RANKING · 2024 ACS · 336 SHOWN OF 336

Lowest poverty rate, Illinois cities

Illinois cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 336 is 8.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Chillicothe, IL, up 215 places to #42.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01▲4Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,6790.6%−1.3 pts

02▲5South Barrington, ILIL5,0711.0%−1.6 pts

03▲154Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5451.2%+1.2 pts

04▲9Long Grove, ILIL8,3431.2%−1.4 pts

05▲22Western Springs, ILIL13,5881.3%+0.4 pts

06▼4Spring Grove, ILIL5,5261.4%−1.0 pts

07▲24Lake Bluff, ILIL5,5631.5%+0.3 pts

08▲10New Lenox, ILIL28,8931.5%−0.9 pts

09▲12Winnetka, ILIL12,5181.6%+0.2 pts

10▲43Itasca, ILIL9,4882.0%−2.7 pts

11▲123Troy, ILIL11,8932.0%−1.4 pts

12▼9Volo, ILIL6,8052.1%−30.9 pts

13▼7Glencoe, ILIL8,7242.1%−0.2 pts

14▲209Schiller Park, ILIL11,3172.5%−6.7 pts

15▲5Inverness, ILIL7,4182.6%+1.1 pts

16▼8Oswego, ILIL39,9482.6%−0.2 pts

17▲78Minooka, ILIL12,8992.6%+0.4 pts

18▲82Geneseo, ILIL6,5052.6%−2.7 pts

19▲51Maryville, ILIL8,4132.7%−1.4 pts

20▼4River Forest, ILIL11,3932.7%0.0 pts

21▼10Grandwood Park, ILIL5,2622.8%−0.5 pts

22▲1Deerfield, ILIL19,6422.8%+1.2 pts

23▲2Campton Hills, ILIL10,8942.9%–

24▲65Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5932.9%+0.1 pts

25▲107Lake Holiday, ILIL5,6412.9%–

26▲24Park Ridge, ILIL38,4632.9%+0.5 pts

27▼17Hinsdale, ILIL17,5732.9%−0.3 pts

28▲59Lemont, ILIL18,5133.1%−0.6 pts

29▲131Northfield, ILIL5,6323.2%+1.6 pts

30▲5Lake Villa, ILIL8,6923.2%−0.5 pts

31▼12Frankfort, ILIL21,3653.2%+0.9 pts

32▼28Winfield, ILIL10,1463.2%+0.2 pts

33▼1Wilmette, ILIL27,4593.2%+1.0 pts

34▲6Elmhurst, ILIL46,1113.3%+0.8 pts

35▲33West Dundee, ILIL8,5703.3%−0.4 pts

36▲9Chatham, ILIL14,5793.3%−1.3 pts

37▲89Yorkville, ILIL26,7303.3%+1.9 pts

38▼14Riverside, ILIL8,9393.3%+0.4 pts

39▲9Lake Zurich, ILIL19,8683.4%+0.9 pts

40▲29Manteno, ILIL9,2013.5%−1.8 pts

41▼15Lake Forest, ILIL19,7313.5%+1.4 pts

42▲215Chillicothe, ILIL6,0333.7%−2.5 pts

43▲55Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2063.7%−0.5 pts

44▼30Mahomet, ILIL10,5163.8%−1.4 pts

45▼1Geneva, ILIL21,1383.8%+1.6 pts

46▼13Burr Ridge, ILIL11,1793.9%+1.0 pts

47▲46Crete, ILIL8,3453.9%+2.3 pts

48▲62Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2834.0%−0.2 pts

49▲70Mount Zion, ILIL5,8804.0%−1.0 pts

50▲143Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7614.1%−0.5 pts

51▲15Roselle, ILIL22,7564.1%+2.1 pts

52▼30Willow Springs, ILIL5,7884.1%−2.0 pts

53▲10Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8104.1%+2.6 pts

54▲36Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,5904.1%+2.0 pts

55▲4Algonquin, ILIL30,8244.1%+2.5 pts

56▲32Manhattan, ILIL10,9434.2%+0.5 pts

57▼48Plainfield, ILIL50,0434.2%+2.4 pts

58▲15Highland Park, ILIL30,7674.2%+0.4 pts

59▼1Bartlett, ILIL40,8554.2%+2.3 pts

60▼32Libertyville, ILIL20,7014.2%+0.7 pts

61▲24Darien, ILIL22,0324.2%+2.0 pts

62▼25Homer Glen, ILIL24,8734.3%–

63▼29Northbrook, ILIL34,7444.3%+2.0 pts

64▲53Coal City, ILIL5,8314.4%+1.2 pts

65▼27St. Charles, ILIL33,5944.4%+1.0 pts

66▼20Naperville, ILIL153,1144.4%+2.2 pts

67▼13Mokena, ILIL19,8974.5%+3.5 pts

68▼26Barrington, ILIL10,5864.6%+1.5 pts

69▼28La Grange, ILIL15,9354.6%+0.7 pts

70▲74McHenry, ILIL29,2174.7%+0.1 pts

71▲21Lakemoor, ILIL6,4494.7%−4.0 pts

72▼25Sugar Grove, ILIL9,3814.7%+2.9 pts

73▲51Villa Park, ILIL21,8884.7%−0.1 pts

74▼35Cary, ILIL17,9324.8%+3.5 pts

75▲67Glen Carbon, ILIL13,8984.9%−0.9 pts

76▲10La Grange Park, ILIL13,4534.9%+2.3 pts

77▲32Tinley Park, ILIL55,1405.0%+2.4 pts

78▼35Westchester, ILIL16,3005.0%+2.5 pts

79▲12Washington, ILIL15,9025.1%+1.0 pts

80▼44Shorewood, ILIL18,5365.2%+3.1 pts

81▼25Lincolnshire, ILIL7,9635.2%+3.6 pts

82▼67Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5255.2%+2.1 pts

83▼6Gurnee, ILIL30,4585.2%+2.2 pts

84▲22Palos Heights, ILIL12,0845.2%+2.1 pts

85▼11Columbia, ILIL10,8655.4%+2.9 pts

86▲55Brookfield, ILIL18,8795.4%+1.1 pts

87▼12Elburn, ILIL7,0845.4%+1.3 pts

88▲94Flossmoor, ILIL9,3585.4%+2.6 pts

89▼6Downers Grove, ILIL50,3655.5%+3.2 pts

90▼26Woodridge, ILIL34,0285.5%+1.6 pts

91▲10Rockton, ILIL7,8705.5%+4.1 pts

92▲39Bloomingdale, ILIL22,4765.5%+2.7 pts

93▼38Roscoe, ILIL11,0345.5%+2.5 pts

94▲20Batavia, ILIL26,5865.5%+1.9 pts

95▼83Gilberts, ILIL9,0825.5%+4.9 pts

96▲34Romeoville, ILIL41,2815.5%+3.6 pts

97▲10Wheaton, ILIL54,0655.6%+2.0 pts

98▲6Schaumburg, ILIL77,2495.7%+2.7 pts

99▲62Monticello, ILIL6,0805.7%+2.0 pts

100▲5Lisle, ILIL23,4325.9%+2.3 pts

101▼71Waterloo, ILIL11,1325.9%+2.1 pts

102▼40Channahon, ILIL14,5305.9%+4.2 pts

103▲44Highland, ILIL10,0426.0%−0.9 pts

104▲84Woodstock, ILIL25,7406.0%−1.2 pts

105▲51Des Plaines, ILIL58,7726.0%+1.5 pts

106▼46Arlington Heights, ILIL76,2166.0%+3.5 pts

107▼28Glenview, ILIL47,7116.0%+4.0 pts

108▲10Vernon Hills, ILIL26,8256.1%+3.1 pts

109▲37Monee, ILIL5,1196.2%+2.7 pts

110▼45Wauconda, ILIL13,9936.2%+2.2 pts

111▼59O'Fallon, ILIL32,6566.2%+1.3 pts

112▲74River Grove, ILIL10,4096.2%+0.3 pts

113▼17Lincolnwood, ILIL13,0396.3%+3.4 pts

114▼20Lake Barrington, ILIL5,1306.3%+4.2 pts

115▲38Grayslake, ILIL21,1406.3%+3.3 pts

116▼45Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,7506.3%+3.5 pts

117▼41North Aurora, ILIL19,4066.3%+3.3 pts

118▲5Godfrey, ILIL17,6206.4%+0.5 pts

119▲106Orland Hills, ILIL6,6636.4%+1.1 pts

120▼103Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5606.4%+4.0 pts

121▲37Carol Stream, ILIL39,3156.4%+3.0 pts

122▼9South Elgin, ILIL25,6566.4%+3.5 pts

123▼56Morton, ILIL17,5656.5%+1.5 pts

124▼52Oak Forest, ILIL26,7926.5%+2.9 pts

125▼26Hillside, ILIL8,1406.6%+0.2 pts

126▼29Willowbrook, ILIL9,1266.6%+4.6 pts

127▼19Mount Prospect, ILIL55,3956.6%+2.0 pts

128▼71Oak Brook, ILIL8,1086.6%+4.6 pts

129▲7Wood Dale, ILIL14,0816.7%+2.6 pts

130▲34Island Lake, ILIL8,0476.7%+4.1 pts

131▼53Montgomery, ILIL21,9786.7%+3.0 pts

132▼7Crystal Lake, ILIL42,2886.8%+3.3 pts

133▲36Shiloh, ILIL14,6046.8%−0.8 pts

134▲4Lockport, ILIL27,8226.8%+3.3 pts

135▼19Gages Lake, ILIL10,8197.0%+4.0 pts

136▼24Bartonville, ILIL5,8047.1%+0.1 pts

137▼76Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,8587.1%+2.7 pts

138▲111Spring Valley, ILIL5,4087.2%+0.8 pts

139▼36Lombard, ILIL44,3997.2%+3.3 pts

140▼59Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,8127.2%+4.9 pts

141▲43Braidwood, ILIL6,2597.3%+1.8 pts

142▼62Orland Park, ILIL57,9547.3%+4.2 pts

143▲40Prospect Heights, ILIL15,5527.3%+3.0 pts

144▼9Morton Grove, ILIL24,5827.3%+4.7 pts

145▼12Oak Park, ILIL52,8237.4%+1.9 pts

146▲44Bensenville, ILIL18,5257.6%+1.2 pts

147▲40Bradley, ILIL15,2147.7%+0.9 pts

148▲44Morris, ILIL14,6697.7%+1.1 pts

149▼6Hampshire, ILIL9,2667.8%+4.9 pts

150▼2Rochelle, ILIL9,4987.9%−2.5 pts

151▼100Elk Grove, ILIL31,8857.9%+5.9 pts

152▼103Norridge, ILIL14,8087.9%+4.0 pts

153▼13Antioch, ILIL15,0007.9%+4.0 pts

154▲76Savoy, ILIL9,1137.9%−1.1 pts

155▼44North Riverside, ILIL7,1617.9%+3.3 pts

156▼35Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6758.0%+2.8 pts

157▲45South Beloit, ILIL7,9968.0%−2.0 pts

158▲18Sycamore, ILIL19,0838.1%+4.5 pts

159▲22Palatine, ILIL65,8428.2%+3.4 pts

160▼31Mundelein, ILIL32,6808.2%+3.6 pts

161▲130Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7678.2%−0.6 pts

162▲59Palos Hills, ILIL18,0288.4%+5.0 pts

163▲2Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,6818.4%+7.9 pts

164▲11Beach Park, ILIL14,1148.5%+4.8 pts

165▲7Niles, ILIL30,4438.5%+3.1 pts

166▼64Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6908.5%+3.4 pts

