Poverty Rate in Jersey County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.8%
Rank #540/3,222 · #18 in IL
83th
Jersey 8.8%
IL 11.8% -25.2%
US 12.6% -29.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jersey County's poverty rate of 8.8% 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 Jersey County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #537 | Saline County, AR | 8.8% |
| #538 | Fillmore County, NE | 8.8% |
| #539 | Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 8.8% |
| #540 | Jersey County, IL | 8.8% |
| #541 | Morgan County, GA | 8.8% |
| #542 | Codington County, SD | 8.8% |
| #543 | Montour County, PA | 8.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Jersey County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 8.8%, ranking #540 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 29.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #18 of 102. This places it in the 83th 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.