Poverty Rate in Scott County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.5%
Rank #1,128/3,222 · #41 in IL
65th
Scott 11.5%
IL 11.8% -2.9%
US 12.6% -9.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Scott County's poverty rate of 11.5% 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 Scott County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,125 | Wayne County, NY | 11.4% |
| #1,126 | Daviess County, MO | 11.4% |
| #1,127 | Lavaca County, TX | 11.5% |
| #1,128 | Scott County, IL | 11.5% |
| #1,129 | Lipscomb County, TX | 11.5% |
| #1,130 | Anderson County, KY | 11.5% |
| #1,131 | Dallam County, TX | 11.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Scott County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 11.5%, ranking #1,128 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #41 of 102. This places it in the 65th 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.