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Highest poverty rate, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Alexander County, ILIL4,57026.9%+0.8 pts
02Jackson County, ILIL52,50124.0%−1.2 pts
03Gallatin County, ILIL4,61622.5%+1.8 pts
04Pope County, ILIL3,67221.4%+3.2 pts
05McDonough County, ILIL25,91620.5%+0.7 pts
06Coles County, ILIL46,60720.5%+3.0 pts
07Pulaski County, ILIL4,82019.5%−5.2 pts
08Champaign County, ILIL209,97219.1%+3.1 pts
09Franklin County, ILIL36,91619.0%+2.8 pts
10Vermilion County, ILIL71,25919.0%+5.7 pts
11Union County, ILIL16,65618.4%+1.8 pts
12Saline County, ILIL22,77218.3%+4.1 pts
13Perry County, ILIL20,16017.5%+4.3 pts
14Schuyler County, ILIL6,65717.4%+7.3 pts
15Massac County, ILIL13,50217.1%+3.6 pts
16Clay County, ILIL12,79316.8%+5.0 pts
17Knox County, ILIL47,76716.7%+5.6 pts
18Marion County, ILIL36,38216.5%+5.3 pts
19Fayette County, ILIL20,79016.2%+4.0 pts
20DeKalb County, ILIL101,83516.0%+4.6 pts
21Winnebago County, ILIL283,67415.8%+6.2 pts
22Peoria County, ILIL178,55315.6%+1.9 pts
23Montgomery County, ILIL28,07615.6%+2.2 pts
24Mason County, ILIL12,41115.5%+5.8 pts
25White County, ILIL13,25015.3%+2.7 pts
26McLean County, ILIL171,41915.2%+5.5 pts
27Macon County, ILIL99,30015.2%+2.3 pts
28Jefferson County, ILIL36,14715.2%+2.8 pts
29Cass County, ILIL12,46315.1%+3.1 pts
30Stephenson County, ILIL43,22014.9%+6.0 pts
31Fulton County, ILIL32,90114.6%+4.7 pts
32St. Clair County, ILIL250,70814.4%−0.1 pts
33Stark County, ILIL5,31914.4%+5.8 pts
34Rock Island County, ILIL141,86914.4%+3.6 pts
35Pike County, ILIL14,23114.2%+1.8 pts
36Sangamon County, ILIL194,17014.0%+4.7 pts
37Williamson County, ILIL67,22513.9%−0.7 pts
38Macoupin County, ILIL43,74813.7%+4.3 pts
39Cook County, ILIL5,194,62513.7%+0.2 pts
40Lawrence County, ILIL13,79013.6%−0.0 pts
41Bond County, ILIL16,95913.6%+4.3 pts
42LaSalle County, ILIL107,77313.6%+4.5 pts
43Hamilton County, ILIL7,85913.5%+0.6 pts
44Hardin County, ILIL3,58813.3%−5.3 pts
45Wayne County, ILIL15,88213.2%+0.8 pts
46Richland County, ILIL15,21913.1%+0.3 pts
47Morgan County, ILIL32,51513.1%+3.4 pts
48Hancock County, ILIL16,80313.0%+4.7 pts
49Kankakee County, ILIL105,52513.0%+1.6 pts
50Greene County, ILIL11,31313.0%+0.6 pts
51Livingston County, ILIL35,05712.9%+4.1 pts
52Johnson County, ILIL13,36312.9%+1.6 pts
53Ford County, ILIL13,21612.9%+5.9 pts
54Randolph County, ILIL29,92112.6%+2.6 pts
55Adams County, ILIL64,26712.5%+2.4 pts
56Madison County, ILIL263,11012.4%+2.6 pts
57Bureau County, ILIL32,51012.3%+5.0 pts
58Scott County, ILIL4,86612.2%+2.5 pts
59Jasper County, ILIL9,03212.2%+2.4 pts
60Edwards County, ILIL5,89812.1%+2.3 pts
61Wabash County, ILIL10,90712.0%−2.1 pts
62Lee County, ILIL32,91412.0%+4.3 pts
63Crawford County, ILIL18,64811.5%+0.3 pts
64Iroquois County, ILIL26,15011.5%+2.8 pts
65Warren County, ILIL16,22211.5%+2.3 pts
66Cumberland County, ILIL10,20811.4%+1.8 pts
67Edgar County, ILIL16,32311.3%+0.7 pts
68Effingham County, ILIL34,51911.2%+3.1 pts
69Carroll County, ILIL15,41911.0%+1.3 pts
70Marshall County, ILIL11,47310.9%+5.3 pts
71Henry County, ILIL48,09510.8%+2.8 pts
72Brown County, ILIL6,40110.8%+2.3 pts
73Douglas County, ILIL19,88010.7%+4.4 pts
74Christian County, ILIL33,44310.6%+1.1 pts
75De Witt County, ILIL15,11810.3%+2.2 pts
76Mercer County, ILIL15,22910.1%+2.3 pts
77Logan County, ILIL27,18210.1%+2.0 pts
78Shelby County, ILIL20,5769.8%+0.7 pts
79Whiteside County, ILIL54,1219.8%+1.3 pts
80Ogle County, ILIL51,3999.6%+2.5 pts
81Putnam County, ILIL5,6199.6%+4.0 pts
82Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5949.6%+2.9 pts
83Calhoun County, ILIL4,3009.1%+0.1 pts
84Moultrie County, ILIL14,3719.0%+1.1 pts
85Clark County, ILIL15,1148.7%−0.5 pts
86Henderson County, ILIL5,9848.6%−0.9 pts
87Tazewell County, ILIL130,0498.6%+2.3 pts
88Kane County, ILIL525,7578.5%+1.8 pts
89Boone County, ILIL53,5688.2%+1.2 pts
90Jersey County, ILIL21,1608.1%+1.0 pts
91Clinton County, ILIL37,1287.8%+1.4 pts
92Menard County, ILIL11,8637.6%−0.6 pts
93Lake County, ILIL719,3397.6%+1.8 pts
94Washington County, ILIL13,5647.5%+1.5 pts
95Grundy County, ILIL54,0527.1%+2.2 pts
96Will County, ILIL712,2536.8%+1.9 pts
97McHenry County, ILIL317,7516.5%+2.9 pts
98DuPage County, ILIL934,2986.2%+2.5 pts
99Woodford County, ILIL38,1115.9%+1.6 pts
100Piatt County, ILIL16,7915.7%+0.8 pts
101Kendall County, ILIL145,4704.4%+1.3 pts
102Monroe County, ILIL34,8403.1%−0.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS