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Lowest poverty rate, Illinois counties

Illinois counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Monroe County, ILIL34,8405.0%+49%

02Kendall County, ILIL145,4705.4%+80%

03Grundy County, ILIL54,0526.0%+24%

04Piatt County, ILIL16,7916.1%+24%

05McHenry County, ILIL317,7516.2%+70%

06Calhoun County, ILIL4,3006.3%−30%

07DuPage County, ILIL934,2986.6%+82%

08Woodford County, ILIL38,1117.0%+63%

09Will County, ILIL712,2537.3%+49%

10Clinton County, ILIL37,1287.4%+14%

11Washington County, ILIL13,5647.5%+25%

12Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5947.8%+18%

13Kane County, ILIL525,7577.9%+18%

14Putnam County, ILIL5,6198.1%+46%

15Lake County, ILIL719,3398.3%+46%

16Ogle County, ILIL51,3998.4%+17%

17Douglas County, ILIL19,8808.5%+33%

18Jersey County, ILIL21,1608.8%+24%

19Henry County, ILIL48,0958.9%+11%

20Mercer County, ILIL15,2298.9%+14%

21Tazewell County, ILIL130,0499.0%+44%

22Cumberland County, ILIL10,2089.1%−5%

23Clark County, ILIL15,1149.1%−0%

24Shelby County, ILIL20,5769.2%+0%

25Moultrie County, ILIL14,3719.2%+17%

26Brown County, ILIL6,4019.2%+9%

27Boone County, ILIL53,5689.9%+42%

28De Witt County, ILIL15,11810.0%+22%

29Effingham County, ILIL34,51910.1%+25%

30Menard County, ILIL11,86310.1%+23%

31Christian County, ILIL33,44310.2%+7%

32Livingston County, ILIL35,05710.5%+20%

33Bureau County, ILIL32,51010.8%+48%

34Bond County, ILIL16,95910.9%+16%

35Hardin County, ILIL3,58811.0%−41%

36Stark County, ILIL5,31911.1%+28%

37Madison County, ILIL263,11011.1%+13%

38Jasper County, ILIL9,03211.1%+12%

39Cass County, ILIL12,46311.1%−7%

40Marshall County, ILIL11,47311.4%+106%

41Scott County, ILIL4,86611.5%+18%

42Lee County, ILIL32,91411.8%+53%

43Whiteside County, ILIL54,12112.0%+42%

44Edgar County, ILIL16,32312.0%+14%

45Hamilton County, ILIL7,85912.1%−6%

46Richland County, ILIL15,21912.1%−6%

47Crawford County, ILIL18,64812.1%+8%

48Kankakee County, ILIL105,52512.2%+7%

49Hancock County, ILIL16,80312.3%+48%

50Ford County, ILIL13,21612.4%+78%

51Iroquois County, ILIL26,15012.5%+43%

52Montgomery County, ILIL28,07612.6%−6%

53Adams County, ILIL64,26712.8%+28%

54McLean County, ILIL171,41912.9%+33%

55Macoupin County, ILIL43,74813.1%+39%

56Sangamon County, ILIL194,17013.1%+41%

57Logan County, ILIL27,18213.1%+63%

58Fulton County, ILIL32,90113.2%+33%

59Pope County, ILIL3,67213.3%−27%

60Morgan County, ILIL32,51513.4%+38%

61Cook County, ILIL5,194,62513.5%−0%

62Jefferson County, ILIL36,14713.5%+10%

63St. Clair County, ILIL250,70813.6%−6%

64Gallatin County, ILIL4,61613.6%−34%

65Williamson County, ILIL67,22513.8%−6%

66LaSalle County, ILIL107,77313.9%+52%

67Stephenson County, ILIL43,22013.9%+56%

68Henderson County, ILIL5,98413.9%+47%

69Carroll County, ILIL15,41914.2%+47%

70Greene County, ILIL11,31314.3%+15%

71Lawrence County, ILIL13,79014.5%+6%

72Knox County, ILIL47,76714.6%+31%

73Warren County, ILIL16,22214.6%+60%

74Randolph County, ILIL29,92114.6%+46%

75DeKalb County, ILIL101,83514.8%+30%

76Mason County, ILIL12,41114.8%+53%

77Pike County, ILIL14,23114.8%+19%

78Macon County, ILIL99,30015.0%+16%

79Marion County, ILIL36,38215.4%+36%

80Fayette County, ILIL20,79015.5%+27%

81Rock Island County, ILIL141,86915.5%+44%

82Winnebago County, ILIL283,67415.6%+62%

83Peoria County, ILIL178,55315.7%+14%

84Wayne County, ILIL15,88216.1%+30%

85Massac County, ILIL13,50216.3%+21%

86White County, ILIL13,25016.4%+31%

87Edwards County, ILIL5,89816.5%+69%

88Wabash County, ILIL10,90716.7%+18%

89Perry County, ILIL20,16016.9%+29%

90McDonough County, ILIL25,91617.2%−13%

91Franklin County, ILIL36,91617.5%+8%

92Clay County, ILIL12,79317.5%+48%

93Johnson County, ILIL13,36317.6%+55%

94Vermilion County, ILIL71,25917.7%+33%

95Coles County, ILIL46,60718.7%+7%

96Saline County, ILIL22,77218.9%+33%

97Alexander County, ILIL4,57019.0%−27%

98Champaign County, ILIL209,97219.1%+19%

99Union County, ILIL16,65620.2%+22%

100Schuyler County, ILIL6,65720.8%+106%

101Jackson County, ILIL52,50121.0%−17%

102Pulaski County, ILIL4,82025.0%+1%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES