Poverty Rate in Douglas County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.5%
Rank #458/3,222 · #17 in IL
86th
Douglas 8.5%
IL 11.8% -28.3%
US 12.6% -32.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Douglas County's poverty rate of 8.5% 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 Douglas County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #455 | Clay County, MO | 8.5% |
| #456 | Brown County, MN | 8.5% |
| #457 | Union County, IN | 8.5% |
| #458 | Douglas County, IL | 8.5% |
| #459 | Franklin County, PA | 8.5% |
| #460 | Belknap County, NH | 8.5% |
| #461 | Newport County, RI | 8.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Douglas County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 8.5%, ranking #458 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 32.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #17 of 102. This places it in the 86th 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.