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Most affordable housing, Illinois counties · 2020

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

01Edwards County, ILIL5,8981.5+5%

02Cass County, ILIL12,4631.5−2%

03Lawrence County, ILIL13,7901.5+2%

04Hardin County, ILIL3,5881.5−0%

05Henderson County, ILIL5,9841.5+5%

06Scott County, ILIL4,8661.5−1%

07White County, ILIL13,2501.6+7%

08Hancock County, ILIL16,8031.6−1%

09Clark County, ILIL15,1141.6−10%

10Warren County, ILIL16,2221.6−3%

11Greene County, ILIL11,3131.6+4%

12Richland County, ILIL15,2191.6−19%

13Alexander County, ILIL4,5701.6+29%

14Clay County, ILIL12,7931.6−1%

15Stark County, ILIL5,3191.6−8%

16Marion County, ILIL36,3821.6+8%

17Pulaski County, ILIL4,8201.6+20%

18Brown County, ILIL6,4011.6+15%

19Montgomery County, ILIL28,0761.6−1%

20Wabash County, ILIL10,9071.7+14%

21Perry County, ILIL20,1601.7+2%

22Moultrie County, ILIL14,3711.7−8%

23Edgar County, ILIL16,3231.7+6%

24Mason County, ILIL12,4111.7+4%

25Vermilion County, ILIL71,2591.7+8%

26Massac County, ILIL13,5021.7−10%

27Franklin County, ILIL36,9161.8+9%

28Fulton County, ILIL32,9011.8+3%

29Wayne County, ILIL15,8821.8+15%

30Gallatin County, ILIL4,6161.8+8%

31Saline County, ILIL22,7721.8+9%

32Shelby County, ILIL20,5761.8−1%

33Jasper County, ILIL9,0321.8−6%

34Christian County, ILIL33,4431.8+6%

35Pike County, ILIL14,2311.8+2%

36Cumberland County, ILIL10,2081.8−5%

37De Witt County, ILIL15,1181.8−2%

38Washington County, ILIL13,5641.8+1%

39Macoupin County, ILIL43,7481.8−2%

40Marshall County, ILIL11,4731.8−1%

41Crawford County, ILIL18,6481.8+11%

42Logan County, ILIL27,1821.9−3%

43Bureau County, ILIL32,5101.9−5%

44Hamilton County, ILIL7,8591.9+19%

45Jefferson County, ILIL36,1471.9+5%

46Knox County, ILIL47,7671.9+5%

47Whiteside County, ILIL54,1211.9+1%

48Schuyler County, ILIL6,6571.9+25%

49Macon County, ILIL99,3001.9+6%

50Carroll County, ILIL15,4191.9+1%

51Piatt County, ILIL16,7911.9+8%

52Mercer County, ILIL15,2291.9+12%

53Livingston County, ILIL35,0571.9+3%

54Ford County, ILIL13,2161.9+4%

55Menard County, ILIL11,8632.0−2%

56Iroquois County, ILIL26,1502.0−6%

57Stephenson County, ILIL43,2202.0−1%

58Calhoun County, ILIL4,3002.0−2%

59Randolph County, ILIL29,9212.0+16%

60Douglas County, ILIL19,8802.0+13%

61Henry County, ILIL48,0952.0+3%

62Fayette County, ILIL20,7902.0+10%

63Lee County, ILIL32,9142.0+0%

64Morgan County, ILIL32,5152.1+4%

65Putnam County, ILIL5,6192.1+7%

66McDonough County, ILIL25,9162.1+11%

67Johnson County, ILIL13,3632.1+12%

68Union County, ILIL16,6562.1+10%

69Tazewell County, ILIL130,0492.1+9%

70Madison County, ILIL263,1102.2+17%

71Clinton County, ILIL37,1282.2+20%

72LaSalle County, ILIL107,7732.2+1%

73Bond County, ILIL16,9592.2+21%

74Jersey County, ILIL21,1602.2+12%

75Winnebago County, ILIL283,6742.2+6%

76Rock Island County, ILIL141,8692.2+9%

77Coles County, ILIL46,6072.3+3%

78Boone County, ILIL53,5682.3−1%

79Woodford County, ILIL38,1112.3+14%

80Williamson County, ILIL67,2252.3+21%

81Sangamon County, ILIL194,1702.3+14%

82Peoria County, ILIL178,5532.3+10%

83St. Clair County, ILIL250,7082.3+24%

84Ogle County, ILIL51,3992.4+3%

85Adams County, ILIL64,2672.4+13%

86McLean County, ILIL171,4192.4+5%

87Monroe County, ILIL34,8402.5+8%

88Kendall County, ILIL145,4702.5+4%

89Effingham County, ILIL34,5192.5+19%

90Kankakee County, ILIL105,5252.6+12%

91McHenry County, ILIL317,7512.6+1%

92Will County, ILIL712,2532.6+8%

93Grundy County, ILIL54,0522.6+9%

94Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5942.6+14%

95Pope County, ILIL3,6722.7+33%

96Jackson County, ILIL52,5012.9+13%

97DeKalb County, ILIL101,8352.9+0%

98Lake County, ILIL719,3392.9+3%

99Kane County, ILIL525,7572.9+11%

100Champaign County, ILIL209,9723.1+28%

101DuPage County, ILIL934,2983.3+20%

102Cook County, ILIL5,194,6253.8+12%

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