Poverty Rate in Lawrence County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.5%
Rank #1,847/3,222 · #71 in IL
43th
Lawrence 14.5%
IL 11.8% +22.7%
US 12.6% +15.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lawrence County's poverty rate of 14.5% 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 Lawrence County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,844 | Washington County, IN | 14.4% |
| #1,845 | Polk County, FL | 14.5% |
| #1,846 | Newport News city, VA | 14.5% |
| #1,847 | Lawrence County, IL | 14.5% |
| #1,848 | Randolph County, NC | 14.5% |
| #1,849 | Spartanburg County, SC | 14.5% |
| #1,850 | Bell County, TX | 14.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Lawrence County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 14.5%, ranking #1,847 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 15.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #71 of 102. This places it in the 43th 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.