Poverty Rate in Mason County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.8%
Rank #1,920/3,222 · #76 in IL
40th
Mason 14.8%
IL 11.8% +25.6%
US 12.6% +17.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Mason County's poverty rate of 14.8% 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 Mason County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,917 | Clinton County, PA | 14.8% |
| #1,918 | Day County, SD | 14.8% |
| #1,919 | Graham County, KS | 14.8% |
| #1,920 | Mason County, IL | 14.8% |
| #1,921 | Schuyler County, NY | 14.8% |
| #1,922 | Whitfield County, GA | 14.8% |
| #1,923 | Doddridge County, WV | 14.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Mason County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 14.8%, ranking #1,920 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 17.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #76 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.