Poverty Rate in Monroe County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.0%
Rank #41/3,222 · #1 in IL
99th
Monroe 5.0%
IL 11.8% -57.5%
US 12.6% -60.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Monroe County's poverty rate of 5.0% 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 Monroe County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #38 | Slope County, ND | 5.0% |
| #39 | Union County, OH | 5.0% |
| #40 | Ozaukee County, WI | 5.0% |
| #41 | Monroe County, IL | 5.0% |
| #42 | Kendall County, TX | 5.0% |
| #43 | Lincoln County, NV | 5.0% |
| #44 | McCone County, MT | 5.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Monroe County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 5.0%, ranking #41 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 60.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #1 of 102. This places it in the 99th 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.