Poverty Rate in Cook County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Cook County Compares
National Distribution
Where Cook County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Cook County: 13.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,636 | Sevier County, TN | 13.5% |
| #1,637 | Morgan County, AL | 13.5% |
| #1,638 | Newton County, MO | 13.5% |
| #1,639 | Cook County, IL | 13.5% |
| #1,640 | Ashe County, NC | 13.5% |
| #1,641 | Langlade County, WI | 13.5% |
| #1,642 | Cayuga County, NY | 13.5% |
Poverty Rate in Cook County, Illinois
Cook County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 13.5%, which ranks #1,639 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 7.1% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Illinois, Cook County ranks #61 of 102 out of 102 counties. This places it in the 49th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.