Richest & Poorest Counties in Illinois

Name: Illinois County Income Rankings
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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Illinois has 102 counties. The wealthiest county by median household income is DuPage County at $112,096 , while the lowest-income county is Pulaski County at $42,463 . The statewide median household income is $83,390, compared to the national median of $75,149.

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Illinois — Median Household Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

42K 61K 65K 71K 78K 112K

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Illinois — Median Home Value by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

60K 105K 127K 147K 186K 391K

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Illinois — Per Capita Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

24K 32K 35K 37K 40K 58K

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Illinois — Poverty Rate by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

5% 9% 11% 14% 16% 25%

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Richest Counties in Illinois

Top 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	DuPage County	$112,096	$391,400	$58,189	6.6%
2	Kendall County	$111,601	$322,400	$44,141	5.4%
3	Lake County	$110,416	$345,700	$57,153	8.3%
4	Will County	$109,984	$319,600	$47,516	7.3%
5	McHenry County	$104,802	$308,100	$49,388	6.2%
6	Kane County	$103,163	$327,000	$47,482	7.9%
7	Monroe County	$102,880	$282,100	$49,605	5.0%
8	Piatt County	$94,811	$180,600	$46,739	6.1%
9	Calhoun County	$93,203	$190,900	$35,142	6.3%
10	Grundy County	$92,235	$271,700	$43,656	6.0%

Poorest Counties in Illinois

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
102	Pulaski County	$42,463	$85,100	$24,074	25.0%
101	Alexander County	$47,043	$59,800	$29,379	19.0%
100	Jackson County	$48,763	$137,300	$30,227	21.0%
99	McDonough County	$52,795	$107,500	$32,219	17.2%
98	Saline County	$53,117	$94,300	$36,683	18.9%
97	Hardin County	$54,271	$103,800	$29,650	11.0%
96	White County	$54,813	$108,100	$30,898	16.4%
95	Lawrence County	$55,324	$99,100	$31,637	14.5%
94	Wayne County	$55,521	$110,700	$31,813	16.1%
93	Union County	$55,728	$131,700	$31,657	20.2%

