Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Illinois by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,735,661 | N/A |
| Illinois | N/A | 11.8 | 1,464,937 | 26 of 52 |
| Pulaski County | Rural | 25.0 | 1,201 | 2,986 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 21.0 | 10,305 | 2,754 |
| Schuyler County | Rural | 20.8 | 1,381 | 2,739 |
| Union County | Rural | 20.2 | 3,351 | 2,683 |
| Champaign County | Urban | 19.1 | 36,921 | 2,573 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 19.0 | 908 | 2,561 |
| Saline County | Rural | 18.9 | 4,285 | 2,550 |
| Coles County | Rural | 18.7 | 8,056 | 2,529 |
| Vermilion County | Rural | 17.7 | 12,217 | 2,401 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 17.6 | 2,019 | 2,388 |
| Clay County | Rural | 17.5 | 2,245 | 2,372 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 17.5 | 6,414 | 2,372 |
| McDonough County | Rural | 17.2 | 4,194 | 2,322 |
| Perry County | Rural | 16.9 | 3,064 | 2,273 |
| Wabash County | Rural | 16.7 | 1,812 | 2,241 |
| Edwards County | Rural | 16.5 | 996 | 2,201 |
| White County | Rural | 16.4 | 2,160 | 2,187 |
| Massac County | Urban | 16.3 | 2,196 | 2,168 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 16.1 | 2,556 | 2,131 |
| Peoria County | Urban | 15.7 | 27,344 | 2,064 |
| Winnebago County | Urban | 15.6 | 43,596 | 2,048 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 15.5 | 3,117 | 2,031 |
| Rock Island County | Urban | 15.5 | 21,292 | 2,031 |
| Marion County | Rural | 15.4 | 5,542 | 2,011 |
| Macon County | Urban | 15.0 | 14,834 | 1,938 |
| DeKalb County | Urban | 14.8 | 14,186 | 1,905 |
| Mason County | Rural | 14.8 | 1,862 | 1,905 |
| Pike County | Rural | 14.8 | 2,083 | 1,905 |
| Knox County | Rural | 14.6 | 6,599 | 1,859 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 14.6 | 3,972 | 1,859 |
| Warren County | Rural | 14.6 | 2,238 | 1,859 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 14.5 | 1,959 | 1,843 |
| Greene County | Rural | 14.3 | 1,628 | 1,806 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 14.2 | 1,976 | 1,789 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 13.9 | 849 | 1,716 |
| La Salle County | Rural | 13.9 | 14,674 | 1,716 |
| Stephenson County | Rural | 13.9 | 5,991 | 1,716 |
| Williamson County | Rural | 13.8 | 8,880 | 1,695 |
| Gallatin County | Rural | 13.6 | 650 | 1,653 |
| St. Clair County | Urban | 13.6 | 33,710 | 1,653 |
| Cook County | Urban | 13.5 | 687,508 | 1,630 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 13.5 | 4,726 | 1,630 |
| Morgan County | Rural | 13.4 | 4,141 | 1,610 |
| Pope County | Rural | 13.3 | 479 | 1,589 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 13.2 | 4,063 | 1,564 |
| Logan County | Rural | 13.1 | 3,203 | 1,534 |
| Macoupin County | Urban | 13.1 | 5,626 | 1,534 |
| Sangamon County | Urban | 13.1 | 25,082 | 1,534 |
| McLean County | Urban | 12.9 | 20,899 | 1,481 |
| Adams County | Rural | 12.8 | 8,084 | 1,459 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 12.6 | 3,229 | 1,405 |
| Iroquois County | Rural | 12.5 | 3,242 | 1,386 |
| Ford County | Urban | 12.4 | 1,594 | 1,365 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 12.3 | 2,085 | 1,339 |
| Kankakee County | Urban | 12.2 | 12,498 | 1,308 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 12.1 | 2,073 | 1,287 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 12.1 | 948 | 1,287 |
| Richland County | Rural | 12.1 | 1,851 | 1,287 |
| Edgar County | Rural | 12.0 | 1,936 | 1,261 |
| Whiteside County | Rural | 12.0 | 6,447 | 1,261 |
| Lee County | Rural | 11.8 | 3,711 | 1,206 |
| Scott County | Rural | 11.5 | 560 | 1,125 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 11.4 | 1,296 | 1,105 |
| Cass County | Rural | 11.1 | 1,406 | 1,017 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 11.1 | 1,003 | 1,017 |
| Madison County | Urban | 11.1 | 28,605 | 1,017 |
| Stark County | Urban | 11.1 | 569 | 1,017 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 11.0 | 385 | 994 |
| Bond County | Urban | 10.9 | 1,591 | 981 |
| Bureau County | Rural | 10.8 | 3,479 | 958 |
| Livingston County | Rural | 10.5 | 3,529 | 891 |
| Christian County | Rural | 10.2 | 3,237 | 825 |
| Effingham County | Rural | 10.1 | 3,444 | 803 |
| Menard County | Urban | 10.1 | 1,210 | 803 |
| De Witt County | Rural | 10.0 | 1,505 | 785 |
| Boone County | Urban | 9.9 | 5,224 | 763 |
| Brown County | Rural | 9.2 | 405 | 601 |
| Moultrie County | Rural | 9.2 | 1,295 | 601 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 9.2 | 1,874 | 601 |
| Clark County | Rural | 9.1 | 1,366 | 582 |
| Cumberland County | Rural | 9.1 | 923 | 582 |
| Tazewell County | Urban | 9.0 | 11,453 | 563 |
| Henry County | Urban | 8.9 | 4,264 | 542 |
| Mercer County | Urban | 8.9 | 1,366 | 542 |
| Jersey County | Urban | 8.8 | 1,782 | 518 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 8.5 | 1,642 | 452 |
| Ogle County | Rural | 8.4 | 4,258 | 429 |
| Lake County | Urban | 8.3 | 57,917 | 411 |
| Putnam County | Rural | 8.1 | 451 | 370 |
| Kane County | Urban | 7.9 | 40,407 | 337 |
| Jo Daviess County | Rural | 7.8 | 1,695 | 328 |
| Washington County | Rural | 7.5 | 1,008 | 271 |
| Clinton County | Urban | 7.4 | 2,570 | 258 |
| Will County | Urban | 7.3 | 50,799 | 246 |
| Woodford County | Urban | 7.0 | 2,614 | 203 |
| DuPage County | Urban | 6.6 | 60,189 | 159 |
| Calhoun County | Urban | 6.3 | 267 | 133 |
| McHenry County | Urban | 6.2 | 19,335 | 119 |
| Piatt County | Urban | 6.1 | 1,018 | 112 |
| Grundy County | Urban | 6.0 | 3,154 | 106 |
| Kendall County | Urban | 5.4 | 7,415 | 70 |
| Monroe County | Urban | 5.0 | 1,739 | 37 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 9:39 am.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.