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Lowest poverty rate, Illinois counties · 2000

Illinois counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 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 1990

01Kendall County, ILIL145,4703.0%−11%

02Monroe County, ILIL34,8403.4%−30%

03DuPage County, ILIL934,2983.6%+33%

04McHenry County, ILIL317,7513.7%+5%

05Woodford County, ILIL38,1114.3%−40%

06Grundy County, ILIL54,0524.8%−27%

07Will County, ILIL712,2534.9%−18%

08Piatt County, ILIL16,7915.0%−19%

09Putnam County, ILIL5,6195.5%−27%

10Marshall County, ILIL11,4735.6%−41%

11Lake County, ILIL719,3395.7%+11%

12Washington County, ILIL13,5646.0%−35%

13Tazewell County, ILIL130,0496.3%−32%

14Douglas County, ILIL19,8806.4%−34%

15Clinton County, ILIL37,1286.4%−37%

16Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5946.7%−20%

17Kane County, ILIL525,7576.7%−2%

18Ford County, ILIL13,2167.0%−25%

19Boone County, ILIL53,5687.0%−3%

20Jersey County, ILIL21,1607.1%−27%

21Ogle County, ILIL51,3997.1%−1%

22Bureau County, ILIL32,5107.3%−30%

23Lee County, ILIL32,9147.7%−13%

24Mercer County, ILIL15,2297.8%−23%

25Moultrie County, ILIL14,3717.8%−31%

26Henry County, ILIL48,0958.0%−23%

27Effingham County, ILIL34,5198.1%−10%

28Logan County, ILIL27,1828.1%−25%

29De Witt County, ILIL15,1188.2%−21%

30Menard County, ILIL11,8638.2%−14%

31Hancock County, ILIL16,8038.3%−29%

32Whiteside County, ILIL54,1218.5%−23%

33Brown County, ILIL6,4018.5%−37%

34Stark County, ILIL5,3198.6%−31%

35Iroquois County, ILIL26,1508.7%−5%

36Livingston County, ILIL35,0578.8%−6%

37Stephenson County, ILIL43,2209.0%−10%

38Calhoun County, ILIL4,3009.0%−41%

39Shelby County, ILIL20,5769.1%−9%

40LaSalle County, ILIL107,7739.1%−18%

41Warren County, ILIL16,2229.2%−36%

42Clark County, ILIL15,1149.2%−24%

43Sangamon County, ILIL194,1709.3%−6%

44Bond County, ILIL16,9599.3%−23%

45Macoupin County, ILIL43,7489.4%−29%

46Henderson County, ILIL5,9849.5%−27%

47Cumberland County, ILIL10,2089.5%−21%

48Christian County, ILIL33,4439.5%−19%

49Winnebago County, ILIL283,6749.6%−5%

50Carroll County, ILIL15,4199.6%−18%

51Mason County, ILIL12,4119.7%−38%

52Morgan County, ILIL32,5159.7%−13%

53McLean County, ILIL171,4199.7%−18%

54Scott County, ILIL4,8669.7%−16%

55Edwards County, ILIL5,8989.8%−20%

56Madison County, ILIL263,1109.8%−14%

57Fulton County, ILIL32,9019.9%−36%

58Jasper County, ILIL9,0329.9%−25%

59Adams County, ILIL64,26710.0%−24%

60Randolph County, ILIL29,92110.0%−9%

61Schuyler County, ILIL6,65710.1%−39%

62Edgar County, ILIL16,32310.5%−34%

63Rock Island County, ILIL141,86910.7%−19%

64Knox County, ILIL47,76711.1%−20%

65Crawford County, ILIL18,64811.2%+6%

66Marion County, ILIL36,38211.3%−31%

67Johnson County, ILIL13,36311.3%−27%

68DeKalb County, ILIL101,83511.4%−16%

69Kankakee County, ILIL105,52511.4%−14%

70Clay County, ILIL12,79311.8%−30%

71Cass County, ILIL12,46312.0%−14%

72Fayette County, ILIL20,79012.2%−10%

73Jefferson County, ILIL36,14712.3%−23%

74Greene County, ILIL11,31312.4%−20%

75Wayne County, ILIL15,88212.4%−14%

76Pike County, ILIL14,23112.4%−31%

77White County, ILIL13,25012.5%−34%

78Hamilton County, ILIL7,85912.9%−35%

79Richland County, ILIL15,21912.9%−8%

80Macon County, ILIL99,30012.9%+1%

81Perry County, ILIL20,16013.2%−17%

82Vermilion County, ILIL71,25913.3%−13%

83Montgomery County, ILIL28,07613.4%−5%

84Cook County, ILIL5,194,62513.5%−5%

85Massac County, ILIL13,50213.5%−19%

86Lawrence County, ILIL13,79013.7%−31%

87Peoria County, ILIL178,55313.7%−6%

88Wabash County, ILIL10,90714.1%+9%

89Saline County, ILIL22,77214.2%−30%

90St. Clair County, ILIL250,70814.5%−17%

91Williamson County, ILIL67,22514.6%−8%

92Champaign County, ILIL209,97216.1%+3%

93Franklin County, ILIL36,91616.2%−22%

94Union County, ILIL16,65616.5%−9%

95Coles County, ILIL46,60717.5%+4%

96Pope County, ILIL3,67218.2%−28%

97Hardin County, ILIL3,58818.6%−30%

98McDonough County, ILIL25,91619.8%+4%

99Gallatin County, ILIL4,61620.7%−4%

100Pulaski County, ILIL4,82024.7%−18%

101Jackson County, ILIL52,50125.2%−11%

102Alexander County, ILIL4,57026.1%−19%

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