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Highest poverty rate, Illinois counties · 2010

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

01Jackson County, ILIL52,50128.5%+13%

02McDonough County, ILIL25,91623.7%+20%

03Pulaski County, ILIL4,82022.7%−8%

04Hardin County, ILIL3,58822.3%+20%

05Union County, ILIL16,65621.1%+27%

06Champaign County, ILIL209,97220.5%+28%

07Coles County, ILIL46,60720.3%+16%

08Alexander County, ILIL4,57020.1%−23%

09Franklin County, ILIL36,91619.8%+22%

10Vermilion County, ILIL71,25918.7%+41%

11Saline County, ILIL22,77218.4%+29%

12Gallatin County, ILIL4,61618.0%−13%

13Lawrence County, ILIL13,79017.5%+28%

14Jefferson County, ILIL36,14717.1%+38%

15Crawford County, ILIL18,64816.9%+51%

16Williamson County, ILIL67,22516.7%+14%

17Christian County, ILIL33,44316.6%+74%

18Marion County, ILIL36,38216.5%+47%

19Morgan County, ILIL32,51516.4%+70%

20Clay County, ILIL12,79316.3%+38%

21Fayette County, ILIL20,79016.1%+32%

22Winnebago County, ILIL283,67415.9%+65%

23Macon County, ILIL99,30015.7%+22%

24Knox County, ILIL47,76715.5%+39%

25St. Clair County, ILIL250,70815.5%+7%

26Pike County, ILIL14,23115.4%+24%

27Cook County, ILIL5,194,62515.3%+13%

28Mason County, ILIL12,41115.2%+57%

29Greene County, ILIL11,31315.1%+22%

30Kankakee County, ILIL105,52515.0%+31%

31Stephenson County, ILIL43,22014.8%+66%

32White County, ILIL13,25014.8%+18%

33DeKalb County, ILIL101,83514.6%+29%

34Hamilton County, ILIL7,85914.5%+13%

35Peoria County, ILIL178,55314.5%+6%

36Wayne County, ILIL15,88214.3%+15%

37Schuyler County, ILIL6,65714.0%+39%

38Montgomery County, ILIL28,07614.0%+5%

39Perry County, ILIL20,16014.0%+7%

40Richland County, ILIL15,21913.8%+7%

41Fulton County, ILIL32,90113.8%+39%

42Massac County, ILIL13,50213.7%+2%

43Johnson County, ILIL13,36313.6%+20%

44Edgar County, ILIL16,32313.5%+28%

45Sangamon County, ILIL194,17013.4%+43%

46Warren County, ILIL16,22213.4%+46%

47Wabash County, ILIL10,90713.0%−8%

48Madison County, ILIL263,11012.9%+32%

49McLean County, ILIL171,41912.9%+33%

50Cass County, ILIL12,46312.9%+8%

51Hancock County, ILIL16,80312.6%+52%

52Cumberland County, ILIL10,20812.5%+31%

53Pope County, ILIL3,67212.4%−32%

54Rock Island County, ILIL141,86912.3%+15%

55Adams County, ILIL64,26712.3%+23%

56Edwards County, ILIL5,89812.2%+25%

57Macoupin County, ILIL43,74812.0%+28%

58Brown County, ILIL6,40112.0%+41%

59Calhoun County, ILIL4,30011.7%+30%

60Carroll County, ILIL15,41911.7%+21%

61Henderson County, ILIL5,98411.4%+20%

62Shelby County, ILIL20,57611.3%+24%

63Stark County, ILIL5,31911.2%+30%

64Whiteside County, ILIL54,12111.2%+32%

65Bureau County, ILIL32,51011.1%+53%

66Moultrie County, ILIL14,37111.0%+40%

67Livingston County, ILIL35,05711.0%+25%

68Clark County, ILIL15,11410.9%+19%

69Putnam County, ILIL5,61910.9%+96%

70LaSalle County, ILIL107,77310.8%+18%

71Bond County, ILIL16,95910.8%+15%

72Effingham County, ILIL34,51910.5%+30%

73Randolph County, ILIL29,92110.4%+4%

74Boone County, ILIL53,56810.4%+48%

75Henry County, ILIL48,09510.4%+29%

76Douglas County, ILIL19,88010.2%+60%

77Iroquois County, ILIL26,15010.0%+15%

78Logan County, ILIL27,1829.8%+22%

79Lee County, ILIL32,9149.6%+25%

80Marshall County, ILIL11,4739.5%+72%

81Mercer County, ILIL15,2299.3%+19%

82Kane County, ILIL525,7579.1%+36%

83Washington County, ILIL13,5649.1%+52%

84Scott County, ILIL4,8669.1%−7%

85Ogle County, ILIL51,3998.9%+25%

86De Witt County, ILIL15,1188.6%+5%

87Jasper County, ILIL9,0328.5%−14%

88Jersey County, ILIL21,1608.5%+19%

89Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5948.4%+26%

90Ford County, ILIL13,2168.3%+19%

91Tazewell County, ILIL130,0497.9%+26%

92Clinton County, ILIL37,1287.8%+21%

93Menard County, ILIL11,8637.7%−7%

94Piatt County, ILIL16,7917.6%+53%

95Lake County, ILIL719,3397.0%+22%

96Woodford County, ILIL38,1117.0%+62%

97Grundy County, ILIL54,0526.9%+44%

98Will County, ILIL712,2536.6%+34%

99McHenry County, ILIL317,7516.2%+69%

100DuPage County, ILIL934,2985.7%+57%

101Monroe County, ILIL34,8404.5%+34%

102Kendall County, ILIL145,4703.9%+31%

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