Poverty Rate in Union County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.2%
Rank #2,692/3,222 · #99 in IL
16th
Union 20.2%
IL 11.8% +71.2%
US 12.6% +60.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Union County's poverty rate of 20.2% 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 Union County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,689 | Scott County, VA | 20.2% |
| #2,690 | Tyler County, WV | 20.2% |
| #2,691 | Hughes County, OK | 20.2% |
| #2,692 | Union County, IL | 20.2% |
| #2,693 | Adams County, OH | 20.2% |
| #2,694 | Hempstead County, AR | 20.2% |
| #2,695 | Nevada County, AR | 20.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Union County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 20.2%, ranking #2,692 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 60.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #99 of 102. This places it in the 16th 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.