Poverty Rate in Jefferson County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.5%
Rank #1,653/3,222 · #62 in IL
49th
Jefferson 13.5%
IL 11.8% +14.6%
US 12.6% +7.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson 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 Jefferson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,650 | Cooke County, TX | 13.5% |
| #1,651 | Niagara County, NY | 13.5% |
| #1,652 | Stanislaus County, CA | 13.5% |
| #1,653 | Jefferson County, IL | 13.5% |
| #1,654 | Pawnee County, NE | 13.5% |
| #1,655 | Marion County, WV | 13.6% |
| #1,656 | Bland County, VA | 13.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Jefferson County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 13.5%, ranking #1,653 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #62 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.