Cities in Illinois by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Riverdale, IL had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 225 cities in 2024, at 41.5%. Pingree Grove, IL had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 8.6% and the figure for Illinois was 11.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest41.5Riverdale, IL
Median8.6225 cities
Illinois11.8History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Riverdale, IL: 41.5 %Riverdale, IL41.5Carbondale, IL: 37.4 %Carbondale, IL37.4Cahokia Heights, IL: 34.2 %Cahokia Heights, IL34.2East St. Louis, IL: 32.8 %East St. Louis, IL32.8Urbana, IL: 28 %Urbana, IL28Chicago Heights, IL: 26.9 %Chicago Heights, IL26.9Charleston, IL: 26.3 %Charleston, IL26.3Champaign, IL: 25.9 %Champaign, IL25.9Kankakee, IL: 25.5 %Kankakee, IL25.5Macomb, IL: 25.1 %Macomb, IL25.1DeKalb, IL: 24.9 %DeKalb, IL24.9Danville, IL: 24.5 %Danville, IL24.5North Chicago, IL: 24.5 %North Chicago, IL24.5Centralia, IL: 24.3 %Centralia, IL24.3Hazel Crest, IL: 24 %Hazel Crest, IL24Calumet City, IL: 23.4 %Calumet City, IL23.4Harvey, IL: 22.6 %Harvey, IL22.6Dolton, IL: 21.7 %Dolton, IL21.7Normal, IL: 21.4 %Normal, IL21.4Rockford, IL: 21.3 %Rockford, IL21.3Mattoon, IL: 21.3 %Mattoon, IL21.3Worth, IL: 21.1 %Worth, IL21.1Alton, IL: 21 %Alton, IL21Peoria, IL: 21 %Peoria, IL21Rock Island, IL: 21 %Rock Island, IL21Chicago Ridge, IL: 20.4 %Chicago Ridge, IL20.4Streator, IL: 20.3 %Streator, IL20.3East Moline, IL: 19.8 %East Moline, IL19.8Freeport, IL: 19.6 %Freeport, IL19.6Decatur, IL: 19.4 %Decatur, IL19.4Justice, IL: 19.4 %Justice, IL19.4Galesburg, IL: 19.1 %Galesburg, IL19.1Jacksonville, IL: 18.5 %Jacksonville, IL18.5Markham, IL: 18 %Markham, IL18Kewanee, IL: 17.9 %Kewanee, IL17.9Dixon, IL: 17.8 %Dixon, IL17.8Park Forest, IL: 17.6 %Park Forest, IL17.6Mount Vernon, IL: 17.3 %Mount Vernon, IL17.3Ottawa, IL: 17.3 %Ottawa, IL17.3Blue Island, IL: 17.1 %Blue Island, IL17.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Riverdale, IL41.5+9.2 pts
2Carbondale, IL37.4+0.6 pts
3Cahokia Heights, IL34.2+1.5 pts
4East St. Louis, IL32.8-0.1 pts
5Urbana, IL28+3.2 pts
6Chicago Heights, IL26.9+2.2 pts
7Charleston, IL26.3+1.1 pts
8Champaign, IL25.9+2 pts
9Kankakee, IL25.5-2.3 pts
10Macomb, IL25.1-4.4 pts
11DeKalb, IL24.9-0.8 pts
12Danville, IL24.5-0.6 pts
13North Chicago, IL24.5+2.6 pts
14Centralia, IL24.3+1.8 pts
15Hazel Crest, IL24+2.6 pts
16Calumet City, IL23.4+0.2 pts
17Harvey, IL22.6-2.6 pts
18Dolton, IL21.7+1.3 pts
19Normal, IL21.4-0.1 pts
20Rockford, IL21.3-0.6 pts
21Mattoon, IL21.3+0.3 pts
22Worth, IL21.1-0 pts
23Alton, IL21-3.4 pts
24Peoria, IL21+1.1 pts
25Rock Island, IL21+0.1 pts
26Chicago Ridge, IL20.4+3.4 pts
27Streator, IL20.3-0.4 pts
28East Moline, IL19.8+1.7 pts
29Freeport, IL19.6+1.4 pts
30Decatur, IL19.4+0.3 pts
30Justice, IL19.4-1.6 pts
32Galesburg, IL19.1-1.6 pts
33Jacksonville, IL18.5+1.9 pts
34Markham, IL18-0.8 pts
35Kewanee, IL17.9+2.8 pts
