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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Pulaski County, ILIL4,82025.0%+1%

02Jackson County, ILIL52,50121.0%−17%

03Schuyler County, ILIL6,65720.8%+106%

04Union County, ILIL16,65620.2%+22%

05Champaign County, ILIL209,97219.1%+19%

06Alexander County, ILIL4,57019.0%−27%

07Saline County, ILIL22,77218.9%+33%

08Coles County, ILIL46,60718.7%+7%

09Vermilion County, ILIL71,25917.7%+33%

10Johnson County, ILIL13,36317.6%+55%

11Clay County, ILIL12,79317.5%+48%

12Franklin County, ILIL36,91617.5%+8%

13McDonough County, ILIL25,91617.2%−13%

14Perry County, ILIL20,16016.9%+29%

15Wabash County, ILIL10,90716.7%+18%

16Edwards County, ILIL5,89816.5%+69%

17White County, ILIL13,25016.4%+31%

18Massac County, ILIL13,50216.3%+21%

19Wayne County, ILIL15,88216.1%+30%

20Peoria County, ILIL178,55315.7%+14%

21Winnebago County, ILIL283,67415.6%+62%

22Rock Island County, ILIL141,86915.5%+44%

23Fayette County, ILIL20,79015.5%+27%

24Marion County, ILIL36,38215.4%+36%

25Macon County, ILIL99,30015.0%+16%

26Pike County, ILIL14,23114.8%+19%

27Mason County, ILIL12,41114.8%+53%

28DeKalb County, ILIL101,83514.8%+30%

29Randolph County, ILIL29,92114.6%+46%

30Warren County, ILIL16,22214.6%+60%

31Knox County, ILIL47,76714.6%+31%

32Lawrence County, ILIL13,79014.5%+6%

33Greene County, ILIL11,31314.3%+15%

34Carroll County, ILIL15,41914.2%+47%

35Henderson County, ILIL5,98413.9%+47%

36Stephenson County, ILIL43,22013.9%+56%

37LaSalle County, ILIL107,77313.9%+52%

38Williamson County, ILIL67,22513.8%−6%

39Gallatin County, ILIL4,61613.6%−34%

40St. Clair County, ILIL250,70813.6%−6%

41Jefferson County, ILIL36,14713.5%+10%

42Cook County, ILIL5,194,62513.5%−0%

43Morgan County, ILIL32,51513.4%+38%

44Pope County, ILIL3,67213.3%−27%

45Fulton County, ILIL32,90113.2%+33%

46Logan County, ILIL27,18213.1%+63%

47Sangamon County, ILIL194,17013.1%+41%

48Macoupin County, ILIL43,74813.1%+39%

49McLean County, ILIL171,41912.9%+33%

50Adams County, ILIL64,26712.8%+28%

51Montgomery County, ILIL28,07612.6%−6%

52Iroquois County, ILIL26,15012.5%+43%

53Ford County, ILIL13,21612.4%+78%

54Hancock County, ILIL16,80312.3%+48%

55Kankakee County, ILIL105,52512.2%+7%

56Crawford County, ILIL18,64812.1%+8%

57Richland County, ILIL15,21912.1%−6%

58Hamilton County, ILIL7,85912.1%−6%

59Edgar County, ILIL16,32312.0%+14%

60Whiteside County, ILIL54,12112.0%+42%

61Lee County, ILIL32,91411.8%+53%

62Scott County, ILIL4,86611.5%+18%

63Marshall County, ILIL11,47311.4%+106%

64Cass County, ILIL12,46311.1%−7%

65Jasper County, ILIL9,03211.1%+12%

66Madison County, ILIL263,11011.1%+13%

67Stark County, ILIL5,31911.1%+28%

68Hardin County, ILIL3,58811.0%−41%

69Bond County, ILIL16,95910.9%+16%

70Bureau County, ILIL32,51010.8%+48%

71Livingston County, ILIL35,05710.5%+20%

72Christian County, ILIL33,44310.2%+7%

73Menard County, ILIL11,86310.1%+23%

74Effingham County, ILIL34,51910.1%+25%

75De Witt County, ILIL15,11810.0%+22%

76Boone County, ILIL53,5689.9%+42%

77Brown County, ILIL6,4019.2%+9%

78Moultrie County, ILIL14,3719.2%+17%

79Shelby County, ILIL20,5769.2%+0%

80Clark County, ILIL15,1149.1%−0%

81Cumberland County, ILIL10,2089.1%−5%

82Tazewell County, ILIL130,0499.0%+44%

83Mercer County, ILIL15,2298.9%+14%

84Henry County, ILIL48,0958.9%+11%

85Jersey County, ILIL21,1608.8%+24%

86Douglas County, ILIL19,8808.5%+33%

87Ogle County, ILIL51,3998.4%+17%

88Lake County, ILIL719,3398.3%+46%

89Putnam County, ILIL5,6198.1%+46%

90Kane County, ILIL525,7577.9%+18%

91Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5947.8%+18%

92Washington County, ILIL13,5647.5%+25%

93Clinton County, ILIL37,1287.4%+14%

94Will County, ILIL712,2537.3%+49%

95Woodford County, ILIL38,1117.0%+63%

96DuPage County, ILIL934,2986.6%+82%

97Calhoun County, ILIL4,3006.3%−30%

98McHenry County, ILIL317,7516.2%+70%

99Piatt County, ILIL16,7916.1%+24%

100Grundy County, ILIL54,0526.0%+24%

101Kendall County, ILIL145,4705.4%+80%

102Monroe County, ILIL34,8405.0%+49%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES