Kids Count Data Center

Economic Well-Being

• Employment and Income
  • Average Annual Unemployment Rates, 22 Largest Counties in Illinois
  • Unemployment (County)
  • Average Annual Unemployment Rates in Illinois, 2005-2011
  • Unemployment Rates for Parents with Own Children by Household Type in Illinois
  • Median Income for Families with Own Children in Illinois
  • Median Household Income, Two-Year Moving Averages (County)
  • Median Family Income for Households with Children, by Family Type (County)
  • Median Income for Families with Own Children and Poverty Rates for Related Children by Selected County
• Public Assistance
  • Child Care Assistance Program Participation (County)
  • Average Monthly Enrollment in the Illinois Child Care Assistance Program, FY 1997-2011
  • Characteristics of CCAP Participants in Illinois by Families, March 2011
  • Characteristics of CCAP Participants in Illinois by Care Type, March 2011
  • Characteristics of CCAP Participants in Illinois by Children Age, March 2011
  • TANF Average Monthly Number Families and Recipients in Illinois, 1997-2011 (in 1,000s)
  • Illinois Children Receiving Food Stamp/SNAP Benefits, 1997-2011
  • Characteristics of SNAP Participants in Illinois by Household Type, FFY 2010
  • Characteristics of SNAP Participants in Illinois by Age of Recipients, FFY 2010
  • Characteristics of SNAP Participants in Illinois by Poverty Status of Households, FFY 2010
  • Estimated Number of Children Moved Above Poverty Level by Selected Programs in Illinois, 2010-2011
• Poverty
  • Child Poverty, Two-Year Moving Averages, 1999-2010 (County)
  • Poverty Rates for Related Children, Largest Counties in Illinois
  • Poverty Rates for Related Children, Largest Municipalities in Illinois
  • Child Poverty Rate in Illinois, 1995-2011
  • Poverty Rates for Families with Related Children in Illinois
  • Poverty Rates for Illinois Children in Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Households, 2011*
  • Distribution of Children Living in Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Households in Poverty by Household Type in Illinois, 2011*
  • Poverty Rates for Related Children Under Age 18, Selected Counties
• Indicators by Race and Ethnicity
  • Median Family Income by Race-Ethnicity in Illinois
  • Child Poverty Rates by Race-Ethnicity, Illinois
  • Child Poverty Rates by Age and Race-Ethnicity in Illinois, 2009-2010
  • Child Poverty Population by Race-Ethnicity in Illinois
• Other Economic Well Being
  • TANF Block Grant and State Maintenance-of-Effort Expenditures in Illinois, FFY 2010
  • Child Care Assistance Program, Funding Sources (in $ millions)
  • Federal Earned Income Tax Credit Claims in Illinois, by Tax Year 1996-2010
  • Federal and State Earned Income Tax Credit, Tax Year 2010
  • Federal Earned Income Tax Credit, Tax Year 2010 (Single Head of Household)
  • Federal Earned Income Tax Credit, Tax Year 2010 (Married filing jointly)
  • Federal Child Tax Credit, Tax Year 2010 (Single head of household)
  • Federal Child Tax Credit, Tax Year 2010 (Married filing jointly)
  • Illinois Children in Low-Income Families, 2006-2010
  • Homeless Students Enrolled in Public Schools in Illinois
  • Average Monthly Enrollment in the Illinois Child Care Assistance Program (in 1,000s)