Poverty Rate in Macon County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.0%
Rank #1,947/3,222 · #78 in IL
40th
Macon 15.0%
IL 11.8% +27.0%
US 12.6% +19.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Macon County's poverty rate of 15.0% 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 Macon County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,944 | Suwannee County, FL | 15.0% |
| #1,945 | Love County, OK | 15.0% |
| #1,946 | Lawrence County, TN | 15.0% |
| #1,947 | Macon County, IL | 15.0% |
| #1,948 | Cottonwood County, MN | 15.0% |
| #1,949 | Sandusky County, OH | 15.0% |
| #1,950 | Ballard County, KY | 15.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Macon County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 15.0%, ranking #1,947 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 19.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #78 of 102. This places it in the 40th 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.