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Best Income & Jobs Counties in Illinois

Median household income and per capita earnings Compare rankings across all 102 counties.

Average Income & Jobs Score
56/100
Top County
DuPage County
Counties Ranked
102

Top 10

#1
DuPage County
IL
98/100
#2
Kendall County
IL
98/100
#3
Lake County
IL
97/100
#4
Will County
IL
97/100
#5
McHenry County
IL
96/100
#6
Monroe County
IL
96/100
#7
Kane County
IL
96/100
#8
Grundy County
IL
93/100
#9
Calhoun County
IL
93/100
#10
Piatt County
IL
91/100

All Illinois Counties Ranked

#CountyIncome & Jobs ScoreOverall Score
1DuPage County, IL
97.6
54
2Kendall County, IL
97.5
38.6
3Lake County, IL
97.2
47.2
4Will County, IL
96.9
50.3
5McHenry County, IL
96.1
52.3
6Monroe County, IL
95.8
58.5
7Kane County, IL
95.5
47.1
8Grundy County, IL
93.1
44.8
9Calhoun County, IL
92.8
63
10Piatt County, IL
90.5
54.9
11Woodford County, IL
89
58.8
12Clinton County, IL
86.1
52
13Cook County, IL
85.6
30.3
14Boone County, IL
85.5
43.7
15Menard County, IL
85.2
59.2
16Ogle County, IL
82.9
38.7
17Jersey County, IL
82.7
53.4
18McLean County, IL
81.9
48.1
19Putnam County, IL
80.9
59.3
20Tazewell County, IL
79.6
42.5
21Washington County, IL
78.1
63.7
22Effingham County, IL
77.9
49.7
23Jo Daviess County, IL
77.2
60.8
24Madison County, IL
77.1
38.1
25Douglas County, IL
76.1
55.6
26Sangamon County, IL
75.7
33.4
27Scott County, IL
74.1
68.1
28Brown County, IL
71.9
69.5
29LaSalle County, IL
71.8
40.6
30Mercer County, IL
70.6
63.1
31Moultrie County, IL
70.6
58.4
32Jasper County, IL
69.1
59.7
33Livingston County, IL
68.3
51.6
34Clark County, IL
68.1
55.5
35St. Clair County, IL
66.8
41.3
36Henry County, IL
66.1
50.3
37Cumberland County, IL
65.9
62
38Marshall County, IL
65.8
54.9
39DeKalb County, IL
64.3
37
40Randolph County, IL
64
58.7
41Macoupin County, IL
63.1
52.5
42Lee County, IL
62.9
51.7
43Shelby County, IL
62.9
60.9
44Kankakee County, IL
62.5
48
45Crawford County, IL
60.6
52.5
46Rock Island County, IL
58.5
36.7
47Schuyler County, IL
57.1
58.3
48Bureau County, IL
56.6
45.7
49Henderson County, IL
56.4
61.7
50Williamson County, IL
56
49.9
51Johnson County, IL
55.4
67.7
52Morgan County, IL
55.2
43.1
53Hancock County, IL
54.7
58.6
54Adams County, IL
54.3
54.7
55Peoria County, IL
54.2
31
56Cass County, IL
54
57.4
57De Witt County, IL
53.6
47.8
58Warren County, IL
52.7
52.4
59Whiteside County, IL
52.3
46.3
60Winnebago County, IL
51.6
42.4
61Logan County, IL
51.1
51.6
62Champaign County, IL
48.4
34.4
63Massac County, IL
46.9
43.2
64Pope County, IL
46.5
67.4
65Macon County, IL
46.4
34.6
66Iroquois County, IL
46.3
50.3
67Stark County, IL
45.9
61.1
68Mason County, IL
45.6
52.8
69Stephenson County, IL
45.1
45.6
70Montgomery County, IL
44.7
45.9
71Bond County, IL
43.9
55.2
72Hamilton County, IL
43.7
68.6
73Jefferson County, IL
42.3
51.7
74Greene County, IL
41.9
60.3
75Carroll County, IL
41.6
60.6
76Marion County, IL
41.5
46.7
77Ford County, IL
41.4
53.8
78Richland County, IL
40.5
51.4
79Edwards County, IL
37.1
66.7
80Perry County, IL
36.7
59.8
81Christian County, IL
36.6
55.3
82Fulton County, IL
34.4
53.9
83Pike County, IL
32.9
55.6
84Clay County, IL
31
55.8
85Hardin County, IL
30.8
70.7
86Fayette County, IL
30.7
53.8
87Edgar County, IL
30.1
59.8
88Union County, IL
28.5
57.4
89Coles County, IL
27.8
57.4
90Saline County, IL
24.9
56.8
91Gallatin County, IL
24.3
67.6
92Vermilion County, IL
24.2
35.5
93Wabash County, IL
22.1
55.3
94Franklin County, IL
21.6
55.9
95Lawrence County, IL
21.6
55.7
96Knox County, IL
21.3
56.1
97Wayne County, IL
20.9
52.5
98White County, IL
20.9
62.5
99McDonough County, IL
15.5
56.3
100Jackson County, IL
7.8
36
101Alexander County, IL
5.6
62.2
102Pulaski County, IL
5.3
62.9

Data Source

Income & Jobs data from IncomeByCounty. See full details at IncomeByCounty. Data updated February 2026.