Rankings / Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate / Illinois
Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Illinois
Share of people below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau.
1Urbana28.0%2Chicago Heights26.9%3Champaign25.9%4DeKalb24.9%5Danville24.5%6North Chicago24.5%7Calumet City23.4%8Normal21.4%9Rockford21.3%10Alton21.0%11Peoria21.0%12Rock Island21.0%13Decatur19.4%14Galesburg19.1%15Springfield16.8%16Chicago16.8%17Quincy16.7%18Moline15.5%19Waukegan15.3%20Granite City14.8%21Round Lake Beach14.8%22Cicero14.6%23Belleville14.6%24Belvidere14.6%25Lansing14.0%26West Chicago13.0%27Burbank12.9%28Pekin12.8%29Hanover Park12.5%30Melrose Park12.3%31Evanston11.8%32Edwardsville11.6%33Joliet11.1%34Bloomington11.0%35Berwyn10.9%36Glendale Heights10.3%37Carpentersville10.3%38Streamwood10.2%39Wheeling10.0%40Elgin9.8%41Skokie9.7%42Oak Lawn9.6%43Aurora9.5%44Bolingbrook9.2%45Addison8.7%46Huntley8.6%47Niles8.5%48Mundelein8.2%49Palatine8.2%50Elk Grove Village7.9%51Oak Park7.4%52Orland Park7.3%53Buffalo Grove7.2%54Lombard7.2%55Hoffman Estates7.1%56Lockport6.8%57Crystal Lake6.8%58Mount Prospect6.6%59Oak Forest6.5%60Carol Stream6.4%61Glen Ellyn6.3%62O'Fallon6.2%63Vernon Hills6.1%64Glenview6.0%65Arlington Heights6.0%66Des Plaines6.0%67Woodstock6.0%68Schaumburg5.7%69Wheaton5.6%70Romeoville5.5%71Batavia5.5%72Woodridge5.5%73Downers Grove5.5%74Gurnee5.2%75Tinley Park5.0%76McHenry4.7%77Naperville4.4%78St. Charles4.4%79Northbrook4.3%80Bartlett4.2%81Highland Park4.2%82Plainfield4.2%83Algonquin4.1%84Lake in the Hills4.1%85Elmhurst3.3%86Wilmette3.2%87Park Ridge2.9%88Oswego2.6%89New Lenox1.5%
Limited to cities with 25,000+ residents. Download CSV. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.