Poverty Rate in Sangamon County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.1%
Rank #1,555/3,222 · #56 in IL
52th
Sangamon 13.1%
IL 11.8% +11.1%
US 12.6% +4.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Sangamon County's poverty rate of 13.1% 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 Sangamon County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,552 | Clarion County, PA | 13.1% |
| #1,553 | Rusk County, WI | 13.1% |
| #1,554 | Aitkin County, MN | 13.1% |
| #1,555 | Sangamon County, IL | 13.1% |
| #1,556 | Harper County, OK | 13.1% |
| #1,557 | Haywood County, NC | 13.1% |
| #1,558 | Dawes County, NE | 13.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Sangamon County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 13.1%, ranking #1,555 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 4.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #56 of 102. This places it in the 52th 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.