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Lowest median household income, Illinois counties · 1990

Illinois counties with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Alexander County, ILIL4,570$14,786−43%

02Hardin County, ILIL3,588$15,498−44%

03Pulaski County, ILIL4,820$15,625−38%

04Jackson County, ILIL52,501$17,567−30%

05Hamilton County, ILIL7,859$18,274−40%

06Saline County, ILIL22,772$18,349−36%

07Franklin County, ILIL36,916$18,698−34%

08Pope County, ILIL3,672$19,031−37%

09Gallatin County, ILIL4,616$19,105−27%

10Massac County, ILIL13,502$19,632−38%

11Lawrence County, ILIL13,790$19,688−35%

12Clay County, ILIL12,793$20,006−35%

13Union County, ILIL16,656$20,173−35%

14Brown County, ILIL6,401$20,445−42%

15Pike County, ILIL14,231$20,527−34%

16Wayne County, ILIL15,882$20,659−32%

17White County, ILIL13,250$20,662−30%

18Greene County, ILIL11,313$20,752−35%

19Schuyler County, ILIL6,657$21,080−40%

20Calhoun County, ILIL4,300$21,163−38%

21Edwards County, ILIL5,898$21,238−33%

22Edgar County, ILIL16,323$21,657−38%

23Fulton County, ILIL32,901$21,701−36%

24McDonough County, ILIL25,916$21,774−32%

25Johnson County, ILIL13,363$21,953−34%

26Fayette County, ILIL20,790$22,029−31%

27Williamson County, ILIL67,225$22,043−31%

28Henderson County, ILIL5,984$22,165−39%

29Warren County, ILIL16,222$22,259−39%

30Jefferson County, ILIL36,147$22,397−33%

31Mason County, ILIL12,411$22,434−38%

32Jasper County, ILIL9,032$22,751−34%

33Marion County, ILIL36,382$22,813−35%

34Perry County, ILIL20,160$22,979−31%

35Richland County, ILIL15,219$23,013−26%

36Clark County, ILIL15,114$23,281−35%

37Adams County, ILIL64,267$23,317−33%

38Cumberland County, ILIL10,208$23,623−35%

39Cass County, ILIL12,463$23,642−33%

40Scott County, ILIL4,866$23,642−35%

41Bond County, ILIL16,959$23,756−37%

42Vermilion County, ILIL71,259$23,841−30%

43Montgomery County, ILIL28,076$23,879−28%

44Crawford County, ILIL18,648$23,912−26%

45Macoupin County, ILIL43,748$23,913−34%

46Hancock County, ILIL16,803$24,036−34%

47Coles County, ILIL46,607$24,153−25%

48Christian County, ILIL33,443$24,506−33%

49Knox County, ILIL47,767$24,523−31%

50Stark County, ILIL5,319$25,130−30%

51Washington County, ILIL13,564$25,387−38%

52Iroquois County, ILIL26,150$25,435−33%

53Carroll County, ILIL15,419$25,758−31%

54Ford County, ILIL13,216$25,801−32%

55Randolph County, ILIL29,921$25,859−30%

56Wabash County, ILIL10,907$26,021−25%

57Shelby County, ILIL20,576$26,040−30%

58Henry County, ILIL48,095$26,198−34%

59Bureau County, ILIL32,510$26,248−35%

60Morgan County, ILIL32,515$26,403−29%

61Marshall County, ILIL11,473$26,450−36%

62Champaign County, ILIL209,972$26,541−30%

63Mercer County, ILIL15,229$26,606−35%

64Douglas County, ILIL19,880$26,758−32%

65Rock Island County, ILIL141,869$26,803−31%

66St. Clair County, ILIL250,708$26,813−32%

67Moultrie County, ILIL14,371$26,852−33%

68Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,594$26,882−33%

69Whiteside County, ILIL54,121$27,085−33%

70LaSalle County, ILIL107,773$27,093−33%

71Jersey County, ILIL21,160$27,126−36%

72De Witt County, ILIL15,118$27,196−34%

73Effingham County, ILIL34,519$27,245−31%

74Logan County, ILIL27,182$27,528−30%

75Peoria County, ILIL178,553$28,193−29%

76Kankakee County, ILIL105,525$28,284−32%

77Lee County, ILIL32,914$28,284−31%

78Stephenson County, ILIL43,220$28,340−30%

79Macon County, ILIL99,300$28,598−24%

80Menard County, ILIL11,863$29,326−37%

81Livingston County, ILIL35,057$29,848−28%

82Madison County, ILIL263,110$29,861−28%

83Clinton County, ILIL37,128$29,890−33%

84Putnam County, ILIL5,619$30,136−34%

85Sangamon County, ILIL194,170$30,350−29%

86DeKalb County, ILIL101,835$30,864−33%

87Tazewell County, ILIL130,049$30,933−32%

88Ogle County, ILIL51,399$30,958−32%

89Winnebago County, ILIL283,674$31,336−29%

90McLean County, ILIL171,419$31,366−33%

91Piatt County, ILIL16,791$31,369−31%

92Cook County, ILIL5,194,625$32,673−29%

93Woodford County, ILIL38,111$34,375−33%

94Monroe County, ILIL34,840$35,086−37%

95Boone County, ILIL53,568$35,103−33%

96Grundy County, ILIL54,052$35,728−31%

97Kane County, ILIL525,757$40,080−32%

98Will County, ILIL712,253$41,195−34%

99Kendall County, ILIL145,470$42,834−34%

100McHenry County, ILIL317,751$43,471−33%

101Lake County, ILIL719,339$46,047−31%

102DuPage County, ILIL934,298$48,876−28%

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