Counties in Illinois by median household income, 2024

DuPage County had the highest median household income of 102 counties in 2024, at $112,096. Pulaski County had the lowest, at $42,463. The median was $66,532 and the figure for Illinois was $83,390. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest112,096DuPage County
Lowest42,463Pulaski County
Median66,532102 counties
Illinois83,390History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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DuPage CountyDuPage County: 112,096 USD112,096Kendall CountyKendall County: 111,601 USD111,601Lake CountyLake County: 110,416 USD110,416Will CountyWill County: 109,984 USD109,984McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 104,802 USD104,802Kane CountyKane County: 103,163 USD103,163Monroe CountyMonroe County: 102,880 USD102,880Piatt CountyPiatt County: 94,811 USD94,811Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 93,203 USD93,203Grundy CountyGrundy County: 92,235 USD92,235Woodford CountyWoodford County: 91,483 USD91,483Clinton CountyClinton County: 86,588 USD86,588Boone CountyBoone County: 84,571 USD84,571Cook CountyCook County: 83,498 USD83,498Menard CountyMenard County: 82,176 USD82,176Ogle CountyOgle County: 82,132 USD82,132Effingham CountyEffingham County: 80,404 USD80,404Jersey CountyJersey County: 80,361 USD80,361McLean CountyMcLean County: 79,905 USD79,905Washington CountyWashington County: 78,224 USD78,224Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 77,982 USD77,982Douglas CountyDouglas County: 77,320 USD77,320Madison CountyMadison County: 75,793 USD75,793Putnam CountyPutnam County: 75,590 USD75,590Sangamon CountySangamon County: 75,357 USD75,357Jasper CountyJasper County: 74,755 USD74,755Mercer CountyMercer County: 74,182 USD74,182Jo Daviess CountyJo Daviess County: 73,993 USD73,993St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 73,854 USD73,854Livingston CountyLivingston County: 73,790 USD73,790Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 73,327 USD73,327LaSalle CountyLaSalle County: 73,045 USD73,045Clark CountyClark County: 72,927 USD72,927Shelby CountyShelby County: 72,095 USD72,095Henry CountyHenry County: 71,911 USD71,911Moultrie CountyMoultrie County: 71,784 USD71,784De Witt CountyDe Witt County: 71,678 USD71,678Crawford CountyCrawford County: 71,674 USD71,674Marshall CountyMarshall County: 71,585 USD71,585Kankakee CountyKankakee County: 71,281 USD71,281
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1DuPage County112,096+1.4%
2Kendall County111,601+1%
3Lake County110,416+1.4%
4Will County109,984+2%
5McHenry County104,802+1.9%
6Kane County103,163+2.5%
7Monroe County102,880+1.2%
8Piatt County94,811+8.3%
9Calhoun County93,203+1.2%
10Grundy County92,235-0.9%
11Woodford County91,483+6.8%
12Clinton County86,588+5.2%
13Boone County84,571+3.6%
14Cook County83,498+2.1%
15Menard County82,176+1%
16Ogle County82,132+3.6%
17Effingham County80,404+6.7%
18Jersey County80,361+1.6%
19McLean County79,905+2%
20Washington County78,224+3.4%
21Tazewell County77,982+1.7%
22Douglas County77,320+4.2%
23Madison County75,793+1.3%
24Putnam County75,590-2.5%
25Sangamon County75,357+1.7%
26Jasper County74,755+5.1%
27Mercer County74,182+3.4%
28Jo Daviess County73,993-1.3%
29St. Clair County73,854+5.2%
30Livingston County73,790+4.2%
31Cumberland County73,327+5%
32LaSalle County73,045+1.1%
33Clark County72,927+3.3%
34Shelby County72,095+5.3%
35Henry County71,911+2.9%
36Moultrie County71,784+0.2%
37De Witt County71,678+10.6%
38Crawford County71,674+6%
39Marshall County71,585+2.5%
40Kankakee County71,281+4.3%
41Macoupin County70,805+3.3%
42DeKalb County70,724+2.5%
43Lee County70,292+2.7%
44Bureau County69,257+5.1%
45Randolph County68,131-1.1%
46Cass County68,125+5%
47Brown County67,917-6%
48Whiteside County67,500+4.6%
49Warren County67,385+4.2%
50Rock Island County67,159+0.6%
51Scott County66,705-8.6%
52Logan County66,358+3.4%
53Morgan County66,306+1.7%
54Iroquois County66,255+6.1%
55Adams County66,220+1.9%
56Bond County65,959+7.1%
57Schuyler County65,948-0.2%
58Hancock County65,865+1.3%
59Winnebago County65,837+2.3%
60Hamilton County65,746+6.9%
61Williamson County65,604+0.1%
62Massac County65,116+4%
63Peoria County65,108+0.3%
64Stephenson County64,043+3.4%
65Champaign County63,683+0.9%
66Montgomery County63,620+2.8%
67Jefferson County63,118+3.3%
68Stark County62,878+1%
69Mason County62,845+1.2%
70Macon County62,666+0.3%
71Christian County62,611+5.7%
72Johnson County62,528-4.1%
73Richland County62,455+3.4%
74Ford County62,439+2.7%
75Henderson County62,227-5.2%
76Greene County62,192+2%
77Perry County62,118+4.8%
78Marion County61,240+0.7%
79Fayette County60,944+6.7%
80Carroll County60,758-0.2%
81Fulton County60,599+3.4%
82Edwards County60,519+1.9%
83Clay County60,417+5.5%
84Pope County60,050-3.9%
85Edgar County59,941+5.3%
86Pike County59,777+3%
87Gallatin County59,219+8.4%
88Wabash County57,086+6.4%
89Knox County57,030+7%
90Vermilion County56,877+4.3%
91Franklin County56,740+6.1%
92Coles County56,478+0.8%
93Union County55,728-1.2%
94Wayne County55,521+4.5%
95Lawrence County55,324+3.5%
96White County54,813+3.2%
97Hardin County54,271-5%
98Saline County53,117-3.3%
99McDonough County52,795+4.7%
100Jackson County48,763+7%
101Alexander County47,043+8.1%
102Pulaski County42,463-1.8%

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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 B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest median household income?

DuPage County, with $112,096 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Pulaski County, with $42,463 in 2024.

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 B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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