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Lowest median household income, Illinois counties

Illinois counties with the lowest median household income in the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 102 is $66,705. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lawrence County, IL, up 28 places to #8.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01▲1Pulaski County, ILIL4,820$42,463+67%

02▼1Alexander County, ILIL4,570$47,043+81%

03Jackson County, ILIL52,501$48,763+95%

04▲2McDonough County, ILIL25,916$52,795+64%

05▲3Saline County, ILIL22,772$53,117+85%

06▲15Hardin County, ILIL3,588$54,271+96%

07▲7White County, ILIL13,250$54,813+85%

08▲28Lawrence County, ILIL13,790$55,324+82%

09▲9Wayne County, ILIL15,882$55,521+82%

10▲17Union County, ILIL16,656$55,728+80%

11Coles County, ILIL46,607$56,478+75%

12▼5Franklin County, ILIL36,916$56,740+100%

13Vermilion County, ILIL71,259$56,877+67%

14▼5Knox County, ILIL47,767$57,030+61%

15▲1Wabash County, ILIL10,907$57,086+66%

16▼12Gallatin County, ILIL4,616$59,219+127%

17▼5Pike County, ILIL14,231$59,777+92%

18▼3Edgar County, ILIL16,323$59,941+70%

19▼14Pope County, ILIL3,672$60,050+100%

20▲12Clay County, ILIL12,793$60,417+97%

21▲18Edwards County, ILIL5,898$60,519+90%

22▲11Fulton County, ILIL32,901$60,599+78%

23▲11Carroll County, ILIL15,419$60,758+64%

24▼14Fayette County, ILIL20,790$60,944+91%

25▼8Marion County, ILIL36,382$61,240+74%

26Perry County, ILIL20,160$62,118+87%

27▲2Greene County, ILIL11,313$62,192+96%

28▲25Henderson County, ILIL5,984$62,227+71%

29▼9Ford County, ILIL13,216$62,439+64%

30▲16Richland County, ILIL15,219$62,455+100%

31▲19Johnson County, ILIL13,363$62,528+88%

32▼1Christian County, ILIL33,443$62,611+71%

33▲5Macon County, ILIL99,300$62,666+66%

34▼12Mason County, ILIL12,411$62,845+75%

35▲5Stark County, ILIL5,319$62,878+76%

36▼8Jefferson County, ILIL36,147$63,118+88%

37▲8Montgomery County, ILIL28,076$63,620+92%

38▲4Champaign County, ILIL209,972$63,683+69%

39▼20Stephenson County, ILIL43,220$64,043+59%

40▲12Peoria County, ILIL178,553$65,108+63%

41▼17Massac County, ILIL13,502$65,116+107%

42▼12Williamson County, ILIL67,225$65,604+105%

43▲13Hamilton County, ILIL7,859$65,746+116%

44▲4Winnebago County, ILIL283,674$65,837+50%

45▲9Hancock County, ILIL16,803$65,865+80%

46▼21Schuyler County, ILIL6,657$65,948+87%

47▼10Bond County, ILIL16,959$65,959+75%

48▼1Adams County, ILIL64,267$66,220+90%

49▼5Iroquois County, ILIL26,150$66,255+74%

50▼15Morgan County, ILIL32,515$66,306+80%

51▲13Logan County, ILIL27,182$66,358+68%

52▲17Scott County, ILIL4,866$66,705+82%

53▲4Rock Island County, ILIL141,869$67,159+74%

54▼11Warren County, ILIL16,222$67,385+86%

55▲4Whiteside County, ILIL54,121$67,500+67%

56▲21Brown County, ILIL6,401$67,917+92%

57▼16Cass County, ILIL12,463$68,125+93%

58▼9Randolph County, ILIL29,921$68,131+84%

59▼8Bureau County, ILIL32,510$69,257+72%

60▲14Lee County, ILIL32,914$70,292+72%

61▲18DeKalb County, ILIL101,835$70,724+54%

62▼4Macoupin County, ILIL43,748$70,805+96%

63▲7Kankakee County, ILIL105,525$71,281+72%

64▼3Marshall County, ILIL11,473$71,585+72%

65▼42Crawford County, ILIL18,648$71,674+120%

66▼3De Witt County, ILIL15,118$71,678+74%

67▲14Moultrie County, ILIL14,371$71,784+79%

68▲7Henry County, ILIL48,095$71,911+80%

69▼3Shelby County, ILIL20,576$72,095+93%

70▲1Clark County, ILIL15,114$72,927+103%

71▲5LaSalle County, ILIL107,773$73,045+81%

72▼4Cumberland County, ILIL10,208$73,327+103%

73▼8Livingston County, ILIL35,057$73,790+78%

74▼12St. Clair County, ILIL250,708$73,854+89%

75▼8Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,594$73,993+83%

76▼16Mercer County, ILIL15,229$74,182+81%

77▼22Jasper County, ILIL9,032$74,755+115%

78Sangamon County, ILIL194,170$75,357+75%

79▲5Putnam County, ILIL5,619$75,590+66%

80▲2Madison County, ILIL263,110$75,793+82%

81▼9Douglas County, ILIL19,880$77,320+96%

82▲3Tazewell County, ILIL130,049$77,982+72%

83Washington County, ILIL13,564$78,224+91%

84▲6McLean County, ILIL171,419$79,905+70%

85▲3Jersey County, ILIL21,160$80,361+91%

86▼13Effingham County, ILIL34,519$80,404+104%

87▼7Ogle County, ILIL51,399$82,132+81%

88▲7Menard County, ILIL11,863$82,176+76%

89Cook County, ILIL5,194,625$83,498+82%

90▲1Boone County, ILIL53,568$84,571+61%

91▼4Clinton County, ILIL37,128$86,588+94%

92▲1Woodford County, ILIL38,111$91,483+78%

93▲1Grundy County, ILIL54,052$92,235+78%

94▼8Calhoun County, ILIL4,300$93,203+171%

95▼3Piatt County, ILIL16,791$94,811+107%

96▲1Monroe County, ILIL34,840$102,880+86%

97▼1Kane County, ILIL525,757$103,163+74%

98McHenry County, ILIL317,751$104,802+62%

99Will County, ILIL712,253$109,984+77%

100Lake County, ILIL719,339$110,416+65%

101▲1Kendall County, ILIL145,470$111,601+73%

102▼1DuPage County, ILIL934,298$112,096+65%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES