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Highest poverty rate, Illinois counties · 2020

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, ILIL4,57026.9%+3%

02Jackson County, ILIL52,50124.0%−5%

03Gallatin County, ILIL4,61622.5%+9%

04Pope County, ILIL3,67221.4%+17%

05McDonough County, ILIL25,91620.5%+3%

06Coles County, ILIL46,60720.5%+17%

07Pulaski County, ILIL4,82019.5%−21%

08Champaign County, ILIL209,97219.1%+19%

09Franklin County, ILIL36,91619.0%+18%

10Vermilion County, ILIL71,25919.0%+43%

11Union County, ILIL16,65618.4%+11%

12Saline County, ILIL22,77218.3%+29%

13Perry County, ILIL20,16017.5%+33%

14Schuyler County, ILIL6,65717.4%+72%

15Massac County, ILIL13,50217.1%+27%

16Clay County, ILIL12,79316.8%+42%

17Knox County, ILIL47,76716.7%+50%

18Marion County, ILIL36,38216.5%+47%

19Fayette County, ILIL20,79016.2%+33%

20DeKalb County, ILIL101,83516.0%+41%

21Winnebago County, ILIL283,67415.8%+64%

22Peoria County, ILIL178,55315.6%+14%

23Montgomery County, ILIL28,07615.6%+16%

24Mason County, ILIL12,41115.5%+60%

25White County, ILIL13,25015.3%+22%

26McLean County, ILIL171,41915.2%+57%

27Macon County, ILIL99,30015.2%+18%

28Jefferson County, ILIL36,14715.2%+23%

29Cass County, ILIL12,46315.1%+26%

30Stephenson County, ILIL43,22014.9%+67%

31Fulton County, ILIL32,90114.6%+48%

32St. Clair County, ILIL250,70814.4%−1%

33Stark County, ILIL5,31914.4%+67%

34Rock Island County, ILIL141,86914.4%+34%

35Pike County, ILIL14,23114.2%+14%

36Sangamon County, ILIL194,17014.0%+50%

37Williamson County, ILIL67,22513.9%−5%

38Macoupin County, ILIL43,74813.7%+46%

39Cook County, ILIL5,194,62513.7%+1%

40Lawrence County, ILIL13,79013.6%−0%

41Bond County, ILIL16,95913.6%+46%

42LaSalle County, ILIL107,77313.6%+49%

43Hamilton County, ILIL7,85913.5%+5%

44Hardin County, ILIL3,58813.3%−29%

45Wayne County, ILIL15,88213.2%+6%

46Richland County, ILIL15,21913.1%+2%

47Morgan County, ILIL32,51513.1%+35%

48Hancock County, ILIL16,80313.0%+57%

49Kankakee County, ILIL105,52513.0%+14%

50Greene County, ILIL11,31313.0%+5%

51Livingston County, ILIL35,05712.9%+47%

52Johnson County, ILIL13,36312.9%+14%

53Ford County, ILIL13,21612.9%+85%

54Randolph County, ILIL29,92112.6%+26%

55Adams County, ILIL64,26712.5%+24%

56Madison County, ILIL263,11012.4%+27%

57Bureau County, ILIL32,51012.3%+69%

58Scott County, ILIL4,86612.2%+26%

59Jasper County, ILIL9,03212.2%+24%

60Edwards County, ILIL5,89812.1%+24%

61Wabash County, ILIL10,90712.0%−15%

62Lee County, ILIL32,91412.0%+56%

63Crawford County, ILIL18,64811.5%+3%

64Iroquois County, ILIL26,15011.5%+32%

65Warren County, ILIL16,22211.5%+25%

66Cumberland County, ILIL10,20811.4%+19%

67Edgar County, ILIL16,32311.3%+7%

68Effingham County, ILIL34,51911.2%+39%

69Carroll County, ILIL15,41911.0%+14%

70Marshall County, ILIL11,47310.9%+96%

71Henry County, ILIL48,09510.8%+35%

72Brown County, ILIL6,40110.8%+27%

73Douglas County, ILIL19,88010.7%+69%

74Christian County, ILIL33,44310.6%+12%

75De Witt County, ILIL15,11810.3%+27%

76Mercer County, ILIL15,22910.1%+29%

77Logan County, ILIL27,18210.1%+25%

78Shelby County, ILIL20,5769.8%+7%

79Whiteside County, ILIL54,1219.8%+15%

80Ogle County, ILIL51,3999.6%+35%

81Putnam County, ILIL5,6199.6%+73%

82Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5949.6%+43%

83Calhoun County, ILIL4,3009.1%+1%

84Moultrie County, ILIL14,3719.0%+15%

85Clark County, ILIL15,1148.7%−5%

86Henderson County, ILIL5,9848.6%−9%

87Tazewell County, ILIL130,0498.6%+37%

88Kane County, ILIL525,7578.5%+27%

89Boone County, ILIL53,5688.2%+18%

90Jersey County, ILIL21,1608.1%+15%

91Clinton County, ILIL37,1287.8%+21%

92Menard County, ILIL11,8637.6%−7%

93Lake County, ILIL719,3397.6%+32%

94Washington County, ILIL13,5647.5%+25%

95Grundy County, ILIL54,0527.1%+46%

96Will County, ILIL712,2536.8%+39%

97McHenry County, ILIL317,7516.5%+79%

98DuPage County, ILIL934,2986.2%+70%

99Woodford County, ILIL38,1115.9%+36%

100Piatt County, ILIL16,7915.7%+15%

101Kendall County, ILIL145,4704.4%+44%

102Monroe County, ILIL34,8403.1%−8%

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