RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 102 SHOWN OF 102

Highest Medicaid coverage, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 102 is 21.0%.

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01Pulaski County, ILIL4,82037.6%–

02Alexander County, ILIL4,57036.6%–

03Saline County, ILIL22,77231.6%–

04Franklin County, ILIL36,91630.5%–

05Hardin County, ILIL3,58830.0%–

06Marion County, ILIL36,38229.8%–

07Gallatin County, ILIL4,61629.6%–

08Perry County, ILIL20,16029.2%–

09Vermilion County, ILIL71,25929.1%–

10Pope County, ILIL3,67227.9%–

11Jefferson County, ILIL36,14727.2%–

12White County, ILIL13,25026.9%–

13Pike County, ILIL14,23126.7%–

14Union County, ILIL16,65626.6%–

15Clay County, ILIL12,79326.6%–

16Ford County, ILIL13,21626.5%–

17Greene County, ILIL11,31326.2%–

18Winnebago County, ILIL283,67425.9%–

19Mason County, ILIL12,41125.8%–

20Massac County, ILIL13,50225.8%–

21Coles County, ILIL46,60725.6%–

22Richland County, ILIL15,21925.5%–

23Fayette County, ILIL20,79025.1%–

24Stephenson County, ILIL43,22024.9%–

25Wabash County, ILIL10,90724.8%–

26Jackson County, ILIL52,50124.6%–

27Macon County, ILIL99,30024.1%–

28Knox County, ILIL47,76723.9%–

29Lawrence County, ILIL13,79023.2%–

30Fulton County, ILIL32,90123.0%–

31Morgan County, ILIL32,51522.9%–

32St. Clair County, ILIL250,70822.8%–

33Cass County, ILIL12,46322.6%–

34Macoupin County, ILIL43,74822.6%–

35Warren County, ILIL16,22222.6%–

36Brown County, ILIL6,40122.3%–

37Randolph County, ILIL29,92122.3%–

38Iroquois County, ILIL26,15022.3%–

39Scott County, ILIL4,86622.0%–

40Peoria County, ILIL178,55321.8%–

41Rock Island County, ILIL141,86921.7%–

42Williamson County, ILIL67,22521.6%–

43Edgar County, ILIL16,32321.5%–

44Kankakee County, ILIL105,52521.5%–

45Cook County, ILIL5,194,62521.4%–

46Christian County, ILIL33,44321.3%–

47Jasper County, ILIL9,03221.3%–

48Crawford County, ILIL18,64821.2%–

49Wayne County, ILIL15,88221.2%–

50Johnson County, ILIL13,36321.1%–

51Clark County, ILIL15,11421.0%–

52LaSalle County, ILIL107,77321.0%–

53Stark County, ILIL5,31920.9%–

54Edwards County, ILIL5,89820.9%–

55Adams County, ILIL64,26720.1%–

56Sangamon County, ILIL194,17020.0%–

57Bureau County, ILIL32,51019.9%–

58Effingham County, ILIL34,51919.8%–

59Bond County, ILIL16,95919.7%–

60Lee County, ILIL32,91419.7%–

61Boone County, ILIL53,56819.6%–

62Logan County, ILIL27,18219.4%–

63DeKalb County, ILIL101,83519.4%–

64Hancock County, ILIL16,80319.4%–

65Cumberland County, ILIL10,20819.1%–

66Montgomery County, ILIL28,07618.8%–

67Schuyler County, ILIL6,65718.6%–

68Livingston County, ILIL35,05718.5%–

69Henderson County, ILIL5,98418.4%–

70McDonough County, ILIL25,91618.2%–

71Henry County, ILIL48,09518.2%–

72Whiteside County, ILIL54,12118.0%–

73De Witt County, ILIL15,11817.2%–

74Madison County, ILIL263,11017.1%–

75Douglas County, ILIL19,88016.9%–

76Kane County, ILIL525,75716.8%–

77Hamilton County, ILIL7,85916.8%–

78Marshall County, ILIL11,47316.7%–

79Tazewell County, ILIL130,04916.7%–

80Menard County, ILIL11,86316.6%–

81Ogle County, ILIL51,39916.6%–

82Shelby County, ILIL20,57616.6%–

83Carroll County, ILIL15,41916.5%–

84Calhoun County, ILIL4,30016.5%–

85Mercer County, ILIL15,22915.9%–

86Putnam County, ILIL5,61915.8%–

87Moultrie County, ILIL14,37115.6%–

88Champaign County, ILIL209,97215.3%–

89Clinton County, ILIL37,12814.5%–

90Jersey County, ILIL21,16014.1%–

91Grundy County, ILIL54,05214.0%–

92Washington County, ILIL13,56413.9%–

93Will County, ILIL712,25313.7%–

94Lake County, ILIL719,33913.6%–

95McLean County, ILIL171,41912.9%–

96Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59412.4%–

97Woodford County, ILIL38,11112.3%–

98McHenry County, ILIL317,75111.2%–

99Piatt County, ILIL16,79110.8%–

100DuPage County, ILIL934,29810.6%–

101Kendall County, ILIL145,47010.6%–

102Monroe County, ILIL34,8407.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS