| Rank |
City |
People Below The Poverty Rate |
| 1 |
Carbondale, Illinois
|
47.4%
|
| 2 |
East St. Louis, Illinois
|
42.1%
|
| 3 |
Charleston, Illinois
|
37.4%
|
| 4 |
Macomb, Illinois
|
34.1%
|
| 5 |
Cahokia, Illinois
|
33.6%
|
| 6 |
Robbins, Illinois
|
33.5%
|
| 7 |
Harvey, Illinois
|
33.2%
|
| 8 |
Urbana, Illinois
|
33.0%
|
| 9 |
Centreville, Illinois
|
31.6%
|
| 10 |
Kankakee, Illinois
|
30.5%
|
| 11 |
Danville, Illinois
|
29.7%
|
| 12 |
Murphysboro, Illinois
|
29.3%
|
| 13 |
DeKalb, Illinois
|
28.6%
|
| 14 |
Harvard, Illinois
|
28.5%
|
| 15 |
East Alton, Illinois
|
27.9%
|
| 16 |
Champaign, Illinois
|
27.3%
|
| 17 |
Pana, Illinois
|
26.9%
|
| 18 |
Chicago Heights, Illinois
|
26.2%
|
| 19 |
Mount Vernon, Illinois
|
25.9%
|
| 20 |
Robinson, Illinois
|
25.8%
|
| 21 |
Rantoul, Illinois
|
25.0%
|
| 22 |
Rockford, Illinois
|
24.7%
|
| 23 |
Normal, Illinois
|
24.4%
|
| 24 |
Hoopeston, Illinois
|
24.3%
|
| 25 |
West Frankfort, Illinois
|
23.9%
|
| 26 |
Riverdale, Illinois
|
23.0%
|
| 27 |
Flora, Illinois
|
22.9%
|
| 28 |
Lynwood, Illinois
|
22.8%
|
| 29 |
Galesburg, Illinois
|
22.8%
|
| 30 |
Beardstown, Illinois
|
22.6%
|
| 31 |
Alton, Illinois
|
22.6%
|
| 32 |
Markham, Illinois
|
22.2%
|
| 33 |
Fairfield, Illinois
|
22.1%
|
| 34 |
Du Quoin, Illinois
|
21.6%
|
| 35 |
Chicago, Illinois
|
21.4%
|
| 36 |
North Chicago, Illinois
|
21.4%
|
| 37 |
Harrisburg, Illinois
|
21.4%
|
| 38 |
Monmouth, Illinois
|
21.2%
|
| 39 |
Calumet City, Illinois
|
21.0%
|
| 40 |
Benton, Illinois
|
20.7%
|
| 41 |
Peoria, Illinois
|
20.7%
|
| 42 |
Metropolis, Illinois
|
20.6%
|
| 43 |
Chester, Illinois
|
20.6%
|
| 44 |
Salem, Illinois
|
20.3%
|
| 45 |
Kewanee, Illinois
|
20.2%
|
| 46 |
Centralia, Illinois
|
20.2%
|
| 47 |
Carmi, Illinois
|
20.0%
|
| 48 |
Summit, Illinois
|
19.9%
|
| 49 |
Paris, Illinois
|
19.7%
|
| 50 |
Decatur, Illinois
|
19.6%
|
| 51 |
University Park, Illinois
|
19.6%
|
| 52 |
Sauk Village, Illinois
|
19.5%
|
| 53 |
Rock Falls, Illinois
|
19.5%
|
| 54 |
Jacksonville, Illinois
|
19.5%
|
| 55 |
Blue Island, Illinois
|
19.0%
|
| 56 |
Pontoon Beach, Illinois
|
18.8%
|
| 57 |
Canton, Illinois
|
18.6%
|
| 58 |
Marion, Illinois
|
18.6%
|
| 59 |
Freeport, Illinois
|
18.5%
|
| 60 |
Litchfield, Illinois
|
18.5%
|
| 61 |
Bensenville, Illinois
|
18.2%
|
| 62 |
Carterville, Illinois
|
18.2%
|
| 63 |
Vandalia, Illinois
|
18.0%
|
| 64 |
Watseka, Illinois
|
17.9%
|
| 65 |
Round Lake Beach, Illinois
|
17.8%
|
| 66 |
Mattoon, Illinois
|
17.7%
|
| 67 |
Zion, Illinois
|
17.5%
|
| 68 |
Herrin, Illinois
|
17.4%
|
| 69 |
Maywood, Illinois
|
17.4%
|
| 70 |
Cicero, Illinois
|
