Poverty Rate in Hancock County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.3%
Rank #1,342/3,222 · #49 in IL
58th
Hancock 12.3%
IL 11.8% +3.9%
US 12.6% -2.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Hancock County's poverty rate of 12.3% 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 Hancock County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,339 | McIntosh County, ND | 12.2% |
| #1,340 | Mason County, WA | 12.3% |
| #1,341 | Franklin County, NE | 12.3% |
| #1,342 | Hancock County, IL | 12.3% |
| #1,343 | Marshall County, KY | 12.3% |
| #1,344 | St. Lucie County, FL | 12.3% |
| #1,345 | Wallace County, KS | 12.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Hancock County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 12.3%, ranking #1,342 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.6% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #49 of 102. This places it in the 58th 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.