklin Park	Oak Forest	Woodridge
Glencoe	Oak Lawn	Worth

Cook County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

60004	60305	60621
60005	60402	60622
60006	60406	60623
60007	60409	60624
60008	60411	60625
60009	60412	60626
60016	60415	60628
60017	60419	60629
60018	60422	60630
60019	60425	60631
60022	60426	60632
60025	60428	60633
60026	60429	60634
60029	60430	60636
60038	60438	60637
60043	60439	60638
60053	60443	60639
60055	60445	60640
60056	60452	60641
60062	60453	60643
60065	60454	60644
60067	60455	60645
60068	60456	60646
60070	60457	60647
60074	60458	60649
60076	60459	60651
60077	60461	60652
60078	60462	60653
60082	60463	60654
60090	60464	60655
60091	60465	60656
60093	60466	60657
60094	60467	60659
60095	60469	60660
60104	60471	60661
60107	60472	60663
60130	60473	60664
60131	60475	60666
60133	60476	60668
60141	60477	60669
60153	60478	60670
60154	60480	60673
60155	60482	60674
60159	60483	60675
60160	60487	60677
60161	60499	60678
60162	60501	60679
60163	60513	60680
60164	60525	60681
60165	60526	60682
60168	60534	60684
60169	60546	60685
60171	60558	60686
60173	60601	60687
60176	60602	60688
60179	60603	60689
60192	60604	60690
60193	60605	60691
60194	60606	60693
60195	60607	60694
60196	60608	60695
60201	60609	60696
60202	60610	60697
60203	60611	60699
60204	60612	60701
60208	60613	60706
60209	60614	60707
60296	60615	60712
60297	60616	60714
60301	60617	60803
60302	60618	60804
60303	60619	60805
60304	60620	60827

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