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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%+1.7 pts

02Kendall County, ILIL145,4705.4%+2.4 pts

03Grundy County, ILIL54,0526.0%+1.2 pts

04Piatt County, ILIL16,7916.1%+1.2 pts

05McHenry County, ILIL317,7516.2%+2.6 pts

06Calhoun County, ILIL4,3006.3%−2.7 pts

07DuPage County, ILIL934,2986.6%+2.9 pts

08Woodford County, ILIL38,1117.0%+2.7 pts

09Will County, ILIL712,2537.3%+2.4 pts

10Clinton County, ILIL37,1287.4%+0.9 pts

11Washington County, ILIL13,5647.5%+1.5 pts

12Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5947.8%+1.2 pts

13Kane County, ILIL525,7577.9%+1.2 pts

14Putnam County, ILIL5,6198.1%+2.6 pts

15Lake County, ILIL719,3398.3%+2.6 pts

16Ogle County, ILIL51,3998.4%+1.2 pts

17Douglas County, ILIL19,8808.5%+2.1 pts

18Jersey County, ILIL21,1608.8%+1.7 pts

19Henry County, ILIL48,0958.9%+0.9 pts

20Mercer County, ILIL15,2298.9%+1.1 pts

21Tazewell County, ILIL130,0499.0%+2.8 pts

22Cumberland County, ILIL10,2089.1%−0.4 pts

23Clark County, ILIL15,1149.1%−0.0 pts

24Shelby County, ILIL20,5769.2%+0.0 pts

25Moultrie County, ILIL14,3719.2%+1.3 pts

26Brown County, ILIL6,4019.2%+0.8 pts

27Boone County, ILIL53,5689.9%+2.9 pts

28De Witt County, ILIL15,11810.0%+1.8 pts

29Effingham County, ILIL34,51910.1%+2.0 pts

30Menard County, ILIL11,86310.1%+1.9 pts

31Christian County, ILIL33,44310.2%+0.6 pts

32Livingston County, ILIL35,05710.5%+1.7 pts

33Bureau County, ILIL32,51010.8%+3.5 pts

34Bond County, ILIL16,95910.9%+1.5 pts

35Hardin County, ILIL3,58811.0%−7.6 pts

36Stark County, ILIL5,31911.1%+2.4 pts

37Madison County, ILIL263,11011.1%+1.3 pts

38Jasper County, ILIL9,03211.1%+1.2 pts

39Cass County, ILIL12,46311.1%−0.9 pts

40Marshall County, ILIL11,47311.4%+5.9 pts

41Scott County, ILIL4,86611.5%+1.7 pts

42Lee County, ILIL32,91411.8%+4.1 pts

43Whiteside County, ILIL54,12112.0%+3.5 pts

44Edgar County, ILIL16,32312.0%+1.5 pts

45Hamilton County, ILIL7,85912.1%−0.8 pts

46Richland County, ILIL15,21912.1%−0.8 pts

47Crawford County, ILIL18,64812.1%+0.9 pts

48Kankakee County, ILIL105,52512.2%+0.8 pts

49Hancock County, ILIL16,80312.3%+4.0 pts

50Ford County, ILIL13,21612.4%+5.4 pts

51Iroquois County, ILIL26,15012.5%+3.8 pts

52Montgomery County, ILIL28,07612.6%−0.8 pts

53Adams County, ILIL64,26712.8%+2.8 pts

54McLean County, ILIL171,41912.9%+3.2 pts

55Macoupin County, ILIL43,74813.1%+3.6 pts

56Sangamon County, ILIL194,17013.1%+3.8 pts

57Logan County, ILIL27,18213.1%+5.1 pts

58Fulton County, ILIL32,90113.2%+3.3 pts

59Pope County, ILIL3,67213.3%−4.9 pts

60Morgan County, ILIL32,51513.4%+3.7 pts

61Cook County, ILIL5,194,62513.5%−0.0 pts

62Jefferson County, ILIL36,14713.5%+1.2 pts

63St. Clair County, ILIL250,70813.6%−0.9 pts

64Gallatin County, ILIL4,61613.6%−7.1 pts

65Williamson County, ILIL67,22513.8%−0.8 pts

66LaSalle County, ILIL107,77313.9%+4.8 pts

67Stephenson County, ILIL43,22013.9%+5.0 pts

68Henderson County, ILIL5,98413.9%+4.5 pts

69Carroll County, ILIL15,41914.2%+4.6 pts

70Greene County, ILIL11,31314.3%+1.9 pts

71Lawrence County, ILIL13,79014.5%+0.8 pts

72Knox County, ILIL47,76714.6%+3.4 pts

73Warren County, ILIL16,22214.6%+5.5 pts

74Randolph County, ILIL29,92114.6%+4.6 pts

75DeKalb County, ILIL101,83514.8%+3.4 pts

76Mason County, ILIL12,41114.8%+5.2 pts

77Pike County, ILIL14,23114.8%+2.4 pts

78Macon County, ILIL99,30015.0%+2.1 pts

79Marion County, ILIL36,38215.4%+4.1 pts

80Fayette County, ILIL20,79015.5%+3.3 pts

81Rock Island County, ILIL141,86915.5%+4.8 pts

82Winnebago County, ILIL283,67415.6%+6.0 pts

83Peoria County, ILIL178,55315.7%+2.0 pts

84Wayne County, ILIL15,88216.1%+3.7 pts

85Massac County, ILIL13,50216.3%+2.8 pts

86White County, ILIL13,25016.4%+3.8 pts

87Edwards County, ILIL5,89816.5%+6.7 pts

88Wabash County, ILIL10,90716.7%+2.6 pts

89Perry County, ILIL20,16016.9%+3.8 pts

90McDonough County, ILIL25,91617.2%−2.6 pts

91Franklin County, ILIL36,91617.5%+1.3 pts

92Clay County, ILIL12,79317.5%+5.7 pts

93Johnson County, ILIL13,36317.6%+6.3 pts

94Vermilion County, ILIL71,25917.7%+4.4 pts

95Coles County, ILIL46,60718.7%+1.2 pts

96Saline County, ILIL22,77218.9%+4.7 pts

97Alexander County, ILIL4,57019.0%−7.1 pts

98Champaign County, ILIL209,97219.1%+3.0 pts

99Union County, ILIL16,65620.2%+3.7 pts

100Schuyler County, ILIL6,65720.8%+10.7 pts

101Jackson County, ILIL52,50121.0%−4.2 pts

102Pulaski County, ILIL4,82025.0%+0.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES