Poverty Rate in Knox County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Knox County Compares
National Distribution
Where Knox County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Knox County: 14.6%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,863 | Decatur County, IA | 14.6% |
| #1,864 | Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | 14.6% |
| #1,865 | Grimes County, TX | 14.6% |
| #1,866 | Knox County, IL | 14.6% |
| #1,867 | Anderson County, SC | 14.6% |
| #1,868 | Montgomery County, NY | 14.6% |
| #1,869 | Guilford County, NC | 14.6% |
Poverty Rate in Knox County, Illinois
Knox County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 14.6%, which ranks #1,866 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 15.6% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Illinois, Knox County ranks #72 of 102 out of 102 counties. This places it in the 42th 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.