Poverty Rate in Boone County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.9%
Rank #781/3,222 · #27 in IL
76th
Boone 9.9%
IL 11.8% -15.9%
US 12.6% -21.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Boone County's poverty rate of 9.9% 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 Boone County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #778 | Whitley County, IN | 9.9% |
| #779 | Schleicher County, TX | 9.9% |
| #780 | Edmunds County, SD | 9.9% |
| #781 | Boone County, IL | 9.9% |
| #782 | Worcester County, MD | 9.9% |
| #783 | Hancock County, OH | 9.9% |
| #784 | Emmet County, IA | 9.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Boone County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 9.9%, ranking #781 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #27 of 102. This places it in the 76th 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.