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Most affordable housing, Illinois counties

Illinois counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2023 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Alexander County, ILIL4,5701.3+2%

02Gallatin County, ILIL4,6161.4−14%

03Cass County, ILIL12,4631.4−8%

04Scott County, ILIL4,8661.4−7%

05Greene County, ILIL11,3131.5−1%

06Warren County, ILIL16,2221.6−6%

07Franklin County, ILIL36,9161.6−3%

08Clay County, ILIL12,7931.6−2%

09Edgar County, ILIL16,3231.6+1%

10Mason County, ILIL12,4111.6−1%

11Edwards County, ILIL5,8981.7+15%

12Stark County, ILIL5,3191.7−6%

13Schuyler County, ILIL6,6571.7+10%

14Henderson County, ILIL5,9841.7+14%

15Jasper County, ILIL9,0321.7−11%

16Marion County, ILIL36,3821.7+11%

17Crawford County, ILIL18,6481.7+2%

18Pike County, ILIL14,2311.7−4%

19Vermilion County, ILIL71,2591.7+7%

20Cumberland County, ILIL10,2081.7−9%

21Hancock County, ILIL16,8031.7+8%

22Hamilton County, ILIL7,8591.7+10%

23Montgomery County, ILIL28,0761.8+6%

24Fulton County, ILIL32,9011.8+3%

25Saline County, ILIL22,7721.8+10%

26Lawrence County, ILIL13,7901.8+21%

27Richland County, ILIL15,2191.8−10%

28Perry County, ILIL20,1601.8+11%

29Clark County, ILIL15,1141.8+2%

30De Witt County, ILIL15,1181.8−1%

31Bureau County, ILIL32,5101.8−7%

32Wabash County, ILIL10,9071.8+27%

33Christian County, ILIL33,4431.8+9%

34Moultrie County, ILIL14,3711.9+2%

35Massac County, ILIL13,5021.9−3%

36Whiteside County, ILIL54,1211.9+0%

37Carroll County, ILIL15,4191.9−2%

38Shelby County, ILIL20,5761.9+5%

39Piatt County, ILIL16,7911.9+6%

40Hardin County, ILIL3,5881.9+25%

41Livingston County, ILIL35,0571.9+2%

42Douglas County, ILIL19,8801.9+8%

43Macoupin County, ILIL43,7482.0+5%

44Ford County, ILIL13,2162.0+4%

45Knox County, ILIL47,7672.0+10%

46White County, ILIL13,2502.0+36%

47Morgan County, ILIL32,5152.0−1%

48Mercer County, ILIL15,2292.0+14%

49Randolph County, ILIL29,9212.0+15%

50Washington County, ILIL13,5642.0+10%

51Wayne County, ILIL15,8822.0+29%

52Marshall County, ILIL11,4732.0+7%

53Jefferson County, ILIL36,1472.0+12%

54Pulaski County, ILIL4,8202.0+46%

55Logan County, ILIL27,1822.0+7%

56Macon County, ILIL99,3002.0+12%

57McDonough County, ILIL25,9162.0+8%

58Calhoun County, ILIL4,3002.0+2%

59Iroquois County, ILIL26,1502.1−0%

60Stephenson County, ILIL43,2202.1+6%

61Henry County, ILIL48,0952.1+7%

62Jersey County, ILIL21,1602.1+9%

63Fayette County, ILIL20,7902.1+15%

64Tazewell County, ILIL130,0492.1+9%

65Woodford County, ILIL38,1112.2+8%

66Lee County, ILIL32,9142.2+8%

67Bond County, ILIL16,9592.2+22%

68Brown County, ILIL6,4012.2+54%

69LaSalle County, ILIL107,7732.2+3%

70Clinton County, ILIL37,1282.2+23%

71Rock Island County, ILIL141,8692.2+11%

72Coles County, ILIL46,6072.3+3%

73Menard County, ILIL11,8632.3+13%

74Madison County, ILIL263,1102.3+24%

75Putnam County, ILIL5,6192.3+18%

76Ogle County, ILIL51,3992.3+1%

77Sangamon County, ILIL194,1702.3+15%

78Effingham County, ILIL34,5192.4+11%

79Union County, ILIL16,6562.4+21%

80Williamson County, ILIL67,2252.4+25%

81Pope County, ILIL3,6722.4+20%

82Peoria County, ILIL178,5532.4+14%

83St. Clair County, ILIL250,7082.4+29%

84Adams County, ILIL64,2672.5+17%

85Winnebago County, ILIL283,6742.5+21%

86Boone County, ILIL53,5682.6+11%

87Johnson County, ILIL13,3632.6+35%

88McLean County, ILIL171,4192.6+12%

89Kankakee County, ILIL105,5252.7+17%

90Monroe County, ILIL34,8402.7+20%

91Jackson County, ILIL52,5012.8+11%

92Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5942.8+23%

93Kendall County, ILIL145,4702.9+20%

94Will County, ILIL712,2532.9+19%

95McHenry County, ILIL317,7512.9+14%

96Grundy County, ILIL54,0522.9+22%

97Lake County, ILIL719,3393.1+9%

98Kane County, ILIL525,7573.2+19%

99Champaign County, ILIL209,9723.3+38%

100DeKalb County, ILIL101,8353.4+18%

101DuPage County, ILIL934,2983.5+26%

102Cook County, ILIL5,194,6253.9+16%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES