Illinois Cell Phone Coverage Map & Network Rankings (2026)

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Coverage rankings for Illinois

AT&T currently ranks first for coverage in this area, with a coverage score of 79.3. Compare Wireless Carriers uses FCC broadband map data to estimate and calculate coverage scores. More on that further below.


RankCarrierScoreOverall4G LTE5GFast 5GAverage Signal
1AT&T79.395.7%95.6%71.5%53.8% -111 dBm
2T-Mobile75.878.5%78.5%68.5%50.7% -91 dBm
3Verizon75.197.5%97.5%46.4%33.0% -93 dBm

Scores include coverage area, network type, and average signal strength.


Cell phone coverage map for Illinois

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Cell phone coverage by network in Illinois

#1

AT&T

Coverage Score 79.3
In Illinois
Overall
95.7%
4G LTE
95.6%
5G
71.5%
Fast 5G
53.8%
Average Signal -111 dBm
#2

T-Mobile

Coverage Score 75.8
In Illinois
Overall
78.5%
4G LTE
78.5%
5G
68.5%
Fast 5G
50.7%
Average Signal -91 dBm
#3

Verizon

Coverage Score 75.1
In Illinois
Overall
97.5%
4G LTE
97.5%
5G
46.4%
Fast 5G
33.0%
Average Signal -93 dBm
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Coverage by county in Illinois

Counties are shown for statewide comparison. Coverage percentages use land-area only coverage.

