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Income & Jobs · Illinois

Highest Income Counties in Illinois 2026

Ranked by median household income and per capita earnings.

Top 10 — Income & Jobs in Illinois

Score reflects income & jobs only — not overall county quality.

1DuPage County, IL
97.4
2Kendall County, IL
97.4
3Lake County, IL
97
4Will County, IL
96.9
5McHenry County, IL
96.1
6Kane County, IL
95.5
7Monroe County, IL
95.4
8Piatt County, IL
92.8
9Calhoun County, IL
92.1
10Grundy County, IL
91.7

All Illinois Counties — Income & Jobs Rankings

102 counties ranked by income & jobs score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyIncome & Jobs ScoreOverall Score
1DuPage County, IL
97.4
54
2Kendall County, IL
97.4
38.7
3Lake County, IL
97
47.3
4Will County, IL
96.9
50.4
5McHenry County, IL
96.1
52.4
6Kane County, IL
95.5
47.1
7Monroe County, IL
95.4
58.5
8Piatt County, IL
92.8
54
9Calhoun County, IL
92.1
62.6
10Grundy County, IL
91.7
44.8
11Woodford County, IL
91.2
59.3
12Clinton County, IL
87.7
52.8
13Boone County, IL
86.3
43.3
14Cook County, IL
85.2
30.4
15Menard County, IL
84
56.6
16Ogle County, IL
84
38.5
17Effingham County, IL
82
50.3
18Jersey County, IL
81.8
52.3
19McLean County, IL
81.3
48.3
20Washington County, IL
79
63.3
21Tazewell County, IL
78.6
42.7
22Douglas County, IL
77.4
55.7
23Madison County, IL
74.9
37.8
24Putnam County, IL
74.3
58.4
25Sangamon County, IL
73.9
33.3
26Jasper County, IL
72.7
59.5
27Mercer County, IL
71.5
62.5
28Jo Daviess County, IL
70.9
60.2
29St. Clair County, IL
70.6
41.4
30Livingston County, IL
70.4
52
31Cumberland County, IL
69.7
63.4
32LaSalle County, IL
69.2
40.5
33Clark County, IL
68.9
55.8
34Shelby County, IL
66.8
59.5
35Henry County, IL
66.5
51
36Moultrie County, IL
66.2
57.9
37Crawford County, IL
65.9
51.8
38De Witt County, IL
65.9
48
39Marshall County, IL
65.7
54.7
40Kankakee County, IL
64.8
48.3
41Macoupin County, IL
63.8
52.6
42DeKalb County, IL
63.6
37.2
43Lee County, IL
62.5
51.6
44Bureau County, IL
60.2
46.8
45Cass County, IL
57.7
57.4
46Randolph County, IL
57.7
57.4
47Brown County, IL
57.1
69.1
48Whiteside County, IL
56
45.8
49Warren County, IL
55.5
51.6
50Rock Island County, IL
54.9
36.5
51Scott County, IL
53.8
66.4
52Logan County, IL
52.8
51.5
53Morgan County, IL
52.5
43.2
54Iroquois County, IL
52.3
50.8
55Adams County, IL
52.1
54.9
56Bond County, IL
50.8
55
57Schuyler County, IL
50.7
58
58Hancock County, IL
50.4
58.2
59Winnebago County, IL
50.4
42.5
60Hamilton County, IL
50.2
68.2
61Williamson County, IL
49.7
49
62Massac County, IL
48.3
44.9
63Peoria County, IL
48.3
30.6
64Stephenson County, IL
45.9
45.3
65Champaign County, IL
44.8
34.2
66Montgomery County, IL
44.6
45.9
67Jefferson County, IL
43.3
51.4
68Stark County, IL
42.5
61.8
69Mason County, IL
42.2
52.3
70Macon County, IL
41.8
33.8
71Christian County, IL
41.5
54.9
72Johnson County, IL
41.3
65.3
73Ford County, IL
41.1
52.4
74Richland County, IL
41.1
50.2
75Henderson County, IL
40.5
62.6
76Greene County, IL
40.3
61.4
77Perry County, IL
39.9
60.1
78Marion County, IL
37.6
46.2
79Fayette County, IL
36.5
52.4
80Carroll County, IL
35.9
60.2
81Fulton County, IL
35.3
54.9
82Edwards County, IL
35.1
65.7
83Clay County, IL
34.8
56.4
84Pope County, IL
33.9
66.9
85Edgar County, IL
33.5
60.9
86Pike County, IL
33.1
55.6
87Gallatin County, IL
31.5
67.7
88Wabash County, IL
26.1
55.4
89Knox County, IL
25.9
55.3
90Vermilion County, IL
25.6
34.8
91Franklin County, IL
25.1
55.3
92Coles County, IL
24.4
58.3
93Union County, IL
22.9
57.7
94Wayne County, IL
22.6
52.3
95Lawrence County, IL
21.9
55.7
96White County, IL
20.9
62.6
97Hardin County, IL
19.9
72.1
98Saline County, IL
17.6
55.4
99McDonough County, IL
16.9
56.2
100Jackson County, IL
9.5
35.6
101Alexander County, IL
7.9
61
102Pulaski County, IL
4.1
60.2

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