# Counties in Illinois by poverty rate, 2024

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

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/illinois-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/illinois-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Alexander County | 24.8 |
| 2 | Pulaski County | 21.7 |
| 3 | Jackson County | 20.5 |
| 4 | Champaign County | 18.8 |
| 5 | McDonough County | 18.6 |
| 6 | Saline County | 18 |
| 7 | Hardin County | 17.9 |
| 8 | Gallatin County | 17.5 |
| 9 | Vermilion County | 17.3 |
| 10 | Union County | 17.2 |
| 11 | Macon County | 16.7 |
| 12 | Pope County | 16.5 |
| 13 | Franklin County | 16.4 |
| 14 | Knox County | 15.7 |
| 15 | Fayette County | 15.3 |
| 15 | Peoria County | 15.3 |
| 17 | Massac County | 15.2 |
| 17 | Perry County | 15.2 |
| 19 | Winnebago County | 14.8 |
| 20 | Lawrence County | 14.7 |
| 20 | Randolph County | 14.7 |
| 22 | Carroll County | 14.6 |
| 22 | Johnson County | 14.6 |
| 22 | Montgomery County | 14.6 |
| 25 | Coles County | 14.5 |
| 25 | Crawford County | 14.5 |
| 27 | Marion County | 14.4 |
| 28 | Wayne County | 14.3 |
| 29 | White County | 14.2 |
| 30 | Morgan County | 14.1 |
| 30 | Stephenson County | 14.1 |
| 30 | Wabash County | 14.1 |
| 33 | Clay County | 14 |
| 33 | Fulton County | 14 |
| 33 | Greene County | 14 |
| 33 | Warren County | 14 |
| 37 | Brown County | 13.8 |
| 38 | Cook County | 13.7 |
| 39 | Mason County | 13.5 |
| 39 | Pike County | 13.5 |
| 41 | Henderson County | 13.4 |
| 42 | Adams County | 13.3 |
| 43 | Kankakee County | 13.1 |
| 43 | Schuyler County | 13.1 |
| 45 | Edgar County | 13 |
| 45 | Richland County | 13 |
| 47 | Jefferson County | 12.9 |
| 48 | LaSalle County | 12.8 |
| 49 | St. Clair County | 12.7 |
| 50 | Bond County | 12.6 |
| 50 | Rock Island County | 12.6 |
| 52 | Williamson County | 12.3 |
| 53 | Christian County | 12.2 |
| 53 | Livingston County | 12.2 |
| 55 | Cass County | 12.1 |
| 56 | Scott County | 12 |
| 57 | DeKalb County | 11.6 |
| 57 | McLean County | 11.6 |
| 59 | Lee County | 11.5 |
| 60 | Jasper County | 11.3 |
| 60 | Logan County | 11.3 |
| 62 | Edwards County | 11.1 |
| 63 | Clark County | 11 |
| 64 | Hancock County | 10.9 |
| 65 | Macoupin County | 10.6 |
| 66 | Hamilton County | 10.5 |
| 66 | Stark County | 10.5 |
| 68 | Iroquois County | 10.4 |
| 69 | Calhoun County | 10 |
| 69 | Whiteside County | 10 |
| 71 | De Witt County | 9.9 |
| 72 | Cumberland County | 9.8 |
| 72 | Jo Daviess County | 9.8 |
| 74 | Sangamon County | 9.7 |
| 75 | Madison County | 9.6 |
| 75 | Ogle County | 9.6 |
| 77 | Jersey County | 9.5 |
| 78 | Henry County | 9.4 |
| 79 | Ford County | 9.3 |
| 79 | Moultrie County | 9.3 |
| 81 | Bureau County | 9.2 |
| 81 | Marshall County | 9.2 |
| 83 | Mercer County | 9.1 |
| 84 | Shelby County | 8.8 |
| 85 | Boone County | 8.4 |
| 85 | Menard County | 8.4 |
| 87 | Tazewell County | 8.3 |
| 88 | Effingham County | 8.1 |
| 89 | Clinton County | 8 |
| 90 | Douglas County | 7.8 |
| 90 | Lake County | 7.8 |
| 92 | Putnam County | 7.7 |
| 92 | Will County | 7.7 |
| 94 | Kane County | 7.3 |
| 94 | Washington County | 7.3 |
| 96 | Piatt County | 6.9 |
| 97 | DuPage County | 6.3 |
| 97 | McHenry County | 6.3 |
| 99 | Grundy County | 5.8 |
| 100 | Woodford County | 5.5 |
| 101 | Monroe County | 4.7 |
| 102 | Kendall County | 4.2 |