People of all ages in poverty - percent, 2006-2010 - (Percent)
County
Value
Adams
12.3
Alexander
20.1
Bond
10.8
Boone
10.4
Brown
12.0
Bureau
11.1
Calhoun
11.7
Carroll
11.7
Cass
12.9
Champaign
20.5
Christian
16.6
Clark
10.9
Clay
16.3
Clinton
7.8
Coles
20.3
Cook
15.3
Crawford
16.9
Cumberland
12.5
De Witt
8.6
DeKalb
14.6
Douglas
10.2
DuPage
5.7
Edgar
13.5
Edwards
12.2
Effingham
10.5
Fayette
16.1
Ford
8.3
Franklin
19.8
Fulton
13.8
Gallatin
18.0
Greene
15.1
Grundy
6.9
Hamilton
14.5
Hancock
12.6
Hardin
22.3
Henderson
11.4
Henry
10.4
Iroquois
10.0
Jackson
28.5
Jasper
8.5
Jefferson
17.1
Jersey
8.5
Jo Daviess
8.4
Johnson
13.6
Kane
9.1
Kankakee
15.0
Kendall
3.9
Knox
15.5
Lake
7.0
LaSalle
10.8
Lawrence
17.5
Lee
9.6
Livingston
11.0
Logan
9.8
Macon
15.7
Macoupin
12.0
Madison
12.9
Marion
16.5
Marshall
9.5
Mason
15.2
Massac
13.7
McDonough
23.7
McHenry
6.2
McLean
12.9
Menard
7.7
Mercer
9.3
Monroe
4.5
Montgomery
14.0
Morgan
16.4
Moultrie
11.0
Ogle
8.9
Peoria
14.5
Perry
14.0
Piatt
7.6
Pike
15.4
Pope
12.4
Pulaski
22.7
Putnam
10.9
Randolph
10.4
Richland
13.8
Rock Island
12.3
Saline
18.4
Sangamon
13.4
Schuyler
14.0
Scott
9.1
Shelby
11.3
St. Clair
15.5
Stark
11.2
Stephenson
14.8
Tazewell
7.9
Union
21.1
Vermilion
18.7
Wabash
13.0
Warren
13.4
Washington
9.1
Wayne
14.3
White
14.8
Whiteside
11.2
Will
6.6
Williamson
16.7
Winnebago
15.9
Woodford
7.0
Value for Illinois (Percent): 12.6%
Data item: People of all ages in poverty - percent, 2006-2010
Source: U. S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates. Updated every year. http://factfinder2.census.gov
Definitions:
Poverty statistics in ACS products adhere to the standards specified by the Office of Management and Budget in Statistical Policy Directive 14. The Census Bureau uses a set of dollar value thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who is in poverty. Further, poverty thresholds for people living alone or with nonrelatives (unrelated individuals) vary by age (under 65 years or 65 years and older). The poverty thresholds for two-person families also vary by the age of the householder. If a family's total income is less than the dollar value of the appropriate threshold, then that family and every individual in it are considered to be in poverty. Similarly, if an unrelated individual's total income is less than the appropriate threshold, then that individual is considered to be in poverty.
How the Census Bureau Determines Poverty Status
Poverty status is determined by comparing annual income to a set of dollar values called poverty thresholds that vary by family size, number of children and age of householder. If a family's before tax money income is less than the dollar value of their threshold, then that family and every individual in it are considered to be in poverty. For people not living in families, poverty status is determined by comparing the individual's income to his or her poverty threshold.
The poverty thresholds are updated annually to allow for changes in the cost of living using the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U). They do not vary geographically. The ACS is a continuous survey and people respond throughout the year. Since income is reported for the previous 12 months, the appropriate poverty threshold for each family is determined by multiplying the base-year poverty threshold (1982) by the average of monthly CPI values for the 12 months preceding the survey month.
Scope and Methodology:
These data are collected in the American Community Survey (ACS). The data are estimates and are subject to sampling variability. The data for each geographic area are presented together with margins of error at factfinder2.census.gov. The data are period estimates, that is, they represent the characteristics of the population over a specific 60-month data collection period.
Since answers to income questions are frequently based on memory and not on records, many people tended to forget minor or sporadic sources of income and, therefore, underreport their income. Underreporting tends to be more pronounced for income sources that are not derived from earnings, such as public assistance, interest, dividends, and net rental income.
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