Illinois Active Medical Marijuana Patients in 2024
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The data shows a significant upward trend in the number of medical marijuana patients in Illinois from 2015 to 2021, indicating growing acceptance and utilization of medical marijuana. Starting from almost 3 thousand patients in 2015, the count surged to over 120 thousand by 2020, slightly decreasing to a little over 100 thousand in 2021.
| Year | Patients |
| 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
