RANKING · 2024 ACS · 102 SHOWN OF 102

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%+1.8 pts

02Kendall County, ILIL145,47051.2%+4.2 pts

03Knox County, ILIL47,76748.7%+6.1 pts

04Menard County, ILIL11,86348.1%+13.9 pts

05McHenry County, ILIL317,75147.9%−1.4 pts

06Kane County, ILIL525,75747.6%−2.4 pts

07Champaign County, ILIL209,97247.6%−6.2 pts

08Will County, ILIL712,25347.2%−0.9 pts

09Winnebago County, ILIL283,67446.9%−0.6 pts

10Jackson County, ILIL52,50146.4%−8.3 pts

11Cook County, ILIL5,194,62546.0%−3.3 pts

12Lake County, ILIL719,33945.9%−0.5 pts

13Mason County, ILIL12,41145.9%+8.8 pts

14Union County, ILIL16,65644.7%+8.8 pts

15St. Clair County, ILIL250,70844.5%−1.0 pts

16Monroe County, ILIL34,84044.1%+11.8 pts

17McDonough County, ILIL25,91644.1%−17.5 pts

18Clark County, ILIL15,11443.7%+2.3 pts

19Madison County, ILIL263,11043.5%−4.1 pts

20Rock Island County, ILIL141,86943.3%+3.0 pts

21Franklin County, ILIL36,91643.0%+2.3 pts

22Peoria County, ILIL178,55342.9%−0.0 pts

23Williamson County, ILIL67,22542.8%−0.5 pts

24Kankakee County, ILIL105,52542.7%−5.6 pts

25Boone County, ILIL53,56842.7%−6.4 pts

26Saline County, ILIL22,77242.7%+4.9 pts

27DuPage County, ILIL934,29842.6%−1.5 pts

28Vermilion County, ILIL71,25941.7%−0.7 pts

29Sangamon County, ILIL194,17041.5%−2.7 pts

30Logan County, ILIL27,18241.5%+4.2 pts

31McLean County, ILIL171,41940.5%−4.7 pts

32Coles County, ILIL46,60740.4%−18.8 pts

33Fayette County, ILIL20,79040.2%+6.1 pts

34LaSalle County, ILIL107,77339.8%+0.5 pts

35Whiteside County, ILIL54,12139.8%−0.3 pts

36Woodford County, ILIL38,11139.6%+2.5 pts

37Tazewell County, ILIL130,04939.4%+1.5 pts

38Montgomery County, ILIL28,07639.2%+4.0 pts

39Stephenson County, ILIL43,22039.0%−9.2 pts

40Lee County, ILIL32,91438.8%+4.2 pts

41Massac County, ILIL13,50238.5%+8.4 pts

42Randolph County, ILIL29,92138.3%+0.9 pts

43Brown County, ILIL6,40138.2%+15.8 pts

44Grundy County, ILIL54,05238.2%−0.8 pts

45Ford County, ILIL13,21638.1%+13.5 pts

46Fulton County, ILIL32,90138.0%−6.2 pts

47Marion County, ILIL36,38237.8%−5.1 pts

48Edwards County, ILIL5,89837.7%+9.6 pts

49Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59437.4%+4.8 pts

50Perry County, ILIL20,16037.2%−0.9 pts

51Jefferson County, ILIL36,14737.1%−5.5 pts

52Adams County, ILIL64,26737.0%−2.9 pts

53Iroquois County, ILIL26,15036.8%−2.6 pts

54Stark County, ILIL5,31936.6%+13.3 pts

55Marshall County, ILIL11,47336.3%−4.2 pts

56Hancock County, ILIL16,80335.5%+3.7 pts

57Henry County, ILIL48,09535.2%+2.6 pts

58Macon County, ILIL99,30035.1%−7.8 pts

59Ogle County, ILIL51,39934.9%+2.3 pts

60Johnson County, ILIL13,36334.6%+8.7 pts

61Mercer County, ILIL15,22934.6%+6.4 pts

62Richland County, ILIL15,21934.4%+5.4 pts

63Carroll County, ILIL15,41933.8%+1.0 pts

64Jersey County, ILIL21,16033.7%−4.2 pts

65Wabash County, ILIL10,90733.4%+10.1 pts

66Macoupin County, ILIL43,74833.4%−1.0 pts

67Pike County, ILIL14,23132.9%+4.5 pts

68Clinton County, ILIL37,12832.8%+3.9 pts

69Wayne County, ILIL15,88232.5%−0.5 pts

70Schuyler County, ILIL6,65732.4%+8.2 pts

71Livingston County, ILIL35,05731.6%−0.4 pts

72De Witt County, ILIL15,11831.3%−3.0 pts

73Edgar County, ILIL16,32331.2%−1.1 pts

74White County, ILIL13,25031.2%−0.8 pts

75Morgan County, ILIL32,51531.1%−10.0 pts

76Cumberland County, ILIL10,20831.0%+5.8 pts

77Moultrie County, ILIL14,37130.1%+7.7 pts

78Effingham County, ILIL34,51930.1%−5.7 pts

79Bureau County, ILIL32,51029.6%−7.4 pts

80Christian County, ILIL33,44329.5%−12.2 pts

81Crawford County, ILIL18,64829.0%−14.2 pts

82Warren County, ILIL16,22228.8%−11.7 pts

83Bond County, ILIL16,95928.6%−3.6 pts

84Douglas County, ILIL19,88028.5%−16.4 pts

85Greene County, ILIL11,31328.1%+1.4 pts

86Shelby County, ILIL20,57628.0%−4.7 pts

87Lawrence County, ILIL13,79027.1%−6.0 pts

88Piatt County, ILIL16,79126.8%−3.5 pts

89Cass County, ILIL12,46326.0%−6.1 pts

90Putnam County, ILIL5,61925.6%−0.9 pts

91Henderson County, ILIL5,98425.4%−1.1 pts

92Gallatin County, ILIL4,61625.1%+1.8 pts

93Pope County, ILIL3,67224.2%−5.3 pts

94Calhoun County, ILIL4,30023.6%−15.2 pts

95Pulaski County, ILIL4,82022.7%−19.5 pts

96Washington County, ILIL13,56421.8%−5.4 pts

97Scott County, ILIL4,86619.8%+5.6 pts

98Clay County, ILIL12,79319.7%−11.8 pts

99Jasper County, ILIL9,03218.6%−16.1 pts

100Hamilton County, ILIL7,85916.4%−33.9 pts

101Alexander County, ILIL4,57015.5%−22.9 pts

102Hardin County, ILIL3,5887.3%−20.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES