Poverty Rate in Shelby County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Shelby County Compares
National Distribution
Where Shelby County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Shelby County: 9.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #599 | Wells County, ND | 9.1% |
| #600 | Kittson County, MN | 9.1% |
| #601 | Clark County, IL | 9.1% |
| #602 | Shelby County, IL | 9.2% |
| #603 | Noble County, IN | 9.2% |
| #604 | Marion County, KS | 9.2% |
| #605 | Moultrie County, IL | 9.2% |
Poverty Rate in Shelby County, Illinois
Shelby County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 9.2%, which ranks #602 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 27.4% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Illinois, Shelby County ranks #24 of 102 out of 102 counties. This places it in the 81th 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.