county benchmark · Illinois
Rent as share of income, 2020-2024
Across 102 counties in Illinois. Every rank carries its margin of error.
Distribution
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 20.9 % |
| 25th | 23.9 % |
| Median | 26.6 % |
| 75th | 28.5 % |
| 90th percentile | 30.2 % |
Highest counties
The order is not reliable. Every county in this list has an estimate range that overlaps the leader's. The spread is real; the ranking within it is not.
| Rank | County | Estimate | Range (90 %) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mason County | 43.5 % | 26.9 % – 60.1 % | evidence → |
| 2 | DeKalb County | 33.3 % | 31.5 % – 35.1 % | evidence → |
| 3 | Champaign County | 33.0 % | 31.6 % – 34.4 % | evidence → |
| 4 | Menard County | 31.7 % | 28.8 % – 34.6 % | evidence → |
| 5 | Fayette County | 31.0 % | 26.1 % – 35.9 % | evidence → |
| 6 | Knox County | 30.9 % | 29.2 % – 32.6 % | evidence → |
| 7 | Will County | 30.9 % | 29.4 % – 32.4 % | evidence → |
| 8 | Franklin County | 30.8 % | 28.7 % – 32.9 % | evidence → |
| 9 | Kendall County | 30.7 % | 28.7 % – 32.7 % | evidence → |
| 10 | Saline County | 30.5 % | 23.4 % – 37.6 % | evidence → |
| 11 | Massac County | 30.2 % | 23.4 % – 37.0 % | evidence → |
| 12 | McHenry County | 30.2 % | 28.9 % – 31.5 % | evidence → |
| 13 | Jackson County | 30.1 % | 27.9 % – 32.3 % | evidence → |
| 14 | Kane County | 29.9 % | 28.9 % – 30.9 % | evidence → |
| 15 | Winnebago County | 29.9 % | 28.7 % – 31.1 % | evidence → |
| 16 | Lake County | 29.7 % | 28.7 % – 30.7 % | evidence → |
| 17 | Cook County | 29.5 % | 29.2 % – 29.8 % | evidence → |
| 18 | Perry County | 29.4 % | 21.9 % – 36.9 % | evidence → |
| 19 | Rock Island County | 29.0 % | 27.9 % – 30.1 % | evidence → |
| 20 | McDonough County | 28.9 % | 24.6 % – 33.2 % | evidence → |
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