Poverty Rate in Douglas County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Douglas County Compares
National Distribution
Where Douglas County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Douglas County: 8.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #455 | Clay County, MO | 8.5% |
| #456 | Brown County, MN | 8.5% |
| #457 | Union County, IN | 8.5% |
| #458 | Douglas County, IL | 8.5% |
| #459 | Franklin County, PA | 8.5% |
| #460 | Belknap County, NH | 8.5% |
| #461 | Newport County, RI | 8.5% |
Poverty Rate in Douglas County, Illinois
Douglas County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 8.5%, which ranks #458 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 32.8% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Illinois, Douglas County ranks #17 of 102 out of 102 counties. This places it in the 86th 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.