Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Illinois was 24.69%. Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Highland city (100%), followed by River Grove village (100%), and Winnetka village (100%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Belvidere city (0%), Campton Hills village (0%), and Geneva city (0%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Illinois cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Illinois cities and places with a population of 10K+.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Illinois.
You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.
Rank | City | Poverty Rate (%) |
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1 | Highland city | 100.00 |
1 | River Grove village | 100.00 |
1 | Winnetka village | 100.00 |
2 | Franklin Park village | 69.33 |
3 | Streator city | 67.99 |
4 | Morris city | 64.29 |
5 | Pekin city | 63.15 |
6 | Lincoln city | 61.39 |
7 | Buffalo Grove village | 60.63 |
8 | Crystal Lake city | 58.03 |
9 | Mattoon city | 57.98 |
10 | Montgomery village | 57.44 |
11 | Wood River city | 57.29 |
12 | Warrenville city | 54.80 |
13 | Cary village | 54.55 |
14 | Galesburg city | 53.31 |
15 | Effingham city | 50.00 |
16 | Carbondale city | 48.43 |
17 | Herrin city | 47.26 |
18 | DeKalb city | 46.42 |
19 | Granite City city | 45.58 |
20 | Danville city | 45.50 |
21 | Springfield city | 43.22 |
22 | Cahokia village | 42.62 |
23 | Marion city | 42.39 |
24 | Fox Lake village | 42.22 |
25 | Moline city | 40.99 |
26 | Freeport city | 40.80 |
27 | Charleston city | 40.45 |
28 | Lincolnwood village | 39.78 |
29 | Kewanee city | 39.64 |
30 | Kankakee city | 39.25 |
31 | Alton city | 39.13 |
32 | Rock Island city | 38.87 |
33 | Channahon village | 38.80 |
34 | Rockford city | 38.15 |
35 | Normal town | 37.55 |
36 | Bloomington city | 37.00 |
37 | McHenry city | 35.26 |
38 | Hanover Park village | 34.81 |
39 | Justice village | 34.63 |
40 | Peoria city | 34.60 |
41 | Mount Vernon city | 34.41 |
42 | Decatur city | 34.05 |
43 | Glen Ellyn village | 33.24 |
44 | Collinsville city | 32.93 |
45 | Glenview village | 32.87 |
46 | Jacksonville city | 32.02 |
47 | Morton village | 31.52 |
48 | Harvey city | 31.21 |
49 | North Chicago city | 31.17 |
50 | Carpentersville village | 31.06 |
51 | Urbana city | 30.93 |
52 | Palatine village | 30.89 |
53 | Riverdale village | 30.38 |
54 | Summit village | 30.25 |
55 | Addison village | 29.37 |
56 | East St. Louis city | 29.33 |
57 | Waterloo city | 29.27 |
58 | Rantoul village | 28.77 |
59 | Midlothian village | 28.70 |
60 | Centralia city | 28.61 |
61 | Berwyn city | 28.43 |
61 | Chicago Heights city | 28.43 |
62 | Cicero town | 27.78 |
63 | Chicago city | 27.73 |
64 | Quincy city | 27.20 |
65 | Blue Island city | 27.18 |
66 | Bourbonnais village | 26.26 |
67 | Macomb city | 26.01 |
68 | Chatham village | 25.76 |
69 | Champaign city | 25.62 |
70 | Wheaton city | 25.47 |
71 | Wilmette village | 25.43 |
72 | Elgin city | 25.38 |
73 | Loves Park city | 25.00 |
73 | Washington city | 25.00 |
74 | Belleville city | 24.97 |
75 | Zion city | 24.93 |
76 | Calumet City city | 23.33 |
77 | Libertyville village | 23.21 |
78 | Northlake city | 23.14 |
79 | Canton city | 23.02 |
80 | Bradley village | 22.96 |
81 | Edwardsville city | 22.93 |
82 | Bolingbrook village | 22.72 |
83 | Streamwood village | 22.48 |
84 | Markham city | 22.06 |
85 | Taylorville city | 21.90 |
86 | Woodstock city | 21.27 |
87 | Deerfield village | 21.13 |
88 | Sycamore city | 20.36 |
89 | Ottawa city | 20.21 |
90 | Joliet city | 19.99 |
91 | Waukegan city | 19.42 |
92 | Dolton village | 19.25 |
93 | East Moline city | 19.02 |
94 | Hazel Crest village | 18.47 |
95 | Hoffman Estates village | 18.34 |
96 | Lansing village | 17.60 |
97 | La Grange Park village | 17.14 |
98 | Maywood village | 17.01 |
99 | Gages Lake CDP | 16.59 |
100 | Sterling city | 16.16 |
101 | O'Fallon city | 16.10 |
102 | Roscoe village | 15.64 |
103 | Alsip village | 15.43 |
104 | Bensenville village | 15.10 |
105 | Skokie village | 14.92 |
106 | Lombard village | 14.82 |
107 | Darien city | 14.49 |
108 | South Holland village | 14.48 |
109 | Evanston city | 14.31 |
110 | Glendale Heights village | 14.30 |
111 | Lake Forest city | 14.29 |
111 | Lyons village | 14.29 |
112 | Westmont village | 14.24 |
113 | Lindenhurst village | 14.23 |
114 | Bloomingdale village | 14.19 |
115 | Dixon city | 14.08 |
116 | Oak Lawn village | 13.66 |
117 | Park Forest village | 13.42 |
118 | Prospect Heights city | 13.37 |
119 | Homer Glen village | 13.33 |
120 | Lockport city | 13.25 |
121 | Crest Hill city | 13.21 |
122 | Forest Park village | 13.18 |
123 | Pontiac city | 13.07 |
124 | Oak Park village | 13.03 |
125 | Mundelein village | 12.90 |
126 | Yorkville city | 12.70 |
127 | Aurora city | 12.52 |
128 | Worth village | 12.00 |
129 | Western Springs village | 11.72 |
130 | Shiloh village | 11.44 |
131 | Gurnee village | 11.35 |
132 | Matteson village | 11.29 |
133 | La Grange village | 11.04 |
134 | Downers Grove village | 11.01 |
135 | Homewood village | 10.97 |
136 | West Chicago city | 10.90 |
137 | Machesney Park village | 10.83 |
138 | Country Club Hills city | 10.69 |
138 | East Peoria city | 10.69 |
139 | Des Plaines city | 10.59 |
140 | Burbank city | 10.46 |
141 | Grayslake village | 10.16 |
142 | Richton Park village | 10.04 |
143 | Palos Hills city | 9.97 |
144 | Villa Park village | 9.91 |
145 | Batavia city | 9.89 |
146 | Carol Stream village | 9.86 |
147 | Bellwood village | 9.24 |
148 | South Elgin village | 8.94 |
149 | Northbrook village | 8.68 |
150 | Evergreen Park village | 8.51 |
151 | Swansea village | 8.46 |
152 | Hickory Hills city | 8.09 |
153 | Antioch village | 8.07 |
154 | Palos Heights city | 7.91 |
155 | Fairview Heights city | 7.62 |
156 | Arlington Heights village | 7.44 |
157 | Bridgeview village | 6.57 |
158 | Mokena village | 6.54 |
159 | Melrose Park village | 6.44 |
160 | Wheeling village | 6.42 |
161 | Chicago Ridge village | 6.32 |
162 | Oak Forest city | 6.23 |
163 | Rolling Meadows city | 6.03 |
164 | Lemont village | 5.88 |
165 | Godfrey village | 5.82 |
166 | Round Lake village | 5.78 |
167 | Woodridge village | 5.74 |
168 | Orland Park village | 5.61 |
169 | Naperville city | 5.51 |
170 | Minooka village | 5.39 |
171 | Brookfield village | 5.26 |
172 | Park Ridge city | 5.14 |
173 | Burr Ridge village | 4.71 |
174 | Crestwood village | 4.65 |
175 | Round Lake Beach village | 4.50 |
176 | Schaumburg village | 4.47 |
177 | Mount Prospect village | 4.35 |
178 | Tinley Park village | 3.87 |
179 | Glen Carbon village | 3.76 |
180 | Beach Park village | 3.75 |
181 | Elmwood Park village | 3.54 |
182 | Roselle village | 3.27 |
183 | Elmhurst city | 2.87 |
184 | Elk Grove Village village | 2.84 |
185 | River Forest village | 2.80 |
186 | Lisle village | 2.61 |
187 | Oswego village | 2.28 |
188 | Shorewood village | 2.25 |
189 | Wood Dale city | 2.15 |
190 | Niles village | 2.04 |
191 | Highland Park city | 2.00 |
192 | Bartlett village | 1.92 |
192 | Morton Grove village | 1.92 |
193 | St. Charles city | 1.87 |
194 | Romeoville village | 1.74 |
195 | Algonquin village | 1.39 |
196 | Lake in the Hills village | 1.35 |
197 | North Aurora village | 1.20 |
198 | Barrington village | 1.10 |
199 | Norridge village | 1.08 |
200 | Westchester village | 1.07 |
201 | New Lenox village | 0.62 |
202 | Frankfort village | 0.47 |
203 | Plainfield village | 0.08 |
204 | Belvidere city | 0.00 |
204 | Campton Hills village | 0.00 |
204 | Geneva city | 0.00 |
204 | Hinsdale village | 0.00 |
204 | Huntley village | 0.00 |
204 | Lake Zurich village | 0.00 |
204 | Plano city | 0.00 |
204 | Schiller Park village | 0.00 |
204 | Troy city | 0.00 |
204 | Vernon Hills village | 0.00 |
204 | Wauconda village | 0.00 |