# Counties in Illinois by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 102 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/illinois-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Alexander County | 37.1 |
| 2 | Pulaski County | 34.9 |
| 3 | Saline County | 28 |
| 4 | Vermilion County | 26.8 |
| 5 | Hardin County | 25.8 |
| 6 | Jackson County | 23.7 |
| 7 | Macon County | 23.4 |
| 8 | Gallatin County | 22.2 |
| 9 | Franklin County | 22.1 |
| 10 | Massac County | 21.6 |
| 11 | McDonough County | 20.8 |
| 12 | Knox County | 20.7 |
| 13 | Peoria County | 20.5 |
| 14 | Stephenson County | 20.4 |
| 15 | Winnebago County | 20.3 |
| 16 | Marion County | 20.2 |
| 17 | Union County | 20 |
| 18 | Mason County | 19.6 |
| 19 | Pope County | 19.4 |
| 20 | Rock Island County | 18.2 |
| 20 | Wayne County | 18.2 |
| 22 | White County | 18 |
| 23 | Carroll County | 17.9 |
| 23 | Crawford County | 17.9 |
| 23 | Warren County | 17.9 |
| 26 | Jefferson County | 17.7 |
| 26 | Montgomery County | 17.7 |
| 28 | Cook County | 17.6 |
| 28 | Henderson County | 17.6 |
| 30 | Randolph County | 17.5 |
| 31 | Perry County | 17.3 |
| 32 | Lawrence County | 17.1 |
| 33 | Fayette County | 17 |
| 34 | Fulton County | 16.9 |
| 35 | St. Clair County | 16.8 |
| 36 | LaSalle County | 16.7 |
| 37 | Edgar County | 16.5 |
| 37 | Scott County | 16.5 |
| 39 | Wabash County | 16.3 |
| 40 | Greene County | 16.1 |
| 40 | Kankakee County | 16.1 |
| 42 | Pike County | 15.9 |
| 43 | Clay County | 15.6 |
| 44 | Cass County | 15.3 |
| 45 | Christian County | 15.2 |
| 46 | Hamilton County | 15.1 |
| 47 | Morgan County | 14.9 |
| 48 | Williamson County | 14.8 |
| 49 | Richland County | 14.7 |
| 50 | Whiteside County | 14.5 |
| 51 | Champaign County | 14.4 |
| 52 | Coles County | 14.2 |
| 53 | Clark County | 14.1 |
| 53 | Hancock County | 14.1 |
| 53 | Jasper County | 14.1 |
| 56 | Livingston County | 13.9 |
| 57 | Adams County | 13.7 |
| 57 | Bond County | 13.7 |
| 57 | Macoupin County | 13.7 |
| 57 | Stark County | 13.7 |
| 61 | Bureau County | 13.6 |
| 62 | De Witt County | 13.5 |
| 63 | Johnson County | 13.3 |
| 64 | Edwards County | 13.2 |
| 64 | Iroquois County | 13.2 |
| 66 | Ford County | 12.7 |
| 66 | Schuyler County | 12.7 |
| 68 | Madison County | 12.5 |
| 69 | Lee County | 12.4 |
| 69 | Ogle County | 12.4 |
| 69 | Sangamon County | 12.4 |
| 72 | Logan County | 12.1 |
| 72 | Marshall County | 12.1 |
| 74 | Cumberland County | 11.9 |
| 74 | Moultrie County | 11.9 |
| 76 | DeKalb County | 11.5 |
| 77 | Jo Daviess County | 11.3 |
| 78 | Menard County | 11.2 |
| 78 | Putnam County | 11.2 |
| 80 | Mercer County | 11 |
| 80 | Shelby County | 11 |
| 82 | Jersey County | 10.9 |
| 83 | Henry County | 10.8 |
| 84 | Brown County | 10.7 |
| 85 | Boone County | 10.6 |
| 85 | Douglas County | 10.6 |
| 87 | Calhoun County | 10.5 |
| 88 | Lake County | 9.5 |
| 89 | McLean County | 9.3 |
| 89 | Tazewell County | 9.3 |
| 91 | Kane County | 9 |
| 92 | Effingham County | 8.9 |
| 92 | Will County | 8.9 |
| 94 | Clinton County | 8.4 |
| 95 | Washington County | 7.8 |
| 96 | Piatt County | 7.6 |
| 97 | Grundy County | 7.5 |
| 98 | McHenry County | 6.9 |
| 99 | Woodford County | 5.8 |
| 100 | DuPage County | 5.5 |
| 101 | Kendall County | 5.2 |
| 102 | Monroe County | 4.1 |