Ranking of Illinois Counties By the Average Household Income of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 15, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Average Household Income for the White Alone racial group in Illinois was $108,182. Among all Illinois counties, the White Alone racial group had the highest average household income in Lake County ($146,352), followed by DuPage County ($137,971), and Cook County ($124,474). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest average household income in the following 3 counties: Alexander County ($58,903), Pope County ($59,179), and Franklin County ($62,258).

The chart below shows the top 10 Illinois counties where the White Alone racial group had high average household income, 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 information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Illinois Counties By the Average Household Income of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
Lake County
DuPage County
Cook County
Kane County
Will County
Kendall County
McHenry County
Monroe County
Grundy County
Woodford County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By the Average Household Income of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank County Average Household Income ($)
1 Lake County 146352
2 DuPage County 137971
3 Cook County 124474
4 Kane County 123421
5 Will County 120541
6 Kendall County 118121
7 McHenry County 116490
8 Monroe County 110725
9 Grundy County 98501
10 Woodford County 98266
11 Boone County 95301
12 McLean County 95215
13 Menard County 93769
14 St. Clair County 93375
15 Sangamon County 92467
16 Jersey County 91487
17 Clinton County 91457
18 Piatt County 90738
19 Madison County 90233
20 Champaign County 88888
21 Peoria County 88035
22 Calhoun County 87679
23 Effingham County 86705
24 Tazewell County 86614
25 DeKalb County 85760
26 Kankakee County 85124
27 Ogle County 82246
28 Henry County 82218
29 Macon County 81897
30 Logan County 80873
31 Moultrie County 80655
32 LaSalle County 80436
33 Winnebago County 80241
34 Washington County 80025
35 Putnam County 78879
36 Rock Island County 78748
37 Cumberland County 78467
38 Clark County 78364
39 Jo Daviess County 78017
40 Whiteside County 77757
41 Gallatin County 77509
42 Adams County 77285
43 Douglas County 76566
44 Lee County 76260
45 Hancock County 76101
46 Livingston County 75656
47 Greene County 75501
48 Mercer County 75236
49 Scott County 74985
50 Lawrence County 74800
51 Williamson County 74753
52 Macoupin County 74645
53 Bureau County 74528
54 Henderson County 74512
55 Warren County 74389
56 Morgan County 73946
57 De Witt County 73781
58 Johnson County 73768
59 Jasper County 73668
60 Stephenson County 73596
61 Fulton County 73412
62 Crawford County 73158
63 Bond County 73145
64 Clay County 72886
65 Randolph County 72649
66 Saline County 72639
67 Iroquois County 72526
68 Marshall County 72367
69 Coles County 72206
70 Mason County 72170
71 Jefferson County 72069
72 Ford County 71881
73 Schuyler County 71837
74 Stark County 71697
75 Hamilton County 71572
76 Montgomery County 71486
77 Carroll County 70878
78 Shelby County 70609
79 Richland County 70266
80 Wabash County 70225
81 Brown County 69602
82 Hardin County 68932
83 Union County 68906
84 Cass County 68796
85 Jackson County 68743
86 Christian County 68130
87 Vermilion County 67502
88 Marion County 67398
89 Perry County 67022
90 Edwards County 66942
91 Pulaski County 66385
92 White County 66351
93 Massac County 66074
94 Pike County 65498
95 Edgar County 65264
96 Wayne County 64658
97 Fayette County 63897
98 McDonough County 62867
99 Knox County 62824
100 Franklin County 62258
101 Pope County 59179
102 Alexander County 58903