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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%−0.4 pts

02Monroe County, ILIL34,8403.4%−1.4 pts

03DuPage County, ILIL934,2983.6%+0.9 pts

04McHenry County, ILIL317,7513.7%+0.2 pts

05Woodford County, ILIL38,1114.3%−2.9 pts

06Grundy County, ILIL54,0524.8%−1.8 pts

07Will County, ILIL712,2534.9%−1.1 pts

08Piatt County, ILIL16,7915.0%−1.2 pts

09Putnam County, ILIL5,6195.5%−2.0 pts

10Marshall County, ILIL11,4735.6%−3.8 pts

11Lake County, ILIL719,3395.7%+0.6 pts

12Washington County, ILIL13,5646.0%−3.3 pts

13Tazewell County, ILIL130,0496.3%−2.9 pts

14Douglas County, ILIL19,8806.4%−3.3 pts

15Clinton County, ILIL37,1286.4%−3.8 pts

16Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5946.7%−1.6 pts

17Kane County, ILIL525,7576.7%−0.2 pts

18Ford County, ILIL13,2167.0%−2.3 pts

19Boone County, ILIL53,5687.0%−0.2 pts

20Jersey County, ILIL21,1607.1%−2.6 pts

21Ogle County, ILIL51,3997.1%−0.1 pts

22Bureau County, ILIL32,5107.3%−3.1 pts

23Lee County, ILIL32,9147.7%−1.1 pts

24Mercer County, ILIL15,2297.8%−2.3 pts

25Moultrie County, ILIL14,3717.8%−3.5 pts

26Henry County, ILIL48,0958.0%−2.5 pts

27Effingham County, ILIL34,5198.1%−0.9 pts

28Logan County, ILIL27,1828.1%−2.7 pts

29De Witt County, ILIL15,1188.2%−2.1 pts

30Menard County, ILIL11,8638.2%−1.3 pts

31Hancock County, ILIL16,8038.3%−3.5 pts

32Whiteside County, ILIL54,1218.5%−2.5 pts

33Brown County, ILIL6,4018.5%−5.0 pts

34Stark County, ILIL5,3198.6%−3.8 pts

35Iroquois County, ILIL26,1508.7%−0.5 pts

36Livingston County, ILIL35,0578.8%−0.5 pts

37Stephenson County, ILIL43,2209.0%−1.0 pts

38Calhoun County, ILIL4,3009.0%−6.2 pts

39Shelby County, ILIL20,5769.1%−0.9 pts

40LaSalle County, ILIL107,7739.1%−2.0 pts

41Warren County, ILIL16,2229.2%−5.1 pts

42Clark County, ILIL15,1149.2%−2.8 pts

43Sangamon County, ILIL194,1709.3%−0.6 pts

44Bond County, ILIL16,9599.3%−2.7 pts

45Macoupin County, ILIL43,7489.4%−3.8 pts

46Henderson County, ILIL5,9849.5%−3.5 pts

47Cumberland County, ILIL10,2089.5%−2.5 pts

48Christian County, ILIL33,4439.5%−2.2 pts

49Winnebago County, ILIL283,6749.6%−0.5 pts

50Carroll County, ILIL15,4199.6%−2.1 pts

51Mason County, ILIL12,4119.7%−5.8 pts

52Morgan County, ILIL32,5159.7%−1.5 pts

53McLean County, ILIL171,4199.7%−2.2 pts

54Scott County, ILIL4,8669.7%−1.8 pts

55Edwards County, ILIL5,8989.8%−2.4 pts

56Madison County, ILIL263,1109.8%−1.5 pts

57Fulton County, ILIL32,9019.9%−5.6 pts

58Jasper County, ILIL9,0329.9%−3.2 pts

59Adams County, ILIL64,26710.0%−3.1 pts

60Randolph County, ILIL29,92110.0%−1.0 pts

61Schuyler County, ILIL6,65710.1%−6.4 pts

62Edgar County, ILIL16,32310.5%−5.5 pts

63Rock Island County, ILIL141,86910.7%−2.4 pts

64Knox County, ILIL47,76711.1%−2.7 pts

65Crawford County, ILIL18,64811.2%+0.6 pts

66Marion County, ILIL36,38211.3%−5.1 pts

67Johnson County, ILIL13,36311.3%−4.2 pts

68DeKalb County, ILIL101,83511.4%−2.2 pts

69Kankakee County, ILIL105,52511.4%−1.9 pts

70Clay County, ILIL12,79311.8%−5.0 pts

71Cass County, ILIL12,46312.0%−1.9 pts

72Fayette County, ILIL20,79012.2%−1.4 pts

73Jefferson County, ILIL36,14712.3%−3.7 pts

74Greene County, ILIL11,31312.4%−3.1 pts

75Wayne County, ILIL15,88212.4%−2.0 pts

76Pike County, ILIL14,23112.4%−5.5 pts

77White County, ILIL13,25012.5%−6.5 pts

78Hamilton County, ILIL7,85912.9%−7.0 pts

79Richland County, ILIL15,21912.9%−1.1 pts

80Macon County, ILIL99,30012.9%+0.1 pts

81Perry County, ILIL20,16013.2%−2.7 pts

82Vermilion County, ILIL71,25913.3%−2.0 pts

83Montgomery County, ILIL28,07613.4%−0.6 pts

84Cook County, ILIL5,194,62513.5%−0.7 pts

85Massac County, ILIL13,50213.5%−3.2 pts

86Lawrence County, ILIL13,79013.7%−6.2 pts

87Peoria County, ILIL178,55313.7%−0.8 pts

88Wabash County, ILIL10,90714.1%+1.2 pts

89Saline County, ILIL22,77214.2%−6.0 pts

90St. Clair County, ILIL250,70814.5%−2.9 pts

91Williamson County, ILIL67,22514.6%−1.2 pts

92Champaign County, ILIL209,97216.1%+0.5 pts

93Franklin County, ILIL36,91616.2%−4.6 pts

94Union County, ILIL16,65616.5%−1.6 pts

95Coles County, ILIL46,60717.5%+0.7 pts

96Pope County, ILIL3,67218.2%−7.0 pts

97Hardin County, ILIL3,58818.6%−8.1 pts

98McDonough County, ILIL25,91619.8%+0.7 pts

99Gallatin County, ILIL4,61620.7%−0.8 pts

100Pulaski County, ILIL4,82024.7%−5.5 pts

101Jackson County, ILIL52,50125.2%−3.2 pts

102Alexander County, ILIL4,57026.1%−6.1 pts

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