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Lowest poverty rate, Illinois counties · 1990

Illinois counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (1990 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

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01DuPage County, ILIL934,2982.7%–

02Kendall County, ILIL145,4703.4%–

03McHenry County, ILIL317,7513.5%–

04Monroe County, ILIL34,8404.8%–

05Lake County, ILIL719,3395.2%–

06Will County, ILIL712,2536.0%–

07Piatt County, ILIL16,7916.1%–

08Grundy County, ILIL54,0526.6%–

09Kane County, ILIL525,7576.8%–

10Woodford County, ILIL38,1117.2%–

11Boone County, ILIL53,5687.2%–

12Ogle County, ILIL51,3997.2%–

13Putnam County, ILIL5,6197.5%–

14Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5948.3%–

15Lee County, ILIL32,9148.8%–

16Effingham County, ILIL34,5199.0%–

17Tazewell County, ILIL130,0499.1%–

18Iroquois County, ILIL26,1509.2%–

19Ford County, ILIL13,2169.3%–

20Washington County, ILIL13,5649.3%–

21Livingston County, ILIL35,0579.3%–

22Marshall County, ILIL11,4739.4%–

23Menard County, ILIL11,8639.6%–

24Douglas County, ILIL19,8809.6%–

25Jersey County, ILIL21,1609.7%–

26Sangamon County, ILIL194,1709.9%–

27Stephenson County, ILIL43,2209.9%–

28Shelby County, ILIL20,57610.0%–

29Winnebago County, ILIL283,67410.1%–

30Mercer County, ILIL15,22910.1%–

31Clinton County, ILIL37,12810.2%–

32De Witt County, ILIL15,11810.3%–

33Bureau County, ILIL32,51010.4%–

34Henry County, ILIL48,09510.5%–

35Crawford County, ILIL18,64810.5%–

36Logan County, ILIL27,18210.8%–

37Whiteside County, ILIL54,12111.0%–

38Randolph County, ILIL29,92111.0%–

39LaSalle County, ILIL107,77311.1%–

40Morgan County, ILIL32,51511.2%–

41Madison County, ILIL263,11011.3%–

42Moultrie County, ILIL14,37111.3%–

43Scott County, ILIL4,86611.5%–

44Christian County, ILIL33,44311.7%–

45Carroll County, ILIL15,41911.7%–

46Hancock County, ILIL16,80311.8%–

47McLean County, ILIL171,41911.9%–

48Clark County, ILIL15,11412.0%–

49Cumberland County, ILIL10,20812.0%–

50Bond County, ILIL16,95912.1%–

51Edwards County, ILIL5,89812.2%–

52Stark County, ILIL5,31912.5%–

53Macon County, ILIL99,30012.7%–

54Henderson County, ILIL5,98412.9%–

55Wabash County, ILIL10,90712.9%–

56Jasper County, ILIL9,03213.1%–

57Adams County, ILIL64,26713.2%–

58Rock Island County, ILIL141,86913.2%–

59Macoupin County, ILIL43,74813.2%–

60Kankakee County, ILIL105,52513.3%–

61Brown County, ILIL6,40113.5%–

62DeKalb County, ILIL101,83513.5%–

63Fayette County, ILIL20,79013.6%–

64Knox County, ILIL47,76713.9%–

65Cass County, ILIL12,46313.9%–

66Richland County, ILIL15,21914.0%–

67Montgomery County, ILIL28,07614.0%–

68Cook County, ILIL5,194,62514.2%–

69Warren County, ILIL16,22214.2%–

70Wayne County, ILIL15,88214.4%–

71Peoria County, ILIL178,55314.5%–

72Calhoun County, ILIL4,30015.1%–

73Vermilion County, ILIL71,25915.2%–

74Fulton County, ILIL32,90115.5%–

75Mason County, ILIL12,41115.5%–

76Greene County, ILIL11,31315.5%–

77Johnson County, ILIL13,36315.6%–

78Champaign County, ILIL209,97215.6%–

79Williamson County, ILIL67,22515.8%–

80Perry County, ILIL20,16015.8%–

81Edgar County, ILIL16,32316.0%–

82Jefferson County, ILIL36,14716.1%–

83Marion County, ILIL36,38216.4%–

84Schuyler County, ILIL6,65716.5%–

85Massac County, ILIL13,50216.7%–

86Coles County, ILIL46,60716.7%–

87Clay County, ILIL12,79316.8%–

88St. Clair County, ILIL250,70817.4%–

89Pike County, ILIL14,23117.9%–

90Union County, ILIL16,65618.2%–

91McDonough County, ILIL25,91619.1%–

92White County, ILIL13,25019.1%–

93Lawrence County, ILIL13,79019.8%–

94Hamilton County, ILIL7,85919.8%–

95Saline County, ILIL22,77220.2%–

96Franklin County, ILIL36,91620.8%–

97Gallatin County, ILIL4,61621.4%–

98Pope County, ILIL3,67225.2%–

99Hardin County, ILIL3,58826.7%–

100Jackson County, ILIL52,50128.4%–

101Pulaski County, ILIL4,82030.2%–

102Alexander County, ILIL4,57032.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS