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Lowest poverty rate, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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, ILIL34,8403.1%−8%

02Kendall County, ILIL145,4704.4%+44%

03Piatt County, ILIL16,7915.7%+15%

04Woodford County, ILIL38,1115.9%+36%

05DuPage County, ILIL934,2986.2%+70%

06McHenry County, ILIL317,7516.5%+79%

07Will County, ILIL712,2536.8%+39%

08Grundy County, ILIL54,0527.1%+46%

09Washington County, ILIL13,5647.5%+25%

10Lake County, ILIL719,3397.6%+32%

11Menard County, ILIL11,8637.6%−7%

12Clinton County, ILIL37,1287.8%+21%

13Jersey County, ILIL21,1608.1%+15%

14Boone County, ILIL53,5688.2%+18%

15Kane County, ILIL525,7578.5%+27%

16Tazewell County, ILIL130,0498.6%+37%

17Henderson County, ILIL5,9848.6%−9%

18Clark County, ILIL15,1148.7%−5%

19Moultrie County, ILIL14,3719.0%+15%

20Calhoun County, ILIL4,3009.1%+1%

21Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5949.6%+43%

22Putnam County, ILIL5,6199.6%+73%

23Ogle County, ILIL51,3999.6%+35%

24Whiteside County, ILIL54,1219.8%+15%

25Shelby County, ILIL20,5769.8%+7%

26Logan County, ILIL27,18210.1%+25%

27Mercer County, ILIL15,22910.1%+29%

28De Witt County, ILIL15,11810.3%+27%

29Christian County, ILIL33,44310.6%+12%

30Douglas County, ILIL19,88010.7%+69%

31Brown County, ILIL6,40110.8%+27%

32Henry County, ILIL48,09510.8%+35%

33Marshall County, ILIL11,47310.9%+96%

34Carroll County, ILIL15,41911.0%+14%

35Effingham County, ILIL34,51911.2%+39%

36Edgar County, ILIL16,32311.3%+7%

37Cumberland County, ILIL10,20811.4%+19%

38Warren County, ILIL16,22211.5%+25%

39Iroquois County, ILIL26,15011.5%+32%

40Crawford County, ILIL18,64811.5%+3%

41Lee County, ILIL32,91412.0%+56%

42Wabash County, ILIL10,90712.0%−15%

43Edwards County, ILIL5,89812.1%+24%

44Jasper County, ILIL9,03212.2%+24%

45Scott County, ILIL4,86612.2%+26%

46Bureau County, ILIL32,51012.3%+69%

47Madison County, ILIL263,11012.4%+27%

48Adams County, ILIL64,26712.5%+24%

49Randolph County, ILIL29,92112.6%+26%

50Ford County, ILIL13,21612.9%+85%

51Johnson County, ILIL13,36312.9%+14%

52Livingston County, ILIL35,05712.9%+47%

53Greene County, ILIL11,31313.0%+5%

54Kankakee County, ILIL105,52513.0%+14%

55Hancock County, ILIL16,80313.0%+57%

56Morgan County, ILIL32,51513.1%+35%

57Richland County, ILIL15,21913.1%+2%

58Wayne County, ILIL15,88213.2%+6%

59Hardin County, ILIL3,58813.3%−29%

60Hamilton County, ILIL7,85913.5%+5%

61LaSalle County, ILIL107,77313.6%+49%

62Bond County, ILIL16,95913.6%+46%

63Lawrence County, ILIL13,79013.6%−0%

64Cook County, ILIL5,194,62513.7%+1%

65Macoupin County, ILIL43,74813.7%+46%

66Williamson County, ILIL67,22513.9%−5%

67Sangamon County, ILIL194,17014.0%+50%

68Pike County, ILIL14,23114.2%+14%

69Rock Island County, ILIL141,86914.4%+34%

70Stark County, ILIL5,31914.4%+67%

71St. Clair County, ILIL250,70814.4%−1%

72Fulton County, ILIL32,90114.6%+48%

73Stephenson County, ILIL43,22014.9%+67%

74Cass County, ILIL12,46315.1%+26%

75Jefferson County, ILIL36,14715.2%+23%

76Macon County, ILIL99,30015.2%+18%

77McLean County, ILIL171,41915.2%+57%

78White County, ILIL13,25015.3%+22%

79Mason County, ILIL12,41115.5%+60%

80Montgomery County, ILIL28,07615.6%+16%

81Peoria County, ILIL178,55315.6%+14%

82Winnebago County, ILIL283,67415.8%+64%

83DeKalb County, ILIL101,83516.0%+41%

84Fayette County, ILIL20,79016.2%+33%

85Marion County, ILIL36,38216.5%+47%

86Knox County, ILIL47,76716.7%+50%

87Clay County, ILIL12,79316.8%+42%

88Massac County, ILIL13,50217.1%+27%

89Schuyler County, ILIL6,65717.4%+72%

90Perry County, ILIL20,16017.5%+33%

91Saline County, ILIL22,77218.3%+29%

92Union County, ILIL16,65618.4%+11%

93Vermilion County, ILIL71,25919.0%+43%

94Franklin County, ILIL36,91619.0%+18%

95Champaign County, ILIL209,97219.1%+19%

96Pulaski County, ILIL4,82019.5%−21%

97Coles County, ILIL46,60720.5%+17%

98McDonough County, ILIL25,91620.5%+3%

99Pope County, ILIL3,67221.4%+17%

100Gallatin County, ILIL4,61622.5%+9%

101Jackson County, ILIL52,50124.0%−5%

102Alexander County, ILIL4,57026.9%+3%

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