Ranking of Illinois Counties 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 counties, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Edwards County (100%), followed by Gallatin County (100%), and Hamilton County (100%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Boone County (0%), Calhoun County (0%), and Menard County (0%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Illinois counties where the Black or African American Alone racial 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.
| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edwards County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Gallatin County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Hamilton County | 100.00 |
| 2 | Mason County | 95.00 |
| 3 | Richland County | 90.00 |
| 4 | Wayne County | 84.12 |
| 5 | Wabash County | 83.33 |
| 6 | Union County | 77.21 |
| 7 | Montgomery County | 76.92 |
| 8 | Jersey County | 76.19 |
| 9 | Clay County | 76.09 |
| 10 | Mercer County | 71.43 |
| 11 | Jasper County | 66.67 |
| 12 | Hancock County | 65.17 |
| 13 | Logan County | 60.39 |
| 14 | Moultrie County | 59.14 |
| 15 | White County | 58.82 |
| 16 | Marshall County | 58.57 |
| 17 | Ford County | 58.03 |
| 18 | Schuyler County | 57.50 |
| 19 | Franklin County | 54.17 |
| 20 | Bond County | 52.97 |
| 21 | Knox County | 51.18 |
| 22 | Livingston County | 47.53 |
| 23 | Fayette County | 45.86 |
| 24 | Coles County | 45.35 |
| 25 | Macoupin County | 43.20 |
| 26 | Vermilion County | 42.86 |
| 27 | Jackson County | 42.54 |
| 28 | Williamson County | 41.66 |
| 29 | Sangamon County | 41.51 |
| 30 | Douglas County | 41.18 |
| 31 | Effingham County | 40.33 |
| 32 | Stephenson County | 39.64 |
| 33 | DeKalb County | 39.53 |
| 34 | Pope County | 39.13 |
| 35 | Ogle County | 38.20 |
| 36 | Cass County | 38.14 |
| 37 | Lawrence County | 38.13 |
| 38 | McLean County | 37.06 |
| 39 | Clark County | 36.96 |
| 40 | Stark County | 36.36 |
| 41 | Henry County | 35.91 |
| 42 | Winnebago County | 35.72 |
| 43 | Tazewell County | 35.13 |
| 44 | Madison County | 34.93 |
| 45 | LaSalle County | 34.25 |
| 46 | Pulaski County | 33.68 |
| 47 | Rock Island County | 33.49 |
| 48 | Peoria County | 33.44 |
| 49 | Massac County | 33.37 |
| 50 | Johnson County | 33.33 |
| 50 | Putnam County | 33.33 |
| 51 | Macon County | 33.22 |
| 52 | Kankakee County | 33.01 |
| 53 | Jefferson County | 32.66 |
| 54 | Morgan County | 30.79 |
| 55 | Jo Daviess County | 30.09 |
| 56 | Marion County | 28.67 |
| 57 | Bureau County | 28.57 |
| 58 | Crawford County | 28.36 |
| 59 | Shelby County | 28.13 |
| 60 | Grundy County | 27.52 |
| 61 | Fulton County | 27.33 |
| 62 | Alexander County | 26.29 |
| 63 | Champaign County | 26.20 |
| 64 | Adams County | 26.17 |
| 65 | St. Clair County | 25.44 |
| 66 | McDonough County | 24.37 |
| 67 | Christian County | 24.11 |
| 68 | Cook County | 24.00 |
| 69 | Carroll County | 20.45 |
| 70 | Lake County | 20.29 |
| 71 | Washington County | 19.59 |
| 72 | Monroe County | 19.36 |
| 73 | Randolph County | 19.33 |
| 74 | Perry County | 19.18 |
| 75 | Kane County | 17.85 |
| 76 | Whiteside County | 17.76 |
| 77 | Woodford County | 16.39 |
| 78 | Pike County | 15.79 |
| 78 | Saline County | 15.79 |
| 79 | DuPage County | 14.64 |
| 80 | Will County | 13.82 |
| 81 | De Witt County | 12.77 |
| 82 | Iroquois County | 12.76 |
| 83 | McHenry County | 12.41 |
| 84 | Lee County | 12.16 |
| 85 | Edgar County | 8.16 |
| 86 | Kendall County | 8.15 |
| 87 | Piatt County | 7.78 |
| 88 | Greene County | 3.85 |
| 89 | Clinton County | 1.43 |
| 90 | Warren County | 0.74 |
| 91 | Boone County | 0.00 |
| 91 | Calhoun County | 0.00 |
| 91 | Menard County | 0.00 |
| 91 | Scott County | 0.00 |