| | McLean County | IL | 17113 | | Bloomington, IL 14010 | Bloomington-Pontiac, IL 145 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=McLeanCounty+IL |
| | Henderson County | IL | 17071 | | Burlington, IA-IL 15460 | Burlington-Fort Madison,
IA-IL 161 | Outlying | nonmetro county (rural) | farm-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=HendersonCounty+IL |
| | Fulton County | IL | 17057 | | Canton, IL 15900 | Peoria-Canton, IL 427 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=FultonCounty+IL |
| | Alexander County | IL | 17003 | | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 16020 | Cape Girardeau-Sikeston,
MO-IL 164 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=AlexanderCounty+IL |
| | Jackson County | IL | 17077 | | Carbondale, IL 16060 | Carbondale-Marion-Herrin,
IL 166 | Central | metro county (urban) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=JacksonCounty+IL |
| | Marion County | IL | 17121 | | Centralia, IL 16460 | St. Louis-St.
Charles-Farmington, MO-IL 476 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=MarionCounty+IL |
| | Champaign County | IL | 17019 | | Champaign-Urbana, IL 16580 | Champaign-Urbana-Denville,
IL 169 | Central | metro county (urban) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=ChampaignCounty+IL |
| | Ford County | IL | 17053 | | Champaign-Urbana, IL 16580 | Champaign-Urbana-Denville,
IL 169 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=FordCounty+IL |
| | Piatt County | IL | 17147 | | Champaign-Urbana, IL 16580 | Champaign-Urbana-Denville,
IL 169 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | farm-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=PiattCounty+IL |
| | Coles County | IL | 17029 | | Charleston-Mattoon, IL 16660 | | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=ColesCounty+IL |