17.2%
|
| 71 |
Pinckneyville, Illinois
|
16.9%
|
| 72 |
Granite City, Illinois
|
16.9%
|
| 73 |
Rock Island, Illinois
|
16.9%
|
| 74 |
Waukegan, Illinois
|
16.8%
|
| 75 |
Springfield, Illinois
|
16.6%
|
| 76 |
Rochelle, Illinois
|
16.6%
|
| 77 |
East Moline, Illinois
|
16.3%
|
| 78 |
Olney, Illinois
|
16.0%
|
| 79 |
Quincy, Illinois
|
16.0%
|
| 80 |
Collinsville, Illinois
|
16.0%
|
| 81 |
Dolton, Illinois
|
15.9%
|
| 82 |
Park Forest, Illinois
|
15.6%
|
| 83 |
Calumet Park, Illinois
|
15.6%
|
| 84 |
Sterling, Illinois
|
15.3%
|
| 85 |
LaSalle, Illinois
|
15.3%
|
| 86 |
Taylorville, Illinois
|
15.2%
|
| 87 |
Milan, Illinois
|
15.0%
|
| 88 |
Steger, Illinois
|
14.9%
|
| 89 |
Colona, Illinois
|
14.7%
|
| 90 |
Pontiac, Illinois
|
14.6%
|
| 91 |
Carpentersville, Illinois
|
14.5%
|
| 92 |
Braidwood, Illinois
|
14.5%
|
| 93 |
Belvidere, Illinois
|
14.4%
|
| 94 |
Marseilles, Illinois
|
14.3%
|
| 95 |
Mount Carmel, Illinois
|
14.2%
|
| 96 |
Lincoln, Illinois
|
14.2%
|
| 97 |
Hillside, Illinois
|
14.2%
|
| 98 |
Belleville, Illinois
|
14.2%
|
| 99 |
Bridgeview, Illinois
|
14.0%
|
| 100 |
Posen, Illinois
|
14.0%
|
| 101 |
West Chicago, Illinois
|
13.9%
|
| 102 |
Round Lake Park, Illinois
|
13.9%
|
| 103 |
Melrose Park, Illinois
|
13.7%
|
| 104 |
Berwyn, Illinois
|
13.6%
|
| 105 |
Carlinville, Illinois
|
13.6%
|
| 106 |
Poplar Grove, Illinois
|
13.6%
|
| 107 |
Creve Coeur, Illinois
|
13.5%
|
| 108 |
Wood River, Illinois
|
13.5%
|
| 109 |
Mendota, Illinois
|
13.5%
|
| 110 |
Hanover Park, Illinois
|
13.4%
|
| 111 |
Princeton, Illinois
|
13.3%
|
| 112 |
Midlothian, Illinois
|
13.3%
|
| 113 |
Eureka, Illinois
|
13.2%
|
| 114 |
Park City, Illinois
|
13.1%
|
| 115 |
South Beloit, Illinois
|
13.0%
|
| 116 |
Woodstock, Illinois
|
13.0%
|
| 117 |
Chicago Ridge, Illinois
|
12.9%
|
| 118 |
Effingham, Illinois
|
12.9%
|
| 119 |
Pekin, Illinois
|
12.9%
|
| 120 |
Justice, Illinois
|
12.9%
|
| 121 |
Aurora, Illinois
|
12.8%
|
| 122 |
Hickory Hills, Illinois
|
12.7%
|
| 123 |
Elgin, Illinois
|
12.3%
|
| 124 |
Franklin Park, Illinois
|
12.2%
|
| 125 |
Fox Lake, Illinois
|
12.2%
|
| 126 |
Godfrey, Illinois
|
12.1%
|
| 127 |
Streator, Illinois
|
12.0%
|
| 128 |
River Grove, Illinois
|
12.0%
|
| 129 |
Joliet, Illinois
|
12.0%
|
| 130 |
Hazel Crest, Illinois
|
11.9%
|
| 131 |
Burbank, Illinois
|
11.9%
|
| 132 |
Evanston, Illinois
|
11.8%
|
| 133 |
Mascoutah, Illinois
|
11.7%
|
| 134 |
Ottawa, Illinois
|
11.7%
|
| 135 |
Addison, Illinois
|
11.6%
|
| 136 |
Peoria Heights, Illinois
|
11.6%
|
| 137 |
Bellwood, Illinois
|
11.5%
|
| 138 |
Worth, Illinois
|
11.3%
|
| 139 |
Silvis, Illinois
|
11.3%
|
| 140 |
Edwardsville, Illinois
|
11.2%
|
| 141 |
Bloomington, Illinois
|
11.0%
|
| 142 |
Greenville, Illinois
|
11.0%
|
| 143 |
Savoy, Illinois
|
10.8%
|
| 144 |
Highwood, Illinois
|
10.8%
|
| 145 |
Lyons, Illinois
|
10.8%
|
| 146 |
Glendale Heights, Illinois
|
10.8%
|
| 147 |
Jerseyville, Illinois
|
10.7%
|
| 148 |
East Peoria, Illinois
|
10.6%
|
| 149 |
Wheeling, Illinois
|
10.5%
|
| 150 |
Dixon, Illinois
|
10.5%
|
| 151 |
Peru, Illinois
|
10.4%
|
| 152 |
Lansing, Illinois
|
10.4%
|
| 153 |
Prospect Heights, Illinois
|
10.3%
|
| 154 |
Bethalto, Illinois
|
10.3%
|
| 155 |
Moline, Illinois
|
10.2%
|
| 156 |
Island Lake, Illinois
|
10.1%
|
| 157 |
Broadview, Illinois
|
10.1%
|
| 158 |
Marengo, Illinois
|
9.9%
|
| 159 |
Spring Valley, Illinois
|
9.7%
|
| 160 |
Bourbonnais, Illinois
|
9.7%
|
| 161 |
Machesney Park, Illinois
|
9.6%
|
| 162 |
Boulder Hill, Illinois
|
9.6%
|
| 163 |
Glen Carbon, Illinois
|
9.5%
|
| 164 |
Rolling Meadows, Illinois
|
9.2%
|
| 165 |
Clinton, Illinois
|
9.2%
|
| 166 |
Barrington, Illinois
|
9.0%
|
| 167 |
Romeoville, Illinois
|
9.0%
|
| 168 |
Alsip, Illinois
|
8.9%
|
| 169 |
Warrenville, Illinois
|
8.9%
|
| 170 |
Country Club Hills, Illinois
|
8.9%
|
| 171 |
Loves Park, Illinois
|
8.9%
|
| 172 |
Wilmington, Illinois
|
8.8%
|
| 173 |
Countryside, Illinois
|
8.8%
|
| 174 |
Oak Forest, Illinois
|
8.8%
|
| 175 |
Round Lake, Illinois
|
8.7%
|
| 176 |
Manteno, Illinois
|
8.7%
|
| 177 |
North Riverside, Illinois
|
8.7%
|
| 178 |
Richton Park, Illinois
|
8.7%
|
| 179 |
Skokie, Illinois
|
8.6%
|
| 180 |
O'Fallon, Illinois
|
8.6%
|
| 181 |
Glenwood, Illinois
|
8.6%
|
| 182 |
Carol Stream, Illinois
|
8.5%
|
| 183 |
Troy, Illinois
|
8.5%
|
| 184 |
McHenry, Illinois
|
8.4%
|
| 185 |
Crest Hill, Illinois
|
8.4%
|
| 186 |
Wood Dale, Illinois
|
8.3%
|
| 187 |
Olympia Fields, Illinois
|
8.3%
|
| 188 |
Palos Hills, Illinois
|
8.3%
|
| 189 |
Palatine, Illinois
|
8.2%
|
| 190 |
Bradley, Illinois
|
8.2%
|
| 191 |
South Holland, Illinois
|
8.2%
|
| 192 |
Schiller Park, Illinois
|
8.2%
|
| 193 |
Norridge, Illinois
|
8.2%
|
| 194 |
Staunton, Illinois
|
8.1%
|
| 195 |
Batavia, Illinois
|
8.0%
|
| 196 |
Villa Park, Illinois
|
7.9%
|
| 197 |
Swansea, Illinois
|
7.9%
|
| 198 |
Sycamore, Illinois
|
7.9%
|
| 199 |
Oak Park, Illinois
|
7.6%
|
| 200 |
Oak Lawn, Illinois
|
7.6%
|
| 201 |
Niles, Illinois
|
7.6%
|
| 202 |
Genoa, Illinois
|
7.6%
|
| 203 |
Fairview Heights, Illinois
|
7.5%
|
| 204 |
Stickney, Illinois
|
7.4%
|
| 205 |
Forest Park, Illinois
|
7.4%
|
| 206 |
Northlake, Illinois
|
7.4%
|
| 207 |
Bolingbrook, Illinois
|
7.1%
|
| 208 |
Homewood, Illinois
|
7.1%
|
| 209 |
Darien, Illinois
|
7.0%
|
| 210 |
Harwood Heights, Illinois
|
7.0%
|
| 211 |
Evergreen Park, Illinois
|
6.9%
|
| 212 |
Matteson, Illinois
|
6.9%
|
| 213 |
Hillsboro, Illinois
|
6.9%
|
| 214 |
Crete, Illinois
|
6.8%
|
| 215 |
Elburn, Illinois
|
6.8%
|
| 216 |
Lakemoor, Illinois
|
6.7%
|
| 217 |
Antioch, Illinois
|
6.7%
|
| 218 |
Des Plaines, Illinois
|
6.7%
|
| 219 |
Westmont, Illinois
|
6.7%
|
| 220 |
Bartonville, Illinois
|
6.6%
|
| 221 |
Willowbrook, Illinois
|
6.6%
|
| 222 |
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
|
6.6%
|
| 223 |
Morris, Illinois
|
6.5%
|
| 224 |
Plano, Illinois
|
6.4%
|
| 225 |
Coal City, Illinois
|
6.4%
|
| 226 |
Brookfield, Illinois
|
6.3%
|
| 227 |
Washington, Illinois
|
6.2%
|
| 228 |
Lake in the Hills, Illinois
|
6.1%
|
| 229 |
Johnsburg, Illinois
|
6.1%
|
| 230 |
Schaumburg, Illinois
|
6.1%
|
| 231 |
Lisle, Illinois
|
6.1%
|
| 232 |
Lincolnwood, Illinois
|
6.0%
|
| 233 |
Shorewood, Illinois
|
6.0%
|
| 234 |
Highland Park, Illinois
|
5.9%
|
| 235 |
Morton, Illinois
|
5.9%
|
| 236 |
Mount Prospect, Illinois
|
5.9%
|
| 237 |
River Forest, Illinois
|
5.9%
|
| 238 |
Morton Grove, Illinois
|
5.9%
|
| 239 |
Elmwood Park, Illinois
|
5.8%
|
| 240 |
Roscoe, Illinois
|
5.8%
|
| 241 |
Sandwich, Illinois
|
5.8%
|
| 242 |
Winfield, Illinois
|
5.8%
|
| 243 |
Woodridge, Illinois
|
5.8%
|
| 244 |
Bartlett, Illinois
|
5.7%
|
| 245 |
Mundelein, Illinois
|
5.6%
|
| 246 |
Mount Zion, Illinois
|
5.6%
|
| 247 |
Highland, Illinois
|
5.5%
|
| 248 |
Bloomingdale, Illinois
|
5.5%
|
| 249 |
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
|
5.5%
|
| 250 |
St. Charles, Illinois
|
5.4%
|
| 251 |
Tinley Park, Illinois
|
5.4%
|
| 252 |
Grandwood Park, Illinois
|
5.4%
|
| 253 |
Orland Hills, Illinois
|
5.3%
|
| 254 |
Monee, Illinois
|
5.3%
|
| 255 |
Streamwood, Illinois
|
5.3%
|
| 256 |
Wheaton, Illinois
|
5.2%
|
| 257 |
Gurnee, Illinois
|
5.1%
|
| 258 |
Crestwood, Illinois
|
5.0%
|
| 259 |
Westchester, Illinois
|
5.0%
|
| 260 |
Beach Park, Illinois
|
4.9%
|
| 261 |
La Grange, Illinois
|
4.9%
|
| 262 |
Orland Park, Illinois
|
4.9%
|
| 263 |
Maryville, Illinois
|
4.9%
|
| 264 |
Waterloo, Illinois
|
4.9%
|
| 265 |
Libertyville, Illinois
|
4.9%
|
| 266 |
Chillicothe, Illinois
|
4.9%
|
| 267 |
La Grange Park, Illinois
|
4.8%
|
| 268 |
Lombard, Illinois
|
4.8%
|
| 269 |
Palos Heights, Illinois
|
4.7%
|
| 270 |
Crystal Lake, Illinois
|
4.7%
|
| 271 |
Columbia, Illinois
|
4.7%
|
| 272 |
Monticello, Illinois
|
4.7%
|
| 273 |
Montgomery, Illinois
|
4.7%
|
| 274 |
Wauconda, Illinois
|
4.6%
|
| 275 |
Manhattan, Illinois
|
4.6%
|
| 276 |
Lake Bluff, Illinois
|
4.6%
|
| 277 |
Shiloh, Illinois
|
4.6%
|
| 278 |
Glencoe, Illinois
|
4.5%
|
| 279 |
North Aurora, Illinois
|
4.5%
|
| 280 |
Rockton, Illinois
|
4.5%
|
| 281 |
Geneseo, Illinois
|
4.4%
|
| 282 |
Minooka, Illinois
|
4.3%
|
| 283 |
Arlington Heights, Illinois
|
4.3%
|
| 284 |
Grayslake, Illinois
|
4.3%
|
| 285 |
Lake Forest, Illinois
|
4.2%
|
| 286 |
Lake Zurich, Illinois
|
4.2%
|
| 287 |
Winthrop Harbor, Illinois
|
4.1%
|
| 288 |
Riverside, Illinois
|
4.0%
|
| 289 |
Chatham, Illinois
|
4.0%
|
| 290 |
Glenview, Illinois
|
3.9%
|
| 291 |
Elk Grove Village, Illinois
|
3.9%
|
| 292 |
Oswego, Illinois
|
3.9%
|
| 293 |
Downers Grove, Illinois
|
3.8%
|
| 294 |
Northbrook, Illinois
|
3.8%
|
| 295 |
Cary, Illinois
|
3.7%
|
| 296 |
Huntley, Illinois
|
3.7%
|
| 297 |
Plainfield, Illinois
|
3.6%
|
| 298 |
West Dundee, Illinois
|
3.6%
|
| 299 |
Lockport, Illinois
|
3.6%
|
| 300 |
Algonquin, Illinois
|
3.5%
|
| 301 |
Elmhurst, Illinois
|
3.5%
|
| 302 |
Naperville, Illinois
|
3.5%
|
| 303 |
Willow Springs, Illinois
|
3.3%
|
| 304 |
Mahomet, Illinois
|
3.3%
|
| 305 |
Vernon Hills, Illinois
|
3.3%
|
| 306 |
Frankfort, Illinois
|
3.3%
|
| 307 |
Burr Ridge, Illinois
|
3.2%
|
| 308 |
Homer Glen, Illinois
|
3.2%
|
| 309 |
Lincolnshire, Illinois
|
3.1%
|
| 310 |
Hinsdale, Illinois
|
3.1%
|
| 311 |
Mokena, Illinois
|
3.0%
|
| 312 |
Lake Villa, Illinois
|
3.0%
|
| 313 |
Itasca, Illinois
|
3.0%
|
| 314 |
Roselle, Illinois
|
3.0%
|
| 315 |
Berkeley, Illinois
|
2.9%
|
| 316 |
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
|
2.9%
|
| 317 |
Park Ridge, Illinois
|
2.9%
|
| 318 |
South Elgin, Illinois
|
2.8%
|
| 319 |
Gages Lake, Illinois
|
2.8%
|
| 320 |
Clarendon Hills, Illinois
|
2.8%
|
| 321 |
Winnetka, Illinois
|
2.7%
|
| 322 |
Geneva, Illinois
|
2.6%
|
| 323 |
New Lenox, Illinois
|
2.6%
|
| 324 |
Lindenhurst, Illinois
|
2.5%
|
| 325 |
Frankfort Square, Illinois
|
2.5%
|
| 326 |
Flossmoor, Illinois
|
2.4%
|
| 327 |
Lemont, Illinois
|
2.4%
|
| 328 |
Yorkville, Illinois
|
2.3%
|
| 329 |
Wilmette, Illinois
|
2.2%
|
| 330 |
Sugar Grove, Illinois
|
2.1%
|
| 331 |
Deerfield, Illinois
|
2.0%
|
| 332 |
Hawthorn Woods, Illinois
|
2.0%
|
| 333 |
Western Springs, Illinois
|
1.9%
|
| 334 |
Spring Grove, Illinois
|
1.8%
|
| 335 |
Northfield, Illinois
|
1.7%
|
| 336 |
Oak Brook, Illinois
|
1.7%
|
| 337 |
Campton Hills, Illinois
|
1.6%
|
| 338 |
Hampshire, Illinois
|
1.6%
|
| 339 |
Channahon, Illinois
|
1.6%
|
| 340 |
Long Grove, Illinois
|
1.4%
|
| 341 |
Inverness, Illinois
|
1.4%
|
| 342 |
Gilberts, Illinois
|
1.4%
|