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Most rent-burdened, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01DeKalb County, ILIL101,83553.6%+4%

02Kendall County, ILIL145,47051.2%+9%

03Knox County, ILIL47,76748.7%+14%

04Menard County, ILIL11,86348.1%+40%

05McHenry County, ILIL317,75147.9%−3%

06Kane County, ILIL525,75747.6%−5%

07Champaign County, ILIL209,97247.6%−12%

08Will County, ILIL712,25347.2%−2%

09Winnebago County, ILIL283,67446.9%−1%

10Jackson County, ILIL52,50146.4%−15%

11Cook County, ILIL5,194,62546.0%−7%

12Lake County, ILIL719,33945.9%−1%

13Mason County, ILIL12,41145.9%+24%

14Union County, ILIL16,65644.7%+25%

15St. Clair County, ILIL250,70844.5%−2%

16Monroe County, ILIL34,84044.1%+37%

17McDonough County, ILIL25,91644.1%−28%

18Clark County, ILIL15,11443.7%+6%

19Madison County, ILIL263,11043.5%−9%

20Rock Island County, ILIL141,86943.3%+7%

21Franklin County, ILIL36,91643.0%+6%

22Peoria County, ILIL178,55342.9%−0%

23Williamson County, ILIL67,22542.8%−1%

24Kankakee County, ILIL105,52542.7%−12%

25Boone County, ILIL53,56842.7%−13%

26Saline County, ILIL22,77242.7%+13%

27DuPage County, ILIL934,29842.6%−3%

28Vermilion County, ILIL71,25941.7%−2%

29Sangamon County, ILIL194,17041.5%−6%

30Logan County, ILIL27,18241.5%+11%

31McLean County, ILIL171,41940.5%−10%

32Coles County, ILIL46,60740.4%−32%

33Fayette County, ILIL20,79040.2%+18%

34LaSalle County, ILIL107,77339.8%+1%

35Whiteside County, ILIL54,12139.8%−1%

36Woodford County, ILIL38,11139.6%+7%

37Tazewell County, ILIL130,04939.4%+4%

38Montgomery County, ILIL28,07639.2%+11%

39Stephenson County, ILIL43,22039.0%−19%

40Lee County, ILIL32,91438.8%+12%

41Massac County, ILIL13,50238.5%+28%

42Randolph County, ILIL29,92138.3%+2%

43Brown County, ILIL6,40138.2%+70%

44Grundy County, ILIL54,05238.2%−2%

45Ford County, ILIL13,21638.1%+55%

46Fulton County, ILIL32,90138.0%−14%

47Marion County, ILIL36,38237.8%−12%

48Edwards County, ILIL5,89837.7%+34%

49Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59437.4%+15%

50Perry County, ILIL20,16037.2%−2%

51Jefferson County, ILIL36,14737.1%−13%

52Adams County, ILIL64,26737.0%−7%

53Iroquois County, ILIL26,15036.8%−7%

54Stark County, ILIL5,31936.6%+57%

55Marshall County, ILIL11,47336.3%−10%

56Hancock County, ILIL16,80335.5%+12%

57Henry County, ILIL48,09535.2%+8%

58Macon County, ILIL99,30035.1%−18%

59Ogle County, ILIL51,39934.9%+7%

60Johnson County, ILIL13,36334.6%+34%

61Mercer County, ILIL15,22934.6%+23%

62Richland County, ILIL15,21934.4%+18%

63Carroll County, ILIL15,41933.8%+3%

64Jersey County, ILIL21,16033.7%−11%

65Wabash County, ILIL10,90733.4%+43%

66Macoupin County, ILIL43,74833.4%−3%

67Pike County, ILIL14,23132.9%+16%

68Clinton County, ILIL37,12832.8%+13%

69Wayne County, ILIL15,88232.5%−1%

70Schuyler County, ILIL6,65732.4%+34%

71Livingston County, ILIL35,05731.6%−1%

72De Witt County, ILIL15,11831.3%−9%

73Edgar County, ILIL16,32331.2%−3%

74White County, ILIL13,25031.2%−2%

75Morgan County, ILIL32,51531.1%−24%

76Cumberland County, ILIL10,20831.0%+23%

77Moultrie County, ILIL14,37130.1%+34%

78Effingham County, ILIL34,51930.1%−16%

79Bureau County, ILIL32,51029.6%−20%

80Christian County, ILIL33,44329.5%−29%

81Crawford County, ILIL18,64829.0%−33%

82Warren County, ILIL16,22228.8%−29%

83Bond County, ILIL16,95928.6%−11%

84Douglas County, ILIL19,88028.5%−36%

85Greene County, ILIL11,31328.1%+5%

86Shelby County, ILIL20,57628.0%−14%

87Lawrence County, ILIL13,79027.1%−18%

88Piatt County, ILIL16,79126.8%−11%

89Cass County, ILIL12,46326.0%−19%

90Putnam County, ILIL5,61925.6%−3%

91Henderson County, ILIL5,98425.4%−4%

92Gallatin County, ILIL4,61625.1%+8%

93Pope County, ILIL3,67224.2%−18%

94Calhoun County, ILIL4,30023.6%−39%

95Pulaski County, ILIL4,82022.7%−46%

96Washington County, ILIL13,56421.8%−20%

97Scott County, ILIL4,86619.8%+39%

98Clay County, ILIL12,79319.7%−37%

99Jasper County, ILIL9,03218.6%−46%

100Hamilton County, ILIL7,85916.4%−67%

101Alexander County, ILIL4,57015.5%−60%

102Hardin County, ILIL3,5887.3%−74%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES