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Highest poverty rate, Illinois counties

Illinois counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 102 is 12.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Henderson County, IL, up 51 places to #35.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01▲6Pulaski County, ILIL4,82025.0%+0.3 pts
02Jackson County, ILIL52,50121.0%−4.2 pts
03▲11Schuyler County, ILIL6,65720.8%+10.7 pts
04▲7Union County, ILIL16,65620.2%+3.7 pts
05▲3Champaign County, ILIL209,97219.1%+3.0 pts
06▼5Alexander County, ILIL4,57019.0%−7.1 pts
07▲5Saline County, ILIL22,77218.9%+4.7 pts
08▼2Coles County, ILIL46,60718.7%+1.2 pts
09▲1Vermilion County, ILIL71,25917.7%+4.4 pts
10▲42Johnson County, ILIL13,36317.6%+6.3 pts
11▲5Clay County, ILIL12,79317.5%+5.7 pts
12▼3Franklin County, ILIL36,91617.5%+1.3 pts
13▼8McDonough County, ILIL25,91617.2%−2.6 pts
14▼1Perry County, ILIL20,16016.9%+3.8 pts
15▲46Wabash County, ILIL10,90716.7%+2.6 pts
16▲44Edwards County, ILIL5,89816.5%+6.7 pts
17▲8White County, ILIL13,25016.4%+3.8 pts
18▼3Massac County, ILIL13,50216.3%+2.8 pts
19▲26Wayne County, ILIL15,88216.1%+3.7 pts
20▲2Peoria County, ILIL178,55315.7%+2.0 pts
21Winnebago County, ILIL283,67415.6%+6.0 pts
22▲12Rock Island County, ILIL141,86915.5%+4.8 pts
23▼4Fayette County, ILIL20,79015.5%+3.3 pts
24▼6Marion County, ILIL36,38215.4%+4.1 pts
25▲2Macon County, ILIL99,30015.0%+2.1 pts
26▲9Pike County, ILIL14,23114.8%+2.4 pts
27▼3Mason County, ILIL12,41114.8%+5.2 pts
28▼8DeKalb County, ILIL101,83514.8%+3.4 pts
29▲25Randolph County, ILIL29,92114.6%+4.6 pts
30▲35Warren County, ILIL16,22214.6%+5.5 pts
31▼14Knox County, ILIL47,76714.6%+3.4 pts
32▲8Lawrence County, ILIL13,79014.5%+0.8 pts
33▲17Greene County, ILIL11,31314.3%+1.9 pts
34▲35Carroll County, ILIL15,41914.2%+4.6 pts
35▲51Henderson County, ILIL5,98413.9%+4.5 pts
36▼6Stephenson County, ILIL43,22013.9%+5.0 pts
37▲5LaSalle County, ILIL107,77313.9%+4.8 pts
38▼1Williamson County, ILIL67,22513.8%−0.8 pts
39▼36Gallatin County, ILIL4,61613.6%−7.1 pts
40▼8St. Clair County, ILIL250,70813.6%−0.9 pts
41▼13Jefferson County, ILIL36,14713.5%+1.2 pts
42▼3Cook County, ILIL5,194,62513.5%0.0 pts
43▲4Morgan County, ILIL32,51513.4%+3.7 pts
44▼40Pope County, ILIL3,67213.3%−4.9 pts
45▼14Fulton County, ILIL32,90113.2%+3.3 pts
46▲31Logan County, ILIL27,18213.1%+5.1 pts
47▼11Sangamon County, ILIL194,17013.1%+3.8 pts
48▼10Macoupin County, ILIL43,74813.1%+3.6 pts
49▼23McLean County, ILIL171,41912.9%+3.2 pts
50▲5Adams County, ILIL64,26712.8%+2.8 pts
51▼28Montgomery County, ILIL28,07612.6%−0.8 pts
52▲12Iroquois County, ILIL26,15012.5%+3.8 pts
53Ford County, ILIL13,21612.4%+5.4 pts
54▼6Hancock County, ILIL16,80312.3%+4.0 pts
55▼6Kankakee County, ILIL105,52512.2%+0.8 pts
56▲7Crawford County, ILIL18,64812.1%+0.9 pts
57▼11Richland County, ILIL15,21912.1%−0.8 pts
58▼15Hamilton County, ILIL7,85912.1%−0.8 pts
59▲8Edgar County, ILIL16,32312.0%+1.5 pts
60▲19Whiteside County, ILIL54,12112.0%+3.5 pts
61▲1Lee County, ILIL32,91411.8%+4.1 pts
62▼4Scott County, ILIL4,86611.5%+1.7 pts
63▲7Marshall County, ILIL11,47311.4%+5.9 pts
64▼35Cass County, ILIL12,46311.1%−0.9 pts
65▼6Jasper County, ILIL9,03211.1%+1.2 pts
66▼10Madison County, ILIL263,11011.1%+1.3 pts
67▼34Stark County, ILIL5,31911.1%+2.4 pts
68▼24Hardin County, ILIL3,58811.0%−7.6 pts
69▼28Bond County, ILIL16,95910.9%+1.5 pts
70▼13Bureau County, ILIL32,51010.8%+3.5 pts
71▼20Livingston County, ILIL35,05710.5%+1.7 pts
72▲2Christian County, ILIL33,44310.2%+0.6 pts
73▲19Menard County, ILIL11,86310.1%+1.9 pts
74▼6Effingham County, ILIL34,51910.1%+2.0 pts
75De Witt County, ILIL15,11810.0%+1.8 pts
76▲13Boone County, ILIL53,5689.9%+2.9 pts
77▼5Brown County, ILIL6,4019.2%+0.8 pts
78▲6Moultrie County, ILIL14,3719.2%+1.3 pts
79▼1Shelby County, ILIL20,5769.2%0.0 pts
80▲5Clark County, ILIL15,1149.1%0.0 pts
81▼15Cumberland County, ILIL10,2089.1%−0.4 pts
82▲5Tazewell County, ILIL130,0499.0%+2.8 pts
83▼7Mercer County, ILIL15,2298.9%+1.1 pts
84▼13Henry County, ILIL48,0958.9%+0.9 pts
85▲5Jersey County, ILIL21,1608.8%+1.7 pts
86▼13Douglas County, ILIL19,8808.5%+2.1 pts
87▼7Ogle County, ILIL51,3998.4%+1.2 pts
88▲5Lake County, ILIL719,3398.3%+2.6 pts
89▼8Putnam County, ILIL5,6198.1%+2.6 pts
90▼2Kane County, ILIL525,7577.9%+1.2 pts
91▼9Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5947.8%+1.2 pts
92▲2Washington County, ILIL13,5647.5%+1.5 pts
93▼2Clinton County, ILIL37,1287.4%+0.9 pts
94▲2Will County, ILIL712,2537.3%+2.4 pts
95▲4Woodford County, ILIL38,1117.0%+2.7 pts
96▲2DuPage County, ILIL934,2986.6%+2.9 pts
97▼14Calhoun County, ILIL4,3006.3%−2.7 pts
98▼1McHenry County, ILIL317,7516.2%+2.6 pts
99▲1Piatt County, ILIL16,7916.1%+1.2 pts
100▼5Grundy County, ILIL54,0526.0%+1.2 pts
101Kendall County, ILIL145,4705.4%+2.4 pts
102Monroe County, ILIL34,8405.0%+1.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES