# Population — Mercer, IL (persons)

Population — Mercer, IL (persons) was 15,292 persons in 2024, down 1.1% from 2023.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 1969.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 15,292 persons (2024) to 16,070 persons (2014), averaging 15,729 persons.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Economic Accounts)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17131.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 1969-01-01 to 2024-01-01 (56 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/population-mercer-il

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 15,292 persons |
| 2023 | 15,456 persons |
| 2022 | 15,512 persons |
| 2021 | 15,583 persons |
| 2020 | 15,632 persons |
| 2019 | 15,855 persons |
| 2018 | 15,898 persons |
| 2017 | 15,905 persons |
| 2016 | 15,858 persons |
| 2015 | 15,955 persons |
| 2014 | 16,070 persons |
| 2013 | 16,206 persons |
| 2012 | 16,254 persons |
| 2011 | 16,370 persons |
| 2010 | 16,420 persons |
| 2009 | 16,438 persons |
| 2008 | 16,650 persons |
| 2007 | 16,598 persons |
| 2006 | 16,642 persons |
| 2005 | 16,694 persons |
| 2004 | 16,795 persons |
| 2003 | 16,829 persons |
| 2002 | 16,914 persons |
| 2001 | 16,910 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17131.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17131.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```