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Lowest median household income, Illinois counties · 2020

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$34,709+33%

02Pulaski County, ILIL4,820$37,308+47%

03Jackson County, ILIL52,501$39,689+59%

04Gallatin County, ILIL4,616$43,092+65%

05Pope County, ILIL3,672$43,140+44%

06McDonough County, ILIL25,916$43,591+36%

07Franklin County, ILIL36,916$43,671+54%

08Saline County, ILIL22,772$43,928+53%

09Knox County, ILIL47,767$44,464+26%

10Fayette County, ILIL20,790$45,634+43%

11Coles County, ILIL46,607$46,411+44%

12Pike County, ILIL14,231$46,605+50%

13Vermilion County, ILIL71,259$46,842+37%

14White County, ILIL13,250$48,303+63%

15Edgar County, ILIL16,323$48,543+38%

16Wabash County, ILIL10,907$48,878+42%

17Marion County, ILIL36,382$49,925+42%

18Wayne County, ILIL15,882$50,205+65%

19Stephenson County, ILIL43,220$50,466+25%

20Ford County, ILIL13,216$50,582+33%

21Hardin County, ILIL3,588$50,847+84%

22Mason County, ILIL12,411$50,883+41%

23Crawford County, ILIL18,648$50,968+57%

24Massac County, ILIL13,502$51,195+63%

25Schuyler County, ILIL6,657$51,376+46%

26Perry County, ILIL20,160$51,616+55%

27Union County, ILIL16,656$51,655+67%

28Jefferson County, ILIL36,147$51,662+54%

29Greene County, ILIL11,313$51,746+63%

30Williamson County, ILIL67,225$52,076+63%

31Christian County, ILIL33,443$52,120+43%

32Clay County, ILIL12,793$52,167+70%

33Fulton County, ILIL32,901$52,243+54%

34Carroll County, ILIL15,419$52,813+42%

35Morgan County, ILIL32,515$53,002+44%

36Lawrence County, ILIL13,790$53,087+75%

37Bond County, ILIL16,959$53,568+42%

38Macon County, ILIL99,300$53,725+42%

39Edwards County, ILIL5,898$53,801+69%

40Stark County, ILIL5,319$53,828+50%

41Cass County, ILIL12,463$53,899+53%

42Champaign County, ILIL209,972$53,936+43%

43Warren County, ILIL16,222$54,291+50%

44Iroquois County, ILIL26,150$54,445+43%

45Montgomery County, ILIL28,076$54,886+66%

46Richland County, ILIL15,219$55,032+76%

47Adams County, ILIL64,267$55,052+58%

48Winnebago County, ILIL283,674$55,310+26%

49Randolph County, ILIL29,921$55,319+49%

50Johnson County, ILIL13,363$55,363+66%

51Bureau County, ILIL32,510$55,549+38%

52Peoria County, ILIL178,553$55,729+39%

53Henderson County, ILIL5,984$55,759+53%

54Hancock County, ILIL16,803$55,818+52%

55Jasper County, ILIL9,032$55,911+61%

56Hamilton County, ILIL7,859$55,977+84%

57Rock Island County, ILIL141,869$55,980+45%

58Macoupin County, ILIL43,748$56,264+55%

59Whiteside County, ILIL54,121$57,172+42%

60Mercer County, ILIL15,229$57,182+40%

61Marshall County, ILIL11,473$57,303+38%

62St. Clair County, ILIL250,708$57,473+47%

63De Witt County, ILIL15,118$57,727+40%

64Logan County, ILIL27,182$58,122+48%

65Livingston County, ILIL35,057$58,676+42%

66Shelby County, ILIL20,576$59,134+58%

67Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,594$59,223+47%

68Cumberland County, ILIL10,208$59,271+64%

69Scott County, ILIL4,866$59,352+62%

70Kankakee County, ILIL105,525$59,370+43%

71Clark County, ILIL15,114$59,481+65%

72Douglas County, ILIL19,880$59,620+51%

73Effingham County, ILIL34,519$59,932+52%

74Lee County, ILIL32,914$59,986+46%

75Henry County, ILIL48,095$60,000+51%

76LaSalle County, ILIL107,773$60,069+49%

77Brown County, ILIL6,401$60,694+71%

78Sangamon County, ILIL194,170$61,743+44%

79DeKalb County, ILIL101,835$62,353+36%

80Ogle County, ILIL51,399$63,643+40%

81Moultrie County, ILIL14,371$64,033+60%

82Madison County, ILIL263,110$64,045+54%

83Washington County, ILIL13,564$64,390+57%

84Putnam County, ILIL5,619$64,694+42%

85Tazewell County, ILIL130,049$66,220+46%

86Calhoun County, ILIL4,300$66,602+94%

87Clinton County, ILIL37,128$67,179+51%

88Jersey County, ILIL21,160$67,845+61%

89Cook County, ILIL5,194,625$67,886+48%

90McLean County, ILIL171,419$68,037+45%

91Boone County, ILIL53,568$70,396+34%

92Piatt County, ILIL16,791$73,668+61%

93Woodford County, ILIL38,111$74,777+45%

94Grundy County, ILIL54,052$75,767+46%

95Menard County, ILIL11,863$77,550+66%

96Kane County, ILIL525,757$83,374+40%

97Monroe County, ILIL34,840$89,648+62%

98McHenry County, ILIL317,751$90,014+39%

99Will County, ILIL712,253$90,800+46%

100Lake County, ILIL719,339$92,654+38%

101DuPage County, ILIL934,298$94,930+40%

102Kendall County, ILIL145,470$96,854+50%

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