RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 102 SHOWN OF 102

Most rent-burdened, Illinois counties · 2010

Illinois counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2010 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 –

01McDonough County, ILIL25,91661.6%–

02Coles County, ILIL46,60759.2%–

03Jackson County, ILIL52,50154.7%–

04Champaign County, ILIL209,97253.8%–

05DeKalb County, ILIL101,83551.8%–

06Hamilton County, ILIL7,85950.3%–

07Kane County, ILIL525,75750.0%–

08Cook County, ILIL5,194,62549.3%–

09McHenry County, ILIL317,75149.3%–

10Boone County, ILIL53,56849.1%–

11Kankakee County, ILIL105,52548.3%–

12Stephenson County, ILIL43,22048.2%–

13Will County, ILIL712,25348.1%–

14Madison County, ILIL263,11047.6%–

15Winnebago County, ILIL283,67447.4%–

16Kendall County, ILIL145,47047.0%–

17Lake County, ILIL719,33946.5%–

18St. Clair County, ILIL250,70845.5%–

19McLean County, ILIL171,41945.2%–

20Douglas County, ILIL19,88044.9%–

21Fulton County, ILIL32,90144.2%–

22Sangamon County, ILIL194,17044.1%–

23DuPage County, ILIL934,29844.1%–

24Williamson County, ILIL67,22543.3%–

25Crawford County, ILIL18,64843.2%–

26Marion County, ILIL36,38243.0%–

27Peoria County, ILIL178,55343.0%–

28Macon County, ILIL99,30042.9%–

29Jefferson County, ILIL36,14742.6%–

30Knox County, ILIL47,76742.5%–

31Vermilion County, ILIL71,25942.4%–

32Pulaski County, ILIL4,82042.2%–

33Christian County, ILIL33,44341.8%–

34Clark County, ILIL15,11441.4%–

35Morgan County, ILIL32,51541.1%–

36Franklin County, ILIL36,91640.6%–

37Marshall County, ILIL11,47340.5%–

38Warren County, ILIL16,22240.5%–

39Rock Island County, ILIL141,86940.3%–

40Whiteside County, ILIL54,12140.1%–

41Adams County, ILIL64,26739.9%–

42Iroquois County, ILIL26,15039.4%–

43LaSalle County, ILIL107,77339.3%–

44Grundy County, ILIL54,05238.9%–

45Calhoun County, ILIL4,30038.8%–

46Alexander County, ILIL4,57038.3%–

47Perry County, ILIL20,16038.1%–

48Jersey County, ILIL21,16037.9%–

49Tazewell County, ILIL130,04937.9%–

50Saline County, ILIL22,77237.7%–

51Randolph County, ILIL29,92137.4%–

52Logan County, ILIL27,18237.3%–

53Woodford County, ILIL38,11137.0%–

54Mason County, ILIL12,41137.0%–

55Bureau County, ILIL32,51037.0%–

56Union County, ILIL16,65635.9%–

57Effingham County, ILIL34,51935.8%–

58Montgomery County, ILIL28,07635.2%–

59Jasper County, ILIL9,03234.6%–

60Lee County, ILIL32,91434.6%–

61Macoupin County, ILIL43,74834.4%–

62De Witt County, ILIL15,11834.3%–

63Menard County, ILIL11,86334.3%–

64Fayette County, ILIL20,79034.1%–

65Lawrence County, ILIL13,79033.1%–

66Wayne County, ILIL15,88233.0%–

67Carroll County, ILIL15,41932.8%–

68Shelby County, ILIL20,57632.8%–

69Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59432.6%–

70Ogle County, ILIL51,39932.6%–

71Henry County, ILIL48,09532.5%–

72Monroe County, ILIL34,84032.3%–

73Edgar County, ILIL16,32332.3%–

74Bond County, ILIL16,95932.2%–

75Cass County, ILIL12,46332.1%–

76Livingston County, ILIL35,05732.0%–

77White County, ILIL13,25032.0%–

78Hancock County, ILIL16,80331.8%–

79Clay County, ILIL12,79331.5%–

80Piatt County, ILIL16,79130.2%–

81Massac County, ILIL13,50230.1%–

82Pope County, ILIL3,67229.5%–

83Richland County, ILIL15,21929.0%–

84Clinton County, ILIL37,12828.9%–

85Pike County, ILIL14,23128.3%–

86Mercer County, ILIL15,22928.2%–

87Edwards County, ILIL5,89828.1%–

88Hardin County, ILIL3,58827.5%–

89Washington County, ILIL13,56427.2%–

90Greene County, ILIL11,31326.6%–

91Henderson County, ILIL5,98426.5%–

92Putnam County, ILIL5,61926.5%–

93Johnson County, ILIL13,36325.9%–

94Cumberland County, ILIL10,20825.2%–

95Ford County, ILIL13,21624.6%–

96Schuyler County, ILIL6,65724.2%–

97Wabash County, ILIL10,90723.3%–

98Stark County, ILIL5,31923.3%–

99Gallatin County, ILIL4,61623.3%–

100Brown County, ILIL6,40122.4%–

101Moultrie County, ILIL14,37122.4%–

102Scott County, ILIL4,86614.2%–

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