US Census Data

Lowest 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 lowest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Monroe County leads at 4.6%.

Among cities & places, Adams leads at 0.0%.

Counties

Top 100.
#NamePoverty rate
1Monroe County4.6%
2Kendall County4.9%
3Calhoun County5.8%
4Piatt County5.9%
5McHenry County6.1%
6Grundy County6.3%
7DuPage County6.4%
8Will County7.0%
9Clinton County7.5%
10Woodford County7.6%
11Washington County7.8%
12Mercer County7.9%
13Jo Daviess County8.0%
14Henry County8.1%
15Lake County8.1%
16Kane County8.3%
17Jasper County8.7%
18Tazewell County8.7%
19Brown County8.9%
20Douglas County8.9%
21Ogle County8.9%
22Clark County9.5%
23Menard County9.8%
24Moultrie County9.8%
25Cumberland County9.9%
26Putnam County9.9%
27Shelby County10.0%
28Jersey County10.0%
29Livingston County10.0%
30De Witt County10.1%
31Boone County10.5%
32Hardin County10.5%
33Scott County10.6%
34Effingham County10.6%
35Cass County10.9%
36Christian County11.1%
37Madison County11.3%
38Crawford County11.6%
39Henderson County11.6%
40Lee County11.7%
41Marshall County11.7%
42Edgar County11.8%
43Richland County11.9%
44Stark County12.0%
45Whiteside County12.1%
46Randolph County12.3%
47Adams County12.3%
48Morgan County12.5%
49Hamilton County12.5%
50Kankakee County12.5%
51Bureau County12.6%
52Fulton County12.6%
53Ford County12.7%
54Bond County12.7%
55Hancock County12.7%
56Warren County12.8%
57Sangamon County12.9%
58McLean County13.0%
59Stephenson County13.1%
60Cook County13.3%
61Iroquois County13.4%
62LaSalle County13.5%
63St. Clair County13.6%
64Carroll County13.6%
65Logan County13.7%
66Montgomery County13.8%
67Wayne County13.8%
68Mason County14.0%
69Wabash County14.1%
70Jefferson County14.2%
71Greene County14.2%
72Williamson County14.3%
73Pope County14.3%
74Macoupin County14.4%
75Macon County14.6%
76Lawrence County14.7%
77Massac County14.9%
78Pike County15.3%
79Rock Island County15.4%
80Peoria County15.4%
81Gallatin County15.6%
82Knox County15.9%
83DeKalb County15.9%
84Winnebago County16.0%
85Marion County16.2%
86White County16.4%
87Fayette County16.5%
88Johnson County16.7%
89Clay County16.7%
90Franklin County16.9%
91Perry County16.9%
92Edwards County17.0%
93Saline County17.1%
94Vermilion County17.2%
95Champaign County18.0%
96Coles County18.4%
97Schuyler County19.3%
98Union County19.4%
99McDonough County19.9%
100Alexander County21.0%

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePoverty rate
1Adams0.0%
2Alden0.0%
3Andres0.0%
4Annapolis0.0%
5Argyle0.0%
6Barstow0.0%
7Beason0.0%
8Bentley0.0%
9Beverly0.0%
10Boody0.0%
11Burton0.0%
12Burtons Bridge0.0%
13Cable0.0%
14Campbell's Island0.0%
15Carman0.0%
16Chemung0.0%
17Cornland0.0%
18Dewey0.0%
19Dundas0.0%
20Eagle Lake0.0%
21East Lynn0.0%
22Elwin0.0%
23Fults0.0%
24Gilson0.0%
25Harding0.0%
26Hollowayville0.0%
27Illinois City0.0%
28Janesville0.0%
29Joslin0.0%
30Kaskaskia0.0%
31Kings0.0%
32La Clede0.0%
33Lake Camelot0.0%
34Lake City0.0%
35Lake Petersburg0.0%
36Lakewood0.0%
37Lane0.0%
38Langleyville0.0%
39Literberry0.0%
40Lockport Heights0.0%
41Lynn Center0.0%
42Marcelline0.0%
43Marley0.0%
44Merritt0.0%
45Meyer0.0%
46Nachusa0.0%
47Nekoma0.0%
48North Henderson0.0%
49Paloma0.0%
50Panola0.0%
51Prairietown0.0%
52Ridgefield0.0%
53Rock Island Arsenal0.0%
54Rockport0.0%
55Sciota0.0%
56Shirley0.0%
57Smithville0.0%
58Solon Mills0.0%
59Swedona0.0%
60Taylor Ridge0.0%
61Topeka0.0%
62Trilla0.0%
63Triumph0.0%
64Wedron0.0%
65Wenonah0.0%
66West Liberty0.0%
67Whiteash0.0%
68Sherman0.4%
69Hartsburg0.5%
70Plattville0.5%
71Lily Lake0.6%
72Timberlane0.7%
73Hawthorn Woods0.8%
74Pingree Grove0.9%
75Riverwoods0.9%
76Congerville0.9%
77Spring Grove1.0%
78Lisbon1.0%
79Kildeer1.0%
80Browning1.0%
81Dorchester1.1%
82Kenilworth1.1%
83Emington1.1%
84Long Grove1.2%
85South Barrington1.3%
86Glasgow1.4%
87Alpha1.4%
88Deer Park1.4%
89The Galena Territory1.4%
90Plum Valley1.5%
91Troy1.6%
92Adeline1.6%
93Forest View1.7%
94Stillman Valley1.7%
95Fisher1.7%
96West Brooklyn1.8%
97Hinsdale1.8%
98Itasca1.8%
99Volo1.9%
100Steward1.9%

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