CountyVerizonAT&TT-Mobile
Adams County, IL 97.8% 97.8% 8.2% 2.7% -95 dBm 90.2% 90.2% 68.8% 49.6% -113 dBm 63.8% 63.4% 51.3% 34.9% -94 dBm
Alexander County, IL 88.2% 88.2% 5.8% 2.6% -97 dBm 89.4% 89.2% 69.7% 47.0% -114 dBm 31.3% 31.3% 24.1% 17.5% -93 dBm
Bond County, IL 97.8% 97.8% 61.2% 41.9% -95 dBm 97.4% 97.4% 79.6% 67.3% -112 dBm 81.7% 81.7% 72.2% 52.5% -93 dBm
Boone County, IL 100.0% 100.0% 65.1% 37.2% -94 dBm 99.7% 99.7% 81.5% 46.7% -113 dBm 99.4% 99.4% 96.9% 84.3% -87 dBm
Brown County, IL 93.9% 93.9% 0.0% 0.0% -96 dBm 77.5% 77.4% 52.3% 31.8% -113 dBm 35.9% 35.9% 27.1% 16.5% -96 dBm
Bureau County, IL 100.0% 100.0% 38.3% 18.6% -95 dBm 98.6% 98.6% 55.4% 48.6% -114 dBm 81.7% 81.7% 69.4% 46.0% -94 dBm
Calhoun County, IL 96.1% 96.1% 18.8% 12.4% -98 dBm 81.4% 80.7% 52.8% 36.6% -116 dBm 32.3% 32.3% 17.8% 6.1% -100 dBm
Carroll County, IL 99.8% 99.8% 29.4% 14.6% -96 dBm 84.4% 84.4% 3.3% 2.7% -110 dBm 39.0% 38.9% 22.2% 10.4% -100 dBm
Cass County, IL 87.5% 87.5% 0.0% 0.0% -98 dBm 94.6% 94.6% 78.4% 52.2% -110 dBm 79.7% 79.7% 66.6% 49.7% -94 dBm
Champaign County, IL 99.8% 99.8% 93.8% 71.0% -91 dBm 99.9% 99.8% 96.4% 67.7% -107 dBm 98.5% 98.5% 94.4% 75.5% -90 dBm
Christian County, IL 98.9% 98.9% 56.6% 36.1% -92 dBm 99.1% 99.0% 93.7% 73.6% -110 dBm 89.5% 89.5% 77.1% 50.0% -94 dBm
Clark County, IL 95.0% 94.9% 38.5% 28.6% -95 dBm 83.8% 83.7% 55.8% 35.6% -115 dBm 44.7% 44.7% 35.1% 21.2% -96 dBm
Clay County, IL 99.1% 99.1% 42.0% 35.4% -89 dBm 95.2% 95.2% 51.6% 44.2% -113 dBm 75.0% 75.0% 61.7% 40.9% -95 dBm
Clinton County, IL 97.2% 97.2% 73.0% 55.0% -93 dBm 99.0% 99.0% 89.2% 66.7% -109 dBm 87.7% 87.7% 80.3% 62.5% -91 dBm
Coles County, IL 97.6% 97.6% 65.5% 58.5% -90 dBm 97.7% 97.7% 81.9% 66.1% -111 dBm 87.0% 87.0% 79.1% 67.6% -88 dBm
Cook County, IL 100.0% 100.0% 99.1% 92.0% -87 dBm 99.9% 99.9% 99.2% 78.3% -97 dBm 99.9% 99.9% 99.2% 96.6% -77 dBm
Crawford County, IL 96.2% 96.1% 48.9% 35.5% -96 dBm 85.0% 85.0% 30.1% 18.1% -113 dBm 27.6% 27.6% 21.8% 11.9% -96 dBm
Cumberland County, IL 99.5% 99.5% 58.1% 43.1% -92 dBm 99.4% 99.4% 75.9% 66.8% -111 dBm 69.3% 69.3% 56.6% 39.1% -94 dBm
De Witt County, IL 99.3% 99.3% 67.6% 53.3% -91 dBm 99.7% 99.7% 94.0% 64.5% -110 dBm 94.8% 94.7% 92.6% 74.4% -90 dBm
DeKalb County, IL 100.0% 100.0% 70.2% 45.6% -91 dBm 99.5% 99.5% 85.3% 57.7% -113 dBm 99.5% 99.5% 98.5% 93.2% -84 dBm
Douglas County, IL 99.7% 99.7% 80.5% 63.1% -90 dBm 99.8% 99.8% 88.4% 76.2% -108 dBm 94.4% 94.4% 88.4% 65.7% -92 dBm
