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Counties in Illinois by homeownership rate (US, housing units)

Calhoun County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 102 counties in 2021, at 91.1%. Jackson County had the lowest, at 49.2%. The median was 76.6% and the figure for Illinois was 66.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest91.1Calhoun County
Lowest49.2Jackson County
Median76.6102 counties
Illinois66.5History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 91.1 %91.1Johnson CountyJohnson County: 85.3 %85.3Henderson CountyHenderson County: 85.2 %85.2Kendall CountyKendall County: 84.1 %84.1Monroe CountyMonroe County: 83.9 %83.9Pope CountyPope County: 83.5 %83.5Jasper CountyJasper County: 83.4 %83.4Piatt CountyPiatt County: 82.7 %82.7Scott CountyScott County: 82.6 %82.6Boone CountyBoone County: 82.5 %82.5Washington CountyWashington County: 82.2 %82.2Hancock CountyHancock County: 81.8 %81.8Will CountyWill County: 81.7 %81.7McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 81.5 %81.5Woodford CountyWoodford County: 81.2 %81.2Putnam CountyPutnam County: 81.1 %81.1Jersey CountyJersey County: 81 %81Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 80.7 %80.7Marshall CountyMarshall County: 80.2 %80.2Clark CountyClark County: 80 %80Shelby CountyShelby County: 79.9 %79.9Clinton CountyClinton County: 79.7 %79.7Henry CountyHenry County: 79.7 %79.7Edwards CountyEdwards County: 79.6 %79.6Wabash CountyWabash County: 79.4 %79.4Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 79.3 %79.3Menard CountyMenard County: 79.2 %79.2Mason CountyMason County: 79.1 %79.1Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 79.1 %79.1Jo Daviess CountyJo Daviess County: 79.1 %79.1Moultrie CountyMoultrie County: 78.6 %78.6Fayette CountyFayette County: 78.6 %78.6Pike CountyPike County: 78.6 %78.6Greene CountyGreene County: 78.6 %78.6Union CountyUnion County: 78.5 %78.5Carroll CountyCarroll County: 78.5 %78.5Mercer CountyMercer County: 78.2 %78.2Massac CountyMassac County: 78 %78Crawford CountyCrawford County: 77.9 %77.9Cass CountyCass County: 77.9 %77.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Calhoun County91.1
2Johnson County85.3
3Henderson County85.2
4Kendall County84.1
5Monroe County83.9
6Pope County83.5
7Jasper County83.4
8Piatt County82.7
9Scott County82.6
10Boone County82.5
11Washington County82.2
12Hancock County81.8
13Will County81.7
14McHenry County81.5
15Woodford County81.2
16Putnam County81.1
17Jersey County81
18Cumberland County80.7
19Marshall County80.2
20Clark County80
21Shelby County79.9
22Clinton County79.7
23Henry County79.7
24Edwards County79.6
25Wabash County79.4
26Schuyler County79.3
27Menard County79.2
28Mason County79.1
29Gallatin County79.1
30Jo Daviess County79.1
31Moultrie County78.6
32Fayette County78.6
33Pike County78.6
34Greene County78.6
35Union County78.5
36Carroll County78.5
37Mercer County78.2
38Massac County78
39Crawford County77.9
40Cass County77.9
41Stark County77.9
42Fulton County77.8
43Hamilton County77.8
44Iroquois County77.7
44Wayne County77.7
46Clay County77.7
47Hardin County77.6
48Douglas County77
49Warren County76.9
50White County76.8
51Effingham County76.7
52De Witt County76.5
53Tazewell County76.5
54Macoupin County76.3
55Ford County76.2
56Bond County75.6
57Christian County75.6
58Alexander County75.6
59Pulaski County75.6
60Montgomery County75.4
61Lawrence County75.2
62Kane County75.1
63Bureau County75.1
64Perry County74.8
65Marion County74.7
66Saline County74.6
67Franklin County74.6
68Whiteside County74.3
69Randolph County74.3
70Grundy County74
71Lake County73.8
72Brown County73.7
72Richland County73.7
74DuPage County73.2
75Madison County72.9
76LaSalle County72.4
77Edgar County72.2
78Livingston County72.2
79Adams County72
80Ogle County72
81Lee County71.7
82Williamson County71.7
83Jefferson County71.6
84Logan County71.2
85Vermilion County70.8
86Stephenson County70.8
87Morgan County69.9
88Sangamon County69.8
89Macon County69.1
90Rock Island County67.8
91Kankakee County67.7
92Knox County67.7
93St. Clair County66.6
94Winnebago County65.8
95Peoria County65.7
96McLean County64.8
97McDonough County62.5
98Coles County60.1
99DeKalb County57.8
100Cook County57.5
101Champaign County53.4
102Jackson County49.2

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. The ACS five-year rate differs from the quarterly homeownership rate of the Census Bureau Housing Vacancies and Homeownership survey (CPS/HVS), the usual national headline figure. EU home ownership rates count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable. Calculated from counts in ACS table B25003, which are stored as inputs.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Calhoun County, with 91.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Jackson County, with 49.2% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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