Illinois Counties by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 102 counties ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Counties	Poverty Rate ↑
1	Hardin County, Illinois	0.0%
2	Bond County, Illinois	0.0%
3	Coles County, Illinois	0.0%
4	Lawrence County, Illinois	0.0%
5	Douglas County, Illinois	0.0%
6	LaSalle County, Illinois	0.0%
7	Lake County, Illinois	0.0%
8	Jackson County, Illinois	0.0%
9	DuPage County, Illinois	0.2%
10	Johnson County, Illinois	2.4%
11	Boone County, Illinois	2.5%
12	DeKalb County, Illinois	3.0%
13	Cass County, Illinois	3.1%
14	Alexander County, Illinois	3.1%
15	Clay County, Illinois	3.1%
16	Ford County, Illinois	3.1%
17	McHenry County, Illinois	3.4%
18	Fayette County, Illinois	3.5%
19	Hancock County, Illinois	3.6%
20	Monroe County, Illinois	3.7%
21	Champaign County, Illinois	4.3%
22	Washington County, Illinois	4.4%
23	Bureau County, Illinois	4.5%
24	Piatt County, Illinois	4.6%
25	Franklin County, Illinois	4.7%
26	Woodford County, Illinois	4.8%
27	De Witt County, Illinois	4.8%
28	Jo Daviess County, Illinois	5.0%
29	Henry County, Illinois	5.1%
30	Will County, Illinois	5.2%
31	Edwards County, Illinois	5.3%
32	Jasper County, Illinois	5.5%
33	Carroll County, Illinois	5.5%
34	Effingham County, Illinois	5.5%
35	Putnam County, Illinois	5.6%
36	Clark County, Illinois	5.6%
37	Mercer County, Illinois	5.6%
38	Richland County, Illinois	5.6%
39	Tazewell County, Illinois	5.7%
40	Christian County, Illinois	5.9%
41	Ogle County, Illinois	5.9%
42	Hamilton County, Illinois	6.0%
43	Kane County, Illinois	6.1%
44	Menard County, Illinois	6.3%
45	Jersey County, Illinois	6.4%
46	Shelby County, Illinois	6.4%
47	Iroquois County, Illinois	6.8%
48	Edgar County, Illinois	6.9%
49	Morgan County, Illinois	7.0%
50	Livingston County, Illinois	7.3%
51	Warren County, Illinois	7.5%
52	Madison County, Illinois	7.6%
53	Pope County, Illinois	7.7%
54	Clinton County, Illinois	7.9%
55	Scott County, Illinois	8.0%
56	Fulton County, Illinois	8.0%
57	Moultrie County, Illinois	8.0%
58	Adams County, Illinois	8.1%
59	Montgomery County, Illinois	8.2%
60	Sangamon County, Illinois	8.3%
61	Whiteside County, Illinois	8.3%
62	Marshall County, Illinois	8.3%
63	Crawford County, Illinois	8.4%
64	Randolph County, Illinois	8.7%
65	Kankakee County, Illinois	8.7%
66	Winnebago County, Illinois	8.7%
67	Schuyler County, Illinois	8.9%
68	Stephenson County, Illinois	8.9%
69	McDonough County, Illinois	8.9%
70	Gallatin County, Illinois	9.0%
71	Wabash County, Illinois	9.0%
72	Massac County, Illinois	9.2%
73	Brown County, Illinois	9.5%
74	St. Clair County, Illinois	9.5%
75	Stark County, Illinois	9.6%
76	Macon County, Illinois	9.7%
77	Cook County, Illinois	9.8%
78	McLean County, Illinois	9.9%
79	Williamson County, Illinois	10.1%
80	Peoria County, Illinois	10.1%
81	Mason County, Illinois	10.1%
82	Knox County, Illinois	10.5%
83	Wayne County, Illinois	10.8%
84	Macoupin County, Illinois	10.9%
85	Pike County, Illinois	11.0%
86	Calhoun County, Illinois	11.0%
87	Marion County, Illinois	11.0%
88	Rock Island County, Illinois	11.1%
89	Logan County, Illinois	11.2%
90	Vermilion County, Illinois	12.2%
91	Union County, Illinois	12.4%
92	Henderson County, Illinois	12.5%
93	Perry County, Illinois	12.7%
94	Saline County, Illinois	13.0%
95	White County, Illinois	13.1%
96	Greene County, Illinois	14.7%
97	Pulaski County, Illinois	15.2%
98	Cumberland County, Illinois	15.6%
99	Kendall County, Illinois	16.3%
100	Jefferson County, Illinois	17.4%