Illinois: Poverty Rate Trend
How Illinois's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
9.8%
2023
8.2%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-16.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -0.9 pp (-9.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.3% | — |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |