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Highest poverty rate, Illinois counties · 2000

Illinois counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
01Alexander County, ILIL4,57026.1%−6.1 pts
02Jackson County, ILIL52,50125.2%−3.2 pts
03Pulaski County, ILIL4,82024.7%−5.5 pts
04Gallatin County, ILIL4,61620.7%−0.8 pts
05McDonough County, ILIL25,91619.8%+0.7 pts
06Hardin County, ILIL3,58818.6%−8.1 pts
07Pope County, ILIL3,67218.2%−7.0 pts
08Coles County, ILIL46,60717.5%+0.7 pts
09Union County, ILIL16,65616.5%−1.6 pts
10Franklin County, ILIL36,91616.2%−4.6 pts
11Champaign County, ILIL209,97216.1%+0.5 pts
12Williamson County, ILIL67,22514.6%−1.2 pts
13St. Clair County, ILIL250,70814.5%−2.9 pts
14Saline County, ILIL22,77214.2%−6.0 pts
15Wabash County, ILIL10,90714.1%+1.2 pts
16Peoria County, ILIL178,55313.7%−0.8 pts
17Lawrence County, ILIL13,79013.7%−6.2 pts
18Massac County, ILIL13,50213.5%−3.2 pts
19Cook County, ILIL5,194,62513.5%−0.7 pts
20Montgomery County, ILIL28,07613.4%−0.6 pts
21Vermilion County, ILIL71,25913.3%−2.0 pts
22Perry County, ILIL20,16013.2%−2.7 pts
23Macon County, ILIL99,30012.9%+0.1 pts
24Richland County, ILIL15,21912.9%−1.1 pts
25Hamilton County, ILIL7,85912.9%−7.0 pts
26White County, ILIL13,25012.5%−6.5 pts
27Pike County, ILIL14,23112.4%−5.5 pts
28Wayne County, ILIL15,88212.4%−2.0 pts
29Greene County, ILIL11,31312.4%−3.1 pts
30Jefferson County, ILIL36,14712.3%−3.7 pts
31Fayette County, ILIL20,79012.2%−1.4 pts
32Cass County, ILIL12,46312.0%−1.9 pts
33Clay County, ILIL12,79311.8%−5.0 pts
34Kankakee County, ILIL105,52511.4%−1.9 pts
35DeKalb County, ILIL101,83511.4%−2.2 pts
36Johnson County, ILIL13,36311.3%−4.2 pts
37Marion County, ILIL36,38211.3%−5.1 pts
38Crawford County, ILIL18,64811.2%+0.6 pts
39Knox County, ILIL47,76711.1%−2.7 pts
40Rock Island County, ILIL141,86910.7%−2.4 pts
41Edgar County, ILIL16,32310.5%−5.5 pts
42Schuyler County, ILIL6,65710.1%−6.4 pts
43Randolph County, ILIL29,92110.0%−1.0 pts
44Adams County, ILIL64,26710.0%−3.1 pts
45Jasper County, ILIL9,0329.9%−3.2 pts
46Fulton County, ILIL32,9019.9%−5.6 pts
47Madison County, ILIL263,1109.8%−1.5 pts
48Edwards County, ILIL5,8989.8%−2.4 pts
49Scott County, ILIL4,8669.7%−1.8 pts
50McLean County, ILIL171,4199.7%−2.2 pts
51Morgan County, ILIL32,5159.7%−1.5 pts
52Mason County, ILIL12,4119.7%−5.8 pts
53Carroll County, ILIL15,4199.6%−2.1 pts
54Winnebago County, ILIL283,6749.6%−0.5 pts
55Christian County, ILIL33,4439.5%−2.2 pts
56Cumberland County, ILIL10,2089.5%−2.5 pts
57Henderson County, ILIL5,9849.5%−3.5 pts
58Macoupin County, ILIL43,7489.4%−3.8 pts
59Bond County, ILIL16,9599.3%−2.7 pts
60Sangamon County, ILIL194,1709.3%−0.6 pts
61Clark County, ILIL15,1149.2%−2.8 pts
62Warren County, ILIL16,2229.2%−5.1 pts
63LaSalle County, ILIL107,7739.1%−2.0 pts
64Shelby County, ILIL20,5769.1%−0.9 pts
65Calhoun County, ILIL4,3009.0%−6.2 pts
66Stephenson County, ILIL43,2209.0%−1.0 pts
67Livingston County, ILIL35,0578.8%−0.5 pts
68Iroquois County, ILIL26,1508.7%−0.5 pts
69Stark County, ILIL5,3198.6%−3.8 pts
70Brown County, ILIL6,4018.5%−5.0 pts
71Whiteside County, ILIL54,1218.5%−2.5 pts
72Hancock County, ILIL16,8038.3%−3.5 pts
73Menard County, ILIL11,8638.2%−1.3 pts
74De Witt County, ILIL15,1188.2%−2.1 pts
75Logan County, ILIL27,1828.1%−2.7 pts
76Effingham County, ILIL34,5198.1%−0.9 pts
77Henry County, ILIL48,0958.0%−2.5 pts
78Moultrie County, ILIL14,3717.8%−3.5 pts
79Mercer County, ILIL15,2297.8%−2.3 pts
80Lee County, ILIL32,9147.7%−1.1 pts
81Bureau County, ILIL32,5107.3%−3.1 pts
82Ogle County, ILIL51,3997.1%−0.1 pts
83Jersey County, ILIL21,1607.1%−2.6 pts
84Boone County, ILIL53,5687.0%−0.2 pts
85Ford County, ILIL13,2167.0%−2.3 pts
86Kane County, ILIL525,7576.7%−0.2 pts
87Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5946.7%−1.6 pts
88Clinton County, ILIL37,1286.4%−3.8 pts
89Douglas County, ILIL19,8806.4%−3.3 pts
90Tazewell County, ILIL130,0496.3%−2.9 pts
91Washington County, ILIL13,5646.0%−3.3 pts
92Lake County, ILIL719,3395.7%+0.6 pts
93Marshall County, ILIL11,4735.6%−3.8 pts
94Putnam County, ILIL5,6195.5%−2.0 pts
95Piatt County, ILIL16,7915.0%−1.2 pts
96Will County, ILIL712,2534.9%−1.1 pts
97Grundy County, ILIL54,0524.8%−1.8 pts
98Woodford County, ILIL38,1114.3%−2.9 pts
99McHenry County, ILIL317,7513.7%+0.2 pts
100DuPage County, ILIL934,2983.6%+0.9 pts
101Monroe County, ILIL34,8403.4%−1.4 pts
102Kendall County, ILIL145,4703.0%−0.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS