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Highest poverty rate, Illinois counties · 2010

Illinois counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Jackson County, ILIL52,50128.5%+3.2 pts
02McDonough County, ILIL25,91623.7%+3.9 pts
03Pulaski County, ILIL4,82022.7%−2.0 pts
04Hardin County, ILIL3,58822.3%+3.7 pts
05Union County, ILIL16,65621.1%+4.5 pts
06Champaign County, ILIL209,97220.5%+4.5 pts
07Coles County, ILIL46,60720.3%+2.8 pts
08Alexander County, ILIL4,57020.1%−6.0 pts
09Franklin County, ILIL36,91619.8%+3.6 pts
10Vermilion County, ILIL71,25918.7%+5.5 pts
11Saline County, ILIL22,77218.4%+4.1 pts
12Gallatin County, ILIL4,61618.0%−2.7 pts
13Lawrence County, ILIL13,79017.5%+3.8 pts
14Jefferson County, ILIL36,14717.1%+4.7 pts
15Crawford County, ILIL18,64816.9%+5.7 pts
16Williamson County, ILIL67,22516.7%+2.1 pts
17Christian County, ILIL33,44316.6%+7.0 pts
18Marion County, ILIL36,38216.5%+5.2 pts
19Morgan County, ILIL32,51516.4%+6.7 pts
20Clay County, ILIL12,79316.3%+4.5 pts
21Fayette County, ILIL20,79016.1%+3.9 pts
22Winnebago County, ILIL283,67415.9%+6.3 pts
23Macon County, ILIL99,30015.7%+2.8 pts
24Knox County, ILIL47,76715.5%+4.4 pts
25St. Clair County, ILIL250,70815.5%+1.0 pts
26Pike County, ILIL14,23115.4%+3.0 pts
27Cook County, ILIL5,194,62515.3%+1.8 pts
28Mason County, ILIL12,41115.2%+5.5 pts
29Greene County, ILIL11,31315.1%+2.7 pts
30Kankakee County, ILIL105,52515.0%+3.5 pts
31Stephenson County, ILIL43,22014.8%+5.9 pts
32White County, ILIL13,25014.8%+2.2 pts
33DeKalb County, ILIL101,83514.6%+3.3 pts
34Hamilton County, ILIL7,85914.5%+1.6 pts
35Peoria County, ILIL178,55314.5%+0.8 pts
36Wayne County, ILIL15,88214.3%+1.8 pts
37Schuyler County, ILIL6,65714.0%+3.9 pts
38Montgomery County, ILIL28,07614.0%+0.7 pts
39Perry County, ILIL20,16014.0%+0.9 pts
40Richland County, ILIL15,21913.8%+0.9 pts
41Fulton County, ILIL32,90113.8%+3.9 pts
42Massac County, ILIL13,50213.7%+0.2 pts
43Johnson County, ILIL13,36313.6%+2.2 pts
44Edgar County, ILIL16,32313.5%+3.0 pts
45Sangamon County, ILIL194,17013.4%+4.0 pts
46Warren County, ILIL16,22213.4%+4.2 pts
47Wabash County, ILIL10,90713.0%−1.1 pts
48Madison County, ILIL263,11012.9%+3.1 pts
49McLean County, ILIL171,41912.9%+3.2 pts
50Cass County, ILIL12,46312.9%+0.9 pts
51Hancock County, ILIL16,80312.6%+4.3 pts
52Cumberland County, ILIL10,20812.5%+2.9 pts
53Pope County, ILIL3,67212.4%−5.8 pts
54Rock Island County, ILIL141,86912.3%+1.6 pts
55Adams County, ILIL64,26712.3%+2.3 pts
56Edwards County, ILIL5,89812.2%+2.4 pts
57Macoupin County, ILIL43,74812.0%+2.6 pts
58Brown County, ILIL6,40112.0%+3.5 pts
59Calhoun County, ILIL4,30011.7%+2.7 pts
60Carroll County, ILIL15,41911.7%+2.1 pts
61Henderson County, ILIL5,98411.4%+1.9 pts
62Shelby County, ILIL20,57611.3%+2.2 pts
63Stark County, ILIL5,31911.2%+2.6 pts
64Whiteside County, ILIL54,12111.2%+2.7 pts
65Bureau County, ILIL32,51011.1%+3.8 pts
66Moultrie County, ILIL14,37111.0%+3.1 pts
67Livingston County, ILIL35,05711.0%+2.2 pts
68Clark County, ILIL15,11410.9%+1.7 pts
69Putnam County, ILIL5,61910.9%+5.3 pts
70LaSalle County, ILIL107,77310.8%+1.7 pts
71Bond County, ILIL16,95910.8%+1.4 pts
72Effingham County, ILIL34,51910.5%+2.5 pts
73Randolph County, ILIL29,92110.4%+0.4 pts
74Boone County, ILIL53,56810.4%+3.4 pts
75Henry County, ILIL48,09510.4%+2.3 pts
76Douglas County, ILIL19,88010.2%+3.8 pts
77Iroquois County, ILIL26,15010.0%+1.3 pts
78Logan County, ILIL27,1829.8%+1.8 pts
79Lee County, ILIL32,9149.6%+1.9 pts
80Marshall County, ILIL11,4739.5%+4.0 pts
81Mercer County, ILIL15,2299.3%+1.5 pts
82Kane County, ILIL525,7579.1%+2.4 pts
83Washington County, ILIL13,5649.1%+3.1 pts
84Scott County, ILIL4,8669.1%−0.7 pts
85Ogle County, ILIL51,3998.9%+1.8 pts
86De Witt County, ILIL15,1188.6%+0.4 pts
87Jasper County, ILIL9,0328.5%−1.4 pts
88Jersey County, ILIL21,1608.5%+1.4 pts
89Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5948.4%+1.7 pts
90Ford County, ILIL13,2168.3%+1.3 pts
91Tazewell County, ILIL130,0497.9%+1.6 pts
92Clinton County, ILIL37,1287.8%+1.4 pts
93Menard County, ILIL11,8637.7%−0.5 pts
94Piatt County, ILIL16,7917.6%+2.6 pts
95Lake County, ILIL719,3397.0%+1.3 pts
96Woodford County, ILIL38,1117.0%+2.7 pts
97Grundy County, ILIL54,0526.9%+2.1 pts
98Will County, ILIL712,2536.6%+1.7 pts
99McHenry County, ILIL317,7516.2%+2.5 pts
100DuPage County, ILIL934,2985.7%+2.1 pts
101Monroe County, ILIL34,8404.5%+1.1 pts
102Kendall County, ILIL145,4703.9%+0.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS