RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 335 SHOWN OF 335

Lowest poverty rate, Illinois cities · 2020

Illinois cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS). This list covers the 335 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,4480.8%–

02Spring Grove, ILIL5,5261.1%−1.3 pts

03Volo, ILIL6,8051.3%−31.7 pts

04Winfield, ILIL10,1461.4%−1.6 pts

05Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,6791.5%−0.4 pts

06Glencoe, ILIL8,7241.6%−0.8 pts

07South Barrington, ILIL5,0711.7%−1.0 pts

08Oswego, ILIL39,9481.7%−1.1 pts

09Plainfield, ILIL50,0431.8%+0.0 pts

10Hinsdale, ILIL17,5731.9%−1.3 pts

11Grandwood Park, ILIL5,2621.9%−1.3 pts

12Gilberts, ILIL9,0821.9%+1.3 pts

13Long Grove, ILIL8,3432.0%−0.6 pts

14Mahomet, ILIL10,5162.2%−2.9 pts

15Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5252.2%−1.0 pts

16River Forest, ILIL11,3932.2%−0.5 pts

17Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5602.3%−0.1 pts

18New Lenox, ILIL28,8932.4%+0.0 pts

19Frankfort, ILIL21,3652.6%+0.2 pts

20Inverness, ILIL7,4182.6%+1.1 pts

21Winnetka, ILIL12,5182.6%+1.2 pts

22Willow Springs, ILIL5,7882.6%−3.5 pts

23Deerfield, ILIL19,6422.7%+1.1 pts

24Riverside, ILIL8,9392.7%−0.3 pts

25Campton Hills, ILIL10,8942.9%–

26Lake Forest, ILIL19,7312.9%+0.8 pts

27Western Springs, ILIL13,5883.0%+2.1 pts

28Libertyville, ILIL20,7013.0%−0.5 pts

29Berkeley, ILIL5,1413.1%−3.2 pts

30Waterloo, ILIL11,1323.1%−0.6 pts

31Lake Bluff, ILIL5,5633.2%+2.1 pts

32Wilmette, ILIL27,4593.3%+1.0 pts

33Burr Ridge, ILIL11,1793.3%+0.4 pts

34Northbrook, ILIL34,7443.3%+1.0 pts

35Lake Villa, ILIL8,6923.3%−0.4 pts

36Shorewood, ILIL18,5363.3%+1.3 pts

37Homer Glen, ILIL24,8733.3%–

38St. Charles, ILIL33,5943.3%−0.1 pts

39Cary, ILIL17,9323.4%+2.0 pts

40Elmhurst, ILIL46,1113.4%+0.9 pts

41La Grange, ILIL15,9353.6%−0.4 pts

42Barrington, ILIL10,5863.6%+0.6 pts

43Westchester, ILIL16,3003.7%+1.2 pts

44Geneva, ILIL21,1383.7%+1.5 pts

45Chatham, ILIL14,5793.8%−0.9 pts

46Naperville, ILIL153,1143.8%+1.5 pts

47Sugar Grove, ILIL9,3813.8%+1.9 pts

48Lake Zurich, ILIL19,8683.9%+1.4 pts

49Norridge, ILIL14,8083.9%−0.0 pts

50Park Ridge, ILIL38,4633.9%+1.5 pts

51Elk Grove, ILIL31,8854.0%+2.0 pts

52O'Fallon, ILIL32,6564.0%−1.0 pts

53Itasca, ILIL9,4884.1%−0.6 pts

54Mokena, ILIL19,8974.1%+3.1 pts

55Roscoe, ILIL11,0344.1%+1.2 pts

56Lincolnshire, ILIL7,9634.2%+2.6 pts

57Oak Brook, ILIL8,1084.2%+2.1 pts

58Bartlett, ILIL40,8554.2%+2.3 pts

59Algonquin, ILIL30,8244.2%+2.5 pts

60Arlington Heights, ILIL76,2164.2%+1.7 pts

61Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,8584.3%−0.1 pts

62Channahon, ILIL14,5304.3%+2.6 pts

63Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8104.3%+2.7 pts

64Woodridge, ILIL34,0284.4%+0.5 pts

65Wauconda, ILIL13,9934.4%+0.4 pts

66Roselle, ILIL22,7564.4%+2.4 pts

67Morton, ILIL17,5654.4%−0.6 pts

68West Dundee, ILIL8,5704.5%+0.8 pts

69Manteno, ILIL9,2014.5%−0.8 pts

70Maryville, ILIL8,4134.5%+0.5 pts

71Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,7504.6%+1.8 pts

72Oak Forest, ILIL26,7924.6%+0.9 pts

73Highland Park, ILIL30,7674.6%+0.8 pts

74Columbia, ILIL10,8654.6%+2.1 pts

75Elburn, ILIL7,0844.6%+0.5 pts

76North Aurora, ILIL19,4064.7%+1.7 pts

77Gurnee, ILIL30,4584.8%+1.7 pts

78Montgomery, ILIL21,9784.8%+1.1 pts

79Glenview, ILIL47,7114.8%+2.8 pts

80Orland Park, ILIL57,9544.9%+1.8 pts

81Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,8124.9%+2.7 pts

82Swansea, ILIL14,3565.0%−1.7 pts

83Downers Grove, ILIL50,3655.0%+2.7 pts

84Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9895.0%+3.2 pts

85Darien, ILIL22,0325.0%+2.8 pts

86La Grange Park, ILIL13,4535.1%+2.5 pts

87Lemont, ILIL18,5135.1%+1.4 pts

88Manhattan, ILIL10,9435.1%+1.4 pts

89Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5935.2%+2.4 pts

90Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,5905.2%+3.1 pts

91Washington, ILIL15,9025.2%+1.1 pts

92Lakemoor, ILIL6,4495.3%−3.5 pts

93Crete, ILIL8,3455.3%+3.7 pts

94Lake Barrington, ILIL5,1305.3%+3.3 pts

95Minooka, ILIL12,8995.3%+3.1 pts

96Lincolnwood, ILIL13,0395.4%+2.5 pts

97Willowbrook, ILIL9,1265.4%+3.5 pts

98Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2065.5%+1.3 pts

99Hillside, ILIL8,1405.5%−0.8 pts

100Geneseo, ILIL6,5055.5%+0.3 pts

101Rockton, ILIL7,8705.6%+4.3 pts

102Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6905.6%+0.5 pts

103Lombard, ILIL44,3995.6%+1.8 pts

104Schaumburg, ILIL77,2495.7%+2.7 pts

105Lisle, ILIL23,4325.7%+2.1 pts

106Palos Heights, ILIL12,0845.7%+2.5 pts

107Wheaton, ILIL54,0655.7%+2.2 pts

108Mount Prospect, ILIL55,3955.8%+1.1 pts

109Tinley Park, ILIL55,1405.8%+3.2 pts

110Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2835.8%+1.5 pts

111North Riverside, ILIL7,1615.8%+1.2 pts

112Bartonville, ILIL5,8045.8%−1.1 pts

113South Elgin, ILIL25,6565.9%+2.9 pts

114Batavia, ILIL26,5865.9%+2.3 pts

115Huntley, ILIL29,1326.0%+3.2 pts

116Gages Lake, ILIL10,8196.0%+3.1 pts

117Coal City, ILIL5,8316.1%+2.9 pts

118Vernon Hills, ILIL26,8256.5%+3.5 pts

119Mount Zion, ILIL5,8806.5%+1.4 pts

120Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9026.5%+1.5 pts

121Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6756.6%+1.4 pts

122Bethalto, ILIL9,2026.6%−2.6 pts

123Godfrey, ILIL17,6206.6%+0.7 pts

124Villa Park, ILIL21,8886.6%+1.8 pts

125Crystal Lake, ILIL42,2886.6%+3.1 pts

126Yorkville, ILIL26,7306.6%+5.3 pts

127Countryside, ILIL6,2606.8%+3.1 pts

128Streamwood, ILIL38,2776.8%+3.8 pts

129Mundelein, ILIL32,6806.9%+2.3 pts

130Romeoville, ILIL41,2816.9%+5.0 pts

131Bloomingdale, ILIL22,4766.9%+4.1 pts

132Lake Holiday, ILIL5,6416.9%–

133Oak Park, ILIL52,8237.0%+1.5 pts

134Troy, ILIL11,8937.0%+3.6 pts

135Morton Grove, ILIL24,5827.0%+4.4 pts

136Wood Dale, ILIL14,0817.1%+3.0 pts

137Bourbonnais, ILIL17,6587.1%+0.6 pts

138Lockport, ILIL27,8227.1%+3.6 pts

139Lynwood, ILIL9,2977.1%+1.3 pts

140Antioch, ILIL15,0007.1%+3.2 pts

141Brookfield, ILIL18,8797.2%+2.9 pts

142Glen Carbon, ILIL13,8987.2%+1.4 pts

143Hampshire, ILIL9,2667.2%+4.4 pts

144McHenry, ILIL29,2177.4%+2.8 pts

145Stickney, ILIL6,8977.5%+1.7 pts

146Monee, ILIL5,1197.5%+4.1 pts

147Highland, ILIL10,0427.6%+0.7 pts

148Rochelle, ILIL9,4987.6%−2.8 pts

149East Peoria, ILIL22,0887.6%+0.5 pts

150Broadview, ILIL7,8717.6%+1.2 pts

151Sandwich, ILIL7,3807.7%+2.2 pts

152Alsip, ILIL18,4837.7%+1.0 pts

153Grayslake, ILIL21,1407.7%+4.7 pts

154Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8037.8%+3.6 pts

155Homewood, ILIL18,7737.9%+3.6 pts

156Des Plaines, ILIL58,7727.9%+3.4 pts

157Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5458.0%+8.0 pts

158Carol Stream, ILIL39,3158.1%+4.7 pts

159Wheeling, ILIL38,3918.2%+2.8 pts

160Northfield, ILIL5,6328.3%+6.7 pts

161Monticello, ILIL6,0808.4%+4.7 pts

162Plano, ILIL12,6778.5%+3.0 pts

163Warrenville, ILIL15,2118.5%+6.9 pts

164Island Lake, ILIL8,0478.5%+5.9 pts

165Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,6818.6%+8.1 pts

166Johnsburg, ILIL6,4458.6%+7.3 pts

167Round Lake, ILIL18,5268.7%+1.9 pts

168Genoa, ILIL5,5478.8%+5.5 pts

169Shiloh, ILIL14,6048.9%+1.2 pts

170Midlothian, ILIL13,8419.1%+2.0 pts

171Forest Park, ILIL13,8299.1%+2.2 pts

172Niles, ILIL30,4439.2%+3.8 pts

173Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1019.3%+3.7 pts

174Lyons, ILIL10,4339.3%+3.0 pts

175Beach Park, ILIL14,1149.5%+5.8 pts

176Sycamore, ILIL19,0839.6%+5.9 pts

177Skokie, ILIL66,5449.7%+4.3 pts

178Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8449.7%−0.3 pts

179Fox Lake, ILIL10,8499.8%+3.5 pts

180Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6559.9%+3.8 pts

181Palatine, ILIL65,8429.9%+5.2 pts

182Flossmoor, ILIL9,35810.0%+7.1 pts

183Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55210.0%+5.6 pts

184Braidwood, ILIL6,25910.0%+4.5 pts

185Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17510.0%+4.1 pts

186River Grove, ILIL10,40910.0%+4.1 pts

187Bradley, ILIL15,21410.0%+3.2 pts

188Woodstock, ILIL25,74010.1%+2.8 pts

189Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45010.1%+4.7 pts

190Bensenville, ILIL18,52510.2%+3.7 pts

191Milan, ILIL5,02810.2%−0.5 pts

192Morris, ILIL14,66910.2%+3.6 pts

193Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76110.3%+5.7 pts

194University Park, ILIL7,01910.3%+1.3 pts

195Joliet, ILIL152,24110.5%−0.3 pts

196Elgin, ILIL115,47610.5%+2.4 pts

197West Chicago, ILIL25,29610.5%+1.2 pts