DuPage County, IL 100.0% 100.0% 99.8% 96.4% -86 dBm 100.0% 99.9% 99.5% 70.4% -99 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 99.8% 98.6% -79 dBm
Edgar County, IL 97.0% 97.0% 71.6% 50.4% -94 dBm 94.2% 94.1% 58.0% 44.3% -115 dBm 57.2% 57.2% 41.3% 19.3% -100 dBm
Edwards County, IL 99.9% 99.9% 4.1% 2.3% -94 dBm 99.7% 99.7% 69.6% 59.3% -113 dBm 50.2% 50.2% 35.2% 19.2% -98 dBm
Effingham County, IL 98.8% 98.8% 48.0% 33.8% -92 dBm 94.1% 94.1% 67.4% 50.7% -113 dBm 80.5% 80.5% 68.6% 49.8% -93 dBm
Fayette County, IL 92.1% 91.9% 49.7% 30.9% -97 dBm 93.2% 93.2% 64.1% 55.2% -114 dBm 65.2% 65.2% 52.5% 33.3% -95 dBm
Ford County, IL 99.9% 99.9% 35.7% 19.7% -90 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 95.3% 77.0% -114 dBm 86.6% 86.6% 69.1% 41.3% -96 dBm
Franklin County, IL 99.8% 99.8% 40.4% 25.8% -92 dBm 99.5% 99.5% 90.7% 65.6% -109 dBm 61.2% 61.2% 48.3% 29.4% -96 dBm
Fulton County, IL 91.5% 91.4% 24.0% 17.4% -94 dBm 96.3% 96.3% 49.3% 26.1% -112 dBm 79.7% 79.7% 66.1% 45.6% -94 dBm
Gallatin County, IL 86.5% 86.5% 18.0% 7.9% -97 dBm 87.4% 87.4% 31.4% 24.1% -114 dBm 55.2% 55.2% 46.0% 29.9% -95 dBm
Greene County, IL 97.2% 97.2% 4.1% 2.2% -96 dBm 96.5% 96.4% 79.2% 61.0% -113 dBm 63.9% 63.9% 50.6% 33.1% -95 dBm
Grundy County, IL 100.0% 100.0% 82.7% 58.9% -93 dBm 99.6% 99.6% 92.7% 80.1% -113 dBm 94.5% 94.5% 88.5% 69.9% -89 dBm
Hamilton County, IL 99.3% 99.3% 12.5% 5.2% -95 dBm 98.9% 98.9% 71.0% 63.5% -114 dBm 59.2% 58.6% 48.0% 26.3% -97 dBm
Hancock County, IL 94.7% 94.7% 30.2% 15.6% -96 dBm 82.4% 82.4% 11.8% 9.4% -115 dBm 66.9% 66.9% 47.8% 25.9% -98 dBm
Hardin County, IL 79.0% 79.0% 0.0% 0.0% -102 dBm 71.0% 70.9% 21.6% 19.5% -116 dBm 35.5% 35.5% 24.6% 14.2% -98 dBm
Henderson County, IL 94.7% 94.7% 4.3% 0.1% -99 dBm 84.2% 84.2% 25.7% 23.0% -114 dBm 73.1% 73.1% 49.3% 26.9% -98 dBm
Henry County, IL 100.0% 100.0% 44.9% 24.0% -95 dBm 99.3% 99.3% 58.4% 40.8% -112 dBm 95.4% 95.4% 83.9% 59.1% -92 dBm
Iroquois County, IL 99.9% 99.9% 55.2% 28.2% -93 dBm 99.2% 99.2% 89.7% 83.9% -111 dBm 82.3% 82.3% 62.5% 37.3% -96 dBm
Jackson County, IL 93.8% 93.8% 20.2% 11.8% -95 dBm 89.4% 89.3% 54.8% 39.0% -113 dBm 62.4% 62.4% 53.1% 37.2% -93 dBm
Jasper County, IL 97.0% 97.0% 16.8% 7.8% -94 dBm 94.8% 94.7% 66.3% 58.5% -114 dBm 46.8% 46.8% 36.6% 18.4% -98 dBm
Jefferson County, IL 98.9% 98.9% 22.7% 14.2% -94 dBm 99.2% 99.2% 82.0% 63.4% -111 dBm 66.5% 66.5% 52.4% 34.0% -94 dBm
Jersey County, IL 96.1% 96.1% 12.2% 3.2% -98 dBm 91.8% 91.7% 55.5% 43.4% -114 dBm 61.5% 61.5% 50.9% 34.9% -94 dBm