167▼52Huntley, ILIL29,1328.6%+5.8 pts

168▲10Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8448.7%−1.3 pts

169▲71Addison, ILIL35,7588.7%−0.9 pts

170▼88Swansea, ILIL14,3568.7%+2.0 pts

171▼87Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9898.8%+6.9 pts

172▲13Fairview Heights, ILIL16,1758.8%+2.9 pts

173▲41Richton Park, ILIL12,4838.8%+1.9 pts

174▼7Round Lake, ILIL18,5269.0%+2.1 pts

175▲35Peru, ILIL9,7809.0%+1.5 pts

176▼37Lynwood, ILIL9,2979.2%+3.4 pts

177▼23Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8039.2%+5.1 pts

178▼28Broadview, ILIL7,8719.4%+3.0 pts

179▼24Homewood, ILIL18,7739.4%+5.1 pts

180▲47Franklin Park, ILIL18,0459.4%+2.3 pts

181▼44Bourbonnais, ILIL17,6589.5%+3.0 pts

182▲18Aurora, ILIL181,5059.5%+1.0 pts

183▲52Park City, ILIL7,8939.6%+1.6 pts

184▲75Robinson, ILIL7,2839.6%−1.5 pts

185▲4Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4509.6%+4.2 pts

186▼9Skokie, ILIL66,5449.7%+4.3 pts

187▲54Matteson, ILIL18,5439.7%+5.3 pts

188▲18Mascoutah, ILIL9,2399.8%+2.0 pts

189▼19Midlothian, ILIL13,8419.8%+2.8 pts

190▲21Westmont, ILIL24,1559.8%+4.0 pts

191▲5Elgin, ILIL115,4769.8%+1.8 pts

192▼33Wheeling, ILIL38,39110.0%+4.7 pts

193▼66Countryside, ILIL6,26010.0%+6.4 pts

194▼193Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,44810.0%–

195▲29Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21510.1%+4.6 pts

196▼68Streamwood, ILIL38,27710.2%+7.2 pts

197▼35Plano, ILIL12,67710.2%+4.7 pts

198▼47Sandwich, ILIL7,38010.3%+4.8 pts

199▲21Carpentersville, ILIL37,04510.3%+1.8 pts

200▼20Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65510.3%+4.2 pts

201▲11Glenwood, ILIL8,41610.6%+6.9 pts

202▲42Eureka, ILIL5,12910.8%+8.4 pts

203▲60Northlake, ILIL12,46210.9%+2.4 pts

204▲22Berwyn, ILIL55,00110.9%+3.0 pts

205▲13Carterville, ILIL5,83910.9%−3.7 pts

206▲26Bloomington, ILIL78,80411.0%+3.2 pts

207▼12Joliet, ILIL152,24111.1%+0.3 pts

208▲72Summit, ILIL10,75311.2%−5.0 pts

209▲96Greenville, ILIL7,46911.3%−0.5 pts

210▼47Warrenville, ILIL15,21111.3%+9.8 pts

211▼38Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10111.4%+5.8 pts

212▼8Wilmington, ILIL5,61411.5%+6.3 pts

213▼42Forest Park, ILIL13,82911.6%+4.6 pts

214▲8Edwardsville, ILIL26,46311.6%+3.0 pts

215▲88Hillsboro, ILIL6,18411.6%−5.5 pts

216▼9Bellwood, ILIL18,11611.7%+4.5 pts

217▼1Evanston, ILIL76,38011.8%+0.7 pts

218▼69East Peoria, ILIL22,08811.8%+4.6 pts

219▲52Harvard, ILIL9,50411.8%+2.7 pts

220▼52Genoa, ILIL5,54711.9%+8.6 pts

221▼2Crest Hill, ILIL20,69512.0%+7.2 pts

222▲14Collinsville, ILIL23,71712.0%+4.8 pts

223▼71Alsip, ILIL18,48312.1%+5.5 pts

224▼58Johnsburg, ILIL6,44512.1%+10.8 pts

225▼34Milan, ILIL5,02812.3%+1.5 pts

226▼28Jerseyville, ILIL8,40912.3%+5.0 pts

227▼82Stickney, ILIL6,89712.3%+6.5 pts

228▲39Melrose Park, ILIL23,93612.3%+2.1 pts

229▼107Bethalto, ILIL9,20212.3%+3.1 pts

230▲4Taylorville, ILIL10,52212.4%+2.3 pts

231▲20Paris, ILIL8,02612.5%−0.2 pts

232▼1Hanover Park, ILIL36,56812.5%+6.4 pts

233Steger, ILIL9,35212.6%+4.1 pts

234▲8Princeton, ILIL7,67412.7%+5.5 pts

235▲19Bridgeview, ILIL16,52112.8%+5.6 pts

236▲29Pekin, ILIL31,27712.8%+3.5 pts

237▼34Burbank, ILIL28,57812.9%+7.8 pts

238▼33Crestwood, ILIL10,52913.0%+8.3 pts

239▼42West Chicago, ILIL25,29613.0%+3.6 pts

240▼61Fox Lake, ILIL10,84913.1%+6.7 pts

241▲6Pontiac, ILIL10,80613.1%+1.4 pts

242▲37Marion, ILIL17,14813.3%−1.5 pts

243▲18Pana, ILIL5,01013.3%−4.2 pts

244▲70Beardstown, ILIL5,69113.7%−6.1 pts

245▼44Machesney Park, ILIL22,80513.7%+8.4 pts

246▲38Wood River, ILIL10,22413.9%−0.9 pts

247▼73Lyons, ILIL10,43314.0%+7.7 pts

248▲28Lansing, ILIL28,06814.0%+8.5 pts

249▲46Calumet Park, ILIL6,77214.1%+2.6 pts

250▼42Mendota, ILIL6,89414.1%+2.9 pts

251▲31Olney, ILIL8,34714.2%−2.8 pts

252▼43South Holland, ILIL20,74914.4%+9.8 pts

253▼59University Park, ILIL7,01914.4%+5.4 pts

254▲2Loves Park, ILIL23,71214.4%+9.4 pts

255▲13Clinton, ILIL6,78114.5%+3.7 pts

256▲10Herrin, ILIL12,26814.5%−1.4 pts

257▲21Effingham, ILIL12,40614.6%+5.0 pts

258▼19Belvidere, ILIL25,46214.6%+4.7 pts

259▼42Belleville, ILIL40,23714.6%+2.9 pts

260▼15Cicero, ILIL81,85814.6%−0.9 pts

261▼141Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90214.8%+9.7 pts

262▲28Granite City, ILIL26,80714.8%+3.5 pts

263▲29Murphysboro, ILIL6,97714.9%−6.4 pts

264▲29Canton, ILIL13,29715.2%+1.7 pts

265▼1Waukegan, ILIL87,94015.3%+1.4 pts

266▼53Sterling, ILIL14,39415.3%+4.5 pts

267▲2Silvis, ILIL7,97915.4%+5.9 pts

268▼18Moline, ILIL42,36215.5%+6.0 pts

269▼54Maywood, ILIL23,33015.5%+2.1 pts

270▼15Marengo, ILIL7,73715.7%+11.3 pts

271▼19Zion, ILIL24,44716.0%+4.0 pts

272▲1Highwood, ILIL5,32316.0%+9.0 pts

273▲26Salem, ILIL7,03516.3%+7.1 pts

274▼45Litchfield, ILIL6,59816.3%−0.3 pts

275▼15Quincy, ILIL38,91816.7%+4.5 pts

276▲5Chicago, ILIL2,731,58516.8%−2.8 pts

277▲6Springfield, ILIL112,98916.8%+5.1 pts

278▲20Rantoul, ILIL11,99116.9%+6.2 pts

279▼26Lincoln, ILIL12,98117.0%+6.3 pts

280▲7Blue Island, ILIL21,80517.1%+3.8 pts

281▼4Ottawa, ILIL18,68417.3%+6.0 pts

