Poverty Rate in Lee County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.8%
Rank #1,234/3,222 · #42 in IL
62th
Lee 11.8%
IL 11.8% +0.1%
US 12.6% -6.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lee County's poverty rate of 11.8% 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 Lee County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,231 | Pershing County, NV | 11.8% |
| #1,232 | Butler County, OH | 11.8% |
| #1,233 | Rensselaer County, NY | 11.8% |
| #1,234 | Lee County, IL | 11.8% |
| #1,235 | Buncombe County, NC | 11.8% |
| #1,236 | Nash County, NC | 11.8% |
| #1,237 | Prairie County, AR | 11.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Lee County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 11.8%, ranking #1,234 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 6.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #42 of 102. This places it in the 62th 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.