Poorest Cities in Illinois

Cities in Illinois ranked by median household income, from lowest to highest. Data from US Census Bureau ACS 2023.

Ranked by Median Household Income. Click any location to see its full Census data profile. All figures are from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023, so they are directly comparable across locations.

#	Location	Median Household Income
1	Phoenix village, Illinois	$25,703
2	Carbondale city, Illinois	$29,670
3	East St. Louis city, Illinois	$30,992
4	Venice city, Illinois	$34,609
5	Cairo city, Illinois	$35,493
6	Anna city, Illinois	$36,238
7	Griggsville city, Illinois	$37,457
8	Robbins village, Illinois	$37,594
9	Norris City village, Illinois	$37,778
10	Cahokia Heights city, Illinois	$37,975
11	Mount Morris village, Illinois	$38,162
12	Zeigler city, Illinois	$39,148
13	Hartford village, Illinois	$39,364
14	Vienna city, Illinois	$39,471
15	Macomb city, Illinois	$39,753
16	Eldorado city, Illinois	$39,766
17	Dixmoor village, Illinois	$39,861
18	Girard city, Illinois	$40,250
19	Wenona city, Illinois	$40,921
20	Fairfield city, Illinois	$41,026
21	Harvey city, Illinois	$41,091
22	Washington Park village, Illinois	$42,008
23	Christopher city, Illinois	$42,244
24	Cobden village, Illinois	$42,250
25	Murphysboro city, Illinois	$42,367
26	Fulton city, Illinois	$42,452
27	Watseka city, Illinois	$42,794
28	Percy village, Illinois	$42,813
29	Vandalia city, Illinois	$43,184
30	Fairmont City village, Illinois	$43,333
31	Oakwood village, Illinois	$43,894
32	Sheldon village, Illinois	$43,942
33	Madison city, Illinois	$44,181
34	Danville city, Illinois	$44,239
35	Louisville village, Illinois	$44,318
36	Lawrenceville city, Illinois	$44,885
37	Milford village, Illinois	$45,000
38	Pana city, Illinois	$45,083
39	Kankakee city, Illinois	$45,119
40	Galesburg city, Illinois	$45,213
41	Benld city, Illinois	$45,667
42	Riverdale village, Illinois	$45,709
43	Urbana city, Illinois	$45,854
44	Mount Carmel city, Illinois	$45,884
45	Savanna city, Illinois	$46,094
46	Ina village, Illinois	$46,250
47	DeKalb city, Illinois	$46,564
48	McLeansboro city, Illinois	$46,589
49	Johnston City city, Illinois	$46,629
50	East Alton village, Illinois	$46,926