All 102 Counties Ranked

Every county in Illinois ranked by median household income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	DuPage County	$112,096	$391,400	$58,189	6.6%
2	Kendall County	$111,601	$322,400	$44,141	5.4%
3	Lake County	$110,416	$345,700	$57,153	8.3%
4	Will County	$109,984	$319,600	$47,516	7.3%
5	McHenry County	$104,802	$308,100	$49,388	6.2%
6	Kane County	$103,163	$327,000	$47,482	7.9%
7	Monroe County	$102,880	$282,100	$49,605	5.0%
8	Piatt County	$94,811	$180,600	$46,739	6.1%
9	Calhoun County	$93,203	$190,900	$35,142	6.3%
10	Grundy County	$92,235	$271,700	$43,656	6.0%
11	Woodford County	$91,483	$197,600	$44,140	7.0%
12	Clinton County	$86,588	$192,400	$42,658	7.4%
13	Boone County	$84,571	$216,900	$39,818	9.9%
14	Cook County	$83,498	$324,500	$49,329	13.5%
15	Menard County	$82,176	$185,500	$41,446	10.1%
16	Ogle County	$82,132	$189,200	$40,038	8.4%
17	Effingham County	$80,404	$189,500	$40,117	10.1%
18	Jersey County	$80,361	$171,900	$38,634	8.8%
19	McLean County	$79,905	$208,400	$43,372	12.9%
20	Washington County	$78,224	$155,700	$40,841	7.5%
21	Tazewell County	$77,982	$167,500	$41,190	9.0%
22	Douglas County	$77,320	$150,400	$36,634	8.5%
23	Madison County	$75,793	$173,000	$41,560	11.1%
24	Putnam County	$75,590	$172,700	$40,375	8.1%
25	Sangamon County	$75,357	$176,300	$44,151	13.1%
26	Jasper County	$74,755	$125,500	$36,416	11.1%
27	Mercer County	$74,182	$146,700	$39,391	8.9%
28	Jo Daviess County	$73,993	$209,900	$44,251	7.8%
29	St. Clair County	$73,854	$180,300	$38,942	13.6%
30	Livingston County	$73,790	$142,200	$37,327	10.5%
31	Cumberland County	$73,327	$126,000	$36,140	9.1%
32	LaSalle County	$73,045	$161,900	$39,375	13.9%
33	Clark County	$72,927	$132,400	$37,528	9.1%
34	Shelby County	$72,095	$137,100	$34,820	9.2%
35	Henry County	$71,911	$151,600	$39,614	8.9%
36	Moultrie County	$71,784	$134,000	$37,035	9.2%
37	De Witt County	$71,678	$130,300	$38,005	10.0%
38	Crawford County	$71,674	$121,100	$36,486	12.1%
39	Marshall County	$71,585	$142,800	$37,407	11.4%
40	Kankakee County	$71,281	$192,600	$36,825	12.2%
41	Macoupin County	$70,805	$138,200	$37,136	13.1%
42	DeKalb County	$70,724	$243,600	$36,298	14.8%
43	Lee County	$70,292	$154,600	$35,945	11.8%
44	Bureau County	$69,257	$126,900	$37,423	10.8%
45	Randolph County	$68,131	$135,100	$32,715	14.6%
46	Cass County	$68,125	$97,100	$32,954	11.1%
47	Brown County	$67,917	$150,300	$26,202	9.2%
48	Whiteside County	$67,500	$127,100	$37,312	12.0%
49	Warren County	$67,385	$105,000	$35,164	14.6%
50	Rock Island County	$67,159	$150,400	$36,842	15.5%
51	Scott County	$66,705	$96,400	$36,633	11.5%
52	Logan County	$66,358	$134,400	$35,126	13.1%
53	Morgan County	$66,306	$130,800	$35,963	13.4%
54	Iroquois County	$66,255	$137,800	$36,404	12.5%
55	Adams County	$66,220	$162,600	$37,595	12.8%
56	Bond County	$65,959	$145,700	$37,166	10.9%
57	Schuyler County	$65,948	$109,700	$32,939	20.8%
58	Hancock County	$65,865	$113,800	$37,092	12.3%
59	Winnebago County	$65,837	$164,500	$35,697	15.6%
60	Hamilton County	$65,746	$113,700	$39,790	12.1%
61	Williamson County	$65,604	$156,400	$37,284	13.8%
62	Massac County	$65,116	$121,900	$32,040	16.3%
63	Peoria County	$65,108	$158,500	$40,155	15.7%
64	Stephenson County	$64,043	$134,900	$35,305	13.9%
65	Champaign County	$63,683	$211,500	$38,439	19.1%
66	Montgomery County	$63,620	$112,300	$33,451	12.6%
67	Jefferson County	$63,118	$126,000	$33,038	13.5%
68	Stark County	$62,878	$104,500	$37,754	11.1%
69	Mason County	$62,845	$103,400	$34,815	14.8%
70	Macon County	$62,666	$127,300	$36,605	15.0%
71	Christian County	$62,611	$115,500	$34,875	10.2%
72	Johnson County	$62,528	$160,500	$27,765	17.6%
73	Richland County	$62,455	$112,000	$33,126	12.1%
74	Ford County	$62,439	$122,000	$34,075	12.4%
75	Henderson County	$62,227	$104,400	$32,931	13.9%
76	Greene County	$62,192	$95,200	$33,635	14.3%
77	Perry County	$62,118	$112,600	$30,897	16.9%
78	Marion County	$61,240	$103,000	$32,825	15.4%
79	Fayette County	$60,944	$130,700	$32,197	15.5%
80	Carroll County	$60,758	$114,500	$32,110	14.2%
81	Fulton County	$60,599	$107,200	$32,918	13.2%
82	Edwards County	$60,519	$100,000	$34,238	16.5%
83	Clay County	$60,417	$97,400	$31,980	17.5%
84	Pope County	$60,050	$143,800	$31,967	13.3%
85	Edgar County	$59,941	$97,300	$35,038	12.0%
86	Pike County	$59,777	$101,400	$32,134	14.8%
87	Gallatin County	$59,219	$82,900	$34,560	13.6%
88	Wabash County	$57,086	$104,900	$37,580	16.7%
89	Knox County	$57,030	$111,900	$31,878	14.6%
90	Vermilion County	$56,877	$97,200	$31,655	17.7%
91	Franklin County	$56,740	$89,000	$31,012	17.5%
92	Coles County	$56,478	$127,400	$33,885	18.7%
93	Union County	$55,728	$131,700	$31,657	20.2%
94	Wayne County	$55,521	$110,700	$31,813	16.1%
95	Lawrence County	$55,324	$99,100	$31,637	14.5%
96	White County	$54,813	$108,100	$30,898	16.4%
97	Hardin County	$54,271	$103,800	$29,650	11.0%
98	Saline County	$53,117	$94,300	$36,683	18.9%
99	McDonough County	$52,795	$107,500	$32,219	17.2%
100	Jackson County	$48,763	$137,300	$30,227	21.0%
101	Alexander County	$47,043	$59,800	$29,379	19.0%
102	Pulaski County	$42,463	$85,100	$24,074	25.0%

Richest Counties in Illinois

Top 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	DuPage County	$112,096	$391,400	$58,189	6.6%
2	Lake County	$110,416	$345,700	$57,153	8.3%
3	Kane County	$103,163	$327,000	$47,482	7.9%
4	Cook County	$83,498	$324,500	$49,329	13.5%
5	Kendall County	$111,601	$322,400	$44,141	5.4%
6	Will County	$109,984	$319,600	$47,516	7.3%
7	McHenry County	$104,802	$308,100	$49,388	6.2%
8	Monroe County	$102,880	$282,100	$49,605	5.0%
9	Grundy County	$92,235	$271,700	$43,656	6.0%
10	DeKalb County	$70,724	$243,600	$36,298	14.8%

Poorest Counties in Illinois

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
102	Alexander County	$47,043	$59,800	$29,379	19.0%
101	Gallatin County	$59,219	$82,900	$34,560	13.6%
100	Pulaski County	$42,463	$85,100	$24,074	25.0%
99	Franklin County	$56,740	$89,000	$31,012	17.5%
98	Saline County	$53,117	$94,300	$36,683	18.9%
97	Greene County	$62,192	$95,200	$33,635	14.3%
96	Scott County	$66,705	$96,400	$36,633	11.5%
95	Cass County	$68,125	$97,100	$32,954	11.1%
94	Vermilion County	$56,877	$97,200	$31,655	17.7%
93	Edgar County	$59,941	$97,300	$35,038	12.0%

All 102 Counties Ranked

Every county in Illinois ranked by median home value. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	DuPage County	$112,096	$391,400	$58,189	6.6%
2	Lake County	$110,416	$345,700	$57,153	8.3%
3	Kane County	$103,163	$327,000	$47,482	7.9%
4	Cook County	$83,498	$324,500	$49,329	13.5%
5	Kendall County	$111,601	$322,400	$44,141	5.4%
6	Will County	$109,984	$319,600	$47,516	7.3%
7	McHenry County	$104,802	$308,100	$49,388	6.2%
8	Monroe County	$102,880	$282,100	$49,605	5.0%
9	Grundy County	$92,235	$271,700	$43,656	6.0%
10	DeKalb County	$70,724	$243,600	$36,298	14.8%
11	Boone County	$84,571	$216,900	$39,818	9.9%
12	Champaign County	$63,683	$211,500	$38,439	19.1%
13	Jo Daviess County	$73,993	$209,900	$44,251	7.8%
14	McLean County	$79,905	$208,400	$43,372	12.9%
15	Woodford County	$91,483	$197,600	$44,140	7.0%
16	Kankakee County	$71,281	$192,600	$36,825	12.2%
17	Clinton County	$86,588	$192,400	$42,658	7.4%
18	Calhoun County	$93,203	$190,900	$35,142	6.3%
19	Effingham County	$80,404	$189,500	$40,117	10.1%
20	Ogle County	$82,132	$189,200	$40,038	8.4%
21	Menard County	$82,176	$185,500	$41,446	10.1%
22	Piatt County	$94,811	$180,600	$46,739	6.1%
23	St. Clair County	$73,854	$180,300	$38,942	13.6%
24	Sangamon County	$75,357	$176,300	$44,151	13.1%
25	Madison County	$75,793	$173,000	$41,560	11.1%
26	Putnam County	$75,590	$172,700	$40,375	8.1%
27	Jersey County	$80,361	$171,900	$38,634	8.8%
28	Tazewell County	$77,982	$167,500	$41,190	9.0%
29	Winnebago County	$65,837	$164,500	$35,697	15.6%
30	Adams County	$66,220	$162,600	$37,595	12.8%
31	LaSalle County	$73,045	$161,900	$39,375	13.9%
32	Johnson County	$62,528	$160,500	$27,765	17.6%
33	Peoria County	$65,108	$158,500	$40,155	15.7%
34	Williamson County	$65,604	$156,400	$37,284	13.8%
35	Washington County	$78,224	$155,700	$40,841	7.5%
36	Lee County	$70,292	$154,600	$35,945	11.8%
37	Henry County	$71,911	$151,600	$39,614	8.9%
38	Douglas County	$77,320	$150,400	$36,634	8.5%
39	Rock Island County	$67,159	$150,400	$36,842	15.5%
40	Brown County	$67,917	$150,300	$26,202	9.2%
41	Mercer County	$74,182	$146,700	$39,391	8.9%
42	Bond County	$65,959	$145,700	$37,166	10.9%
43	Pope County	$60,050	$143,800	$31,967	13.3%
44	Marshall County	$71,585	$142,800	$37,407	11.4%
45	Livingston County	$73,790	$142,200	$37,327	10.5%
46	Macoupin County	$70,805	$138,200	$37,136	13.1%
47	Iroquois County	$66,255	$137,800	$36,404	12.5%
48	Jackson County	$48,763	$137,300	$30,227	21.0%
49	Shelby County	$72,095	$137,100	$34,820	9.2%
50	Randolph County	$68,131	$135,100	$32,715	14.6%
51	Stephenson County	$64,043	$134,900	$35,305	13.9%
52	Logan County	$66,358	$134,400	$35,126	13.1%
53	Moultrie County	$71,784	$134,000	$37,035	9.2%
54	Clark County	$72,927	$132,400	$37,528	9.1%
55	Union County	$55,728	$131,700	$31,657	20.2%
56	Morgan County	$66,306	$130,800	$35,963	13.4%
57	Fayette County	$60,944	$130,700	$32,197	15.5%
58	De Witt County	$71,678	$130,300	$38,005	10.0%
59	Coles County	$56,478	$127,400	$33,885	18.7%
60	Macon County	$62,666	$127,300	$36,605	15.0%
61	Whiteside County	$67,500	$127,100	$37,312	12.0%
62	Bureau County	$69,257	$126,900	$37,423	10.8%
63	Cumberland County	$73,327	$126,000	$36,140	9.1%
64	Jefferson County	$63,118	$126,000	$33,038	13.5%
65	Jasper County	$74,755	$125,500	$36,416	11.1%
66	Ford County	$62,439	$122,000	$34,075	12.4%
67	Massac County	$65,116	$121,900	$32,040	16.3%
68	Crawford County	$71,674	$121,100	$36,486	12.1%
69	Christian County	$62,611	$115,500	$34,875	10.2%
70	Carroll County	$60,758	$114,500	$32,110	14.2%
71	Hancock County	$65,865	$113,800	$37,092	12.3%
72	Hamilton County	$65,746	$113,700	$39,790	12.1%
73	Perry County	$62,118	$112,600	$30,897	16.9%
74	Montgomery County	$63,620	$112,300	$33,451	12.6%
75	Richland County	$62,455	$112,000	$33,126	12.1%
76	Knox County	$57,030	$111,900	$31,878	14.6%
77	Wayne County	$55,521	$110,700	$31,813	16.1%
78	Schuyler County	$65,948	$109,700	$32,939	20.8%
79	White County	$54,813	$108,100	$30,898	16.4%
80	McDonough County	$52,795	$107,500	$32,219	17.2%
81	Fulton County	$60,599	$107,200	$32,918	13.2%
82	Warren County	$67,385	$105,000	$35,164	14.6%
83	Wabash County	$57,086	$104,900	$37,580	16.7%
84	Stark County	$62,878	$104,500	$37,754	11.1%
85	Henderson County	$62,227	$104,400	$32,931	13.9%
86	Hardin County	$54,271	$103,800	$29,650	11.0%
87	Mason County	$62,845	$103,400	$34,815	14.8%
88	Marion County	$61,240	$103,000	$32,825	15.4%
89	Pike County	$59,777	$101,400	$32,134	14.8%
90	Edwards County	$60,519	$100,000	$34,238	16.5%
91	Lawrence County	$55,324	$99,100	$31,637	14.5%
92	Clay County	$60,417	$97,400	$31,980	17.5%
93	Edgar County	$59,941	$97,300	$35,038	12.0%
94	Vermilion County	$56,877	$97,200	$31,655	17.7%
95	Cass County	$68,125	$97,100	$32,954	11.1%
96	Scott County	$66,705	$96,400	$36,633	11.5%
97	Greene County	$62,192	$95,200	$33,635	14.3%
98	Saline County	$53,117	$94,300	$36,683	18.9%
99	Franklin County	$56,740	$89,000	$31,012	17.5%
100	Pulaski County	$42,463	$85,100	$24,074	25.0%
101	Gallatin County	$59,219	$82,900	$34,560	13.6%
102	Alexander County	$47,043	$59,800	$29,379	19.0%

