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

Pulaski County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 102 counties in 2022, at 39.8%. Monroe County had the lowest, at 5.5%. The median was 16.8% and the figure for Illinois was 15.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest39.8Pulaski County
Lowest5.5Monroe County
Median16.8102 counties
Illinois15.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 17.4 %Alexander County: 37.2 %Bond County: 16 %Boone County: 12.2 %Brown County: 12.1 %Bureau County: 17.4 %Calhoun County: 12.8 %Carroll County: 18 %Cass County: 15.7 %Champaign County: 16.6 %Christian County: 21.2 %Clark County: 14.9 %Clay County: 17.9 %Clinton County: 9.2 %Coles County: 19.1 %Cook County: 19.1 %Crawford County: 16.5 %Cumberland County: 12.6 %DeKalb County: 14.6 %De Witt County: 15.5 %Douglas County: 11.5 %DuPage County: 7.6 %Edgar County: 19.9 %Edwards County: 15.5 %Effingham County: 11.8 %Fayette County: 16.8 %Ford County: 16.6 %Franklin County: 28.9 %Fulton County: 16.4 %Gallatin County: 26.4 %Greene County: 17.5 %Grundy County: 9.4 %Hamilton County: 18.5 %Hancock County: 16.9 %Hardin County: 33 %Henderson County: 16 %Henry County: 12 %Iroquois County: 16.7 %Jackson County: 27.7 %Jasper County: 13.4 %Jefferson County: 19.1 %Jersey County: 12.4 %Jo Daviess County: 11.4 %Johnson County: 17.4 %Kane County: 10.8 %Kankakee County: 19.9 %Kendall County: 7.1 %Knox County: 19.7 %Lake County: 10.2 %LaSalle County: 21.5 %Lawrence County: 20 %Lee County: 13.5 %Livingston County: 15.8 %Logan County: 17 %McDonough County: 21.4 %McHenry County: 7 %McLean County: 9.9 %Macon County: 20.5 %Macoupin County: 14.9 %Madison County: 15 %Marion County: 20.6 %Marshall County: 17.5 %Mason County: 19.2 %Massac County: 23.9 %Menard County: 12.4 %Mercer County: 12.1 %Monroe County: 5.5 %Montgomery County: 18.7 %Morgan County: 16.9 %Moultrie County: 12.8 %Ogle County: 11.2 %Peoria County: 18.4 %Perry County: 18.2 %Piatt County: 7.8 %Pike County: 20.2 %Pope County: 29.7 %Pulaski County: 39.8 %Putnam County: 11.6 %Randolph County: 18.2 %Richland County: 18.5 %Rock Island County: 23.2 %St. Clair County: 22.8 %Saline County: 25.5 %Sangamon County: 14.8 %Schuyler County: 15.8 %Scott County: 15.7 %Shelby County: 13.4 %Stark County: 16.2 %Stephenson County: 21.7 %Tazewell County: 11.7 %Union County: 30.3 %Vermilion County: 24.5 %Wabash County: 17.1 %Warren County: 21.2 %Washington County: 10.2 %Wayne County: 20 %White County: 19.5 %Whiteside County: 17.4 %Will County: 9.2 %Williamson County: 16.6 %Winnebago County: 22 %Woodford County: 7.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Pulaski County: 39.8 %Pulaski County39.8Alexander County: 37.2 %Alexander County37.2Hardin County: 33 %Hardin County33Union County: 30.3 %Union County30.3Pope County: 29.7 %Pope County29.7Franklin County: 28.9 %Franklin County28.9Jackson County: 27.7 %Jackson County27.7Gallatin County: 26.4 %Gallatin County26.4Saline County: 25.5 %Saline County25.5Vermilion County: 24.5 %Vermilion County24.5Massac County: 23.9 %Massac County23.9Rock Island County: 23.2 %Rock Island County23.2St. Clair County: 22.8 %St. Clair County22.8Winnebago County: 22 %Winnebago County22Stephenson County: 21.7 %Stephenson County21.7LaSalle County: 21.5 %LaSalle County21.5McDonough County: 21.4 %McDonough County21.4Christian County: 21.2 %Christian County21.2Warren County: 21.2 %Warren County21.2Marion County: 20.6 %Marion County20.6Macon County: 20.5 %Macon County20.5Pike County: 20.2 %Pike County20.2Lawrence County: 20 %Lawrence County20Wayne County: 20 %Wayne County20Edgar County: 19.9 %Edgar County19.9Kankakee County: 19.9 %Kankakee County19.9Knox County: 19.7 %Knox County19.7White County: 19.5 %White County19.5Mason County: 19.2 %Mason County19.2Coles County: 19.1 %Coles County19.1Cook County: 19.1 %Cook County19.1Jefferson County: 19.1 %Jefferson County19.1Montgomery County: 18.7 %Montgomery County18.7Hamilton County: 18.5 %Hamilton County18.5Richland County: 18.5 %Richland County18.5Peoria County: 18.4 %Peoria County18.4Perry County: 18.2 %Perry County18.2Randolph County: 18.2 %Randolph County18.2Carroll County: 18 %Carroll County18Clay County: 17.9 %Clay County17.9Pulaski County: 39.8 %Pulaski County39.8Alexander County: 37.2 %Alexander County37.2Hardin County: 33 %Hardin County33Union County: 30.3 %Union County30.3Pope County: 29.7 %Pope County29.7Franklin County: 28.9 %Franklin County28.9Jackson County: 27.7 %Jackson County27.7Gallatin County: 26.4 %Gallatin County26.4Saline County: 25.5 %Saline County25.5Vermilion County: 24.5 %Vermilion County24.5Massac County: 23.9 %Massac County23.9Rock Island County: 23.2 %Rock Island County23.2St. Clair County: 22.8 %St. Clair County22.8Winnebago County: 22 %Winnebago County22Stephenson County: 21.7 %Stephenson County21.7LaSalle County: 21.5 %LaSalle County21.5McDonough County: 21.4 %McDonough County21.4Christian County: 21.2 %Christian County21.2Warren County: 21.2 %Warren County21.2Marion County: 20.6 %Marion County20.6Macon County: 20.5 %Macon County20.5Pike County: 20.2 %Pike County20.2Lawrence County: 20 %Lawrence County20Wayne County: 20 %Wayne County20Edgar County: 19.9 %Edgar County19.9Kankakee County: 19.9 %Kankakee County19.9Knox County: 19.7 %Knox County19.7White County: 19.5 %White County19.5Mason County: 19.2 %Mason County19.2Coles County: 19.1 %Coles County19.1Cook County: 19.1 %Cook County19.1Jefferson County: 19.1 %Jefferson County19.1Montgomery County: 18.7 %Montgomery County18.7Hamilton County: 18.5 %Hamilton County18.5Richland County: 18.5 %Richland County18.5Peoria County: 18.4 %Peoria County18.4Perry County: 18.2 %Perry County18.2Randolph County: 18.2 %Randolph County18.2Carroll County: 18 %Carroll County18Clay County: 17.9 %Clay County17.9
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Pulaski County39.8+4.2 pts
2Alexander County37.2-4.8 pts
3Hardin County33-0.3 pts
4Union County30.3+9.1 pts
5Pope County29.7+4 pts
6Franklin County28.9+4.9 pts
7Jackson County27.7-0.2 pts
8Gallatin County26.4+1.2 pts
9Saline County25.5-1 pts
10Vermilion County24.5-2.8 pts
11Massac County23.9-3.3 pts
12Rock Island County23.20 pts
13St. Clair County22.8+2.6 pts
14Winnebago County22+1.3 pts
15Stephenson County21.7+2.3 pts
16LaSalle County21.5+2.1 pts
17McDonough County21.4-0.7 pts
18Christian County21.2+3.8 pts
18Warren County21.2+4.6 pts
20Marion County20.6-2.2 pts
21Macon County20.5-2.1 pts
22Pike County20.2+0.9 pts
23Lawrence County20-4.1 pts
23Wayne County20+1.3 pts
25Edgar County19.9-0.5 pts
25Kankakee County19.9+2.4 pts
27Knox County19.7-0.3 pts
28White County19.5-2.5 pts
29Mason County19.2-1.3 pts
30Coles County19.1-1.3 pts
30Cook County19.1+0.2 pts
30Jefferson County19.1-0.1 pts
33Montgomery County18.7+0.9 pts
34Hamilton County18.5-1.4 pts
34Richland County18.5+0.3 pts
36Peoria County18.4-3.6 pts
37Perry County18.2-2.5 pts
37Randolph County18.2-2.1 pts
39Carroll County18-1.1 pts
40Clay County17.9-0.6 pts
41Greene County17.5-1.6 pts
41Marshall County17.5+3.2 pts
43Adams County17.4+1.8 pts
43Bureau County17.4+0.2 pts
43Johnson County17.4+0.4 pts
43Whiteside County17.4-2.1 pts
47Wabash County17.1-2.1 pts
48Logan County17+0.5 pts
49Hancock County16.9-0.1 pts
49Morgan County16.9-2.5 pts
51Fayette County16.8-4.7 pts
52Iroquois County16.7+2 pts
53Champaign County16.6+2.9 pts
53Ford County16.6+1 pts
53Williamson County16.6-3.3 pts
56Crawford County16.5-0.6 pts
57Fulton County16.4-4.8 pts
58Stark County16.2-2.4 pts
59Bond County16-1.6 pts
59Henderson County16-2.8 pts
61Livingston County15.8+0.6 pts
61Schuyler County15.8-0.8 pts
63Cass County15.7-0.2 pts
63Scott County15.7-3 pts
65De Witt County15.5-0.1 pts
65Edwards County15.5-1 pts
67Madison County15-0.1 pts
68Clark County14.9-1.6 pts
68Macoupin County14.9-4.9 pts
70Sangamon County14.8-6.1 pts
71DeKalb County14.6-2.2 pts
72Lee County13.5-3.5 pts
73Jasper County13.4-0.2 pts
73Shelby County13.4-1 pts
75Calhoun County12.8-0.4 pts
75Moultrie County12.8+0.1 pts
77Cumberland County12.6-1.6 pts
78Jersey County12.4-1.1 pts
78Menard County12.4-0.8 pts
80Boone County12.2-2.1 pts
81Brown County12.1-1.5 pts
81Mercer County12.1-2.5 pts
83Henry County12-0.7 pts
84Effingham County11.8-0.6 pts
85Tazewell County11.7-0.7 pts
86Putnam County11.6-1.3 pts
87Douglas County11.5-1.4 pts
88Jo Daviess County11.4-1.2 pts
89Ogle County11.2-0.5 pts
90Kane County10.8-1.3 pts
91Lake County10.20 pts
91Washington County10.2-1.8 pts
93McLean County9.9-1.6 pts
94Grundy County9.4+0.6 pts
95Clinton County9.2-2.5 pts
95Will County9.2-0.6 pts
97Piatt County7.8+0.1 pts
97Woodford County7.8-0.4 pts
99DuPage County7.6+0.1 pts
100Kendall County7.1+1 pts
101McHenry County7+0.6 pts
102Monroe County5.5+1 pts

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About this ranking

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.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Illinois by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Illinois by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/illinois-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Illinois by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/illinois-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Illinois by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/illinois-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Pulaski County, with 39.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Monroe County, with 5.5% in 2022.

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