198Jerseyville, ILIL8,40910.5%+3.3 pts

199Posen, ILIL5,40510.6%+3.5 pts

200Aurora, ILIL181,50510.6%+2.1 pts

201Machesney Park, ILIL22,80510.6%+5.3 pts

202South Beloit, ILIL7,99610.6%+0.7 pts

203Burbank, ILIL28,57810.7%+5.6 pts

204Wilmington, ILIL5,61410.9%+5.6 pts

205Crestwood, ILIL10,52911.0%+6.4 pts

206Mascoutah, ILIL9,23911.1%+3.3 pts

207Bellwood, ILIL18,11611.1%+3.9 pts

208Mendota, ILIL6,89411.2%−0.0 pts

209South Holland, ILIL20,74911.2%+6.6 pts

210Peru, ILIL9,78011.3%+3.8 pts

211Westmont, ILIL24,15511.3%+5.5 pts

212Glenwood, ILIL8,41611.3%+7.7 pts

213Sterling, ILIL14,39411.4%+0.6 pts

214Richton Park, ILIL12,48311.4%+4.5 pts

215Maywood, ILIL23,33011.7%−1.6 pts

216Evanston, ILIL76,38011.7%+0.7 pts

217Belleville, ILIL40,23711.9%+0.2 pts

218Carterville, ILIL5,83912.0%−2.7 pts

219Crest Hill, ILIL20,69512.0%+7.2 pts

220Carpentersville, ILIL37,04512.0%+3.5 pts

221Palos Hills, ILIL18,02812.0%+8.6 pts

222Edwardsville, ILIL26,46312.2%+3.6 pts

223Schiller Park, ILIL11,31712.3%+3.1 pts

224Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21512.3%+6.9 pts

225Orland Hills, ILIL6,66312.4%+7.1 pts

226Berwyn, ILIL55,00112.5%+4.7 pts

227Franklin Park, ILIL18,04512.5%+5.4 pts

228Park Forest, ILIL21,07912.6%+5.9 pts

229Litchfield, ILIL6,59812.7%−3.9 pts

230Savoy, ILIL9,11312.8%+3.7 pts

231Hanover Park, ILIL36,56812.8%+6.7 pts

232Bloomington, ILIL78,80412.8%+5.0 pts

233Steger, ILIL9,35212.9%+4.3 pts

234Taylorville, ILIL10,52213.1%+3.0 pts

235Park City, ILIL7,89313.1%+5.1 pts

236Collinsville, ILIL23,71713.2%+5.9 pts

237Worth, ILIL10,69613.3%+4.0 pts

238Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88713.4%+2.9 pts

239Belvidere, ILIL25,46213.5%+3.5 pts

240Addison, ILIL35,75813.5%+3.9 pts

241Matteson, ILIL18,54313.6%+9.2 pts

242Princeton, ILIL7,67413.7%+6.5 pts

243East Moline, ILIL20,45313.7%−0.2 pts

244Eureka, ILIL5,12913.8%+11.4 pts

245Cicero, ILIL81,85813.8%−1.7 pts

246Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72313.9%−1.8 pts

247Pontiac, ILIL10,80614.0%+2.3 pts

248Dixon, ILIL14,58214.0%+4.0 pts

249Spring Valley, ILIL5,40814.0%+7.7 pts

250Moline, ILIL42,36214.1%+4.6 pts

251Paris, ILIL8,02614.1%+1.4 pts

252Zion, ILIL24,44714.3%+2.3 pts

253Lincoln, ILIL12,98114.3%+3.6 pts

254Bridgeview, ILIL16,52114.5%+7.3 pts

255Marengo, ILIL7,73714.7%+10.3 pts

256Loves Park, ILIL23,71214.7%+9.6 pts

257Chillicothe, ILIL6,03314.7%+8.4 pts

258Benton, ILIL6,55814.7%−2.8 pts

259Robinson, ILIL7,28315.1%+4.0 pts

260Quincy, ILIL38,91815.3%+3.2 pts

261Pana, ILIL5,01015.4%−2.2 pts

262Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02415.4%+7.0 pts

263Northlake, ILIL12,46215.4%+7.0 pts

264Waukegan, ILIL87,94015.5%+1.6 pts

265Pekin, ILIL31,27715.5%+6.1 pts

266Herrin, ILIL12,26815.6%−0.4 pts