Jo Daviess County, IL 99.5% 99.5% 21.2% 11.2% -97 dBm 74.8% 68.2% 24.5% 17.3% -112 dBm 68.3% 68.3% 53.1% 34.3% -94 dBm
Johnson County, IL 96.8% 96.8% 12.3% 6.8% -98 dBm 87.2% 87.1% 53.4% 37.2% -115 dBm 50.7% 50.7% 39.8% 25.0% -95 dBm
Kane County, IL 100.0% 100.0% 98.7% 86.6% -88 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 97.7% 78.9% -106 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 99.7% 97.2% -80 dBm
Kankakee County, IL 100.0% 100.0% 88.7% 60.5% -92 dBm 98.8% 98.8% 91.8% 83.4% -111 dBm 96.0% 96.0% 88.3% 72.9% -89 dBm
Kendall County, IL 100.0% 100.0% 99.3% 93.3% -88 dBm 99.9% 99.9% 90.9% 62.7% -110 dBm 99.9% 99.9% 99.7% 96.9% -80 dBm
Knox County, IL 95.3% 95.2% 36.1% 27.9% -92 dBm 96.8% 96.8% 63.2% 43.8% -112 dBm 77.5% 77.5% 66.8% 48.1% -92 dBm
Lake County, IL 100.0% 100.0% 98.8% 87.6% -89 dBm 99.9% 99.9% 98.7% 71.2% -104 dBm 99.9% 99.9% 99.4% 96.5% -80 dBm
LaSalle County, IL 99.9% 99.9% 74.9% 47.4% -92 dBm 99.5% 99.5% 91.8% 64.6% -112 dBm 94.1% 94.1% 88.8% 72.8% -90 dBm
Lawrence County, IL 99.9% 99.8% 64.1% 47.8% -92 dBm 97.0% 97.0% 62.1% 59.2% -115 dBm 45.8% 45.8% 38.1% 21.7% -96 dBm
Lee County, IL 100.0% 100.0% 55.1% 29.8% -94 dBm 97.0% 96.9% 42.7% 30.2% -112 dBm 86.7% 86.6% 79.0% 56.7% -92 dBm
Livingston County, IL 99.9% 99.9% 66.6% 45.3% -90 dBm 99.7% 99.7% 93.0% 78.7% -111 dBm 89.1% 89.1% 76.9% 53.0% -94 dBm
Logan County, IL 99.2% 99.2% 59.7% 43.3% -91 dBm 98.9% 98.9% 90.7% 59.1% -112 dBm 94.4% 94.4% 88.0% 66.7% -91 dBm
Macon County, IL 99.7% 99.7% 66.1% 53.6% -89 dBm 99.8% 99.8% 93.7% 66.1% -110 dBm 99.6% 99.5% 98.1% 86.7% -86 dBm
Macoupin County, IL 94.7% 94.6% 27.5% 19.1% -96 dBm 96.8% 96.8% 67.3% 40.7% -111 dBm 63.6% 63.6% 51.5% 32.4% -96 dBm
Madison County, IL 98.9% 98.8% 56.1% 39.2% -95 dBm 99.6% 99.5% 93.2% 63.6% -108 dBm 93.5% 93.5% 88.0% 73.9% -88 dBm
Marion County, IL 94.0% 93.9% 61.0% 50.2% -94 dBm 96.1% 96.1% 69.8% 55.9% -112 dBm 77.5% 77.5% 65.9% 47.1% -94 dBm
Marshall County, IL 99.6% 99.6% 53.1% 24.4% -96 dBm 97.9% 97.9% 76.2% 62.4% -112 dBm 72.4% 72.4% 47.0% 25.3% -98 dBm
Mason County, IL 95.4% 95.3% 42.9% 29.3% -94 dBm 98.5% 98.5% 80.8% 67.8% -112 dBm 77.8% 77.8% 63.5% 40.9% -95 dBm
Massac County, IL 98.5% 98.5% 17.7% 7.7% -96 dBm 94.3% 94.2% 67.9% 50.6% -113 dBm 79.3% 79.3% 66.9% 45.9% -93 dBm
McDonough County, IL 94.2% 94.2% 1.6% 1.4% -90 dBm 95.0% 95.0% 59.7% 29.1% -113 dBm 91.0% 91.0% 79.6% 58.1% -92 dBm
McHenry County, IL 100.0% 100.0% 97.7% 83.5% -91 dBm 99.8% 99.7% 93.6% 77.3% -109 dBm 99.6% 99.6% 98.4% 89.9% -84 dBm
McLean County, IL 99.9% 99.9% 64.7% 54.7% -89 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 96.3% 68.4% -108 dBm 97.8% 97.8% 93.5% 80.3% -88 dBm
Menard County, IL 96.2% 96.1% 34.5% 20.8% -96 dBm 98.8% 98.8% 89.7% 74.0% -110 dBm 82.9% 82.9% 69.7% 44.9% -95 dBm
Mercer County, IL 98.7% 98.7% 16.1% 7.6% -97 dBm 84.9% 84.9% 7.3% 4.4% -112 dBm 83.7% 83.7% 70.3% 43.5% -94 dBm
Monroe County, IL 94.8% 94.8% 58.4% 44.1% -99 dBm 97.5% 97.1% 77.3% 39.6% -113 dBm 81.4% 81.4% 72.6% 52.2% -93 dBm
Montgomery County, IL 94.7% 94.7% 42.9% 25.5% -95 dBm 96.8% 96.7% 80.0% 67.0% -112 dBm 90.9% 90.9% 78.5% 55.6% -93 dBm
Morgan County, IL 96.8% 96.8% 22.0% 11.6% -95 dBm 98.9% 98.9% 84.7% 54.0% -107 dBm 90.0% 90.0% 80.1% 61.3% -91 dBm
Moultrie County, IL 100.0% 100.0% 27.5% 23.2% -86 dBm 99.8% 99.8% 85.6% 74.8% -113 dBm 95.6% 95.6% 88.8% 59.9% -93 dBm
Ogle County, IL 100.0% 100.0% 46.0% 28.4% -92 dBm 92.9% 92.9% 31.5% 20.9% -112 dBm 87.7% 87.7% 77.7% 58.4% -91 dBm
Peoria County, IL 96.8% 96.7% 51.2% 34.2% -93 dBm 98.4% 98.4% 70.7% 49.5% -110 dBm 91.6% 91.6% 83.0% 66.3% -89 dBm
Perry County, IL 99.9% 99.9% 16.0% 8.4% -93 dBm 99.4% 99.4% 82.1% 70.2% -112 dBm 65.4% 65.4% 49.7% 28.2% -97 dBm
Piatt County, IL 99.7% 99.7% 66.4% 50.3% -89 dBm 99.8% 99.8% 98.5% 75.7% -109 dBm 97.0% 97.0% 89.8% 65.0% -92 dBm
Pike County, IL 98.7% 98.7% 2.0% 1.3% -94 dBm 91.3% 91.1% 70.1% 52.0% -114 dBm 63.3% 63.3% 47.7% 29.1% -95 dBm
Pope County, IL 73.4% 73.4% 0.1% 0.0% -103 dBm 56.1% 56.1% 23.5% 19.3% -118 dBm 23.1% 23.1% 15.0% 7.9% -99 dBm
Pulaski County, IL 99.6% 99.6% 15.4% 10.2% -96 dBm 99.9% 99.9% 83.2% 66.5% -112 dBm 58.7% 58.7% 45.9% 28.4% -95 dBm
Putnam County, IL 99.9% 99.9% 25.2% 9.0% -97 dBm 94.7% 94.6% 64.8% 42.9% -113 dBm 61.6% 61.6% 48.3% 25.9% -97 dBm
Randolph County, IL 97.4% 97.4% 20.7% 10.5% -97 dBm 97.1% 97.1% 79.2% 59.6% -114 dBm 74.6% 74.3% 62.5% 41.2% -95 dBm
Richland County, IL 99.3% 99.3% 53.3% 44.2% -89 dBm 99.0% 99.0% 74.6% 68.5% -112 dBm 54.7% 54.7% 45.5% 26.2% -97 dBm
Rock Island, IL County 99.9% 99.9% 48.4% 29.4% -95 dBm 87.3% 87.2% 41.1% 28.8% -110 dBm 90.0% 90.0% 79.0% 57.7% -91 dBm
Saline County, IL 96.1% 96.1% 21.4% 11.9% -95 dBm 96.0% 96.0% 73.3% 60.3% -113 dBm 66.7% 66.7% 56.9% 39.9% -94 dBm
Sangamon County, IL 99.1% 99.0% 68.2% 52.1% -91 dBm 98.9% 98.7% 93.6% 61.4% -107 dBm 95.7% 95.7% 90.6% 76.8% -88 dBm
