ChargeCensus

EV charging in Illinois by city

1,982 charging stations across 326 Illinois cities and towns — every station cross-linked from its city profile.

Dataset updated . Refreshed weekly from the US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center.

Stations
1,982
Cities & towns
326
DC fast ports
2,838
Total ports
6,639

Cities

Charging cities in Illinois

#CityStationsDC fast
1Chicago365291
2Champaign5454
3Joliet4174
4Normal3745
5Springfield3273
6Schaumburg3015
7Elgin2752
8Evanston2712
9Naperville2333
10Oak Park234
11Homewood2312
12Rockford2254
13Peoria2024
14Bloomington209
15Downers Grove2024
16Mattoon2012
17Aurora2034
18Lemont190
19Des Plaines18100
20Decatur1614
21Libertyville167
22DeKalb163
23Barrington166
24Romeoville1610
25Roselle1642
26Hoffman Estates154
27Bolingbrook1556
28North Aurora1432
29Itasca140
30Oak Brook1416
31East Peoria1420
32Galena130
33Carterville134
34Alton1220
35Elk Grove Village118
36Northbrook1111
37Great Lakes110
38Lombard1124
39Edwardsville1112
40Waukegan1020

Top 40 shown of 326 cities with recorded stations.

Growth

Stations opened by year

2011
6
2012
55
2013
31
2014
19
2015
35
2016
36
2017
47
2018
49
2019
59
2020
84
2021
218
2022
186
2023
220
2024
273
2025
437
2026
221

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Frequently asked questions

Which city in Illinois has the most EV chargers?

Chicago leads Illinois with 365 charging stations, ahead of Champaign (54).

How much DC fast charging does Illinois have?

Illinois has 2,838 DC fast ports across its 1,982 stations (6,639 total ports of all levels).