Poverty Rate in Whiteside County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.0%
Rank #1,270/3,222 · #43 in IL
61th
Whiteside 12.0%
IL 11.8% +1.4%
US 12.6% -4.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Whiteside County's poverty rate of 12.0% 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 Whiteside County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,267 | Santa Fe County, NM | 12.0% |
| #1,268 | Roane County, TN | 12.0% |
| #1,269 | Henry County, IA | 12.0% |
| #1,270 | Whiteside County, IL | 12.0% |
| #1,271 | Franklin County, TN | 12.0% |
| #1,272 | Gem County, ID | 12.0% |
| #1,273 | Fayette County, IA | 12.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Whiteside County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 12.0%, ranking #1,270 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 4.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #43 of 102. This places it in the 61th 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.