267Melrose Park, ILIL23,93615.8%+5.6 pts

268Clinton, ILIL6,78115.9%+5.1 pts

269Silvis, ILIL7,97915.9%+6.4 pts

270Monmouth, ILIL8,59916.0%+4.9 pts

271Harvard, ILIL9,50416.0%+6.9 pts

272Jacksonville, ILIL17,75216.2%+3.8 pts

273Highwood, ILIL5,32316.2%+9.2 pts

274East Alton, ILIL5,62116.5%+3.3 pts

275LaSalle, ILIL9,38816.7%+1.1 pts

276Lansing, ILIL28,06816.7%+11.3 pts

277Ottawa, ILIL18,68416.8%+5.5 pts

278Effingham, ILIL12,40616.9%+7.3 pts

279Marion, ILIL17,14817.2%+2.3 pts

280Summit, ILIL10,75317.2%+1.0 pts

281Chicago, ILIL2,731,58517.3%−2.3 pts

282Olney, ILIL8,34717.4%+0.4 pts

283Springfield, ILIL112,98917.9%+6.2 pts

284Wood River, ILIL10,22418.0%+3.2 pts

285Chester, ILIL6,84718.2%+8.5 pts

286Rock Falls, ILIL8,52118.3%+6.8 pts

287Blue Island, ILIL21,80518.3%+5.0 pts

288Calumet City, ILIL34,79818.4%+6.2 pts

289Justice, ILIL12,28518.8%+11.5 pts

290Granite City, ILIL26,80718.8%+7.5 pts

291Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76718.9%+10.1 pts

292Murphysboro, ILIL6,97718.9%−2.4 pts

293Canton, ILIL13,29719.3%+5.8 pts

294Decatur, ILIL67,88419.4%+2.9 pts

295Calumet Park, ILIL6,77219.4%+7.9 pts

296Peoria, ILIL110,92019.7%+1.0 pts

297Galesburg, ILIL28,58119.8%+5.1 pts

298Rantoul, ILIL11,99120.0%+9.3 pts

299Salem, ILIL7,03520.1%+10.9 pts

300Vandalia, ILIL7,10820.1%+4.6 pts

301North Chicago, ILIL34,05020.2%+5.0 pts

302Carlinville, ILIL5,46520.2%+7.7 pts

303Hillsboro, ILIL6,18420.9%+3.7 pts

304Markham, ILIL11,27420.9%+4.0 pts

305Greenville, ILIL7,46920.9%+9.1 pts

306Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03621.0%+11.0 pts

307Freeport, ILIL23,20221.1%+8.0 pts

308Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18721.1%+4.1 pts

309Streator, ILIL12,19021.5%+10.2 pts

310Rock Island, ILIL36,22521.5%+7.0 pts

311Rockford, ILIL147,38421.8%+7.8 pts

312Mattoon, ILIL16,66722.0%+8.5 pts

313Dolton, ILIL20,67122.1%+13.7 pts

314Beardstown, ILIL5,69122.4%+2.7 pts

315Harrisburg, ILIL7,92223.0%+9.8 pts

316Centralia, ILIL11,86323.1%+8.5 pts

317Kewanee, ILIL12,11523.1%+9.2 pts

318Champaign, ILIL91,19523.9%+1.8 pts

319Metropolis, ILIL5,72723.9%+6.8 pts

320Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50824.3%+6.9 pts

321Normal, ILIL53,27524.9%+5.7 pts

322Alton, ILIL25,01325.5%+6.8 pts

323Du Quoin, ILIL5,56925.6%+7.5 pts

324DeKalb, ILIL40,46726.4%+5.2 pts

325Macomb, ILIL14,53026.8%−2.3 pts

326Charleston, ILIL17,46627.3%−2.9 pts

327Kankakee, ILIL23,40027.5%+6.1 pts

328Sauk, ILIL9,62427.8%+18.2 pts

329Riverdale, ILIL10,28028.0%+9.6 pts

330Urbana, ILIL39,71929.1%+1.8 pts

331Danville, ILIL28,13829.6%+11.5 pts

332East St. Louis, ILIL17,68230.6%−4.4 pts

333Harvey, ILIL19,84931.1%+9.4 pts

334West Frankfort, ILIL7,10532.6%+14.0 pts

335Carbondale, ILIL21,81139.6%−1.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS