Poverty Rate in Mercer County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.9%
Rank #560/3,222 · #20 in IL
83th
Mercer 8.9%
IL 11.8% -24.4%
US 12.6% -29.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Mercer County's poverty rate of 8.9% 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 Mercer County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #557 | Juneau City and Borough, AK | 8.9% |
| #558 | Henry County, IL | 8.9% |
| #559 | Park County, WY | 8.9% |
| #560 | Mercer County, IL | 8.9% |
| #561 | Brewster County, TX | 8.9% |
| #562 | Sheridan County, KS | 8.9% |
| #563 | Howard County, IA | 8.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Mercer County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 8.9%, ranking #560 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 29.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #20 of 102. This places it in the 83th 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.