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Child Poverty, Two-Year Moving Averages, 1999-2010 (County): County (Percent) – 2008-2009

Data Provided by: Voices for Illinois Children
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5.4% - 12.5%
Kendall 5.4%
Monroe 5.4%
McHenry 7.5%
DuPage 8.1%
Woodford 8.6%
Piatt 8.9%
Will 9.3%
Clinton 10.4%
Lake 10.7%
McLean 11.4%
Tazewell 11.6%
Washington 12.1%
Boone 12.4%
Mercer 12.5%
12.6% - 18.6%
DeKalb 12.9%
Putnam 13.1%
Ogle 13.4%
Kane 13.4%
Lee 13.5%
Douglas 13.7%
Jersey 13.9%
Scott 14.1%
Henry 14.2%
Marshall 14.3%
Livingston 14.3%
Jo Daviess 14.4%
Menard 14.7%
Calhoun 14.7%
Brown 14.7%
Ford 14.8%
Effingham 15.2%
Moultrie 15.2%
Shelby 15.7%
Edwards 16.4%
Stark 16.5%
Hancock 16.6%
Bond 16.8%
DeWitt 16.9%
Jasper 17.0%
Bureau 17.1%
Logan 17.2%
Cumberland 17.5%
Whiteside 17.5%
Schuyler 17.7%
Iroquois 17.7%
Warren 18.0%
LaSalle 18.0%
Sangamon 18.0%
Cass 18.4%
Madison 18.4%
Macoupin 18.6%
18.7% - 25.9%
Randolph 18.7%
Adams 18.8%
Champaign 18.9%
Morgan 19.2%
Henderson 19.4%
Wabash 19.4%
Clay 19.4%
Rock Island 19.5%
Clark 19.5%
Carroll 19.5%
Christian 20.2%
Kankakee 20.3%
Johnson 20.3%
Stephenson 20.4%
Crawford 20.4%
Fulton 20.8%
Richland 21.0%
Mason 21.0%
Coles 21.1%
Edgar 21.3%
Wayne 21.5%
McDonough 21.6%
Grundy 21.8%
Greene 21.8%
Knox 21.9%
Cook 22.4%
Montgomery 22.5%
Perry 22.6%
Pike 22.7%
White 22.9%
Hamilton 22.9%
Lawrence 23.1%
Winnebago 23.2%
Peoria 23.5%
Macon 23.5%
Massac 24.7%
St. Clair 25.2%
Fayette 25.5%
Williamson 25.9%
26.0% - 44.8%
Marion 26.7%
Jefferson 26.9%
Union 26.9%
Gallatin 27.0%
Vermilion 27.5%
Saline 29.3%
Franklin 29.7%
Pope 29.9%
Hardin 30.8%
Jackson 31.1%
Pulaski 38.2%
Alexander 44.8%

Definitions: Children in Poverty is the percentage of children under age 18 who live in families with incomes below the poverty threshold. The poverty threshold varies by family size.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates

Footnotes: This data shows two-year moving averages.

Note: Maps use the natural break classification method, which reflects patterns in the data by dividing the map into naturally occurring groups. Using statistical tools, this method determines cut-off points for each group by identifying large gaps in data values.

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