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Highest poverty rate, Illinois counties · 2000

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, ILIL4,57026.1%+0%

02Jackson County, ILIL52,50125.2%+0%

03Pulaski County, ILIL4,82024.7%+0%

04Gallatin County, ILIL4,61620.7%+0%

05McDonough County, ILIL25,91619.8%+0%

06Hardin County, ILIL3,58818.6%+0%

07Pope County, ILIL3,67218.2%+0%

08Coles County, ILIL46,60717.5%+0%

09Union County, ILIL16,65616.5%+0%

10Franklin County, ILIL36,91616.2%+0%

11Champaign County, ILIL209,97216.1%+0%

12Williamson County, ILIL67,22514.6%+0%

13St. Clair County, ILIL250,70814.5%+0%

14Saline County, ILIL22,77214.2%+0%

15Wabash County, ILIL10,90714.1%+0%

16Peoria County, ILIL178,55313.7%+0%

17Lawrence County, ILIL13,79013.7%+0%

18Massac County, ILIL13,50213.5%+0%

19Cook County, ILIL5,194,62513.5%+0%

20Montgomery County, ILIL28,07613.4%+0%

21Vermilion County, ILIL71,25913.3%+0%

22Perry County, ILIL20,16013.2%+0%

23Macon County, ILIL99,30012.9%+0%

24Richland County, ILIL15,21912.9%+0%

25Hamilton County, ILIL7,85912.9%+0%

26White County, ILIL13,25012.5%+0%

27Pike County, ILIL14,23112.4%+0%

28Wayne County, ILIL15,88212.4%+0%

29Greene County, ILIL11,31312.4%+0%

30Jefferson County, ILIL36,14712.3%+0%

31Fayette County, ILIL20,79012.2%+0%

32Cass County, ILIL12,46312.0%+0%

33Clay County, ILIL12,79311.8%+0%

34Kankakee County, ILIL105,52511.4%+0%

35DeKalb County, ILIL101,83511.4%+0%

36Johnson County, ILIL13,36311.3%+0%

37Marion County, ILIL36,38211.3%+0%

38Crawford County, ILIL18,64811.2%+0%

39Knox County, ILIL47,76711.1%+0%

40Rock Island County, ILIL141,86910.7%+0%

41Edgar County, ILIL16,32310.5%+0%

42Schuyler County, ILIL6,65710.1%+0%

43Randolph County, ILIL29,92110.0%+0%

44Adams County, ILIL64,26710.0%+0%

45Jasper County, ILIL9,0329.9%+0%

46Fulton County, ILIL32,9019.9%+0%

47Madison County, ILIL263,1109.8%+0%

48Edwards County, ILIL5,8989.8%+0%

49Scott County, ILIL4,8669.7%+0%

50McLean County, ILIL171,4199.7%+0%

51Morgan County, ILIL32,5159.7%+0%

52Mason County, ILIL12,4119.7%+0%

53Carroll County, ILIL15,4199.6%+0%

54Winnebago County, ILIL283,6749.6%+0%

55Christian County, ILIL33,4439.5%+0%

56Cumberland County, ILIL10,2089.5%+0%

57Henderson County, ILIL5,9849.5%+0%

58Macoupin County, ILIL43,7489.4%+0%

59Bond County, ILIL16,9599.3%+0%

60Sangamon County, ILIL194,1709.3%+0%

61Clark County, ILIL15,1149.2%+0%

62Warren County, ILIL16,2229.2%+0%

63LaSalle County, ILIL107,7739.1%+0%

64Shelby County, ILIL20,5769.1%+0%

65Calhoun County, ILIL4,3009.0%+0%

66Stephenson County, ILIL43,2209.0%+0%

67Livingston County, ILIL35,0578.8%+0%

68Iroquois County, ILIL26,1508.7%+0%

69Stark County, ILIL5,3198.6%+0%

70Brown County, ILIL6,4018.5%+0%

71Whiteside County, ILIL54,1218.5%+0%

72Hancock County, ILIL16,8038.3%+0%

73Menard County, ILIL11,8638.2%+0%

74De Witt County, ILIL15,1188.2%+0%

75Logan County, ILIL27,1828.1%+0%

76Effingham County, ILIL34,5198.1%+0%

77Henry County, ILIL48,0958.0%+0%

78Moultrie County, ILIL14,3717.8%+0%

79Mercer County, ILIL15,2297.8%+0%

80Lee County, ILIL32,9147.7%+0%

81Bureau County, ILIL32,5107.3%+0%

82Ogle County, ILIL51,3997.1%+0%

83Jersey County, ILIL21,1607.1%+0%

84Boone County, ILIL53,5687.0%+0%

85Ford County, ILIL13,2167.0%+0%

86Kane County, ILIL525,7576.7%+0%

87Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5946.7%+0%

88Clinton County, ILIL37,1286.4%+0%

89Douglas County, ILIL19,8806.4%+0%

90Tazewell County, ILIL130,0496.3%+0%

91Washington County, ILIL13,5646.0%+0%

92Lake County, ILIL719,3395.7%+0%

93Marshall County, ILIL11,4735.6%+0%

94Putnam County, ILIL5,6195.5%+0%

95Piatt County, ILIL16,7915.0%+0%

96Will County, ILIL712,2534.9%+0%

97Grundy County, ILIL54,0524.8%+0%

98Woodford County, ILIL38,1114.3%+0%

99McHenry County, ILIL317,7513.7%+0%

100DuPage County, ILIL934,2983.6%+0%

101Monroe County, ILIL34,8403.4%+0%

102Kendall County, ILIL145,4703.0%+0%

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