2018 State Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

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2018 Illinois Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Introduction

The State Reports for County-Level Data on Poverty are designed to provide the users of disability statistics with the number and percentage in poverty for civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, for any given state and county in the United States (U.S.). This report is intended to be an online complement to Section 3: Poverty of the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, providing greater detail within each state. The State Reports for County-Level Data on Poverty can be used to compare county-level statistics between counties in any given state or states. The following report provides county-level statistics for Illinois.

The proportion of the civilian non-institutionalized population with disabilities in poverty, also called the poverty rate, presented in the State Reports for County-Level Data is a useful tool for advocates, researchers, and policy-makers to plan and provide services and supports for people with disabilities experiencing poverty. In this report, poverty of people with disabilities is presented as the number of civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, in a given state and county per total state and county populations, respectively. Counts and percentages (the poverty rate) are provided in tables and maps.

The data for this report come from the American Community Survey 5-year data. The American Community Survey (ACS) is a national survey developed by the U.S. Census Bureau to provide information on a number of topics about social, economic, and demographic characteristics of the U.S. population. ACS 5-year data is collected over a longer period of time than 1-year data, providing larger sample sizes and increased reliability for less populated areas and small population subgroups. All of the statistics in this report use the ACS 5-year data which includes data the year of this report and data from the four previous years. In the ACS, people are identified as having a disability based on responses to a series of six questions asking about having difficulties with vision, hearing, ambulation, cognition, self-care, and independent living (see glossary for further details). 

Poverty is defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and set as a dollar threshold by the U.S. Census Bureau (see the glossary for further details).

 

Specific to Illinois, the state chosen for this report, sentences providing interpretation and context for poverty statistics are included on the following page. A short glossary of terms is also provided at the end of the report explaining the statistics that are illustrated in each sentence.

Additional Resources. The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and its complement, the Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, are summaries of statistics about people with disabilities, available both in hard copy and online at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org

Help navigating any of the resources described here can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions section at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org/faq. Assistance interpreting and locating additional statistics is available via our toll-free number, 866.538.9521, or by email, disability.statistics@unh.edu. For more information about our research projects, please visit https://www.researchondisability.org.

Suggested Citation. Boege, S.L., Lauer, E.A., & Houtenville, A.J., 2020. 2018 State Report for Illinois County-Level Data: Poverty. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Interpretation

The following statements are designed to help understand the 2018 county-level poverty statistics from Illinois that are presented:

 

  • For people with disabilities: 

    • The poverty rate for people with disabilities in Illinois was 26.3%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people with disabilities across Illinois counties was 53.7%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Schuyler (62.6%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Monroe (8.9%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people with disabilities across all counties in Illinois was 27.4%.

 

  • For people without disabilities: 
    • The poverty rate for people without disabilities in Illinois was 10.9%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people without disabilities across Illinois counties was 26.0%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people without disabilities was Jackson (29.9%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people without disabilities was Monroe (3.9%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people without disabilities across all counties in Illinois was 10.9%.
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Illinois, by County: 2018
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
 Illinois   666,886 175,161 26.3 7,132,618 779,088 10.9   Fayette     1,841     642 34.9     9,832   1,388 14.1
   Adams      4,317   1,266 29.3    33,819   3,210  9.5    Ford       1,119     351 31.4     6,659     690 10.4
 Alexander      858     299 34.8     2,757     685 24.8  Franklin     3,959   1,513 38.2    18,538   3,045 16.4
   Bond       1,113     300 27.0     7,863   1,074 13.7   Fulton      2,020     611 30.2    17,272   2,711 15.7
   Boone      2,974     459 15.4    28,850   2,584  9.0  Gallatin       518     233 45.0     2,360     333 14.1
   Brown        318      82 25.8     2,596     217  8.4   Greene        991     286 28.9     6,731     873 13.0
  Bureau      2,008     551 27.4    17,010   1,563  9.2   Grundy      2,438     419 17.2    28,375   2,005  7.1
  Calhoun       355      75 21.1     2,333     249 10.7  Hamilton       642      85 13.2     4,001     251  6.3
  Carroll       842     243 28.9     7,234     759 10.5   Hancock     1,018     263 25.8     9,168     837  9.1
   Cass         726     128 17.6     6,745     930 13.8   Hardin        533      92 17.3     1,830     286 15.6
 Champaign    9,192   2,742 29.8   121,844  28,929 23.7  Henderson      422      75 17.8     3,466     267  7.7
 Christian    1,709     565 33.1    16,924   1,864 11.0    Henry      2,755     783 28.4    25,490   2,388  9.4
   Clark      1,075     253 23.5     8,064     842 10.4  Iroquois     1,935     526 27.2    14,078   1,673 11.9
   Clay       1,295     476 36.8     6,404     855 13.4   Jackson     4,514   1,765 39.1    31,177   9,316 29.9
  Clinton     2,418     494 20.4    19,307   1,270  6.6   Jasper      1,069     414 38.7     4,512     295  6.5
   Coles      4,196   1,551 37.0    26,755   5,789 21.6  Jefferson    3,511   1,018 29.0    17,181   2,370 13.8
   Cook     252,939  72,126 28.5 3,033,130 375,867 12.4   Jersey      1,489     232 15.6    11,192     878  7.8
 Crawford     1,245     275 22.1     8,666     915 10.6 Jo Daviess    1,214     233 19.2    10,608     778  7.3
Cumberland      832     241 29.0     5,498     621 11.3   Johnson       646     161 24.9     4,866     476  9.8
  De Witt       941     244 25.9     8,541     734  8.6    Kane      21,151   4,072 19.3   300,395  23,260  7.7
  DeKalb      5,353   1,149 21.5    59,742  10,595 17.7  Kankakee     7,930   2,308 29.1    56,461   6,335 11.2
  Douglas       965     203 21.0    10,297     876  8.5   Kendall     4,933     565 11.5    71,246   3,015  4.2
  DuPage     33,204   4,544 13.7   541,449  31,566  5.8    Knox       3,790   1,371 36.2    23,447   3,803 16.2
   Edgar      1,272     381 30.0     8,857     912 10.3   LaSalle     6,879   2,172 31.6    57,538   5,906 10.3
  Edwards       491     111 22.6     3,165     259  8.2    Lake      29,094   5,187 17.8   392,013  27,021  6.9
 Effingham    2,212     565 25.5    18,064   1,576  8.7  Lawrence     1,523     407 26.7     6,609     947 14.3
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Illinois, by County: 2018
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
    Lee       2,209     679 30.7    16,442   1,394  8.5   Putnam        248      48 19.4     3,078     195  6.3
Livingston    2,558     832 32.5    17,510   1,847 10.5  Randolph     2,126     643 30.2    14,772   1,454  9.8
   Logan      1,752     422 24.1    13,004     831  6.4  Richland     1,224     401 32.8     7,869     969 12.3
   Macon      7,815   2,689 34.4    52,350   6,527 12.5 Rock Island   8,638   2,446 28.3    73,744   8,295 11.2
 Macoupin     3,318     655 19.7    23,419   2,852 12.2   Saline      2,618   1,114 42.6    11,416   2,150 18.8
  Madison    18,585   5,082 27.3   140,965  16,977 12.0  Sangamon    13,657   4,793 35.1   104,171  11,936 11.5
  Marion      3,264     862 26.4    18,522   2,804 15.1  Schuyler       804     503 62.6     3,378     679 20.1
 Marshall       635     139 21.9     6,069     567  9.3    Scott        298      59 19.8     2,639     280 10.6
   Mason      1,029     303 29.4     6,843     929 13.6   Shelby      1,158     270 23.3    11,291   1,242 11.0
  Massac      1,621     550 33.9     6,518     794 12.2  St. Clair   18,031   4,788 26.6   139,509  19,171 13.7
 McDonough    1,738     552 31.8    15,736   4,313 27.4    Stark        346      98 28.3     2,750     352 12.8
  McHenry    13,520   1,955 14.5   177,877  10,167  5.7 Stephenson    3,104     851 27.4    22,589   2,919 12.9
  McLean      8,021   2,222 27.7    99,785  15,658 15.7  Tazewell     6,908   1,918 27.8    70,779   4,828  6.8
  Menard        817     219 26.8     6,391     346  5.4    Union      1,617     720 44.5     8,485   1,207 14.2
  Mercer        874     194 22.2     8,066     769  9.5  Vermilion    6,124   2,277 37.2    37,147   6,085 16.4
  Monroe      1,499     134  8.9    19,068     746  3.9   Wabash      1,019     328 32.2     5,692     488  8.6
Montgomery    1,586     504 31.8    13,055   1,636 12.5   Warren      1,006     191 19.0     8,263     964 11.7
  Morgan      2,628     762 29.0    15,987   1,918 12.0 Washington      760     142 18.7     7,575     488  6.4
 Moultrie       791     213 26.9     7,407     466  6.3    Wayne      1,339     442 33.0     7,941     785  9.9
   Ogle       2,773     605 21.8    27,572   2,196  8.0    White      1,190     277 23.3     6,598     694 10.5
  Peoria     10,829   3,818 35.3    97,017  13,469 13.9  Whiteside    3,925   1,016 25.9    28,109   2,363  8.4
   Perry      1,848     624 33.8     9,125   1,214 13.3    Will      28,936   4,065 14.0   392,197  21,181  5.4
   Piatt        824     133 16.1     8,772     429  4.9 Williamson    6,034   1,788 29.6    32,824   3,881 11.8
   Pike       1,107     375 33.9     7,615     868 11.4  Winnebago   20,473   5,655 27.6   148,978  19,085 12.8
   Pope         506     122 24.1     1,751     226 12.9  Woodford     1,716     386 22.5    20,447   1,232  6.0
  Pulaski       656     190 29.0     2,552     334 13.1                                                        
Count of Civilians in Poverty with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Illinois, by County: 2018

Poverty Rate for Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Illinois, by County: 2018

Discussion

There are a number of concepts and factors which complicate the interpretation of the estimates presented in this report. These concerns affect all statistics from population-based surveys. The estimates included in this document should be interpreted the following limitations in mind and generalized with caution. In each point, a link to the U.S. Census Bureau website describing the limitation or concept in greater detail in the ACS has been provided.

Additional links to resources for the ACS:

Glossary

American Community Survey (ACS) — The American Community Survey is a large, continuous demographic survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that will provide accurate and up-to-date profiles of America’s communities every year. Annual and multiyear estimates of population and housing data are generated for small areas, including tracts and population subgroups. This information is collected by mailing questionnaires to a sample of addresses. See the U.S. Census Bureau website for additional details.

The Six Disability Questions in the American Community Survey:

  1. Is this person deaf or does he/she have serious difficulty hearing? (yes or no)
  2. Is this person blind or does he/she have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses? (yes or no)
  3. (If person 5 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions? (yes or no)
  4. (If person 5 years or old over) Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? (yes or no)
  5. (If person 5 years old or over) Does this person have difficulty dressing or bathing? (yes or no)
  6. (If person 15 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping? (yes or no)

Average — The sum of all of the values in a sample divided by the number of values in the sample.

Civilian — A person not in active-duty military.

Living in the Community – A person lives in the community, if the person is not living in an institution, such as jail, prison, nursing home, and hospital. A college dormitory is not considered an institution.

Median — The middle-most value of a sample that separates the upper half of the values from the lower half of the values. 

Non-Institutionalized Population — Describes individuals who are residing in the community and who are not living in institutions such as jails, prisons, nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

 

Population — The total number of inhabitants in a defined geographic area including all races, classes, and groups.

Poverty — The U.S. Office of Management and Budget in Statistical Policy, Directive 14 sets the standards for which poverty is calculated. The U.S. Census Bureau uses a set of dollar value thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who is in poverty. If a family’s total income is less than the dollar value of the appropriate threshold, then that family and every individual in it is considered to be in poverty.

Poverty Rate — Percent of the population who are determined to be in poverty.

Range — The difference between the largest and smallest values in a sample. In a sample, when the smallest value is subtracted from the largest value the resulting value is called the range. 

Sampling Variability — The variation of a statistic when estimated from repeated samples.

United States Census Bureau — An agency within the United States Federal Statistical System tasked with producing data about the American people and economy. Their primary task is to conduct the United States Census every ten years.

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