RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 334 SHOWN OF 334

Highest poverty rate, Illinois cities · 2010

Illinois cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 ACS). This list covers the 334 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Carbondale, ILIL21,81144.5%+3.1 pts

02East St. Louis, ILIL17,68241.0%+5.9 pts

03Charleston, ILIL17,46636.6%+6.4 pts

04Macomb, ILIL14,53033.6%+4.5 pts

05Kankakee, ILIL23,40031.2%+9.8 pts

06Harvey, ILIL19,84930.9%+9.3 pts

07Danville, ILIL28,13829.9%+11.9 pts

08Urbana, ILIL39,71929.8%+2.5 pts

09Pana, ILIL5,01028.3%+10.7 pts

10West Frankfort, ILIL7,10527.1%+8.5 pts

11Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18726.6%+9.6 pts

12DeKalb, ILIL40,46726.3%+5.1 pts

13Champaign, ILIL91,19526.2%+4.1 pts

14East Alton, ILIL5,62125.9%+12.6 pts

15Murphysboro, ILIL6,97725.2%+3.9 pts

16Markham, ILIL11,27424.5%+7.6 pts

17Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50824.4%+6.9 pts

18Robinson, ILIL7,28323.3%+12.2 pts

19Rockford, ILIL147,38423.3%+9.3 pts

20Normal, ILIL53,27523.1%+3.8 pts

21Riverdale, ILIL10,28023.0%+4.6 pts

22Harvard, ILIL9,50422.7%+13.6 pts

23Benton, ILIL6,55822.1%+4.7 pts

24Salem, ILIL7,03522.1%+13.0 pts

25Harrisburg, ILIL7,92221.7%+8.5 pts

26Alton, ILIL25,01321.6%+2.9 pts

27Chicago, ILIL2,731,58520.9%+1.3 pts

28Decatur, ILIL67,88420.9%+4.4 pts

29Kewanee, ILIL12,11520.9%+6.9 pts

30Jacksonville, ILIL17,75220.9%+8.5 pts

31Galesburg, ILIL28,58120.8%+6.1 pts

32Rantoul, ILIL11,99120.7%+10.0 pts

33Centralia, ILIL11,86320.0%+5.4 pts

34North Chicago, ILIL34,05019.5%+4.4 pts

35Freeport, ILIL23,20219.5%+6.4 pts

36Calumet City, ILIL34,79819.4%+7.3 pts

37Blue Island, ILIL21,80519.2%+5.9 pts

38Peoria, ILIL110,92019.1%+0.3 pts

39Vandalia, ILIL7,10818.9%+3.4 pts

40Monmouth, ILIL8,59918.6%+7.5 pts

41Marion, ILIL17,14818.6%+3.7 pts

42Rock Falls, ILIL8,52118.6%+7.0 pts

43LaSalle, ILIL9,38818.4%+2.7 pts

44Dolton, ILIL20,67118.4%+10.0 pts

45Paris, ILIL8,02617.6%+4.9 pts

46Posen, ILIL5,40517.5%+10.5 pts

47Beardstown, ILIL5,69117.1%−2.6 pts

48Du Quoin, ILIL5,56917.1%−1.0 pts

49Canton, ILIL13,29717.0%+3.6 pts

50Milan, ILIL5,02817.0%+6.3 pts

51Metropolis, ILIL5,72716.9%−0.2 pts

52University Park, ILIL7,01916.9%+7.8 pts

53Cicero, ILIL81,85816.9%+1.3 pts

54East Moline, ILIL20,45316.8%+3.0 pts

55Wood River, ILIL10,22416.7%+1.9 pts

56Mattoon, ILIL16,66716.7%+3.3 pts

57Taylorville, ILIL10,52216.7%+6.6 pts

58Granite City, ILIL26,80716.6%+5.3 pts

59Maywood, ILIL23,33016.6%+3.3 pts

60Springfield, ILIL112,98916.2%+4.5 pts

61Quincy, ILIL38,91816.0%+3.9 pts

62Litchfield, ILIL6,59816.0%−0.7 pts

63Summit, ILIL10,75315.9%−0.3 pts

64Rochelle, ILIL9,49815.8%+5.5 pts

65Bridgeview, ILIL16,52115.8%+8.5 pts

66Bensenville, ILIL18,52515.7%+9.2 pts

67Olney, ILIL8,34715.7%−1.3 pts