36Dixon, IL17.8-0.1 pts
37Park Forest, IL17.6+0.4 pts
38Mount Vernon, IL17.3-1.4 pts
38Ottawa, IL17.3+2.9 pts
40Blue Island, IL17.1+1 pts
41Lincoln, IL17-1.2 pts
42Rantoul, IL16.9-1.8 pts
43Chicago, IL16.80 pts
43Springfield, IL16.8+0.3 pts
45Quincy, IL16.7+1.3 pts
46Zion, IL16-0.6 pts
47Maywood, IL15.5+0.2 pts
48Moline, IL15.5-0.5 pts
49Sterling, IL15.3-1.1 pts
50Waukegan, IL15.3-0.1 pts
51Canton, IL15.2+1.1 pts
52Granite City, IL14.8-1.6 pts
53Round Lake Beach, IL14.8+4.1 pts
54Belleville, IL14.7-0.2 pts
54Cicero, IL14.7+1.6 pts
56Belvidere, IL14.6-0.9 pts
57Effingham, IL14.6-0.3 pts
58Herrin, IL14.5-2.9 pts
59Loves Park, IL14.4-0.6 pts
60South Holland, IL14.4+1 pts
61Lansing, IL14-2 pts
61Lyons, IL14+4.8 pts
63Wood River, IL13.9+0.8 pts
64Machesney Park, IL13.7+0.6 pts
65Marion, IL13.3-2.6 pts
66Pontiac, IL13.1+3.2 pts
67Fox Lake, IL13.1+0.5 pts
68West Chicago, IL13+0.8 pts
69Crestwood, IL13+2.7 pts
70Burbank, IL12.9+2.2 pts
71Pekin, IL12.9-0.2 pts
72Bridgeview, IL12.8-0.4 pts
73Hanover Park, IL12.5-1.2 pts
74Taylorville, IL12.4-2.3 pts
75Melrose Park, IL12.3+1.9 pts
76Alsip, IL12.1+0.7 pts
77Collinsville, IL12-1 pts
78Crest Hill, IL12+1.1 pts
79East Peoria, IL11.8+0.6 pts
79Evanston, IL11.8-0.1 pts
81Bellwood, IL11.7+0.3 pts
82Edwardsville, IL11.6+0.4 pts
83Forest Park, IL11.6+0.8 pts
84Hickory Hills, IL11.4+5.1 pts
85Warrenville, IL11.3+0.3 pts
86Summit, IL11.2-0.8 pts
87Joliet, IL11.10 pts
88Bloomington, IL11-0.2 pts
89Berwyn, IL10.90 pts
90Northlake, IL10.9+0.8 pts
91Glendale Heights, IL10.3+0.8 pts
92Carpentersville, IL10.3+0.6 pts
93Plano, IL10.2+2 pts
94Streamwood, IL10.2+0.4 pts
95Country Club Hills, IL10.10 pts
96Wheeling, IL10+1.3 pts
97Elgin, IL9.8-0.6 pts
98Westmont, IL9.8-1.6 pts
99Midlothian, IL9.8-1.4 pts
100Matteson, IL9.7+0.3 pts
101Skokie, IL9.7+0.1 pts
102Oak Lawn, IL9.6+0.4 pts
103Aurora, IL9.5-0.3 pts
104Bourbonnais, IL9.5-0.2 pts
105Franklin Park, IL9.4-4.3 pts
106Homewood, IL9.4-0 pts
107Bolingbrook, IL9.2+1 pts
108Round Lake, IL9-0 pts
109Richton Park, IL8.8-0.2 pts
110Fairview Heights, IL8.8-0.3 pts
111Swansea, IL8.7+0.3 pts
112Addison, IL8.7-0.2 pts
113Huntley, IL8.6+0.8 pts
114Niles, IL8.5+0.4 pts
114Rolling Meadows, IL8.5+1.7 pts
116Beach Park, IL8.5-3.3 pts
117Palos Hills, IL8.4-0.8 pts
118Mundelein, IL8.2-0.3 pts
119Palatine, IL8.2-1.9 pts
120Sycamore, IL8.1-1.4 pts
121Elmwood Park, IL8+1.3 pts
122Antioch, IL7.9+0.5 pts
123Norridge, IL7.9+2.5 pts
124Elk Grove Village, IL7.9+1 pts
125Bradley, IL7.7-1.2 pts
125Morris, IL7.7-0.3 pts
127Bensenville, IL7.7-0.8 pts
128Oak Park, IL7.4+0.7 pts
129Morton Grove, IL7.4-0.4 pts
130Prospect Heights, IL7.3+1.4 pts
131Orland Park, IL7.3+0.7 pts
132Buffalo Grove, IL7.2+0.7 pts
133Lombard, IL7.2+0.5 pts
134Hoffman Estates, IL7.2+1.8 pts
135Lockport, IL6.8+0.8 pts
136Shiloh, IL6.8+0.7 pts
137Crystal Lake, IL6.8+0.7 pts
138Montgomery, IL6.7-2.1 pts
139Wood Dale, IL6.7+0.5 pts
140Mount Prospect, IL6.6+0.6 pts
