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Least affordable housing, Illinois counties · 1990

Illinois counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,6253.1−8%

02Lake County, ILIL719,3393.0+3%

03DuPage County, ILIL934,2982.8+1%

04Jackson County, ILIL52,5012.7+5%

05DeKalb County, ILIL101,8352.6−10%

06McHenry County, ILIL317,7512.5−1%

07Champaign County, ILIL209,9722.5+5%

08Kane County, ILIL525,7572.5−5%

09Kendall County, ILIL145,4702.3−4%

10Will County, ILIL712,2532.2−11%

11McLean County, ILIL171,4192.1−10%

12St. Clair County, ILIL250,7082.0+8%

13Monroe County, ILIL34,8402.0−11%

14Effingham County, ILIL34,5192.0−6%

15Grundy County, ILIL54,0522.0−18%

16Sangamon County, ILIL194,1702.0−3%

17Boone County, ILIL53,5681.9−16%

18Kankakee County, ILIL105,5251.9−17%

19Winnebago County, ILIL283,6741.9−8%

20Adams County, ILIL64,2671.9−11%

21Jefferson County, ILIL36,1471.9+4%

22Union County, ILIL16,6561.9−5%

23Ogle County, ILIL51,3991.8−20%

24Clinton County, ILIL37,1281.8+2%

25Coles County, ILIL46,6071.8−16%

26LaSalle County, ILIL107,7731.8−15%

27Williamson County, ILIL67,2251.8−5%

28Saline County, ILIL22,7721.8+12%

29Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5941.8−22%

30Massac County, ILIL13,5021.8−7%

31Morgan County, ILIL32,5151.8−9%

32Washington County, ILIL13,5641.8−1%

33Stephenson County, ILIL43,2201.8−11%

34Jasper County, ILIL9,0321.8−6%

35Rock Island County, ILIL141,8691.8−12%

36Menard County, ILIL11,8631.8−11%

37Logan County, ILIL27,1821.8−8%

38Perry County, ILIL20,1601.7+7%

39Randolph County, ILIL29,9211.7−0%

40Schuyler County, ILIL6,6571.7+14%

41Peoria County, ILIL178,5531.7−19%

42Madison County, ILIL263,1101.7−7%

43Bond County, ILIL16,9591.7−6%

44Gallatin County, ILIL4,6161.7+4%

45Jersey County, ILIL21,1601.7−15%

46Lee County, ILIL32,9141.7−18%

47Woodford County, ILIL38,1111.7−17%

48Wayne County, ILIL15,8821.7+8%

49Lawrence County, ILIL13,7901.7+12%

50Macoupin County, ILIL43,7481.7−11%

51Marshall County, ILIL11,4731.7−11%

52Johnson County, ILIL13,3631.7−13%

53Piatt County, ILIL16,7911.7−8%

54Calhoun County, ILIL4,3001.6−18%

55Douglas County, ILIL19,8801.6−8%

56Ford County, ILIL13,2161.6−12%

57McDonough County, ILIL25,9161.6−13%

58Wabash County, ILIL10,9071.6+13%

59Whiteside County, ILIL54,1211.6−13%

60White County, ILIL13,2501.6+12%

61Putnam County, ILIL5,6191.6−16%

62Hardin County, ILIL3,5881.6+6%

63Vermilion County, ILIL71,2591.6+1%

64Cumberland County, ILIL10,2081.6−15%

65De Witt County, ILIL15,1181.6−13%

66Mason County, ILIL12,4111.6−4%

67Bureau County, ILIL32,5101.6−19%

68Iroquois County, ILIL26,1501.6−24%

69Macon County, ILIL99,3001.6−13%

70Alexander County, ILIL4,5701.6+25%

71Tazewell County, ILIL130,0491.6−21%

72Franklin County, ILIL36,9161.6−3%

73Edgar County, ILIL16,3231.6−3%

74Edwards County, ILIL5,8981.6+8%

75Livingston County, ILIL35,0571.6−18%

76Pope County, ILIL3,6721.5−23%

77Clay County, ILIL12,7931.5−6%

78Moultrie County, ILIL14,3711.5−16%

79Marion County, ILIL36,3821.5+1%

80Richland County, ILIL15,2191.5−23%

81Henry County, ILIL48,0951.5−23%

82Warren County, ILIL16,2221.5−8%

83Crawford County, ILIL18,6481.5−8%

84Christian County, ILIL33,4431.5−10%

85Fayette County, ILIL20,7901.5−19%

86Hamilton County, ILIL7,8591.5−4%

87Knox County, ILIL47,7671.5−16%

88Carroll County, ILIL15,4191.5−22%

89Pulaski County, ILIL4,8201.5+9%

90Shelby County, ILIL20,5761.5−18%

91Montgomery County, ILIL28,0761.5−11%

92Clark County, ILIL15,1141.5−17%

93Brown County, ILIL6,4011.5+2%

94Henderson County, ILIL5,9841.4−1%

95Hancock County, ILIL16,8031.4−11%

96Fulton County, ILIL32,9011.4−19%

97Cass County, ILIL12,4631.4−10%

98Scott County, ILIL4,8661.4−11%

99Greene County, ILIL11,3131.4−12%

100Pike County, ILIL14,2311.4−23%

101Mercer County, ILIL15,2291.3−25%

102Stark County, ILIL5,3191.2−31%

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