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Highest renter share, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Champaign County, ILIL209,97248.6%+10%

02Jackson County, ILIL52,50147.9%+3%

03Cook County, ILIL5,194,62545.7%+9%

04DeKalb County, ILIL101,83539.0%−4%

05Coles County, ILIL46,60738.9%+2%

06McDonough County, ILIL25,91637.8%+2%

07Peoria County, ILIL178,55336.7%+14%

08McLean County, ILIL171,41935.8%+7%

09St. Clair County, ILIL250,70834.9%+6%

10Winnebago County, ILIL283,67434.8%+16%

11Rock Island County, ILIL141,86933.6%+11%

12Macon County, ILIL99,30033.1%+17%

13Vermilion County, ILIL71,25932.2%+14%

14Sangamon County, ILIL194,17032.0%+7%

15Kankakee County, ILIL105,52532.0%+4%

16Knox County, ILIL47,76731.5%+11%

17Williamson County, ILIL67,22530.9%+17%

18Morgan County, ILIL32,51530.2%+2%

19Stephenson County, ILIL43,22029.6%+17%

20Madison County, ILIL263,11028.7%+10%

21Logan County, ILIL27,18228.5%−1%

22Adams County, ILIL64,26728.5%+8%

23Cass County, ILIL12,46328.0%+12%

24Saline County, ILIL22,77227.8%+19%

25Edgar County, ILIL16,32327.8%+9%

26DuPage County, ILIL934,29827.7%+17%

27LaSalle County, ILIL107,77327.2%+9%

28Lee County, ILIL32,91427.1%+4%

29Lake County, ILIL719,33927.1%+22%

30Jefferson County, ILIL36,14726.9%+6%

31Richland County, ILIL15,21926.8%+14%

32Franklin County, ILIL36,91626.8%+20%

33Livingston County, ILIL35,05726.7%+3%

34Grundy County, ILIL54,05226.5%−4%

35Whiteside County, ILIL54,12126.4%+3%

36Ford County, ILIL13,21626.4%+11%

37Marion County, ILIL36,38226.3%+13%

38Kane County, ILIL525,75726.3%+10%

39Lawrence County, ILIL13,79026.2%+14%

40Christian County, ILIL33,44326.0%+9%

41Wabash County, ILIL10,90725.7%+4%

42Alexander County, ILIL4,57025.7%−9%

43Ogle County, ILIL51,39925.6%+1%

44Warren County, ILIL16,22225.6%+0%

45Douglas County, ILIL19,88025.4%+10%

46Union County, ILIL16,65625.3%+3%

47Bureau County, ILIL32,51025.2%+5%

48De Witt County, ILIL15,11824.9%−1%

49Fulton County, ILIL32,90124.5%+4%

50Moultrie County, ILIL14,37124.4%+13%

51Tazewell County, ILIL130,04924.3%+2%

52Massac County, ILIL13,50224.0%+12%

53Pulaski County, ILIL4,82024.0%−2%

54Macoupin County, ILIL43,74824.0%+14%

55Greene County, ILIL11,31323.9%+0%

56Randolph County, ILIL29,92123.9%+16%

57Clark County, ILIL15,11423.8%+6%

58Iroquois County, ILIL26,15023.5%−1%

59Brown County, ILIL6,40123.4%−10%

60Bond County, ILIL16,95923.3%+15%

61Effingham County, ILIL34,51923.3%−3%

62Mason County, ILIL12,41123.3%+0%

63Montgomery County, ILIL28,07622.9%+6%

64White County, ILIL13,25022.9%+4%

65Pike County, ILIL14,23122.6%−1%

66Perry County, ILIL20,16022.5%+5%

67Hardin County, ILIL3,58822.5%+14%

68Carroll County, ILIL15,41922.3%−5%

69Jersey County, ILIL21,16021.9%−2%

70Clay County, ILIL12,79321.8%+8%

71Fayette County, ILIL20,79021.6%+7%

72Boone County, ILIL53,56821.6%+1%

73Henry County, ILIL48,09521.5%+1%

74Hamilton County, ILIL7,85921.3%+15%

75Scott County, ILIL4,86621.2%−6%

76Wayne County, ILIL15,88221.1%+3%

77Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59420.9%−8%

78Schuyler County, ILIL6,65720.8%−2%

79Stark County, ILIL5,31920.5%−10%

80Clinton County, ILIL37,12820.4%+3%

81Gallatin County, ILIL4,61620.4%+8%

82Shelby County, ILIL20,57620.3%+7%

83Marshall County, ILIL11,47320.2%+1%

84Crawford County, ILIL18,64820.1%+2%

85Edwards County, ILIL5,89820.0%+7%

86Menard County, ILIL11,86319.8%−6%

87Mercer County, ILIL15,22919.8%−3%

88Henderson County, ILIL5,98419.7%−7%

89Washington County, ILIL13,56419.5%+3%

90McHenry County, ILIL317,75119.3%+15%

91Hancock County, ILIL16,80319.2%−2%

92Will County, ILIL712,25318.9%+12%

93Piatt County, ILIL16,79118.9%−5%

94Johnson County, ILIL13,36318.4%+20%

95Pope County, ILIL3,67218.2%+2%

96Monroe County, ILIL34,84018.1%−9%

97Putnam County, ILIL5,61917.8%+2%

98Woodford County, ILIL38,11117.1%−1%

99Kendall County, ILIL145,47016.9%+7%

100Cumberland County, ILIL10,20816.8%−6%

101Jasper County, ILIL9,03216.2%−4%

102Calhoun County, ILIL4,30014.5%−25%

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