Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Illinois by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | N/A | 8.2 | 255,492 | 28 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 8.7 | 7,176,933 | N/A |
| Hardin County | Rural | 5.1 | 48 | 412 |
| Calhoun County | Urban | 5.4 | 51 | 476 |
| Brown County | Rural | 5.2 | 63 | 435 |
| Pope County | Rural | 7.7 | 66 | 1,144 |
| Putnam County | Rural | 5.6 | 95 | 533 |
| Scott County | Rural | 8.0 | 112 | 1,231 |
| Gallatin County | Rural | 10.5 | 135 | 1,912 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 13.3 | 137 | 2,455 |
| Stark County | Urban | 9.6 | 142 | 1,726 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 5.5 | 143 | 501 |
| Schuyler County | Rural | 8.9 | 146 | 1,520 |
| Cumberland County | Rural | 5.5 | 154 | 501 |
| Pulaski County | Rural | 15.2 | 161 | 2,664 |
| Washington County | Rural | 4.4 | 169 | 257 |
| Edwards County | Rural | 10.5 | 178 | 1,912 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 10.2 | 185 | 1,851 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 9.0 | 192 | 1,551 |
| De Witt County | Rural | 4.8 | 195 | 332 |
| Piatt County | Urban | 4.6 | 220 | 292 |
| Richland County | Rural | 5.6 | 223 | 533 |
| Menard County | Urban | 6.3 | 234 | 721 |
| Mercer County | Urban | 5.6 | 250 | 533 |
| Wabash County | Rural | 9.0 | 266 | 1,551 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 8.3 | 271 | 1,320 |
| Ford County | Urban | 7.7 | 278 | 1,144 |
| Greene County | Rural | 9.6 | 282 | 1,726 |
| Cass County | Rural | 8.6 | 289 | 1,424 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 8.2 | 313 | 1,292 |
| Moultrie County | Rural | 8.0 | 322 | 1,231 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 10.4 | 324 | 1,894 |
| Warren County | Rural | 7.5 | 329 | 1,082 |
| Massac County | Urban | 9.2 | 332 | 1,613 |
| Jo Daviess County | Rural | 5.0 | 336 | 384 |
| Jersey County | Urban | 6.4 | 340 | 755 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 6.3 | 343 | 721 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 13.1 | 346 | 2,423 |
| Mason County | Rural | 10.1 | 347 | 1,830 |
| Clark County | Rural | 7.8 | 353 | 1,175 |
| Monroe County | Urban | 3.7 | 359 | 133 |
| Clay County | Rural | 10.9 | 364 | 2,012 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 7.6 | 367 | 1,110 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 6.4 | 378 | 755 |
| Pike County | Rural | 11.0 | 380 | 2,031 |
| Edgar County | Rural | 8.3 | 400 | 1,320 |
| Bond County | Urban | 11.1 | 417 | 2,047 |
| White County | Rural | 13.1 | 462 | 2,423 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 10.8 | 475 | 1,985 |
| Woodford County | Urban | 4.8 | 493 | 332 |
| Union County | Rural | 12.4 | 528 | 2,298 |
| Morgan County | Rural | 7.0 | 536 | 929 |
| Clinton County | Urban | 5.7 | 549 | 561 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 8.2 | 551 | 1,292 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 11.6 | 557 | 2,163 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 11.1 | 559 | 2,047 |
| Lee County | Rural | 7.3 | 609 | 1,022 |
| Christian County | Rural | 8.3 | 633 | 1,320 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 8.7 | 642 | 1,453 |
| Perry County | Rural | 12.7 | 654 | 2,361 |
| Grundy County | Urban | 4.7 | 656 | 309 |
| McDonough County | Rural | 11.4 | 660 | 2,127 |
| Iroquois County | Rural | 9.2 | 661 | 1,613 |
| Henry County | Urban | 5.0 | 664 | 384 |
| Effingham County | Rural | 7.2 | 673 | 988 |
| Livingston County | Rural | 7.3 | 705 | 1,022 |
| Logan County | Rural | 11.2 | 783 | 2,077 |
| Bureau County | Rural | 8.9 | 797 | 1,520 |
| Ogle County | Rural | 5.9 | 799 | 609 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 9.3 | 805 | 1,646 |
| Saline County | Rural | 13.0 | 826 | 2,410 |
| Marion County | Rural | 11.0 | 1,043 | 2,031 |
| Boone County | Urban | 7.6 | 1,056 | 1,110 |
| Stephenson County | Rural | 8.9 | 1,075 | 1,520 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 11.4 | 1,104 | 2,127 |
| Whiteside County | Rural | 8.3 | 1,173 | 1,320 |
| Knox County | Rural | 10.5 | 1,211 | 1,912 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 12.3 | 1,231 | 2,288 |
| Macoupin County | Urban | 10.9 | 1,239 | 2,012 |
| Kendall County | Urban | 3.8 | 1,326 | 149 |
| Coles County | Rural | 11.4 | 1,333 | 2,127 |
| Adams County | Rural | 8.1 | 1,335 | 1,265 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 12.1 | 1,353 | 2,262 |
| Williamson County | Rural | 10.1 | 1,845 | 1,830 |
| Tazewell County | Urban | 5.7 | 1,949 | 561 |
| Vermilion County | Rural | 12.2 | 2,138 | 2,277 |
| Kankakee County | Urban | 8.7 | 2,268 | 1,453 |
| Macon County | Urban | 9.7 | 2,440 | 1,757 |
| DeKalb County | Urban | 10.9 | 2,587 | 2,012 |
| McLean County | Urban | 6.7 | 2,677 | 833 |
| La Salle County | Rural | 10.0 | 2,911 | 1,819 |
| Champaign County | Urban | 7.8 | 3,367 | 1,175 |
| McHenry County | Urban | 4.1 | 3,463 | 191 |
| Sangamon County | Urban | 8.3 | 4,076 | 1,320 |
| Rock Island County | Urban | 11.1 | 4,081 | 2,047 |
| Peoria County | Urban | 10.1 | 4,428 | 1,830 |
| Madison County | Urban | 7.6 | 5,288 | 1,110 |
| St. Clair County | Urban | 9.5 | 6,073 | 1,694 |
| Kane County | Urban | 6.1 | 8,095 | 666 |
| Winnebago County | Urban | 11.6 | 8,390 | 2,163 |
| Will County | Urban | 5.2 | 9,333 | 435 |
| Lake County | Urban | 5.4 | 9,987 | 476 |
| DuPage County | Urban | 4.6 | 11,122 | 292 |
| Cook County | Urban | 9.8 | 118,183 | 1,777 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/11/2025 10:57 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/11/2025 10:57 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.