Poverty Rate in Shelby County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.2%
Rank #602/3,222 · #24 in IL
81th
Shelby 9.2%
IL 11.8% -22.5%
US 12.6% -27.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Shelby County's poverty rate of 9.2% 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 Shelby County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #599 | Wells County, ND | 9.1% |
| #600 | Kittson County, MN | 9.1% |
| #601 | Clark County, IL | 9.1% |
| #602 | Shelby County, IL | 9.2% |
| #603 | Noble County, IN | 9.2% |
| #604 | Marion County, KS | 9.2% |
| #605 | Moultrie County, IL | 9.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Shelby County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 9.2%, ranking #602 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 27.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #24 of 102. This places it in the 81th 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.