282▲26Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18717.3%+0.2 pts

283▼254Berkeley, ILIL5,14117.5%+11.1 pts

284▲35Metropolis, ILIL5,72717.6%+0.4 pts

285▲43Sauk, ILIL9,62417.6%+8.0 pts

286▼58Park Forest, ILIL21,07917.6%+11.0 pts

287▼17Monmouth, ILIL8,59917.7%+6.6 pts

288▼30Benton, ILIL6,55817.7%+0.3 pts

289▼41Dixon, ILIL14,58217.8%+7.7 pts

290▲27Kewanee, ILIL12,11517.9%+3.9 pts

291▲13Markham, ILIL11,27418.0%+1.1 pts

292▼20Jacksonville, ILIL17,75218.5%+6.1 pts

293▼18LaSalle, ILIL9,38818.8%+3.1 pts

294▲3Galesburg, ILIL28,58119.1%+4.5 pts

295▼1Decatur, ILIL67,88419.4%+2.8 pts

296▼7Justice, ILIL12,28519.4%+12.1 pts

297▲10Freeport, ILIL23,20219.6%+6.5 pts

298▼55East Moline, ILIL20,45319.8%+6.0 pts

299▲10Streator, ILIL12,19020.3%+8.9 pts

300▼54Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72320.3%+4.5 pts

301▲5Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03620.4%+10.4 pts

302Carlinville, ILIL5,46520.5%+8.0 pts

303▼29East Alton, ILIL5,62120.8%+7.5 pts

304▲6Rock Island, ILIL36,22521.0%+6.5 pts

305▼9Peoria, ILIL110,92021.0%+2.2 pts

306▲16Alton, ILIL25,01321.0%+2.3 pts

307▼70Worth, ILIL10,69621.1%+11.8 pts

308▲4Mattoon, ILIL16,66721.3%+7.9 pts

309▲2Rockford, ILIL147,38421.3%+7.3 pts

310▲11Normal, ILIL53,27521.4%+2.1 pts

311▼112Posen, ILIL5,40521.5%+14.4 pts

312▼27Chester, ILIL6,84721.7%+12.0 pts

313Dolton, ILIL20,67121.7%+13.4 pts

314▼76Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88721.7%+11.1 pts

315▼15Vandalia, ILIL7,10822.2%+6.7 pts

316▲17Harvey, ILIL19,84922.6%+0.9 pts

317▼29Calumet City, ILIL34,79823.4%+11.3 pts

318▼56Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02424.0%+15.6 pts

319▼3Centralia, ILIL11,86324.3%+9.7 pts

320▼19North Chicago, ILIL34,05024.5%+9.3 pts

321▲10Danville, ILIL28,13824.5%+6.4 pts

322▲2DeKalb, ILIL40,46724.9%+3.6 pts

323▲2Macomb, ILIL14,53025.1%−4.0 pts

324▲3Kankakee, ILIL23,40025.5%+4.1 pts

325▼39Rock Falls, ILIL8,52125.6%+14.1 pts

326▼8Champaign, ILIL91,19525.9%+3.7 pts

327▼1Charleston, ILIL17,46626.3%−3.8 pts

328▼8Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50826.9%+9.4 pts

329▲1Urbana, ILIL39,71928.0%+0.7 pts

330▲4West Frankfort, ILIL7,10529.0%+10.4 pts

331▼16Harrisburg, ILIL7,92229.0%+15.9 pts

332▼9Du Quoin, ILIL5,56929.6%+11.5 pts

333▼1East St. Louis, ILIL17,68232.8%−2.3 pts

334Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,87434.1%–

335Carbondale, ILIL21,81137.4%−3.9 pts

336▼7Riverdale, ILIL10,28041.5%+23.0 pts

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