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Demographic Data Report for Illinois by County
Poverty: Persons 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 12.4 40,390,045 N/A
Illinois N/A 11.7 1,454,217 24 of 52
Cook County Urban 13.3 680,528 1,574
DuPage County Urban 6.4 58,877 128
Lake County Urban 8.1 55,934 370
Will County Urban 7.0 47,993 202
Winnebago County Urban 16.0 44,717 2,114
Kane County Urban 8.3 42,101 413
Champaign County Urban 18.0 34,513 2,433
St. Clair County Urban 13.6 33,836 1,641
Madison County Urban 11.3 29,306 1,088
Peoria County Urban 15.4 26,991 2,022
Sangamon County Urban 12.9 24,702 1,487
Rock Island County Urban 15.4 21,244 2,022
McLean County Urban 13.0 21,011 1,503
McHenry County Urban 6.1 18,764 101
DeKalb County Urban 15.9 15,291 2,098
Macon County Urban 14.6 14,562 1,867
La Salle County Rural 13.5 14,227 1,622
Kankakee County Urban 12.5 12,883 1,373
Vermilion County Rural 17.2 12,065 2,305
Tazewell County Urban 8.7 11,135 501
Jackson County Rural 21.8 10,753 2,809
Williamson County Rural 14.3 9,213 1,803
Coles County Rural 18.4 7,950 2,485
Adams County Rural 12.3 7,788 1,323
Knox County Rural 15.9 7,220 2,098
Kendall County Urban 4.9 6,533 37
Whiteside County Rural 12.1 6,509 1,275
Macoupin County Urban 14.4 6,259 1,824
Franklin County Rural 16.9 6,227 2,255
Marion County Rural 16.2 5,841 2,140
Stephenson County Rural 13.1 5,683 1,530
Boone County Urban 10.5 5,538 896
Jefferson County Rural 14.2 4,975 1,779
McDonough County Rural 19.9 4,885 2,648
Ogle County Rural 8.9 4,541 550
Bureau County Rural 12.6 4,094 1,398
Fulton County Rural 12.6 3,942 1,398
Saline County Rural 17.1 3,907 2,293
Henry County Urban 8.1 3,877 370
Morgan County Rural 12.5 3,808 1,373
Lee County Rural 11.7 3,676 1,180
Effingham County Rural 10.6 3,622 923
Christian County Rural 11.1 3,562 1,036
Montgomery County Rural 13.8 3,546 1,681
Iroquois County Rural 13.4 3,495 1,600
Livingston County Rural 10.0 3,380 772
Logan County Rural 13.7 3,346 1,663
Randolph County Rural 12.3 3,343 1,323
Fayette County Rural 16.5 3,324 2,195
Grundy County Urban 6.3 3,307 118
Union County Rural 19.4 3,204 2,608
Perry County Rural 16.9 3,098 2,255
Woodford County Urban 7.6 2,834 290
Clinton County Urban 7.5 2,613 277
Wayne County Rural 13.8 2,202 1,681
Hancock County Rural 12.7 2,182 1,435
White County Rural 16.4 2,175 2,175
Pike County Rural 15.3 2,163 1,995
Clay County Rural 16.7 2,160 2,219
Shelby County Rural 10.0 2,053 772
Massac County Urban 14.9 2,032 1,928
Jersey County Urban 10.0 2,028 772
Warren County Rural 12.8 1,996 1,452
Lawrence County Rural 14.7 1,974 1,887
Crawford County Rural 11.6 1,963 1,154
Carroll County Rural 13.6 1,950 1,641
Edgar County Rural 11.8 1,927 1,213
Johnson County Rural 16.7 1,903 2,219
Bond County Urban 12.7 1,846 1,435
Richland County Rural 11.9 1,823 1,235
Mason County Rural 14.0 1,778 1,728
Jo Daviess County Rural 8.0 1,746 357
Douglas County Rural 8.9 1,718 550
Greene County Rural 14.2 1,642 1,779
Ford County Urban 12.7 1,628 1,435
Monroe County Urban 4.6 1,583 28
Wabash County Rural 14.1 1,541 1,752
De Witt County Rural 10.1 1,535 807
Clark County Rural 9.5 1,425 669
Moultrie County Rural 9.8 1,393 729
Cass County Rural 10.9 1,387 992
Marshall County Urban 11.7 1,334 1,180
Schuyler County Rural 19.3 1,293 2,595
Pulaski County Rural 26.1 1,286 3,011
Mercer County Urban 7.9 1,217 339
Menard County Urban 9.8 1,174 729
Washington County Rural 7.8 1,050 319
Alexander County Urban 21.0 1,034 2,745
Edwards County Rural 17.0 1,030 2,275
Cumberland County Rural 9.9 1,013 753
Hamilton County Rural 12.5 989 1,373
Piatt County Urban 5.9 987 94
Jasper County Rural 8.7 795 501
Gallatin County Rural 15.6 750 2,050
Henderson County Rural 11.6 714 1,154
Stark County Urban 12.0 624 1,249
Putnam County Rural 9.9 555 753
Pope County Rural 14.3 516 1,803
Scott County Rural 10.6 507 923
Brown County Rural 8.9 399 550
Hardin County Rural 10.5 373 896
Calhoun County Urban 5.8 251 87
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/12/2025 7:48 am.

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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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