Poverty Rate in Edwards County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Edwards County Compares
National Distribution
Where Edwards County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Edwards County: 16.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,208 | Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | 16.5% |
| #2,209 | Lee County, NC | 16.5% |
| #2,210 | Mercer County, WV | 16.5% |
| #2,211 | Edwards County, IL | 16.5% |
| #2,212 | Choctaw County, AL | 16.5% |
| #2,213 | Wichita County, TX | 16.5% |
| #2,214 | Franklin County, FL | 16.5% |
Poverty Rate in Edwards County, Illinois
Edwards County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 16.5%, which ranks #2,211 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 30.9% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Illinois, Edwards County ranks #87 of 102 out of 102 counties. This places it in the 31th 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.