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Highest Medicare coverage, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 102 is 22.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Brown County, IL, up 34 places to #25.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01▲2Hardin County, ILIL3,58832.3%+4.0 pts

02▼1Pope County, ILIL3,67232.0%−2.4 pts

03▼1Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59431.0%+0.8 pts

04Henderson County, ILIL5,98430.0%+2.6 pts

05▲4Pulaski County, ILIL4,82028.4%+2.1 pts

06Alexander County, ILIL4,57027.6%+0.6 pts

07▲6Edgar County, ILIL16,32327.6%+2.8 pts

08Gallatin County, ILIL4,61627.4%+1.1 pts

09▼4Carroll County, ILIL15,41927.0%−0.3 pts

10▲6Schuyler County, ILIL6,65726.8%+2.2 pts

11▼1Calhoun County, ILIL4,30026.7%+1.1 pts

12▼1Hancock County, ILIL16,80326.5%+1.1 pts

13▼1Mason County, ILIL12,41126.0%+0.8 pts

14Hamilton County, ILIL7,85925.7%+1.1 pts

15Putnam County, ILIL5,61925.7%+1.1 pts

16▲27Union County, ILIL16,65625.5%+3.0 pts

17▲3White County, ILIL13,25025.4%+1.3 pts

18▼1Stephenson County, ILIL43,22025.2%+0.6 pts

19▲11Pike County, ILIL14,23124.8%+1.6 pts

20▲9Wabash County, ILIL10,90724.8%+1.5 pts

21▲15Saline County, ILIL22,77224.7%+1.9 pts

22▼3Marshall County, ILIL11,47324.7%+0.3 pts

23▲5Massac County, ILIL13,50224.7%+1.4 pts

24▼1Montgomery County, ILIL28,07624.5%+0.9 pts

25▲34Brown County, ILIL6,40124.4%+3.0 pts

26Shelby County, ILIL20,57624.4%+1.0 pts

27▲5Edwards County, ILIL5,89824.3%+1.2 pts

28▲7Knox County, ILIL47,76724.3%+1.4 pts

29▲9Lee County, ILIL32,91424.3%+1.6 pts

30▼3Stark County, ILIL5,31924.3%+0.9 pts

31▼10Wayne County, ILIL15,88224.3%+0.3 pts

32▼25Johnson County, ILIL13,36324.1%−2.8 pts

33Macoupin County, ILIL43,74824.1%+1.0 pts

34▲5Randolph County, ILIL29,92124.0%+1.4 pts

35▲15Scott County, ILIL4,86623.9%+1.8 pts

36▼5Bureau County, ILIL32,51023.8%+0.7 pts

37▼3Fulton County, ILIL32,90123.8%+0.8 pts

38▼20Perry County, ILIL20,16023.6%−0.9 pts

39▼15Franklin County, ILIL36,91623.5%0.0 pts

40▲15Greene County, ILIL11,31323.3%+1.5 pts

41▲5Washington County, ILIL13,56423.3%+1.0 pts

42▼17Iroquois County, ILIL26,15023.1%−0.3 pts

43▼1Mercer County, ILIL15,22923.1%+0.6 pts

44▲9Whiteside County, ILIL54,12123.1%+1.1 pts

45▲16Lawrence County, ILIL13,79023.0%+1.7 pts

46▼9Christian County, ILIL33,44323.0%+0.3 pts

47▲7Morgan County, ILIL32,51523.0%+1.1 pts

48▼4Bond County, ILIL16,95922.9%+0.5 pts

49▼27Clay County, ILIL12,79322.9%−0.7 pts

50▲8Logan County, ILIL27,18222.8%+1.3 pts

51▼2Macon County, ILIL99,30022.8%+0.7 pts

52▲18Piatt County, ILIL16,79122.8%+2.5 pts

53▼2Henry County, ILIL48,09522.7%+0.7 pts

54▲18Warren County, ILIL16,22222.7%+2.6 pts

55▼10Richland County, ILIL15,21922.6%+0.2 pts

56▲6Adams County, ILIL64,26722.5%+1.2 pts

57▲6Cumberland County, ILIL10,20822.5%+1.2 pts

58▲7Menard County, ILIL11,86322.5%+1.3 pts

59▼7Marion County, ILIL36,38222.4%+0.4 pts

60▲9De Witt County, ILIL15,11822.3%+1.8 pts

61▼5Williamson County, ILIL67,22522.2%+0.5 pts

62▼15Jefferson County, ILIL36,14722.1%0.0 pts

63▼23Crawford County, ILIL18,64821.9%−0.6 pts

64▼7Clark County, ILIL15,11421.9%+0.3 pts

65▲1Jersey County, ILIL21,16021.9%+1.1 pts

66▼6Vermilion County, ILIL71,25921.9%+0.5 pts

67▼26Fayette County, ILIL20,79021.8%−0.7 pts

68Rock Island County, ILIL141,86921.7%+1.2 pts

69▲4Ogle County, ILIL51,39921.7%+1.7 pts

70▲1LaSalle County, ILIL107,77321.6%+1.5 pts

71▼23Livingston County, ILIL35,05721.5%−0.6 pts

72▼8Jasper County, ILIL9,03221.3%0.0 pts

73▼6Tazewell County, ILIL130,04921.1%+0.5 pts

74▲2Sangamon County, ILIL194,17020.9%+1.6 pts

75▲11McDonough County, ILIL25,91620.6%+2.2 pts

76▼2Winnebago County, ILIL283,67420.6%+0.7 pts

77Coles County, ILIL46,60720.4%+1.2 pts

78▲3Ford County, ILIL13,21620.4%+1.4 pts

79▲4Monroe County, ILIL34,84020.3%+1.8 pts

80▼2Clinton County, ILIL37,12820.2%+1.0 pts

81▼2Cass County, ILIL12,46320.1%+1.1 pts

82▼7Madison County, ILIL263,11020.0%+0.5 pts

83▲5Moultrie County, ILIL14,37120.0%+1.8 pts

84▲1Kankakee County, ILIL105,52519.9%+1.5 pts

85▲4St. Clair County, ILIL250,70819.7%+1.6 pts

86▼6Effingham County, ILIL34,51919.7%+0.7 pts

87▼5Woodford County, ILIL38,11119.5%+0.8 pts

88▼1Peoria County, ILIL178,55319.4%+1.1 pts

89▼5Douglas County, ILIL19,88018.0%−0.5 pts

90Jackson County, ILIL52,50117.6%+0.6 pts

91Boone County, ILIL53,56817.5%+1.0 pts

92▲1DuPage County, ILIL934,29816.9%+1.6 pts

93▲1McHenry County, ILIL317,75116.9%+1.7 pts

94▼2Cook County, ILIL5,194,62516.3%+1.0 pts

95▲1Lake County, ILIL719,33916.2%+1.4 pts

96▲2Kane County, ILIL525,75715.5%+1.4 pts

97▼2Grundy County, ILIL54,05215.5%+0.5 pts

98▼1McLean County, ILIL171,41915.1%+0.5 pts

99Will County, ILIL712,25315.0%+1.4 pts

100DeKalb County, ILIL101,83514.5%+1.0 pts

101Champaign County, ILIL209,97214.1%+0.8 pts

102Kendall County, ILIL145,47011.4%+0.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES