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Most income inequality (Gini), Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by Gini index of household income inequality, where 0 = perfect equality and 1 = maximum inequality (2024 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR20102024
Most income inequality (Gini) by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPINCOME INEQUALITY (GINI)VS 2010
01Saline County, ILIL22,7720.525+12%
02Champaign County, ILIL209,9720.515+8%
03Cook County, ILIL5,194,6250.504+3%
04Wabash County, ILIL10,9070.499+17%
05Jackson County, ILIL52,5010.494−3%
06Hamilton County, ILIL7,8590.487+6%
07Peoria County, ILIL178,5530.485+2%
08Alexander County, ILIL4,5700.480+9%
09Lake County, ILIL719,3390.480+2%
10McLean County, ILIL171,4190.474+10%
11McDonough County, ILIL25,9160.466+1%
12Sangamon County, ILIL194,1700.464+6%
13Wayne County, ILIL15,8820.462+6%
14Macon County, ILIL99,3000.461+2%
15Gallatin County, ILIL4,6160.459−4%
16DuPage County, ILIL934,2980.459+4%
17Union County, ILIL16,6560.459+5%
18Scott County, ILIL4,8660.458+0%
19Clay County, ILIL12,7930.457+5%
20Franklin County, ILIL36,9160.456+10%
21Knox County, ILIL47,7670.454+5%
22Adams County, ILIL64,2670.454+0%
23White County, ILIL13,2500.454+4%
24St. Clair County, ILIL250,7080.452+2%
25Coles County, ILIL46,6070.452−7%
26DeKalb County, ILIL101,8350.450+8%
27Winnebago County, ILIL283,6740.450+2%
28Fayette County, ILIL20,7900.449+3%
29Stark County, ILIL5,3190.448+0%
30Morgan County, ILIL32,5150.446+4%
31Greene County, ILIL11,3130.446+2%
32Montgomery County, ILIL28,0760.445+0%
33LaSalle County, ILIL107,7730.444+9%
34Christian County, ILIL33,4430.444+3%
35Kankakee County, ILIL105,5250.443+7%
36Hancock County, ILIL16,8030.443+6%
37Vermilion County, ILIL71,2590.442+3%
38Williamson County, ILIL67,2250.442−0%
39Crawford County, ILIL18,6480.441+9%
40Rock Island County, ILIL141,8690.441+0%
41Madison County, ILIL263,1100.441+3%
42Pulaski County, ILIL4,8200.440−8%
43Whiteside County, ILIL54,1210.439+7%
44Bond County, ILIL16,9590.437+6%
45Johnson County, ILIL13,3630.436+9%
46Edwards County, ILIL5,8980.435+5%
47Lee County, ILIL32,9140.435+4%
48Marion County, ILIL36,3820.434+2%
49Ford County, ILIL13,2160.434+9%
50Iroquois County, ILIL26,1500.434+9%
51Jefferson County, ILIL36,1470.433−5%
52Pike County, ILIL14,2310.433+8%
53Kane County, ILIL525,7570.433+3%
54Pope County, ILIL3,6720.432+19%
55Fulton County, ILIL32,9010.432+8%
56Macoupin County, ILIL43,7480.431+8%
57Warren County, ILIL16,2220.430+7%
58Lawrence County, ILIL13,7900.429−2%
59Clinton County, ILIL37,1280.428+9%
60Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5940.428+5%
61Schuyler County, ILIL6,6570.427+16%
62Henry County, ILIL48,0950.426+4%
63Tazewell County, ILIL130,0490.426+6%
64Moultrie County, ILIL14,3710.425+7%
65Jersey County, ILIL21,1600.425+10%
66Mason County, ILIL12,4110.424+0%
67Effingham County, ILIL34,5190.423−4%
68Richland County, ILIL15,2190.423−4%
69Logan County, ILIL27,1820.422+4%
70Edgar County, ILIL16,3230.422+0%
71Boone County, ILIL53,5680.422−0%
72Bureau County, ILIL32,5100.422−0%
73Massac County, ILIL13,5020.421+6%
74Stephenson County, ILIL43,2200.420+0%
75Cass County, ILIL12,4630.416+7%
76McHenry County, ILIL317,7510.416+8%
77Clark County, ILIL15,1140.416−3%
78Will County, ILIL712,2530.416+8%
79Mercer County, ILIL15,2290.414+8%
80Perry County, ILIL20,1600.412+4%
81Livingston County, ILIL35,0570.412+1%
82Carroll County, ILIL15,4190.411−5%
83Ogle County, ILIL51,3990.411+9%
84Brown County, ILIL6,4010.411−12%
85Marshall County, ILIL11,4730.411+3%
86Woodford County, ILIL38,1110.410+2%
87Randolph County, ILIL29,9210.408+6%
88Piatt County, ILIL16,7910.407+6%
89Hardin County, ILIL3,5880.406−10%
90Menard County, ILIL11,8630.406+8%
91Jasper County, ILIL9,0320.406+9%
92Grundy County, ILIL54,0520.404+8%
93Monroe County, ILIL34,8400.403+4%
94De Witt County, ILIL15,1180.403−2%
95Douglas County, ILIL19,8800.403+6%
96Washington County, ILIL13,5640.403+6%
97Cumberland County, ILIL10,2080.401−4%
98Putnam County, ILIL5,6190.395+4%
99Henderson County, ILIL5,9840.392−4%
100Shelby County, ILIL20,5760.381−6%
101Calhoun County, ILIL4,3000.379−10%
102Kendall County, ILIL145,4700.361+9%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES