Last official estimated population of Richland County was 16,207 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.005% of total US population and 0.1% of total Illinois state population. Area of Richland County is 361.9 mi² (=937.3 km²), in this year population density was 44.78 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.04%/yr), Richland County population in 2026 would be 16,129 [0].
Historical population of Richland County for period 1850-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position

[1850-1860] +9.24 %/yr
[1860-1870] +2.8 %/yr
[1870-1880] +1.96 %/yr
[1880-1890] -0.34 %/yr
[1890-1900] +0.88 %/yr
[1900-1910] -0.26 %/yr
[1910-1920] -1.28 %/yr
[1920-1930] +0.01 %/yr
[1930-1940] +2 %/yr
[1940-1950] -0.15 %/yr
[1950-1960] -0.35 %/yr
[1960-1970] +0.32 %/yr
[1970-1980] +0.44 %/yr
[1980-1990] -0.61 %/yr
[1990-2000] -0.15 %/yr
[2000-2005] -0.04 %/yr
[2005-2010] -0.03 %/yr
[2010-2014] -0.04 %/yr
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Population of Richland County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 503 | 430 | 933 |
| 5 to 9 | 525 | 484 | 1,009 |
| 10 to 14 | 518 | 472 | 990 |
| 15 to 19 | 488 | 409 | 897 |
| 20 to 24 | 501 | 470 | 971 |
| 25 to 29 | 453 | 448 | 901 |
| 30 to 34 | 444 | 454 | 898 |
| 35 to 39 | 471 | 447 | 918 |
| 40 to 44 | 436 | 468 | 904 |
| 45 to 49 | 488 | 496 | 984 |
| 50 to 54 | 617 | 587 | 1,204 |
| 55 to 59 | 575 | 614 | 1,189 |
| 60 to 64 | 524 | 520 | 1,044 |
| 65 to 69 | 395 | 437 | 832 |
| 70 to 74 | 347 | 380 | 727 |
| 75 to 79 | 297 | 343 | 640 |
| 80 to 84 | 186 | 265 | 451 |
| 85+ | 167 | 402 | 569 |
Richland County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| NH | 7818 | 7997 | 15,815 |
| WAC | 7793 | 7983 | 15,776 |
| WA | 7721 | 7891 | 15,612 |
| NHWAC | 7684 | 7864 | 15,548 |
| NHWA | 7618 | 7784 | 15,402 |
| H | 117 | 129 | 246 |
| HWAC | 109 | 119 | 228 |
| HWA | 103 | 107 | 210 |
| BAC | 99 | 79 | 178 |
| AAC | 73 | 98 | 171 |
| TOM | 74 | 96 | 170 |
| NHAAC | 71 | 97 | 168 |
| NHBAC | 93 | 72 | 165 |
| NHTOM | 67 | 83 | 150 |
| AA | 58 | 77 | 135 |
| NHAA | 57 | 76 | 133 |
| BA | 62 | 40 | 102 |
| NHBA | 60 | 39 | 99 |
| IAC | 42 | 57 | 99 |
| NHIAC | 34 | 41 | 75 |
| IA | 19 | 21 | 40 |
| NHIA | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| HIAC | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| HTOM | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| HBAC | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| HIA | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| NAC | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| NHNAC | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| HBA | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| HAAC | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| NA | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| NHNA | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| HAA | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| HNAC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HNA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
*Lawrence, Clay Illinois Notes
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