Ranking of Illinois Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 10, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group in Illinois was 14.16%. Among all Illinois counties, the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Pope County (98.59%), followed by Cumberland County (77.27%), and Wayne County (68.7%). On the other hand, the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Calhoun County (0%), Clark County (0%), and Gallatin County (0%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Illinois counties where the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Illinois.

You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Illinois Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races Ethnicity Group in 2021
Pope County
Cumberland County
Wayne County
Clay County
Schuyler County
Perry County
Alexander County
Richland County
Mason County
Franklin County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Pope County 98.59
2 Cumberland County 77.27
3 Wayne County 68.70
4 Clay County 61.91
5 Schuyler County 61.11
6 Perry County 60.53
7 Alexander County 59.68
8 Richland County 54.41
9 Mason County 54.04
10 Franklin County 40.53
11 Randolph County 37.55
12 Jackson County 35.57
13 Morgan County 34.65
14 Massac County 33.41
15 Logan County 32.37
16 Marion County 31.21
17 Pike County 31.10
18 McDonough County 30.56
19 Greene County 30.37
20 Union County 30.25
21 Scott County 30.00
22 Ford County 27.29
23 Montgomery County 26.67
24 Champaign County 26.34
25 Vermilion County 26.21
26 Warren County 22.95
27 St. Clair County 22.93
28 Jersey County 22.84
29 Winnebago County 22.46
30 Kankakee County 22.36
31 Whiteside County 22.18
32 McLean County 21.98
33 Fulton County 21.95
33 Macon County 21.95
34 Coles County 21.19
35 Effingham County 20.92
36 Fayette County 20.56
37 Edwards County 20.48
38 Macoupin County 20.11
39 Rock Island County 19.22
40 Peoria County 18.79
41 Stephenson County 18.73
42 Livingston County 18.65
43 De Witt County 18.12
44 Madison County 18.04
45 DeKalb County 17.93
46 Knox County 17.49
47 Williamson County 17.38
48 White County 17.37
49 LaSalle County 17.22
50 Marshall County 16.95
51 Cass County 16.54
52 Carroll County 16.01
53 Shelby County 15.58
54 Ogle County 15.17
55 Henry County 15.02
56 Bureau County 14.90
57 Cook County 14.63
58 Brown County 13.93
59 Boone County 13.87
60 Jo Daviess County 13.85
60 Sangamon County 13.85
61 Kane County 13.42
62 Mercer County 13.02
63 Lake County 12.51
64 McHenry County 12.38
65 Crawford County 11.82
66 Tazewell County 11.32
67 Iroquois County 11.31
68 Jefferson County 10.53
69 Will County 9.81
70 DuPage County 9.56
71 Douglas County 9.41
72 Bond County 8.79
73 Hancock County 8.71
74 Woodford County 8.69
75 Johnson County 7.98
76 Lee County 7.79
77 Adams County 7.49
78 Stark County 7.02
79 Wabash County 6.95
80 Grundy County 6.01
81 Putnam County 5.95
82 Clinton County 5.13
83 Kendall County 4.65
84 Saline County 4.35
85 Edgar County 4.15
86 Moultrie County 3.10
87 Lawrence County 2.70
88 Jasper County 1.59
89 Christian County 1.08
90 Piatt County 0.82
91 Calhoun County 0.00
91 Clark County 0.00
91 Gallatin County 0.00
91 Hamilton County 0.00
91 Hardin County 0.00
91 Henderson County 0.00
91 Menard County 0.00