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Most residents in poverty, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,625721,538−1%

02DuPage County, ILIL934,29857,466+76%

03Lake County, ILIL719,33954,064+47%

04Will County, ILIL712,25347,515+92%

05Winnebago County, ILIL283,67445,022+68%

06Kane County, ILIL525,75743,745+62%

07Champaign County, ILIL209,97239,413+37%

08St. Clair County, ILIL250,70837,105−0%

09Madison County, ILIL263,11033,042+30%

10Peoria County, ILIL178,55328,441+13%

11Sangamon County, ILIL194,17027,470+56%

12McLean County, ILIL171,41926,058+78%

13Rock Island County, ILIL141,86920,777+29%

14McHenry County, ILIL317,75120,312+113%

15DeKalb County, ILIL101,83516,073+59%

16Macon County, ILIL99,30015,785+7%

17LaSalle County, ILIL107,77314,911+46%

18Vermilion County, ILIL71,25914,090+26%

19Kankakee County, ILIL105,52513,981+18%

20Jackson County, ILIL52,50112,717−15%

21Tazewell County, ILIL130,04911,285+41%

22Coles County, ILIL46,6079,586+3%

23Williamson County, ILIL67,2259,346+5%

24Knox County, ILIL47,7678,342+34%

25Adams County, ILIL64,2678,184+20%

26Franklin County, ILIL36,9167,187+14%

27Stephenson County, ILIL43,2206,667+52%

28Marion County, ILIL36,3826,244+33%

29Macoupin County, ILIL43,7486,168+34%

30Kendall County, ILIL145,4705,740+249%

31Jefferson County, ILIL36,1475,632+14%

32McDonough County, ILIL25,9165,577−14%

33Whiteside County, ILIL54,1215,431+6%

34Henry County, ILIL48,0955,339+30%

35Ogle County, ILIL51,3994,985+37%

36Fulton County, ILIL32,9014,894+30%

37Livingston County, ILIL35,0574,625+32%

38Boone County, ILIL53,5684,408+51%

39Montgomery County, ILIL28,0764,402+7%

40Saline County, ILIL22,7724,357+15%

41Morgan County, ILIL32,5154,302+21%

42Lee County, ILIL32,9144,102+47%

43Bureau County, ILIL32,5104,084+58%

44Effingham County, ILIL34,5193,876+40%

45Randolph County, ILIL29,9213,809+12%

46Grundy County, ILIL54,0523,704+105%

47Perry County, ILIL20,1603,657+20%

48Christian County, ILIL33,4433,621+7%

49Fayette County, ILIL20,7903,478+31%

50Union County, ILIL16,6563,167+5%

51Iroquois County, ILIL26,1503,109+14%

52Clinton County, ILIL37,1282,887+26%

53Logan County, ILIL27,1822,825+12%

54Massac County, ILIL13,5022,426+19%

55Hancock County, ILIL16,8032,298+37%

56Bond County, ILIL16,9592,277+38%

57Woodford County, ILIL38,1112,254+48%

58Clay County, ILIL12,7932,230+30%

59Crawford County, ILIL18,6482,149−6%

60Wayne County, ILIL15,8822,139+0%

61White County, ILIL13,2502,121+10%

62Douglas County, ILIL19,8802,119+67%

63Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5942,107+42%

64Pike County, ILIL14,2312,094−3%

65Lawrence County, ILIL13,7902,084−1%

66Richland County, ILIL15,2192,076−0%

67Shelby County, ILIL20,5762,052−2%

68Mason County, ILIL12,4112,028+31%

69Cass County, ILIL12,4631,969+20%

70Warren County, ILIL16,2221,931+12%

71Edgar County, ILIL16,3231,898−9%

72Jersey County, ILIL21,1601,749+14%

73Ford County, ILIL13,2161,745+76%

74Carroll County, ILIL15,4191,723+7%

75Johnson County, ILIL13,3631,717+18%

76De Witt County, ILIL15,1181,603+17%

77Mercer County, ILIL15,2291,586+19%

78Greene County, ILIL11,3131,552−15%

79Alexander County, ILIL4,5701,408−44%

80Wabash County, ILIL10,9071,365−25%

81Clark County, ILIL15,1141,343−14%

82Moultrie County, ILIL14,3711,306+17%

83Marshall County, ILIL11,4731,277+74%

84Schuyler County, ILIL6,6571,200+65%

85Cumberland County, ILIL10,2081,187+11%

86Jasper County, ILIL9,0321,136+14%

87Gallatin County, ILIL4,6161,113−17%

88Monroe County, ILIL34,8401,087+17%

89Hamilton County, ILIL7,8591,079−3%

90Washington County, ILIL13,5641,032+14%

91Pulaski County, ILIL4,8201,011−44%

92Piatt County, ILIL16,791955+18%

93Menard County, ILIL11,863937−9%

94Pope County, ILIL3,672804+0%

95Stark County, ILIL5,319777+42%

96Edwards County, ILIL5,898754+11%

97Brown County, ILIL6,401672+14%

98Scott County, ILIL4,866606+12%

99Henderson County, ILIL5,984550−29%

100Putnam County, ILIL5,619540+60%

101Hardin County, ILIL3,588484−46%

102Calhoun County, ILIL4,300402−12%

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