Poverty Rate in Wayne County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.1%
Rank #2,145/3,222 · #84 in IL
33th
Wayne 16.1%
IL 11.8% +36.5%
US 12.6% +28.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wayne County's poverty rate of 16.1% 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 Wayne County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,142 | Van Buren County, TN | 16.1% |
| #2,143 | Gregg County, TX | 16.1% |
| #2,144 | Lewis County, WV | 16.1% |
| #2,145 | Wayne County, IL | 16.1% |
| #2,146 | Bertie County, NC | 16.1% |
| #2,147 | Beltrami County, MN | 16.1% |
| #2,148 | Coos County, OR | 16.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Wayne County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 16.1%, ranking #2,145 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 28.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #84 of 102. This places it in the 33th 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.