68Rock Island, ILIL36,22515.7%+1.2 pts

69Calumet Park, ILIL6,77215.4%+3.9 pts

70Lynwood, ILIL9,29715.4%+9.6 pts

71Sauk, ILIL9,62415.3%+5.7 pts

72Belvidere, ILIL25,46215.1%+5.2 pts

73Carterville, ILIL5,83915.1%+0.5 pts

74Zion, ILIL24,44714.8%+2.9 pts

75Streator, ILIL12,19014.8%+3.5 pts

76Pontiac, ILIL10,80614.7%+3.0 pts

77Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90214.7%+9.6 pts

78Chester, ILIL6,84714.7%+5.0 pts

79Sterling, ILIL14,39414.7%+3.9 pts

80Melrose Park, ILIL23,93614.5%+4.2 pts

81Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72314.3%−1.4 pts

82Herrin, ILIL12,26814.3%−1.7 pts

83Collinsville, ILIL23,71714.3%+7.1 pts

84Eureka, ILIL5,12914.3%+11.9 pts

85Princeton, ILIL7,67414.2%+7.0 pts

86Waukegan, ILIL87,94013.9%−0.0 pts

87Park Forest, ILIL21,07913.8%+7.1 pts

88Carlinville, ILIL5,46513.4%+0.9 pts

89Berwyn, ILIL55,00113.4%+5.5 pts

90Hillside, ILIL8,14013.3%+6.9 pts

91Lincoln, ILIL12,98113.2%+2.5 pts

92Edwardsville, ILIL26,46313.0%+4.5 pts

93Belleville, ILIL40,23712.8%+1.1 pts

94South Beloit, ILIL7,99612.8%+2.8 pts

95River Grove, ILIL10,40912.7%+6.8 pts

96Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10112.7%+7.2 pts

97Godfrey, ILIL17,62012.6%+6.7 pts

98Braidwood, ILIL6,25912.5%+7.1 pts

99Midlothian, ILIL13,84112.5%+5.4 pts

100Effingham, ILIL12,40612.4%+2.8 pts

101Justice, ILIL12,28512.3%+5.0 pts

102Ottawa, ILIL18,68412.3%+1.1 pts

103Pekin, ILIL31,27712.3%+2.9 pts

104Park City, ILIL7,89312.1%+4.1 pts

105Bellwood, ILIL18,11612.0%+4.8 pts

106Aurora, ILIL181,50511.9%+3.4 pts

107Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88711.9%+1.3 pts

108Joliet, ILIL152,24111.9%+1.2 pts

109Elgin, ILIL115,47611.9%+3.8 pts

110Silvis, ILIL7,97911.9%+2.3 pts

111Highwood, ILIL5,32311.6%+4.6 pts

112Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02411.5%+3.1 pts

113Lansing, ILIL28,06811.4%+5.9 pts

114Evanston, ILIL76,38011.4%+0.3 pts

115Fox Lake, ILIL10,84911.3%+5.0 pts

116Greenville, ILIL7,46911.3%−0.5 pts

117Dixon, ILIL14,58211.3%+1.2 pts

118Carpentersville, ILIL37,04511.3%+2.8 pts

119Peru, ILIL9,78011.3%+3.8 pts

120Mendota, ILIL6,89411.1%−0.1 pts

121Hanover Park, ILIL36,56811.1%+5.0 pts

122West Chicago, ILIL25,29610.9%+1.6 pts

123Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84410.9%+0.9 pts

124Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65510.8%+4.7 pts

125Steger, ILIL9,35210.8%+2.3 pts

126Worth, ILIL10,69610.6%+1.3 pts

127Addison, ILIL35,75810.6%+1.0 pts

128Bloomington, ILIL78,80410.5%+2.8 pts

129Woodstock, ILIL25,74010.4%+3.2 pts

130Jerseyville, ILIL8,40910.3%+3.1 pts

131Burbank, ILIL28,57810.3%+5.2 pts

132Machesney Park, ILIL22,80510.3%+5.0 pts

133Spring Valley, ILIL5,40810.2%+3.8 pts

134Savoy, ILIL9,11310.1%+1.0 pts

135Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89810.0%+4.3 pts

136Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65810.0%+3.5 pts

137Franklin Park, ILIL18,0459.9%+2.7 pts

138Monticello, ILIL6,0809.8%+6.0 pts

139Moline, ILIL42,3629.7%+0.2 pts

140Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0369.4%−0.6 pts

141Marengo, ILIL7,7379.4%+5.0 pts

142Schiller Park, ILIL11,3179.3%+0.0 pts

143South Holland, ILIL20,7499.2%+4.7 pts

144Loves Park, ILIL23,7129.2%+4.2 pts

145Crest Hill, ILIL20,6959.2%+4.4 pts

146Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2159.1%+3.6 pts

147Wheeling, ILIL38,3919.0%+3.7 pts

148Richton Park, ILIL12,4839.0%+2.0 pts

149Mascoutah, ILIL9,2399.0%+1.2 pts

150Bethalto, ILIL9,2029.0%−0.3 pts

151Skokie, ILIL66,5448.9%+3.5 pts

152Clinton, ILIL6,7818.8%−2.0 pts

153Alsip, ILIL18,4838.8%+2.1 pts

154Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7678.7%−0.1 pts

155Troy, ILIL11,8938.6%+5.2 pts

156Genoa, ILIL5,5478.6%+5.3 pts

157Warrenville, ILIL15,2118.5%+7.0 pts

158Round Lake, ILIL18,5268.5%+1.7 pts

159Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2068.5%+4.3 pts

160Bradley, ILIL15,2148.5%+1.7 pts

161East Peoria, ILIL22,0888.4%+1.2 pts

162Oak Forest, ILIL26,7928.3%+4.7 pts

163Broadview, ILIL7,8718.3%+1.9 pts

164Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6908.3%+3.2 pts

165Fairview Heights, ILIL16,1758.2%+2.3 pts

166Palatine, ILIL65,8428.1%+3.4 pts

167Carol Stream, ILIL39,3158.1%+4.7 pts

168Manteno, ILIL9,2018.0%+2.8 pts

169McHenry, ILIL29,2177.9%+3.3 pts

170Forest Park, ILIL13,8297.8%+0.9 pts

171Countryside, ILIL6,2607.8%+4.1 pts

172Glenwood, ILIL8,4167.8%+4.1 pts

173Westmont, ILIL24,1557.7%+1.9 pts

174Palos Hills, ILIL18,0287.5%+4.1 pts

175Matteson, ILIL18,5437.4%+3.1 pts

176O'Fallon, ILIL32,6567.4%+2.5 pts

177Homewood, ILIL18,7737.4%+3.1 pts

178Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7617.4%+2.7 pts

179Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5457.3%+7.3 pts

180Romeoville, ILIL41,2817.3%+5.4 pts

181Villa Park, ILIL21,8887.2%+2.4 pts

182Lyons, ILIL10,4337.2%+0.9 pts

183Hillsboro, ILIL6,1847.2%−10.0 pts

184Wood Dale, ILIL14,0817.2%+3.1 pts

185Lakemoor, ILIL6,4497.1%−1.6 pts

186Niles, ILIL30,4437.0%+1.6 pts

187Crete, ILIL8,3457.0%+5.3 pts

188Plano, ILIL12,6776.9%+1.5 pts

189Batavia, ILIL26,5866.9%+3.3 pts

190Island Lake, ILIL8,0476.9%+4.3 pts

191Barrington, ILIL10,5866.8%+3.8 pts

192Sycamore, ILIL19,0836.7%+3.1 pts

193Prospect Heights, ILIL15,5526.6%+2.3 pts

194Antioch, ILIL15,0006.6%+2.7 pts

195Oak Park, ILIL52,8236.6%+1.0 pts

196Swansea, ILIL14,3566.5%−0.2 pts

197Brookfield, ILIL18,8796.4%+2.1 pts

198North Riverside, ILIL7,1616.4%+1.7 pts

199Coal City, ILIL5,8316.3%+3.1 pts

200Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6756.2%+1.0 pts

201Des Plaines, ILIL58,7726.2%+1.6 pts

202Woodridge, ILIL34,0286.2%+2.4 pts

203Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,8586.2%+1.8 pts

204Washington, ILIL15,9026.2%+2.0 pts

205Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8036.1%+2.0 pts

206Morton, ILIL17,5656.1%+1.1 pts

207Chillicothe, ILIL6,0335.9%−0.4 pts

208Streamwood, ILIL38,2775.8%+2.8 pts

209Tinley Park, ILIL55,1405.8%+3.2 pts

210Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4505.8%+0.4 pts

211Bartonville, ILIL5,8045.8%−1.2 pts

212Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2835.7%+1.5 pts

213Elburn, ILIL7,0845.7%+1.5 pts

214Stickney, ILIL6,8975.6%−0.2 pts

215Mount Prospect, ILIL55,3955.6%+0.9 pts

216River Forest, ILIL11,3935.6%+2.9 pts

217Orland Hills, ILIL6,6635.5%+0.2 pts

218Schaumburg, ILIL77,2495.5%+2.5 pts

219Sandwich, ILIL7,3805.5%+0.0 pts

220Lincolnwood, ILIL13,0395.5%+2.6 pts

221Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,7505.4%+2.6 pts

222Waterloo, ILIL11,1325.4%+1.6 pts

223Beach Park, ILIL14,1145.3%+1.6 pts

224Willowbrook, ILIL9,1265.2%+3.2 pts

225Morris, ILIL14,6695.2%−1.4 pts

226Darien, ILIL22,0325.1%+2.9 pts

227Northlake, ILIL12,4625.1%−3.3 pts

228Maryville, ILIL8,4135.1%+1.0 pts

229Wilmington, ILIL5,6145.1%−0.2 pts

230Chatham, ILIL14,5795.0%+0.4 pts

231Geneseo, ILIL6,5055.0%−0.3 pts

232Wheaton, ILIL54,0654.9%+1.3 pts

233Shorewood, ILIL18,5364.9%+2.8 pts

234North Aurora, ILIL19,4064.9%+1.8 pts

235Bloomingdale, ILIL22,4764.8%+2.1 pts

236Mundelein, ILIL32,6804.8%+0.2 pts

237Johnsburg, ILIL6,4454.7%+3.4 pts

238Shiloh, ILIL14,6044.7%−3.0 pts

239Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9894.6%+2.8 pts

240West Dundee, ILIL8,5704.6%+0.9 pts

241Crystal Lake, ILIL42,2884.6%+1.1 pts

242St. Charles, ILIL33,5944.6%+1.2 pts

243Highland Park, ILIL30,7674.6%+0.8 pts

244Montgomery, ILIL21,9784.5%+0.9 pts

245Norridge, ILIL14,8084.5%+0.7 pts

246Huntley, ILIL29,1324.4%+1.7 pts

247Grayslake, ILIL21,1404.4%+1.4 pts

248Highland, ILIL10,0424.4%−2.5 pts

249Bartlett, ILIL40,8554.4%+2.5 pts

250Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5254.3%+1.2 pts

251Oswego, ILIL39,9484.3%+1.5 pts

252Glencoe, ILIL8,7244.2%+1.9 pts

253Grandwood Park, ILIL5,2624.2%+0.9 pts

254Morton Grove, ILIL24,5824.2%+1.5 pts

255Minooka, ILIL12,8994.1%+1.9 pts

256Gurnee, ILIL30,4584.1%+1.1 pts

257Wauconda, ILIL13,9934.1%+0.1 pts

258La Grange, ILIL15,9354.1%+0.1 pts

259Berkeley, ILIL5,1414.1%−2.3 pts

260Cary, ILIL17,9324.1%+2.7 pts

261Roscoe, ILIL11,0344.1%+1.2 pts

262Arlington Heights, ILIL76,2164.0%+1.5 pts

263Crestwood, ILIL10,5294.0%−0.6 pts

264Orland Park, ILIL57,9544.0%+0.9 pts

265Elmhurst, ILIL46,1114.0%+1.5 pts

266Columbia, ILIL10,8653.9%+1.4 pts

267Plainfield, ILIL50,0433.9%+2.1 pts

268Elk Grove, ILIL31,8853.9%+1.9 pts

