Rock Island's Current Population Compared to our Neighbors

This installment of Rock Island Facts examines Rock Island's population compared to our Quad Cities neighbors.

📍 City | Population United States Census Bureau 2020 Data

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Davenport, IA | ███████████████████████ 101,724

Moline, IL | ████████████ 42,985

Bettendorf, IA | ███████████ 39,102

Rock Island, IL | █████████ 37,108

East Moline, IL | ██████ 21,374

More recent estimates for 2023 from Neilsberg.com are as follows:

📍 City | Population (2023 est.)

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Davenport, IA | ██████████████████████ 100,354

Moline, IL | ████████████ 41,965

Bettendorf, IA | ███████████ 39,858

Rock Island, IL | ██████████ 36,132

East Moline, IL | ██████ 20,806

Rock Island Line will be doing a series over the next month or so on critical indicators of community health and how we fare alongside our neighbors. I hope you enjoy exploring this data.