Poverty Rate in Montgomery County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.6%
Rank #1,421/3,222 · #52 in IL
56th
Montgomery 12.6%
IL 11.8% +6.7%
US 12.6% +0.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Montgomery County's poverty rate of 12.6% 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 Montgomery County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,418 | Jerome County, ID | 12.6% |
| #1,419 | Northumberland County, PA | 12.6% |
| #1,420 | Camden County, MO | 12.6% |
| #1,421 | Montgomery County, IL | 12.6% |
| #1,422 | Jennings County, IN | 12.6% |
| #1,423 | Gage County, NE | 12.6% |
| #1,424 | Bedford County, TN | 12.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Montgomery County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 12.6%, ranking #1,421 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 0.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #52 of 102. This places it in the 56th 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.