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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
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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United States N/A 8.7 7,176,933 N/A
Illinois N/A 8.2 255,492 28 of 52
Pulaski County Rural 15.2 161 2,664
Alexander County Urban 13.3 137 2,455
Johnson County Rural 13.1 346 2,423
White County Rural 13.1 462 2,423
Saline County Rural 13.0 826 2,410
Perry County Rural 12.7 654 2,361
Union County Rural 12.4 528 2,298
Franklin County Rural 12.3 1,231 2,288
Vermilion County Rural 12.2 2,138 2,277
Jackson County Rural 12.1 1,353 2,262
Hancock County Rural 11.6 557 2,163
Winnebago County Urban 11.6 8,390 2,163
Coles County Rural 11.4 1,333 2,127
Jefferson County Rural 11.4 1,104 2,127
McDonough County Rural 11.4 660 2,127
Logan County Rural 11.2 783 2,077
Bond County Urban 11.1 417 2,047
Fayette County Rural 11.1 559 2,047
Rock Island County Urban 11.1 4,081 2,047
Marion County Rural 11.0 1,043 2,031
Pike County Rural 11.0 380 2,031
Clay County Rural 10.9 364 2,012
DeKalb County Urban 10.9 2,587 2,012
Macoupin County Urban 10.9 1,239 2,012
Wayne County Rural 10.8 475 1,985
Edwards County Rural 10.5 178 1,912
Gallatin County Rural 10.5 135 1,912
Knox County Rural 10.5 1,211 1,912
Lawrence County Rural 10.4 324 1,894
Henderson County Rural 10.2 185 1,851
Mason County Rural 10.1 347 1,830
Peoria County Urban 10.1 4,428 1,830
Williamson County Rural 10.1 1,845 1,830
La Salle County Rural 10.0 2,911 1,819
Cook County Urban 9.8 118,183 1,777
Macon County Urban 9.7 2,440 1,757
Greene County Rural 9.6 282 1,726
Stark County Urban 9.6 142 1,726
St. Clair County Urban 9.5 6,073 1,694
Fulton County Rural 9.3 805 1,646
Iroquois County Rural 9.2 661 1,613
Massac County Urban 9.2 332 1,613
Hamilton County Rural 9.0 192 1,551
Wabash County Rural 9.0 266 1,551
Bureau County Rural 8.9 797 1,520
Schuyler County Rural 8.9 146 1,520
Stephenson County Rural 8.9 1,075 1,520
Kankakee County Urban 8.7 2,268 1,453
Randolph County Rural 8.7 642 1,453
Cass County Rural 8.6 289 1,424
Christian County Rural 8.3 633 1,320
Edgar County Rural 8.3 400 1,320
Marshall County Urban 8.3 271 1,320
Sangamon County Urban 8.3 4,076 1,320
Whiteside County Rural 8.3 1,173 1,320
Carroll County Rural 8.2 313 1,292
Montgomery County Rural 8.2 551 1,292
Adams County Rural 8.1 1,335 1,265
Moultrie County Rural 8.0 322 1,231
Scott County Rural 8.0 112 1,231
Champaign County Urban 7.8 3,367 1,175
Clark County Rural 7.8 353 1,175
Ford County Urban 7.7 278 1,144
Pope County Rural 7.7 66 1,144
Boone County Urban 7.6 1,056 1,110
Crawford County Rural 7.6 367 1,110
Madison County Urban 7.6 5,288 1,110
Warren County Rural 7.5 329 1,082
Lee County Rural 7.3 609 1,022
Livingston County Rural 7.3 705 1,022
Effingham County Rural 7.2 673 988
Morgan County Rural 7.0 536 929
McLean County Urban 6.7 2,677 833
Jersey County Urban 6.4 340 755
Shelby County Rural 6.4 378 755
Douglas County Rural 6.3 343 721
Menard County Urban 6.3 234 721
Kane County Urban 6.1 8,095 666
Ogle County Rural 5.9 799 609
Clinton County Urban 5.7 549 561
Tazewell County Urban 5.7 1,949 561
Mercer County Urban 5.6 250 533
Putnam County Rural 5.6 95 533
Richland County Rural 5.6 223 533
Cumberland County Rural 5.5 154 501
Jasper County Rural 5.5 143 501
Calhoun County Urban 5.4 51 476
Lake County Urban 5.4 9,987 476
Brown County Rural 5.2 63 435
Will County Urban 5.2 9,333 435
Hardin County Rural 5.1 48 412
Henry County Urban 5.0 664 384
Jo Daviess County Rural 5.0 336 384
De Witt County Rural 4.8 195 332
Woodford County Urban 4.8 493 332
Grundy County Urban 4.7 656 309
DuPage County Urban 4.6 11,122 292
Piatt County Urban 4.6 220 292
Washington County Rural 4.4 169 257
McHenry County Urban 4.1 3,463 191
Kendall County Urban 3.8 1,326 149
Monroe County Urban 3.7 359 133
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/15/2025 10:08 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.

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