Illinois Active Medical Marijuana Patients in 2025

Illinois Active Medical Marijuana Patients - 2025

The data shows a significant upward trend in the number of medical marijuana patients in Illinois from 2015 to 2024, indicating growing acceptance and utilization of medical marijuana. Starting from almost 3 thousand patients in 2015, the count surged to over 140 thousand by 2024.

Year	Patients
2024	141,189
2023	138,471
2022	135,649
2021	101,366
2020	121,775
2019	76,939
2018	39,808
2017	21,800
2016	7,707
2015	2,663

The data on medical marijuana patients in Illinois indicates a steady increase across most counties from 2019 to 2021. Cook County shows the highest numbers, rising from 17 thousand patients in 2019 to nearly 31 thousand in 2021.

County	2021	2020	2019
Adams	710	552	420
Alexander	42	32	27
Bond	91	65	61
Boone	313	207	189
Brown	38	26	20
Bureau	176	122	106
Calhoun	19	15	19
Carroll	158	107	78
Cass	66	50	43
Champaign	1,421	1,048	801
Christian	291	186	139
Clark	127	93	72
Clay	110	89	61
Clinton	122	100	69
Coles	409	308	229
Cook	30,984	23,394	17,587
Crawford	110	66	35
Cumberland	69	51	41
DeKalb	708	532	384
De Witt	148	101	86
Douglas	124	92	70
DuPage	6,350	4,811	3,872
Edgar	71	46	26
Edwards	43	26	25
Effingham	417	288	247
Fayette	167	109	76
Ford	81	56	39
Franklin	261	217	180
Fulton	575	399	321
Gallatin	36	27	26
Greene	101	49	48
Grundy	515	396	299
Hamilton	28	17	17
Hancock	146	97	86
Hardin	46	30	25
Henderson	27	23	19
Henry	259	185	163
Iroquois	158	114	64
Jackson	337	280	229
Jasper	71	46	42
Jefferson	165	140	93
Jersey	89	68	47
Jo Daviess	117	80	59
Johnson	122	93	58
Kane	3,047	2,312	1,465
Kankakee	660	457	279
Kendall	735	549	359
Knox	274	221	177
Lake	5,802	4,221	3,652
La Salle	813	562	406
Lawrence	59	39	29
Lee	292	227	144
Livingston	212	135	105
Logan	270	169	121
Macon	566	369	287
Macoupin	331	242	181
Madison	1,497	1,017	839
Marion	222	175	137
Marshall	109	76	59
Mason	213	165	118
Massac	111	104	70
McDonough	162	128	113
McHenry	2,744	2,021	1,470
McLean	1,482	1,009	857
Menard	97	65	39
Mercer	113	84	76
Monroe	177	118	70
Montgomery	220	139	111
Morgan	215	141	119
Moultrie	98	66	56
Ogle	325	241	182
Peoria	1,568	1,074	811
Perry	100	67	52
Piatt	139	113	83
Pike	201	120	65
Pope	47	34	30
Pulaski	34	22	24
Putnam	26	20	17
Randolph	131	91	67
Richland	167	121	77
Rock Island	957	662	696
St. Clair	1,054	681	517
Saline	197	130	113
Sangamon	1,587	1,064	825
Schuyler	49	34	30
Scott	33	21	17
Shelby	202	119	104
Stark	32	22	17
Stephenson	279	206	158
Tazewell	1,554	1,082	868
Union	231	174	114
Vermilion	401	306	221
Wabash	67	36	23
Warren	64	44	33
Washington	37	31	19
Wayne	73	61	44
White	110	76	60
Whiteside	527	348	266
Will	4,579	3,373	2,913
Williamson	455	347	289
Winnebago	1,989	1,335	1,041
Woodford	274	179	148

Source: Illinois Department of Public Health

Illinois Active Medical Marijuana Patients in 2025

Illinois Active Medical Marijuana Patients - 2025

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