US Census Data

Highest poverty rate in Illinois

Illinois counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Illinois by poverty rate — which have the highest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Pulaski County leads at 26.1%.

Among cities & places, Niota leads at 100.0%.

Counties

Top 100.
#NamePoverty rate
1Pulaski County26.1%
2Jackson County21.8%
3Alexander County21.0%
4McDonough County19.9%
5Union County19.4%
6Schuyler County19.3%
7Coles County18.4%
8Champaign County18.0%
9Vermilion County17.2%
10Saline County17.1%
11Edwards County17.0%
12Perry County16.9%
13Franklin County16.9%
14Clay County16.7%
15Johnson County16.7%
16Fayette County16.5%
17White County16.4%
18Marion County16.2%
19Winnebago County16.0%
20DeKalb County15.9%
21Knox County15.9%
22Gallatin County15.6%
23Peoria County15.4%
24Rock Island County15.4%
25Pike County15.3%
26Massac County14.9%
27Lawrence County14.7%
28Macon County14.6%
29Macoupin County14.4%
30Pope County14.3%
31Williamson County14.3%
32Greene County14.2%
33Jefferson County14.2%
34Wabash County14.1%
35Mason County14.0%
36Wayne County13.8%
37Montgomery County13.8%
38Logan County13.7%
39Carroll County13.6%
40St. Clair County13.6%
41LaSalle County13.5%
42Iroquois County13.4%
43Cook County13.3%
44Stephenson County13.1%
45McLean County13.0%
46Sangamon County12.9%
47Warren County12.8%
48Hancock County12.7%
49Bond County12.7%
50Ford County12.7%
51Fulton County12.6%
52Bureau County12.6%
53Kankakee County12.5%
54Hamilton County12.5%
55Morgan County12.5%
56Adams County12.3%
57Randolph County12.3%
58Whiteside County12.1%
59Stark County12.0%
60Richland County11.9%
61Edgar County11.8%
62Marshall County11.7%
63Lee County11.7%
64Henderson County11.6%
65Crawford County11.6%
66Madison County11.3%
67Christian County11.1%
68Cass County10.9%
69Effingham County10.6%
70Scott County10.6%
71Hardin County10.5%
72Boone County10.5%
73De Witt County10.1%
74Livingston County10.0%
75Jersey County10.0%
76Shelby County10.0%
77Putnam County9.9%
78Cumberland County9.9%
79Moultrie County9.8%
80Menard County9.8%
81Clark County9.5%
82Ogle County8.9%
83Douglas County8.9%
84Brown County8.9%
85Tazewell County8.7%
86Jasper County8.7%
87Kane County8.3%
88Lake County8.1%
89Henry County8.1%
90Jo Daviess County8.0%
91Mercer County7.9%
92Washington County7.8%
93Woodford County7.6%
94Clinton County7.5%
95Will County7.0%
96DuPage County6.4%
97Grundy County6.3%
98McHenry County6.1%
99Piatt County5.9%
100Calhoun County5.8%

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePoverty rate
1Niota100.0%
2Westervelt100.0%
3Ophiem73.8%
4Kingston61.4%
5Donnellson53.4%
6Walnut Hill53.3%
7Colp52.4%
8Bingham51.3%
9Old Shawneetown49.6%
10Hooppole48.8%
11Wheeler48.4%
12Mounds46.6%
13Phillipstown45.7%
14Willow Hill45.5%
15Olive Branch45.1%
16Millersburg44.4%
17Smithboro42.5%
18Ford Heights40.8%
19Arrowsmith40.3%
20Golden Gate40.2%
21Venice39.9%
22Gulfport39.8%
23Rankin39.0%
24Muddy38.9%
25Bryant38.5%
26Washington Park37.9%
27Banner37.8%
28Mount Erie37.5%
29Carbondale36.9%
30Sun River Terrace36.5%
31East Cape Girardeau35.9%
32Ashley35.4%
33Serena35.4%
34Danforth35.2%
35Brooklyn35.0%
36Troy Grove34.8%
37Cooksville34.6%
38Elizabethtown33.7%
39Robbins33.5%
40Golconda33.4%
41Macedonia33.3%
42Valley City33.3%
43Sumner33.1%
44East St. Louis32.8%
45Nauvoo32.8%
46Middletown32.8%
47Cahokia Heights32.7%
48West York32.4%
49Holcomb32.3%
50Riverdale32.3%
51Maunie32.1%
52Grayville32.1%
53Verona31.8%
54Freeman Spur31.5%
55Vienna31.4%
56Milton31.4%
57Ina31.2%
58Anna31.1%
59Madison30.8%
60Royal Lakes30.5%
61Junction City30.4%
62Karnak30.4%
63Girard30.3%
64Winslow30.1%
65Plymouth29.5%
66Macomb29.5%
67Wamac29.4%
68Henderson29.4%
69Claremont29.3%
70Cobden29.2%
71Jewett29.0%
72Louisville28.6%
73Forest City28.4%
74Du Quoin28.2%
75Cutler28.1%
76Rose Hill28.0%
77Sims28.0%
78Dixmoor27.9%
79Clay City27.8%
80Yale27.8%
81Kankakee27.8%
82Central City27.7%
83Fairmont City27.6%
84Gorham27.4%
85New Haven27.3%
86Keyesport27.3%
87Cowden27.2%
88Rockdale26.9%
89Ipava26.6%
90Oakwood26.6%
91Vernon26.5%
92Albion26.4%
93Baldwin26.3%
94Cave-In-Rock26.2%
95Strawn26.1%
96West City26.0%
97Jeffersonville25.9%
98Ellsworth25.8%
99DeKalb25.7%
100Wilmington25.7%

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