Poverty Rate in DeKalb County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.8%
Rank #1,914/3,222 · #75 in IL
41th
DeKalb 14.8%
IL 11.8% +25.3%
US 12.6% +17.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How DeKalb County's poverty rate of 14.8% 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 DeKalb County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,911 | Adams County, ND | 14.8% |
| #1,912 | Humphreys County, TN | 14.8% |
| #1,913 | Tama County, IA | 14.8% |
| #1,914 | DeKalb County, IL | 14.8% |
| #1,915 | Winona County, MN | 14.8% |
| #1,916 | McDowell County, NC | 14.8% |
| #1,917 | Clinton County, PA | 14.8% |
About Poverty Rate
DeKalb County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 14.8%, ranking #1,914 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 17.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #75 of 102. This places it in the 41th 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.