269Glenview, ILIL47,7113.8%+1.8 pts

270Mahomet, ILIL10,5163.8%−1.3 pts

271Lockport, ILIL27,8223.8%+0.3 pts

272Vernon Hills, ILIL26,8253.8%+0.8 pts

273Libertyville, ILIL20,7013.7%+0.2 pts

274Winfield, ILIL10,1463.7%+0.7 pts

275Inverness, ILIL7,4183.6%+2.1 pts

276Lisle, ILIL23,4323.6%+0.0 pts

277Westchester, ILIL16,3003.6%+1.1 pts

278Palos Heights, ILIL12,0843.5%+0.3 pts

279Lombard, ILIL44,3993.5%−0.4 pts

280Roselle, ILIL22,7563.4%+1.4 pts

281Northbrook, ILIL34,7443.4%+1.1 pts

282Volo, ILIL6,8053.4%−29.6 pts

283Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,5903.4%+1.2 pts

284Naperville, ILIL153,1143.4%+1.2 pts

285Homer Glen, ILIL24,8733.4%–

286Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,8123.3%+1.1 pts

287Gages Lake, ILIL10,8193.3%+0.3 pts

288Downers Grove, ILIL50,3653.2%+0.9 pts

289La Grange Park, ILIL13,4533.1%+0.5 pts

290Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5933.1%+0.4 pts

291Algonquin, ILIL30,8243.1%+1.4 pts

292Yorkville, ILIL26,7303.1%+1.7 pts

293Mount Zion, ILIL5,8803.1%−2.0 pts

294Manhattan, ILIL10,9433.0%−0.6 pts

295South Elgin, ILIL25,6563.0%+0.0 pts

296Channahon, ILIL14,5303.0%+1.3 pts

297Monee, ILIL5,1192.8%−0.6 pts

298Wilmette, ILIL27,4592.7%+0.4 pts

299South Barrington, ILIL5,0712.7%+0.1 pts

300Itasca, ILIL9,4882.6%−2.1 pts

301Park Ridge, ILIL38,4632.6%+0.1 pts

302Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,6812.6%+2.0 pts

303New Lenox, ILIL28,8932.6%+0.2 pts

304Mokena, ILIL19,8972.6%+1.5 pts

305Willow Springs, ILIL5,7882.5%−3.6 pts

306Geneva, ILIL21,1382.5%+0.3 pts

307Western Springs, ILIL13,5882.5%+1.6 pts

308Lake Forest, ILIL19,7312.5%+0.4 pts

309Lincolnshire, ILIL7,9632.4%+0.9 pts

310Lake Villa, ILIL8,6922.4%−1.3 pts

311Riverside, ILIL8,9392.4%−0.6 pts

312Burr Ridge, ILIL11,1792.4%−0.5 pts

313Winnetka, ILIL12,5182.3%+0.9 pts

314Lake Zurich, ILIL19,8682.3%−0.2 pts

315Lake Bluff, ILIL5,5632.3%+1.1 pts

316Frankfort, ILIL21,3652.2%−0.1 pts

317Hampshire, ILIL9,2662.2%−0.7 pts

318Lake Barrington, ILIL5,1302.1%+0.1 pts

319Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8102.1%+0.6 pts

320Sugar Grove, ILIL9,3811.9%+0.1 pts

321Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,6791.9%+0.0 pts

322Spring Grove, ILIL5,5261.9%−0.5 pts

323Flossmoor, ILIL9,3581.9%−1.0 pts

324Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5601.7%−0.7 pts

325Rockton, ILIL7,8701.7%+0.4 pts

326Lemont, ILIL18,5131.7%−2.0 pts

327Oak Brook, ILIL8,1081.7%−0.4 pts

328Northfield, ILIL5,6321.6%+0.0 pts

329Deerfield, ILIL19,6421.5%−0.1 pts

330Hinsdale, ILIL17,5731.5%−1.7 pts

331Campton Hills, ILIL10,8941.4%–

332Gilberts, ILIL9,0821.3%+0.7 pts

333Long Grove, ILIL8,3431.2%−1.4 pts

334Lake Holiday, ILIL5,6411.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS