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Poverty Rate in Illinois, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in Illinois, ranked. The highest is Pulaski County at 25.0% and the lowest is Monroe County at 5.0%.

Illinois: 11.8% · United States: 12.5% · median county in Illinois: 12.5%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Pulaski County25.0%
2Jackson County21.0%
3Schuyler County20.8%
4Union County20.2%
5Champaign County19.1%
6Alexander County19.0%
7Saline County18.9%
8Coles County18.7%
9Vermilion County17.7%
10Johnson County17.6%
11Clay County17.5%
12Franklin County17.5%
13McDonough County17.2%
14Perry County16.9%
15Wabash County16.7%
16Edwards County16.5%
17White County16.4%
18Massac County16.3%
19Wayne County16.1%
20Peoria County15.7%
21Winnebago County15.6%
22Fayette County15.5%
23Rock Island County15.5%
24Marion County15.4%
25Macon County15.0%
26DeKalb County14.8%
27Mason County14.8%
28Pike County14.8%
29Knox County14.6%
30Randolph County14.6%
31Warren County14.6%
32Lawrence County14.5%
33Greene County14.3%
34Carroll County14.2%
35Henderson County13.9%
36LaSalle County13.9%
37Stephenson County13.9%
38Williamson County13.8%
39Gallatin County13.6%
40St. Clair County13.6%
41Cook County13.5%
42Jefferson County13.5%
43Morgan County13.4%
44Pope County13.3%
45Fulton County13.2%
46Logan County13.1%
47Macoupin County13.1%
48Sangamon County13.1%
49McLean County12.9%
50Adams County12.8%
51Montgomery County12.6%
52Iroquois County12.5%
53Ford County12.4%
54Hancock County12.3%
55Kankakee County12.2%
56Crawford County12.1%
57Hamilton County12.1%
58Richland County12.1%
59Edgar County12.0%
60Whiteside County12.0%
61Lee County11.8%
62Scott County11.5%
63Marshall County11.4%
64Cass County11.1%
65Jasper County11.1%
66Madison County11.1%
67Stark County11.1%
68Hardin County11.0%
69Bond County10.9%
70Bureau County10.8%
71Livingston County10.5%
72Christian County10.2%
73Effingham County10.1%
74Menard County10.1%
75De Witt County10.0%
76Boone County9.9%
77Brown County9.2%
78Moultrie County9.2%
79Shelby County9.2%
80Clark County9.1%
81Cumberland County9.1%
82Tazewell County9.0%
83Henry County8.9%
84Mercer County8.9%
85Jersey County8.8%
86Douglas County8.5%
87Ogle County8.4%
88Lake County8.3%
89Putnam County8.1%
90Kane County7.9%
91Jo Daviess County7.8%
92Washington County7.5%
93Clinton County7.4%
94Will County7.3%
95Woodford County7.0%
96DuPage County6.6%
97Calhoun County6.3%
98McHenry County6.2%
99Piatt County6.1%
100Grundy County6.0%
101Kendall County5.4%
102Monroe County5.0%

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Illinois ranks 27th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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