Schuyler County, IL 73.7% 73.7% 0.1% 0.0% -97 dBm 82.3% 82.3% 24.4% 20.0% -114 dBm 39.2% 39.2% 24.3% 15.8% -97 dBm
Scott County, IL 98.4% 98.4% 18.0% 9.3% -96 dBm 98.7% 98.7% 86.9% 62.3% -112 dBm 81.6% 81.6% 70.1% 47.3% -94 dBm
Shelby County, IL 94.1% 94.0% 30.6% 17.3% -95 dBm 97.7% 97.7% 78.5% 63.6% -112 dBm 74.4% 74.4% 61.6% 41.9% -95 dBm
St. Clair County, IL 98.9% 98.9% 83.9% 68.8% -94 dBm 99.0% 98.5% 94.2% 62.1% -108 dBm 93.0% 93.0% 88.8% 76.0% -87 dBm
Stark County, IL 99.6% 99.6% 41.8% 21.6% -95 dBm 98.5% 98.5% 77.2% 67.8% -114 dBm 88.7% 88.7% 72.0% 36.2% -97 dBm
Stephenson County, IL 99.7% 99.7% 30.1% 15.2% -96 dBm 86.2% 85.5% 20.7% 16.0% -113 dBm 76.8% 76.8% 61.8% 41.7% -94 dBm
Tazewell County, IL 99.5% 99.5% 69.8% 59.2% -89 dBm 99.5% 99.5% 81.7% 53.6% -112 dBm 96.0% 96.0% 90.5% 73.2% -88 dBm
Union County, IL 96.4% 96.4% 15.2% 9.4% -96 dBm 92.1% 91.5% 71.7% 46.7% -113 dBm 56.2% 56.2% 44.3% 26.8% -96 dBm
Vermilion County, IL 96.9% 96.8% 59.2% 37.6% -93 dBm 99.5% 99.5% 93.4% 65.5% -109 dBm 76.4% 76.4% 59.9% 36.8% -95 dBm
Wabash County, IL 98.3% 98.3% 4.6% 1.3% -94 dBm 98.8% 98.8% 59.0% 43.5% -114 dBm 20.7% 20.7% 9.6% 0.6% -104 dBm
Warren County, IL 98.6% 98.5% 35.9% 25.5% -93 dBm 96.4% 96.4% 52.0% 41.7% -114 dBm 90.1% 90.1% 73.5% 45.8% -94 dBm
Washington County, IL 99.3% 99.3% 25.9% 12.7% -92 dBm 99.2% 99.2% 91.5% 69.9% -111 dBm 78.9% 78.9% 68.9% 49.6% -93 dBm
Wayne County, IL 97.1% 97.0% 19.8% 11.1% -96 dBm 98.2% 98.2% 62.5% 55.4% -114 dBm 47.2% 47.1% 38.1% 21.2% -96 dBm
White County, IL 98.9% 98.9% 19.3% 9.3% -95 dBm 98.2% 98.2% 68.2% 53.5% -114 dBm 59.0% 59.0% 42.0% 25.3% -97 dBm
Whiteside County, IL 99.8% 99.8% 47.3% 25.3% -96 dBm 98.1% 98.0% 44.2% 32.8% -112 dBm 91.3% 91.3% 83.9% 65.5% -90 dBm
Will County, IL 100.0% 100.0% 99.5% 90.5% -88 dBm 99.7% 99.7% 94.2% 79.8% -107 dBm 99.1% 99.1% 97.6% 91.5% -82 dBm
Williamson County, IL 99.5% 99.5% 35.0% 24.7% -93 dBm 97.7% 97.7% 79.7% 49.3% -111 dBm 67.0% 67.0% 56.9% 41.0% -92 dBm

About The Coverage Data

Coverage and signal estimates are derived by Compare Wireless Carriers from carrier-reported data in the FCC’s National Broadband Coverage Map, last updated in June 2025. “Percent covered” shows how much of the city or ZIP code area has a carrier signal, whether weak or strong. Signal bars show the estimated average signal strength in areas of Illinois where that carrier has coverage.

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