Poverty Rate in Washington County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.5%
Rank #288/3,222 · #11 in IL
91th
Washington 7.5%
IL 11.8% -36.2%
US 12.6% -40.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Washington County's poverty rate of 7.5% 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 Washington County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #285 | Currituck County, NC | 7.5% |
| #286 | Rockbridge County, VA | 7.5% |
| #287 | Somervell County, TX | 7.5% |
| #288 | Washington County, IL | 7.5% |
| #289 | Pierce County, NE | 7.6% |
| #290 | Benton County, AR | 7.6% |
| #291 | Dickinson County, IA | 7.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Washington County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 7.5%, ranking #288 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 40.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #11 of 102. This places it in the 91th 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.