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Most residents in poverty, Illinois counties

Illinois counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 102 is 3,298. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Johnson County, IL, up 18 places to #57.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,625699,097−4%

02DuPage County, ILIL934,29861,055+87%

03Lake County, ILIL719,33959,539+62%

04Will County, ILIL712,25351,430+108%

05Winnebago County, ILIL283,67444,245+65%

06Kane County, ILIL525,75740,896+51%

07Champaign County, ILIL209,97239,810+38%

08St. Clair County, ILIL250,70834,461−7%

09Madison County, ILIL263,11029,229+15%

10Peoria County, ILIL178,55328,145+12%

11Sangamon County, ILIL194,17025,565+45%

12McLean County, ILIL171,41922,147+52%

13Rock Island County, ILIL141,86922,129+38%

14McHenry County, ILIL317,75119,461+105%

15▲1Macon County, ILIL99,30015,271+3%

16▲1LaSalle County, ILIL107,77315,127+48%

17▼2DeKalb County, ILIL101,83514,905+48%

18▲1Kankakee County, ILIL105,52513,009+10%

19▼1Vermilion County, ILIL71,25912,789+15%

20▲1Tazewell County, ILIL130,04911,750+46%

21▼1Jackson County, ILIL52,50111,137−26%

22▲1Williamson County, ILIL67,2259,197+3%

23▼1Coles County, ILIL46,6078,747−6%

24▲1Adams County, ILIL64,2678,314+22%

25▲5Kendall County, ILIL145,4707,455+353%

26▼2Knox County, ILIL47,7677,146+15%

27▲6Whiteside County, ILIL54,1216,582+28%

28▼2Franklin County, ILIL36,9166,536+4%

29▼2Stephenson County, ILIL43,2206,096+39%

30▼1Macoupin County, ILIL43,7485,792+25%

31▼3Marion County, ILIL36,3825,689+21%

32▲6Boone County, ILIL53,5685,287+81%

33▼2Jefferson County, ILIL36,1474,9460%

34▼2McDonough County, ILIL25,9164,632−29%

35▲6Morgan County, ILIL32,5154,431+25%

36▲9Randolph County, ILIL29,9214,398+30%

37▲3Saline County, ILIL22,7724,396+16%

38▼2Fulton County, ILIL32,9014,344+15%

39▼5Henry County, ILIL48,0954,335+6%

40▼5Ogle County, ILIL51,3994,305+18%

41▲1Lee County, ILIL32,9144,004+44%

42▼5Livingston County, ILIL35,0573,740+7%

43▲10Logan County, ILIL27,1823,638+44%

44▼1Bureau County, ILIL32,5103,538+37%

45▼6Montgomery County, ILIL28,0763,522−14%

46▲1Perry County, ILIL20,1603,496+15%

47▼3Effingham County, ILIL34,5193,491+26%

48▲2Union County, ILIL16,6563,436+14%

49▼1Christian County, ILIL33,4433,417+1%

50▲1Iroquois County, ILIL26,1503,307+21%

51▼2Fayette County, ILIL20,7903,298+24%

52▼6Grundy County, ILIL54,0523,186+76%

53▼1Clinton County, ILIL37,1282,723+19%

54▲3Woodford County, ILIL38,1112,695+76%

55▲5Wayne County, ILIL15,8822,576+21%

56▲14Warren County, ILIL16,2222,406+40%

57▲18Johnson County, ILIL13,3632,351+61%

58Clay County, ILIL12,7932,286+33%

59▼5Massac County, ILIL13,5022,256+10%

60▼1Crawford County, ILIL18,6482,239−2%

61White County, ILIL13,2502,230+16%

62▲12Carroll County, ILIL15,4192,212+38%

63▲2Lawrence County, ILIL13,7902,178+3%

64Pike County, ILIL14,2312,148−1%

65▼10Hancock County, ILIL16,8032,120+27%

66▲5Edgar County, ILIL16,3231,984−4%

67Shelby County, ILIL20,5761,896−9%

68Mason County, ILIL12,4111,891+22%

69▼3Richland County, ILIL15,2191,885−9%

70▲2Jersey County, ILIL21,1601,878+22%

71▲9Wabash County, ILIL10,9071,855+2%

72▼16Bond County, ILIL16,9591,818+10%

73▲15Monroe County, ILIL34,8401,759+89%

74▼11Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5941,714+15%

75▼13Douglas County, ILIL19,8801,673+32%

76▲2Greene County, ILIL11,3131,666−9%

77▼4Ford County, ILIL13,2161,665+68%

78▼2De Witt County, ILIL15,1181,532+12%

79▼10Cass County, ILIL12,4631,417−13%

80▲4Schuyler County, ILIL6,6571,410+94%

81Clark County, ILIL15,1141,397−10%

82▼5Mercer County, ILIL15,2291,383+4%

83Marshall County, ILIL11,4731,331+82%

84▼2Moultrie County, ILIL14,3711,321+18%

85▲6Pulaski County, ILIL4,8201,253−31%

86▲7Menard County, ILIL11,8631,224+19%

87▲3Washington County, ILIL13,5641,026+13%

88▲4Piatt County, ILIL16,7911,025+26%

89▼3Jasper County, ILIL9,0321,016+2%

90▲6Edwards County, ILIL5,8981,002+47%

91▼2Hamilton County, ILIL7,859956−14%

92▼7Cumberland County, ILIL10,208939−12%

93▼14Alexander County, ILIL4,570927−63%

94▲5Henderson County, ILIL5,984863+11%

95▼8Gallatin County, ILIL4,616655−51%

96▼1Stark County, ILIL5,319587+8%

97Brown County, ILIL6,401585−1%

98Scott County, ILIL4,866566+5%

99▼5Pope County, ILIL3,672497−38%

100Putnam County, ILIL5,619453+34%

101Hardin County, ILIL3,588395−56%

102Calhoun County, ILIL4,300273−40%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES