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PantryPath Research · Child Poverty Atlas

Child Poverty in
Illinois

Illinois's child poverty rate is 14.7% across 102 counties, meaning 390K children under 18 live in households below the federal poverty line. Use the interactive map below to see how poverty varies within the state.

14.7%

Child poverty rate (0–17)

390K

Children in poverty

11.6%

All-ages poverty

$80,346

Median income

Illinois by county

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Toggle between five SAIPE metrics to see how poverty varies within Illinois. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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Illinois at a glance

Children in poverty

390K

Ages 0–17

Child poverty rate

14.7%

Ages 0–17

5–17 poverty rate

14.2%

Title I allocator

All-ages poverty

11.6%

Entire population

Concentration

1.27×

Child ÷ all-ages

Median income

$80,346

Inflation-adjusted

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 102 counties in Illinois.

Highest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Alexander County 38.8%
  2. 2 Pulaski County 35.4%
  3. 3 Massac County 30.6%
  4. 4 Hardin County 28.8%
  5. 5 Vermilion County 28.7%

Lowest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Monroe County 4.5%
  2. 2 Kendall County 6.5%
  3. 3 DuPage County 6.6%
  4. 4 McHenry County 7.6%
  5. 5 Woodford County 7.6%

Most children in poverty

Absolute count, ages 0–17

  1. 1 Cook County 178K
  2. 2 Lake County 17K
  3. 3 Will County 15K
  4. 4 Kane County 14K
  5. 5 DuPage County 13K

Every county in Illinois

All 102 counties across the five SAIPE metrics plus median income.

County Children 0–17 Ages 5–17 All ages Concentration Child count Median income
Adams County 14.1% 14.0% 12.2% 1.16× 1,994 $63,424
Alexander County 38.8% 37.1% 25.8% 1.50× 384 $45,550
Bond County 14.8% 14.3% 13.6% 1.09× 427 $66,162
Boone County 15.8% 15.0% 10.8% 1.46× 1,930 $83,129
Brown County 11.8% 11.9% 13.7% 0.86× 122 $76,076
Bureau County 15.4% 14.7% 11.4% 1.35× 1,012 $66,854
Calhoun County 13.8% 12.7% 9.9% 1.39× 117 $72,574
Carroll County 16.5% 15.6% 12.9% 1.28× 452 $61,982
Cass County 16.7% 16.7% 11.6% 1.44× 496 $64,413
Champaign County 14.4% 13.9% 16.2% 0.89× 5,504 $62,169
Christian County 16.2% 15.4% 12.1% 1.34× 990 $72,650
Clark County 15.9% 15.4% 12.0% 1.33× 515 $66,923
Clay County 19.1% 19.1% 14.9% 1.28× 558 $54,837
Clinton County 8.8% 8.7% 7.5% 1.17× 677 $88,977
Coles County 18.6% 17.9% 17.3% 1.08× 1,545 $57,728
Cook County 17.2% 16.7% 13.2% 1.30× 178,292 $80,547
Crawford County 16.9% 16.6% 14.2% 1.19× 588 $64,168
Cumberland County 12.8% 12.1% 11.2% 1.14× 285 $71,741
De Witt County 15.9% 15.0% 10.8% 1.47× 512 $74,553
DeKalb County 13.0% 12.7% 12.5% 1.04× 2,721 $69,439
Douglas County 11.8% 11.1% 9.0% 1.31× 552 $82,895
DuPage County 6.6% 6.6% 6.6% 1.00× 13,065 $107,032
Edgar County 17.9% 18.0% 13.6% 1.32× 562 $59,330
Edwards County 15.6% 14.0% 13.9% 1.12× 192 $59,867
Effingham County 11.9% 11.6% 9.8% 1.21× 951 $72,158
Fayette County 21.0% 21.5% 17.0% 1.24× 851 $61,952
Ford County 14.7% 13.8% 11.0% 1.34× 440 $71,110
Franklin County 23.0% 21.8% 17.9% 1.28× 1,832 $52,533
Fulton County 16.8% 17.1% 11.8% 1.42× 1,032 $62,914
Gallatin County 24.3% 21.8% 17.5% 1.39× 206 $56,852
Greene County 18.4% 17.6% 13.8% 1.33× 440 $59,146
Grundy County 8.6% 8.0% 6.8% 1.26× 1,096 $91,254
Hamilton County 17.0% 16.1% 11.3% 1.50× 295 $65,472
Hancock County 18.0% 16.9% 13.0% 1.38× 648 $63,408
Hardin County 28.8% 28.1% 19.2% 1.50× 182 $51,216
Henderson County 15.3% 16.5% 13.2% 1.16× 166 $62,610
Henry County 12.7% 10.9% 9.6% 1.32× 1,279 $73,198
Iroquois County 16.1% 15.2% 12.3% 1.31× 877 $64,995
Jackson County 22.8% 22.8% 20.7% 1.10× 2,218 $48,289
Jasper County 12.5% 12.5% 9.4% 1.33× 254 $69,924
Jefferson County 21.1% 19.9% 15.4% 1.37× 1,666 $60,543
Jersey County 14.2% 13.4% 10.8% 1.31× 577 $70,158
Jo Daviess County 11.1% 10.5% 8.6% 1.29× 420 $74,426
Johnson County 16.5% 15.9% 15.2% 1.09× 356 $63,160
Kane County 11.7% 11.0% 8.4% 1.39× 13,827 $97,543
Kankakee County 15.8% 14.2% 11.5% 1.37× 3,692 $68,451
Kendall County 6.5% 6.1% 5.1% 1.27× 2,376 $114,606
Knox County 21.2% 19.7% 16.3% 1.30× 2,023 $57,569
La Salle County 15.9% 15.2% 11.6% 1.37× 3,559 $72,225
Lake County 10.5% 10.1% 8.2% 1.28× 16,794 $108,349
Lawrence County 20.9% 19.8% 18.3% 1.14× 553 $55,411
Lee County 13.9% 13.4% 10.1% 1.38× 892 $66,598
Livingston County 13.8% 13.3% 11.1% 1.24× 1,043 $68,544
Logan County 17.1% 16.5% 14.4% 1.19× 886 $64,779
Macon County 22.6% 22.4% 15.7% 1.44× 5,032 $61,033
Macoupin County 17.0% 16.2% 13.0% 1.31× 1,483 $70,256
Madison County 13.4% 12.8% 11.1% 1.21× 7,264 $73,194
Marion County 20.6% 20.4% 16.0% 1.29× 1,733 $54,774
Marshall County 15.8% 14.7% 10.2% 1.55× 370 $70,246
Mason County 21.9% 20.7% 14.9% 1.47× 537 $62,146
Massac County 30.6% 29.4% 17.7% 1.73× 827 $58,202
McDonough County 21.2% 21.6% 19.9% 1.07× 1,008 $50,487
McHenry County 7.6% 6.8% 6.3% 1.21× 5,282 $101,205
McLean County 9.0% 8.6% 11.0% 0.82× 3,148 $79,622
Menard County 13.4% 12.3% 10.3% 1.30× 336 $80,964
Mercer County 13.5% 13.1% 9.8% 1.38× 429 $77,098
Monroe County 4.5% 3.9% 4.9% 0.92× 332 $103,032
Montgomery County 18.2% 17.0% 14.7% 1.24× 984 $60,599
Morgan County 17.4% 17.2% 13.9% 1.25× 1,054 $64,268
Moultrie County 13.3% 11.8% 11.0% 1.21× 466 $72,928
Ogle County 12.0% 11.4% 9.2% 1.30× 1,335 $78,109
Peoria County 22.1% 21.5% 16.8% 1.32× 9,106 $62,873
Perry County 24.4% 23.1% 17.0% 1.44× 932 $62,830
Piatt County 8.0% 7.3% 6.8% 1.18× 284 $81,611
Pike County 21.0% 21.2% 15.0% 1.40× 682 $58,733
Pope County 26.4% 32.0% 16.1% 1.64× 107 $58,093
Pulaski County 35.4% 33.1% 22.4% 1.58× 350 $50,863
Putnam County 12.7% 12.2% 8.8% 1.44× 132 $75,469
Randolph County 14.9% 14.0% 11.8% 1.26× 871 $70,526
Richland County 17.1% 16.0% 13.1% 1.31× 581 $57,119
Rock Island County 21.0% 20.6% 14.8% 1.42× 6,509 $63,457
Saline County 24.3% 24.0% 18.5% 1.31× 1,106 $53,318
Sangamon County 16.7% 16.1% 11.9% 1.40× 6,814 $73,004
Schuyler County 14.2% 14.5% 13.7% 1.04× 164 $64,444
Scott County 17.0% 16.3% 11.4% 1.49× 157 $67,157
Shelby County 13.1% 12.2% 10.6% 1.24× 555 $68,618
St. Clair County 17.3% 18.2% 13.4% 1.29× 9,639 $66,007
Stark County 16.4% 15.6% 11.3% 1.45× 182 $69,523
Stephenson County 17.5% 17.0% 12.7% 1.38× 1,539 $64,926
Tazewell County 10.3% 9.7% 8.9% 1.16× 2,829 $73,659
Union County 19.5% 18.7% 15.9% 1.23× 645 $64,452
Vermilion County 28.7% 25.9% 19.5% 1.47× 4,698 $51,813
Wabash County 17.7% 15.6% 14.4% 1.23× 392 $64,466
Warren County 16.4% 16.4% 12.1% 1.36× 585 $64,493
Washington County 10.5% 10.1% 8.7% 1.21× 280 $74,848
Wayne County 17.9% 16.8% 12.7% 1.41× 613 $56,071
White County 19.4% 17.6% 14.9% 1.30× 542 $56,768
Whiteside County 15.7% 14.6% 11.4% 1.38× 1,828 $68,641
Will County 9.3% 8.9% 7.2% 1.29× 14,931 $103,587
Williamson County 21.9% 19.6% 16.8% 1.30× 3,013 $60,704
Winnebago County 20.3% 19.9% 14.7% 1.38× 13,023 $65,795
Woodford County 7.6% 7.3% 6.9% 1.10× 676 $90,169

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