Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Illinois by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | N/A | 18.6 | 2,313,812 | 22 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 20.2 | 65,652,285 | N/A |
| Monroe County | Urban | 7.2 | 2,478 | 13 |
| Kendall County | Urban | 7.9 | 10,640 | 23 |
| Calhoun County | Urban | 8.3 | 359 | 30 |
| McHenry County | Urban | 10.3 | 31,839 | 86 |
| DuPage County | Urban | 10.7 | 98,277 | 104 |
| Will County | Urban | 11.5 | 79,270 | 128 |
| Piatt County | Urban | 12.0 | 1,995 | 162 |
| Grundy County | Urban | 12.7 | 6,637 | 204 |
| Putnam County | Rural | 12.7 | 711 | 204 |
| Lake County | Urban | 13.2 | 91,473 | 245 |
| Woodford County | Urban | 13.3 | 4,967 | 255 |
| Kane County | Urban | 13.9 | 70,746 | 301 |
| Washington County | Rural | 14.9 | 2,011 | 396 |
| Henry County | Urban | 15.0 | 7,233 | 408 |
| Clinton County | Urban | 15.1 | 5,265 | 421 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 15.3 | 1,393 | 453 |
| Jersey County | Urban | 15.6 | 3,169 | 483 |
| Jo Daviess County | Rural | 15.6 | 3,392 | 483 |
| Tazewell County | Urban | 15.6 | 19,861 | 483 |
| Cumberland County | Rural | 15.7 | 1,599 | 497 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 16.3 | 3,159 | 581 |
| Moultrie County | Rural | 16.5 | 2,329 | 603 |
| Menard County | Urban | 16.6 | 1,992 | 615 |
| Ogle County | Rural | 17.0 | 8,686 | 680 |
| Effingham County | Rural | 17.5 | 5,969 | 756 |
| Boone County | Urban | 17.9 | 9,453 | 811 |
| Mercer County | Urban | 17.9 | 2,759 | 811 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 18.0 | 2,043 | 821 |
| Madison County | Urban | 18.1 | 46,878 | 834 |
| Scott County | Rural | 18.1 | 866 | 834 |
| Pope County | Rural | 18.2 | 655 | 848 |
| Livingston County | Rural | 18.4 | 6,180 | 878 |
| Clark County | Rural | 18.6 | 2,799 | 908 |
| Logan County | Rural | 18.8 | 4,594 | 938 |
| Whiteside County | Rural | 18.8 | 10,119 | 938 |
| De Witt County | Rural | 18.9 | 2,879 | 961 |
| Lee County | Rural | 18.9 | 5,944 | 961 |
| Stark County | Urban | 19.0 | 985 | 977 |
| Warren County | Rural | 19.1 | 2,975 | 989 |
| La Salle County | Rural | 19.2 | 20,259 | 1,005 |
| McLean County | Urban | 19.2 | 31,101 | 1,005 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 19.3 | 3,982 | 1,021 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 19.4 | 3,301 | 1,035 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 19.6 | 1,210 | 1,065 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 19.7 | 5,371 | 1,073 |
| Sangamon County | Urban | 19.7 | 37,657 | 1,073 |
| Christian County | Rural | 20.1 | 6,435 | 1,140 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 20.2 | 2,888 | 1,153 |
| St. Clair County | Urban | 20.3 | 50,683 | 1,168 |
| Adams County | Rural | 20.4 | 12,967 | 1,184 |
| Brown County | Rural | 20.9 | 941 | 1,257 |
| Cook County | Urban | 20.9 | 1,065,780 | 1,257 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 21.0 | 3,600 | 1,268 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 21.0 | 5,395 | 1,268 |
| Bond County | Urban | 21.1 | 3,070 | 1,287 |
| Richland County | Rural | 21.1 | 3,229 | 1,287 |
| Williamson County | Rural | 21.3 | 13,740 | 1,325 |
| Macoupin County | Urban | 21.4 | 9,284 | 1,342 |
| Mason County | Rural | 21.4 | 2,709 | 1,342 |
| Bureau County | Rural | 21.9 | 7,117 | 1,417 |
| Ford County | Urban | 22.0 | 2,829 | 1,435 |
| Stephenson County | Rural | 22.0 | 9,510 | 1,435 |
| Kankakee County | Urban | 22.1 | 22,657 | 1,454 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 22.5 | 798 | 1,512 |
| Morgan County | Rural | 22.6 | 6,890 | 1,535 |
| Cass County | Rural | 22.9 | 2,917 | 1,586 |
| Macon County | Urban | 22.9 | 22,740 | 1,586 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 23.0 | 8,062 | 1,612 |
| Rock Island County | Urban | 23.0 | 31,725 | 1,612 |
| DeKalb County | Urban | 23.2 | 22,268 | 1,644 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 23.2 | 7,237 | 1,644 |
| Greene County | Rural | 23.4 | 2,699 | 1,672 |
| Iroquois County | Rural | 23.4 | 6,111 | 1,672 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 23.6 | 2,697 | 1,710 |
| Massac County | Urban | 24.1 | 3,283 | 1,777 |
| Peoria County | Urban | 24.2 | 42,347 | 1,792 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 24.3 | 3,266 | 1,812 |
| Edgar County | Rural | 24.6 | 4,006 | 1,862 |
| Perry County | Rural | 24.6 | 4,504 | 1,862 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 25.1 | 3,986 | 1,917 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 25.2 | 5,084 | 1,929 |
| Gallatin County | Rural | 25.4 | 1,225 | 1,971 |
| Winnebago County | Urban | 25.4 | 70,938 | 1,971 |
| Champaign County | Urban | 25.7 | 49,240 | 2,010 |
| Marion County | Rural | 25.7 | 9,269 | 2,010 |
| Wabash County | Rural | 25.8 | 2,824 | 2,020 |
| Pike County | Rural | 25.9 | 3,673 | 2,030 |
| Saline County | Rural | 26.2 | 5,984 | 2,067 |
| Schuyler County | Rural | 26.4 | 1,770 | 2,087 |
| Knox County | Rural | 26.6 | 12,109 | 2,112 |
| Edwards County | Rural | 27.0 | 1,641 | 2,152 |
| Clay County | Rural | 27.5 | 3,556 | 2,226 |
| Coles County | Rural | 27.6 | 11,952 | 2,237 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 27.6 | 2,175 | 2,237 |
| Union County | Rural | 27.6 | 4,571 | 2,237 |
| Vermilion County | Rural | 27.6 | 19,318 | 2,237 |
| White County | Rural | 28.9 | 3,840 | 2,386 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 29.0 | 10,671 | 2,393 |
| McDonough County | Rural | 29.8 | 7,311 | 2,477 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 34.2 | 1,685 | 2,807 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 35.1 | 17,285 | 2,863 |
| Pulaski County | Rural | 37.8 | 1,861 | 2,967 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/17/2026 6:33 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 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/17/2026 6:33 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 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.