141Oak Forest, IL6.5+1.1 pts
142Morton, IL6.5-0.4 pts
143South Elgin, IL6.5+0.1 pts
144Carol Stream, IL6.4-0.6 pts
145Godfrey, IL6.4-0.3 pts
146North Aurora, IL6.3+0.7 pts
147Glen Ellyn, IL6.3+0.8 pts
148Grayslake, IL6.3+0.7 pts
149Lincolnwood, IL6.3+1.6 pts
150River Grove, IL6.2+0.7 pts
151O'Fallon, IL6.2+1.8 pts
152Wauconda, IL6.2-0.3 pts
153Vernon Hills, IL6.1+0.5 pts
154Arlington Heights, IL6.1-0.2 pts
154Glenview, IL6.1+0.6 pts
156Des Plaines, IL6+0.2 pts
157Woodstock, IL6-1.7 pts
158Highland, IL6-0.1 pts
159Channahon, IL5.9+1.4 pts
159Waterloo, IL5.9+0.4 pts
161Lisle, IL5.9+0.1 pts
162Schaumburg, IL5.7-0.3 pts
163Wheaton, IL5.6-0.3 pts
164Romeoville, IL5.5-0.3 pts
165Batavia, IL5.5+0.5 pts
165Bloomingdale, IL5.5-1.3 pts
165Roscoe, IL5.5-0.1 pts
168Woodridge, IL5.5-0.3 pts
169Downers Grove, IL5.5+0.5 pts
170Brookfield, IL5.4+0.4 pts
171Columbia, IL5.4+0.4 pts
172Palos Heights, IL5.2-0.6 pts
173Gurnee, IL5.2-0.3 pts
174Shorewood, IL5.2+0.1 pts
175Washington, IL5.1+0.4 pts
176Westchester, IL5+0.5 pts
177Tinley Park, IL5-0.3 pts
178Glen Carbon, IL4.9-0.6 pts
178La Grange Park, IL4.9+0.9 pts
180Cary, IL4.8+0.2 pts
181Villa Park, IL4.7+0.5 pts
182McHenry, IL4.7+0.6 pts
183La Grange, IL4.6-0.5 pts
184Barrington, IL4.6-0.3 pts
185Mokena, IL4.5-0 pts
186Naperville, IL4.5+0.1 pts
186St. Charles, IL4.5+0.6 pts
188Northbrook, IL4.3-0.2 pts
189Homer Glen, IL4.3-0.1 pts
190Darien, IL4.2+0.4 pts
190Libertyville, IL4.2+0.6 pts
192Bartlett, IL4.2+1.5 pts
193Highland Park, IL4.2+0.9 pts
194Plainfield, IL4.20 pts
195Manhattan, IL4.2+0.8 pts
196Algonquin, IL4.1-0.4 pts
196Lake in the Hills, IL4.1+0.2 pts
198Lindenhurst, IL4.1+0.6 pts
199Roselle, IL4.1+0.5 pts
200Evergreen Park, IL4-1.3 pts
201Burr Ridge, IL3.9-1.3 pts
202Geneva, IL3.8+1.3 pts
203Mahomet, IL3.8-0.2 pts
204Lake Forest, IL3.5-0.4 pts
205Lake Zurich, IL3.4+0.6 pts
206Yorkville, IL3.3+0.3 pts
207Chatham, IL3.3-0.4 pts
208Elmhurst, IL3.3-0.2 pts
209Wilmette, IL3.2-0.1 pts
210Winfield, IL3.2+0.8 pts
211Frankfort, IL3.2-1.2 pts
212Lemont, IL3.1-0.1 pts
213Hinsdale, IL3+1.1 pts
214Park Ridge, IL2.9-0.6 pts
215Campton Hills, IL2.9+0.2 pts
216Deerfield, IL2.8+0.4 pts
217River Forest, IL2.7+0.5 pts
218Minooka, IL2.6+0.5 pts
219Oswego, IL2.6+0.4 pts
220Schiller Park, IL2.5-3.5 pts
221Troy, IL2+0.4 pts
222Winnetka, IL1.6-0.3 pts
223New Lenox, IL1.5-0.6 pts
224Western Springs, IL1.3-0.8 pts
225Pingree Grove, IL1.2+0.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

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

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Illinois by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/illinois-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Illinois by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/illinois-cities.

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Illinois by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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