Poverty Rate in Lake County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lake County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lake County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Lake County: 8.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #424 | Eaton County, MI | 8.3% |
| #425 | Steele County, MN | 8.3% |
| #426 | Ada County, ID | 8.3% |
| #427 | Lake County, IL | 8.3% |
| #428 | Lake County, OH | 8.3% |
| #429 | Warren County, NJ | 8.3% |
| #430 | Chase County, KS | 8.4% |
Poverty Rate in Lake County, Illinois
Lake County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 8.3%, which ranks #427 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 33.8% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Illinois, Lake County ranks #15 of 102 out of 102 counties. This places it in the 87th 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.