Richest Counties in Illinois

Top 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	DuPage County	$112,096	$391,400	$58,189	6.6%
2	Lake County	$110,416	$345,700	$57,153	8.3%
3	Monroe County	$102,880	$282,100	$49,605	5.0%
4	McHenry County	$104,802	$308,100	$49,388	6.2%
5	Cook County	$83,498	$324,500	$49,329	13.5%
6	Will County	$109,984	$319,600	$47,516	7.3%
7	Kane County	$103,163	$327,000	$47,482	7.9%
8	Piatt County	$94,811	$180,600	$46,739	6.1%
9	Jo Daviess County	$73,993	$209,900	$44,251	7.8%
10	Sangamon County	$75,357	$176,300	$44,151	13.1%

Poorest Counties in Illinois

Bottom 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
102	Pulaski County	$42,463	$85,100	$24,074	25.0%
101	Brown County	$67,917	$150,300	$26,202	9.2%
100	Johnson County	$62,528	$160,500	$27,765	17.6%
99	Alexander County	$47,043	$59,800	$29,379	19.0%
98	Hardin County	$54,271	$103,800	$29,650	11.0%
97	Jackson County	$48,763	$137,300	$30,227	21.0%
96	Perry County	$62,118	$112,600	$30,897	16.9%
95	White County	$54,813	$108,100	$30,898	16.4%
94	Franklin County	$56,740	$89,000	$31,012	17.5%
93	Lawrence County	$55,324	$99,100	$31,637	14.5%

