Poverty Rate in Lake County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.3%
Rank #427/3,222 · #15 in IL
87th
Lake 8.3%
IL 11.8% -29.4%
US 12.6% -33.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lake County's poverty rate of 8.3% 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 Lake County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #424 | Eaton County, MI | 8.3% |
| #425 | Steele County, MN | 8.3% |
| #426 | Ada County, ID | 8.3% |
| #427 | Lake County, IL | 8.3% |
| #428 | Lake County, OH | 8.3% |
| #429 | Warren County, NJ | 8.3% |
| #430 | Chase County, KS | 8.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Lake County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 8.3%, ranking #427 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 33.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #15 of 102. This places it in the 87th 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.