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