Poverty Rate in Wabash County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.7%
Rank #2,248/3,222 · #88 in IL
30th
Wabash 16.7%
IL 11.8% +41.3%
US 12.6% +32.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wabash County's poverty rate of 16.7% 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 Wabash County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,245 | Luce County, MI | 16.7% |
| #2,246 | Russell County, VA | 16.7% |
| #2,247 | Ingham County, MI | 16.7% |
| #2,248 | Wabash County, IL | 16.7% |
| #2,249 | Yolo County, CA | 16.7% |
| #2,250 | Pulaski County, AR | 16.7% |
| #2,251 | Cumberland County, NC | 16.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Wabash County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 16.7%, ranking #2,248 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 32.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #88 of 102. This places it in the 30th 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.