Poverty Rate in White County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.4%
Rank #2,193/3,222 · #86 in IL
32th
White 16.4%
IL 11.8% +38.6%
US 12.6% +29.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How White County's poverty rate of 16.4% 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 White County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,190 | Somerset County, MD | 16.4% |
| #2,191 | Tompkins County, NY | 16.4% |
| #2,192 | Webster County, MS | 16.4% |
| #2,193 | White County, IL | 16.4% |
| #2,194 | Siskiyou County, CA | 16.4% |
| #2,195 | Leon County, TX | 16.4% |
| #2,196 | Genesee County, MI | 16.4% |
About Poverty Rate
White County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 16.4%, ranking #2,193 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 29.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #86 of 102. This places it in the 32th 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.