All 102 Counties Ranked

Every county in Illinois ranked by per capita income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	DuPage County	$112,096	$391,400	$58,189	6.6%
2	Lake County	$110,416	$345,700	$57,153	8.3%
3	Monroe County	$102,880	$282,100	$49,605	5.0%
4	McHenry County	$104,802	$308,100	$49,388	6.2%
5	Cook County	$83,498	$324,500	$49,329	13.5%
6	Will County	$109,984	$319,600	$47,516	7.3%
7	Kane County	$103,163	$327,000	$47,482	7.9%
8	Piatt County	$94,811	$180,600	$46,739	6.1%
9	Jo Daviess County	$73,993	$209,900	$44,251	7.8%
10	Sangamon County	$75,357	$176,300	$44,151	13.1%
11	Kendall County	$111,601	$322,400	$44,141	5.4%
12	Woodford County	$91,483	$197,600	$44,140	7.0%
13	Grundy County	$92,235	$271,700	$43,656	6.0%
14	McLean County	$79,905	$208,400	$43,372	12.9%
15	Clinton County	$86,588	$192,400	$42,658	7.4%
16	Madison County	$75,793	$173,000	$41,560	11.1%
17	Menard County	$82,176	$185,500	$41,446	10.1%
18	Tazewell County	$77,982	$167,500	$41,190	9.0%
19	Washington County	$78,224	$155,700	$40,841	7.5%
20	Putnam County	$75,590	$172,700	$40,375	8.1%
21	Peoria County	$65,108	$158,500	$40,155	15.7%
22	Effingham County	$80,404	$189,500	$40,117	10.1%
23	Ogle County	$82,132	$189,200	$40,038	8.4%
24	Boone County	$84,571	$216,900	$39,818	9.9%
25	Hamilton County	$65,746	$113,700	$39,790	12.1%
26	Henry County	$71,911	$151,600	$39,614	8.9%
27	Mercer County	$74,182	$146,700	$39,391	8.9%
28	LaSalle County	$73,045	$161,900	$39,375	13.9%
29	St. Clair County	$73,854	$180,300	$38,942	13.6%
30	Jersey County	$80,361	$171,900	$38,634	8.8%
31	Champaign County	$63,683	$211,500	$38,439	19.1%
32	De Witt County	$71,678	$130,300	$38,005	10.0%
33	Stark County	$62,878	$104,500	$37,754	11.1%
34	Adams County	$66,220	$162,600	$37,595	12.8%
35	Wabash County	$57,086	$104,900	$37,580	16.7%
36	Clark County	$72,927	$132,400	$37,528	9.1%
37	Bureau County	$69,257	$126,900	$37,423	10.8%
38	Marshall County	$71,585	$142,800	$37,407	11.4%
39	Livingston County	$73,790	$142,200	$37,327	10.5%
40	Whiteside County	$67,500	$127,100	$37,312	12.0%
41	Williamson County	$65,604	$156,400	$37,284	13.8%
42	Bond County	$65,959	$145,700	$37,166	10.9%
43	Macoupin County	$70,805	$138,200	$37,136	13.1%
44	Hancock County	$65,865	$113,800	$37,092	12.3%
45	Moultrie County	$71,784	$134,000	$37,035	9.2%
46	Rock Island County	$67,159	$150,400	$36,842	15.5%
47	Kankakee County	$71,281	$192,600	$36,825	12.2%
48	Saline County	$53,117	$94,300	$36,683	18.9%
49	Douglas County	$77,320	$150,400	$36,634	8.5%
50	Scott County	$66,705	$96,400	$36,633	11.5%
51	Macon County	$62,666	$127,300	$36,605	15.0%
52	Crawford County	$71,674	$121,100	$36,486	12.1%
53	Jasper County	$74,755	$125,500	$36,416	11.1%
54	Iroquois County	$66,255	$137,800	$36,404	12.5%
55	DeKalb County	$70,724	$243,600	$36,298	14.8%
56	Cumberland County	$73,327	$126,000	$36,140	9.1%
57	Morgan County	$66,306	$130,800	$35,963	13.4%
58	Lee County	$70,292	$154,600	$35,945	11.8%
59	Winnebago County	$65,837	$164,500	$35,697	15.6%
60	Stephenson County	$64,043	$134,900	$35,305	13.9%
61	Warren County	$67,385	$105,000	$35,164	14.6%
62	Calhoun County	$93,203	$190,900	$35,142	6.3%
63	Logan County	$66,358	$134,400	$35,126	13.1%
64	Edgar County	$59,941	$97,300	$35,038	12.0%
65	Christian County	$62,611	$115,500	$34,875	10.2%
66	Shelby County	$72,095	$137,100	$34,820	9.2%
67	Mason County	$62,845	$103,400	$34,815	14.8%
68	Gallatin County	$59,219	$82,900	$34,560	13.6%
69	Edwards County	$60,519	$100,000	$34,238	16.5%
70	Ford County	$62,439	$122,000	$34,075	12.4%
71	Coles County	$56,478	$127,400	$33,885	18.7%
72	Greene County	$62,192	$95,200	$33,635	14.3%
73	Montgomery County	$63,620	$112,300	$33,451	12.6%
74	Richland County	$62,455	$112,000	$33,126	12.1%
75	Jefferson County	$63,118	$126,000	$33,038	13.5%
76	Cass County	$68,125	$97,100	$32,954	11.1%
77	Schuyler County	$65,948	$109,700	$32,939	20.8%
78	Henderson County	$62,227	$104,400	$32,931	13.9%
79	Fulton County	$60,599	$107,200	$32,918	13.2%
80	Marion County	$61,240	$103,000	$32,825	15.4%
81	Randolph County	$68,131	$135,100	$32,715	14.6%
82	McDonough County	$52,795	$107,500	$32,219	17.2%
83	Fayette County	$60,944	$130,700	$32,197	15.5%
84	Pike County	$59,777	$101,400	$32,134	14.8%
85	Carroll County	$60,758	$114,500	$32,110	14.2%
86	Massac County	$65,116	$121,900	$32,040	16.3%
87	Clay County	$60,417	$97,400	$31,980	17.5%
88	Pope County	$60,050	$143,800	$31,967	13.3%
89	Knox County	$57,030	$111,900	$31,878	14.6%
90	Wayne County	$55,521	$110,700	$31,813	16.1%
91	Union County	$55,728	$131,700	$31,657	20.2%
92	Vermilion County	$56,877	$97,200	$31,655	17.7%
93	Lawrence County	$55,324	$99,100	$31,637	14.5%
94	Franklin County	$56,740	$89,000	$31,012	17.5%
95	White County	$54,813	$108,100	$30,898	16.4%
96	Perry County	$62,118	$112,600	$30,897	16.9%
97	Jackson County	$48,763	$137,300	$30,227	21.0%
98	Hardin County	$54,271	$103,800	$29,650	11.0%
99	Alexander County	$47,043	$59,800	$29,379	19.0%
100	Johnson County	$62,528	$160,500	$27,765	17.6%
101	Brown County	$67,917	$150,300	$26,202	9.2%
102	Pulaski County	$42,463	$85,100	$24,074	25.0%

Richest Counties in Illinois

Top 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Monroe County	$102,880	$282,100	$49,605	5.0%
2	Kendall County	$111,601	$322,400	$44,141	5.4%
3	Grundy County	$92,235	$271,700	$43,656	6.0%
4	Piatt County	$94,811	$180,600	$46,739	6.1%
5	McHenry County	$104,802	$308,100	$49,388	6.2%
6	Calhoun County	$93,203	$190,900	$35,142	6.3%
7	DuPage County	$112,096	$391,400	$58,189	6.6%
8	Woodford County	$91,483	$197,600	$44,140	7.0%
9	Will County	$109,984	$319,600	$47,516	7.3%
10	Clinton County	$86,588	$192,400	$42,658	7.4%

Poorest Counties in Illinois

Bottom 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
102	Pulaski County	$42,463	$85,100	$24,074	25.0%
101	Jackson County	$48,763	$137,300	$30,227	21.0%
100	Schuyler County	$65,948	$109,700	$32,939	20.8%
99	Union County	$55,728	$131,700	$31,657	20.2%
98	Champaign County	$63,683	$211,500	$38,439	19.1%
97	Alexander County	$47,043	$59,800	$29,379	19.0%
96	Saline County	$53,117	$94,300	$36,683	18.9%
95	Coles County	$56,478	$127,400	$33,885	18.7%
94	Vermilion County	$56,877	$97,200	$31,655	17.7%
93	Johnson County	$62,528	$160,500	$27,765	17.6%

All 102 Counties Ranked

Every county in Illinois ranked by poverty rate. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Monroe County	$102,880	$282,100	$49,605	5.0%
2	Kendall County	$111,601	$322,400	$44,141	5.4%
3	Grundy County	$92,235	$271,700	$43,656	6.0%
4	Piatt County	$94,811	$180,600	$46,739	6.1%
5	McHenry County	$104,802	$308,100	$49,388	6.2%
6	Calhoun County	$93,203	$190,900	$35,142	6.3%
7	DuPage County	$112,096	$391,400	$58,189	6.6%
8	Woodford County	$91,483	$197,600	$44,140	7.0%
9	Will County	$109,984	$319,600	$47,516	7.3%
10	Clinton County	$86,588	$192,400	$42,658	7.4%
11	Washington County	$78,224	$155,700	$40,841	7.5%
12	Jo Daviess County	$73,993	$209,900	$44,251	7.8%
13	Kane County	$103,163	$327,000	$47,482	7.9%
14	Putnam County	$75,590	$172,700	$40,375	8.1%
15	Lake County	$110,416	$345,700	$57,153	8.3%
16	Ogle County	$82,132	$189,200	$40,038	8.4%
17	Douglas County	$77,320	$150,400	$36,634	8.5%
18	Jersey County	$80,361	$171,900	$38,634	8.8%
19	Henry County	$71,911	$151,600	$39,614	8.9%
20	Mercer County	$74,182	$146,700	$39,391	8.9%
21	Tazewell County	$77,982	$167,500	$41,190	9.0%
22	Cumberland County	$73,327	$126,000	$36,140	9.1%
23	Clark County	$72,927	$132,400	$37,528	9.1%
24	Shelby County	$72,095	$137,100	$34,820	9.2%
25	Moultrie County	$71,784	$134,000	$37,035	9.2%
26	Brown County	$67,917	$150,300	$26,202	9.2%
27	Boone County	$84,571	$216,900	$39,818	9.9%
28	De Witt County	$71,678	$130,300	$38,005	10.0%
29	Effingham County	$80,404	$189,500	$40,117	10.1%
30	Menard County	$82,176	$185,500	$41,446	10.1%
31	Christian County	$62,611	$115,500	$34,875	10.2%
32	Livingston County	$73,790	$142,200	$37,327	10.5%
33	Bureau County	$69,257	$126,900	$37,423	10.8%
34	Bond County	$65,959	$145,700	$37,166	10.9%
35	Hardin County	$54,271	$103,800	$29,650	11.0%
36	Stark County	$62,878	$104,500	$37,754	11.1%
37	Madison County	$75,793	$173,000	$41,560	11.1%
38	Jasper County	$74,755	$125,500	$36,416	11.1%
39	Cass County	$68,125	$97,100	$32,954	11.1%
40	Marshall County	$71,585	$142,800	$37,407	11.4%
41	Scott County	$66,705	$96,400	$36,633	11.5%
42	Lee County	$70,292	$154,600	$35,945	11.8%
43	Whiteside County	$67,500	$127,100	$37,312	12.0%
44	Edgar County	$59,941	$97,300	$35,038	12.0%
45	Hamilton County	$65,746	$113,700	$39,790	12.1%
46	Richland County	$62,455	$112,000	$33,126	12.1%
47	Crawford County	$71,674	$121,100	$36,486	12.1%
48	Kankakee County	$71,281	$192,600	$36,825	12.2%
49	Hancock County	$65,865	$113,800	$37,092	12.3%
50	Ford County	$62,439	$122,000	$34,075	12.4%
51	Iroquois County	$66,255	$137,800	$36,404	12.5%
52	Montgomery County	$63,620	$112,300	$33,451	12.6%
53	Adams County	$66,220	$162,600	$37,595	12.8%
54	McLean County	$79,905	$208,400	$43,372	12.9%
55	Macoupin County	$70,805	$138,200	$37,136	13.1%
56	Sangamon County	$75,357	$176,300	$44,151	13.1%
57	Logan County	$66,358	$134,400	$35,126	13.1%
58	Fulton County	$60,599	$107,200	$32,918	13.2%
59	Pope County	$60,050	$143,800	$31,967	13.3%
60	Morgan County	$66,306	$130,800	$35,963	13.4%
61	Cook County	$83,498	$324,500	$49,329	13.5%
62	Jefferson County	$63,118	$126,000	$33,038	13.5%
63	St. Clair County	$73,854	$180,300	$38,942	13.6%
64	Gallatin County	$59,219	$82,900	$34,560	13.6%
65	Williamson County	$65,604	$156,400	$37,284	13.8%
66	LaSalle County	$73,045	$161,900	$39,375	13.9%
67	Stephenson County	$64,043	$134,900	$35,305	13.9%
68	Henderson County	$62,227	$104,400	$32,931	13.9%
69	Carroll County	$60,758	$114,500	$32,110	14.2%
70	Greene County	$62,192	$95,200	$33,635	14.3%
71	Lawrence County	$55,324	$99,100	$31,637	14.5%
72	Knox County	$57,030	$111,900	$31,878	14.6%
73	Warren County	$67,385	$105,000	$35,164	14.6%
74	Randolph County	$68,131	$135,100	$32,715	14.6%
75	DeKalb County	$70,724	$243,600	$36,298	14.8%
76	Mason County	$62,845	$103,400	$34,815	14.8%
77	Pike County	$59,777	$101,400	$32,134	14.8%
78	Macon County	$62,666	$127,300	$36,605	15.0%
79	Marion County	$61,240	$103,000	$32,825	15.4%
80	Fayette County	$60,944	$130,700	$32,197	15.5%
81	Rock Island County	$67,159	$150,400	$36,842	15.5%
82	Winnebago County	$65,837	$164,500	$35,697	15.6%
83	Peoria County	$65,108	$158,500	$40,155	15.7%
84	Wayne County	$55,521	$110,700	$31,813	16.1%
85	Massac County	$65,116	$121,900	$32,040	16.3%
86	White County	$54,813	$108,100	$30,898	16.4%
87	Edwards County	$60,519	$100,000	$34,238	16.5%
88	Wabash County	$57,086	$104,900	$37,580	16.7%
89	Perry County	$62,118	$112,600	$30,897	16.9%
90	McDonough County	$52,795	$107,500	$32,219	17.2%
91	Franklin County	$56,740	$89,000	$31,012	17.5%
92	Clay County	$60,417	$97,400	$31,980	17.5%
93	Johnson County	$62,528	$160,500	$27,765	17.6%
94	Vermilion County	$56,877	$97,200	$31,655	17.7%
95	Coles County	$56,478	$127,400	$33,885	18.7%
96	Saline County	$53,117	$94,300	$36,683	18.9%
97	Alexander County	$47,043	$59,800	$29,379	19.0%
98	Champaign County	$63,683	$211,500	$38,439	19.1%
99	Union County	$55,728	$131,700	$31,657	20.2%
100	Schuyler County	$65,948	$109,700	$32,939	20.8%
101	Jackson County	$48,763	$137,300	$30,227	21.0%
102	Pulaski County	$42,463	$85,100	$24,074	25.0%

About This Data

All figures are estimates from the American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates, published by the U.S. Census Bureau. Values are subject to sampling variability and margin of error.

Rankings are within Illinois only and may differ from national rankings. For more information, see our methodology.