Best counties in Illinois

Ranked by composite score — 102 counties

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Rank	County	Score	Tax	Cost	Income
1	Pope County	76.1	73.6	90.6	24.2
2	Hardin County	75	69.2	94.1	20.7
3	Calhoun County	74.3	60.8	86.1	43.5
4	Scott County	74.3	63.4	85.8	31
5	Brown County	71.8	60.9	82.8	30.6
6	Hamilton County	71.2	64.3	88.4	23.5
7	Pulaski County	71	79.1	89.8	11.6
8	Putnam County	70.9	57.5	79.7	34
9	Edwards County	70	61	84.9	22.2
10	Henderson County	69.5	55.1	83.5	26.2
11	Gallatin County	69.3	59.9	91	19.1
12	Stark County	69.2	56.1	82.5	24
13	Wabash County	69.2	60.9	83.9	18.4
14	Johnson County	69	65.2	86	26
15	Cumberland County	68.6	52.9	82.9	29
16	Menard County	68.6	56.2	78.4	36.5
17	Greene County	68.3	55.7	83.3	23.2
18	Crawford County	68.2	58.5	82.7	27.5
19	Effingham County	68.2	59.8	80.9	32.6
20	Pike County	68.1	58.5	85.1	21.3
21	Jasper County	68	48.7	81.8	29.8
22	Lawrence County	68	68.2	84.6	18.3
23	Mercer County	67.8	47.6	80.5	30.2
24	Clark County	67.7	54.9	80.3	29.5
25	Jersey County	67.7	53	78.8	35
26	Edgar County	67.5	58.8	84	20.5
27	Fayette County	67.4	59.6	85	20.7
28	Hancock County	67.4	49.9	83.9	25.8
29	Richland County	67.3	59.6	84.3	22.8
30	Union County	67.3	62.7	85.4	20.2
31	Shelby County	67.2	60.1	82.7	28.1
32	Wayne County	67.1	59.3	85.1	18.1
33	Schuyler County	67	50.9	81.6	26.5
34	Warren County	66.9	48.9	83.5	25.6
35	Clay County	66.8	56.8	84.6	20.8
36	Piatt County	66.8	52.9	74.5	40.5
37	Monroe County	66.5	54.4	69.3	49.7
38	White County	66.5	63.3	85.6	18.1
39	De Witt County	65.8	50.3	80	25.7
40	Jo Daviess County	65.7	53.2	78	32.3
41	Marshall County	65.5	46.3	81.6	29
42	Randolph County	65.5	62.9	83.5	28.3
43	Alexander County	65.2	56	90.3	11.8
44	Christian County	65.2	54.7	82.7	22.1
45	Washington County	65.2	50.3	80.5	32.8
46	Adams County	65	57.9	80	25.8
47	Massac County	65	60.1	82.2	24.2
48	Saline County	64.2	58.5	85.4	19.3
49	Moultrie County	64.1	48.7	81.6	30.2
50	Carroll County	64	45.1	81.9	23.1
51	Bond County	63.9	47.1	82.1	23.6
52	Ford County	63.8	44.1	80.2	23.1
53	Montgomery County	63.7	53.9	83.8	23.8
54	Macoupin County	63.6	57.9	81.6	28.1
55	Logan County	63.5	50.6	80.2	25.3
56	Perry County	63.5	55.6	85.2	22.1
57	Cass County	63.4	43.2	83.4	25.8
58	Henry County	63.2	46.6	79.3	29
59	Clinton County	63.1	50	75.7	37.1
60	Mason County	63	41.9	83.3	23.9
61	Franklin County	62.9	60.1	84.7	18.3
62	Lee County	62.9	48.2	78.4	28.1
63	Woodford County	62.7	41	74.5	39.3
64	McDonough County	62.5	41.5	82.7	16.3
65	Morgan County	62.5	49.4	82.1	25.9
66	Douglas County	62.2	51.3	79.6	31.8
67	Marion County	62	54.2	82.7	23.1
68	Knox County	61.9	47.5	83.1	18.2
69	Jefferson County	61.8	54.1	80.2	23.3
70	Williamson County	61.5	54.2	78.4	26.2
71	Vermilion County	61.3	51.8	83.9	19
72	Whiteside County	61	42.4	80.9	25.5
73	Fulton County	60.7	42.3	81.9	21.7
74	Iroquois County	60.7	47.3	81.3	24.1
75	Bureau County	60.5	44.1	79.3	26.4
76	Coles County	60.4	44.7	81.6	20
77	Ogle County	60.2	45.2	75.7	35.1
78	Livingston County	59.4	40.9	78.6	29.6
79	Tazewell County	59.3	42.8	75.9	33.5
80	Macon County	59.2	43.2	81	24.2
81	Jackson County	58.8	48.6	82.3	13.1
82	Madison County	58.8	48.1	74	32.2
83	Sangamon County	58.8	46.6	74.7	31.8
84	Grundy County	58.5	45.2	63.8	44.1
85	LaSalle County	58	41.7	77	30.6
86	Boone County	57.9	38.4	70.1	36.7
87	Stephenson County	57.8	33	81.4	23.8
88	Rock Island County	57	36.7	77.6	27
89	McLean County	56.9	38.4	71.4	34.5
90	Champaign County	56.8	44.1	71.6	24.6
91	Peoria County	56	39.3	75.2	25.8
92	St. Clair County	55.9	43.4	72.1	29.2
93	Kankakee County	54.4	39.8	70.6	28
94	DeKalb County	52.6	30.8	66.7	28.4
95	DuPage County	52.6	43.4	49.5	55.5
96	Winnebago County	52.6	32.5	74.8	25.4
97	McHenry County	51.8	32.1	57.3	50.5
98	Will County	51.7	36.3	55.3	53.7
99	Cook County	51.6	46.5	57.4	36.8
100	Kane County	50.6	35.2	55.6	49.1
101	Kendall County	49.6	31.2	45.8	55.5
102	Lake County	48.5	27	53.3	54.5