Poverty Rate in Alexander County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.0%
Rank #2,571/3,222 · #97 in IL
20th
Alexander 19.0%
IL 11.8% +61.1%
US 12.6% +51.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Alexander County's poverty rate of 19.0% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Alexander County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,568 | Vernon Parish, LA | 19.0% |
| #2,569 | Craig County, OK | 19.0% |
| #2,570 | Arkansas County, AR | 19.0% |
| #2,571 | Alexander County, IL | 19.0% |
| #2,572 | Mississippi County, MO | 19.0% |
| #2,573 | Weakley County, TN | 19.0% |
| #2,574 | Muscogee County, GA | 19.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Alexander County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 19.0%, ranking #2,571 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 51.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #97 of 102. This places it in the 20th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.