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Highest poverty rate, Illinois counties · 1990

Illinois counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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

01Alexander County, ILIL4,57032.2%+23%

02Pulaski County, ILIL4,82030.2%+22%

03Jackson County, ILIL52,50128.4%+13%

04Hardin County, ILIL3,58826.7%+44%

05Pope County, ILIL3,67225.2%+38%

06Gallatin County, ILIL4,61621.4%+4%

07Franklin County, ILIL36,91620.8%+28%

08Saline County, ILIL22,77220.2%+42%

09Hamilton County, ILIL7,85919.8%+54%

10Lawrence County, ILIL13,79019.8%+45%

11White County, ILIL13,25019.1%+52%

12McDonough County, ILIL25,91619.1%−4%

13Union County, ILIL16,65618.2%+10%

14Pike County, ILIL14,23117.9%+44%

15St. Clair County, ILIL250,70817.4%+20%

16Clay County, ILIL12,79316.8%+42%

17Coles County, ILIL46,60716.7%−4%

18Massac County, ILIL13,50216.7%+24%

19Schuyler County, ILIL6,65716.5%+63%

20Marion County, ILIL36,38216.4%+45%

21Jefferson County, ILIL36,14716.1%+30%

22Edgar County, ILIL16,32316.0%+52%

23Perry County, ILIL20,16015.8%+20%

24Williamson County, ILIL67,22515.8%+8%

25Champaign County, ILIL209,97215.6%−3%

26Johnson County, ILIL13,36315.6%+37%

27Greene County, ILIL11,31315.5%+25%

28Mason County, ILIL12,41115.5%+60%

29Fulton County, ILIL32,90115.5%+57%

30Vermilion County, ILIL71,25915.2%+15%

31Calhoun County, ILIL4,30015.1%+69%

32Peoria County, ILIL178,55314.5%+6%

33Wayne County, ILIL15,88214.4%+16%

34Warren County, ILIL16,22214.2%+55%

35Cook County, ILIL5,194,62514.2%+5%

36Montgomery County, ILIL28,07614.0%+5%

37Richland County, ILIL15,21914.0%+9%

38Cass County, ILIL12,46313.9%+16%

39Knox County, ILIL47,76713.9%+25%

40Fayette County, ILIL20,79013.6%+12%

41DeKalb County, ILIL101,83513.5%+19%

42Brown County, ILIL6,40113.5%+59%

43Kankakee County, ILIL105,52513.3%+16%

44Macoupin County, ILIL43,74813.2%+40%

45Rock Island County, ILIL141,86913.2%+23%

46Adams County, ILIL64,26713.2%+31%

47Jasper County, ILIL9,03213.1%+33%

48Wabash County, ILIL10,90712.9%−8%

49Henderson County, ILIL5,98412.9%+36%

50Macon County, ILIL99,30012.7%−1%

51Stark County, ILIL5,31912.5%+44%

52Edwards County, ILIL5,89812.2%+25%

53Bond County, ILIL16,95912.1%+29%

54Cumberland County, ILIL10,20812.0%+26%

55Clark County, ILIL15,11412.0%+31%

56McLean County, ILIL171,41911.9%+22%

57Hancock County, ILIL16,80311.8%+42%

58Carroll County, ILIL15,41911.7%+21%

59Christian County, ILIL33,44311.7%+23%

60Scott County, ILIL4,86611.5%+18%

61Moultrie County, ILIL14,37111.3%+45%

62Madison County, ILIL263,11011.3%+16%

63Morgan County, ILIL32,51511.2%+15%

64LaSalle County, ILIL107,77311.1%+21%

65Randolph County, ILIL29,92111.0%+10%

66Whiteside County, ILIL54,12111.0%+30%

67Logan County, ILIL27,18210.8%+33%

68Crawford County, ILIL18,64810.5%−6%

69Henry County, ILIL48,09510.5%+31%

70Bureau County, ILIL32,51010.4%+43%

71De Witt County, ILIL15,11810.3%+26%

72Clinton County, ILIL37,12810.2%+59%

73Mercer County, ILIL15,22910.1%+29%

74Winnebago County, ILIL283,67410.1%+5%

75Shelby County, ILIL20,57610.0%+10%

76Stephenson County, ILIL43,2209.9%+11%

77Sangamon County, ILIL194,1709.9%+6%

78Jersey County, ILIL21,1609.7%+37%

79Douglas County, ILIL19,8809.6%+51%

80Menard County, ILIL11,8639.6%+16%

81Marshall County, ILIL11,4739.4%+69%

82Livingston County, ILIL35,0579.3%+6%

83Washington County, ILIL13,5649.3%+55%

84Ford County, ILIL13,2169.3%+33%

85Iroquois County, ILIL26,1509.2%+5%

86Tazewell County, ILIL130,0499.1%+46%

87Effingham County, ILIL34,5199.0%+12%

88Lee County, ILIL32,9148.8%+14%

89Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5948.3%+24%

90Putnam County, ILIL5,6197.5%+36%

91Ogle County, ILIL51,3997.2%+1%

92Boone County, ILIL53,5687.2%+3%

93Woodford County, ILIL38,1117.2%+67%

94Kane County, ILIL525,7576.8%+2%

95Grundy County, ILIL54,0526.6%+37%

96Piatt County, ILIL16,7916.1%+24%

97Will County, ILIL712,2536.0%+23%

98Lake County, ILIL719,3395.2%−10%

99Monroe County, ILIL34,8404.8%+43%

100McHenry County, ILIL317,7513.5%−5%

101Kendall County, ILIL145,4703.4%+12%

102DuPage County, ILIL934,2982.7%−25%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES