Poverty Rate in Cook County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.5%
Rank #1,639/3,222 · #61 in IL
49th
Cook 13.5%
IL 11.8% +14.2%
US 12.6% +7.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Cook County's poverty rate of 13.5% 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 Cook County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,636 | Sevier County, TN | 13.5% |
| #1,637 | Morgan County, AL | 13.5% |
| #1,638 | Newton County, MO | 13.5% |
| #1,639 | Cook County, IL | 13.5% |
| #1,640 | Ashe County, NC | 13.5% |
| #1,641 | Langlade County, WI | 13.5% |
| #1,642 | Cayuga County, NY | 13.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Cook County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 13.5%, ranking #1,639 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #61 of 102. This places it in the 49th 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.