2019 State Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

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2019 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 from 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. Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2020). 2019 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 2019 county-level poverty statistics from Illinois that are presented:

 

  • For people with disabilities: 

    • The poverty rate for people with disabilities in Illinois was 25.8%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people with disabilities across Illinois counties was 51.7%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Schuyler (59.3%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Kendall (7.6%).
    • 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 10.4%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people without disabilities across Illinois counties was 24.7%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people without disabilities was Jackson (27.9%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people without disabilities was Monroe (3.2%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people without disabilities across all counties in Illinois was 10.7%.
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Illinois, by County: 2019
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
 Illinois   670,494 172,702 25.8 7,064,820 733,376 10.4   Fayette     1,758     623 35.4     9,808   1,281 13.1
   Adams      4,579   1,216 26.6    33,100   3,097  9.4    Ford       1,036     323 31.2     6,615     623  9.4
 Alexander      862     227 26.3     2,596     539 20.8  Franklin     3,936   1,496 38.0    18,329   2,956 16.1
   Bond       1,098     347 31.6     7,647     947 12.4   Fulton      1,886     589 31.2    17,088   2,404 14.1
   Boone      3,201     487 15.2    28,316   2,386  8.4  Gallatin       447     193 43.2     2,388     364 15.2
   Brown        307      75 24.4     2,476     248 10.0   Greene        885     256 28.9     6,789     822 12.1
  Bureau      2,021     528 26.1    16,742   1,519  9.1   Grundy      2,324     299 12.9    28,514   1,841  6.5
  Calhoun       482     127 26.3     2,182     182  8.3  Hamilton       732     122 16.7     3,839     272  7.1
  Carroll       831     242 29.1     7,034     654  9.3   Hancock     1,059     285 26.9     8,936     928 10.4
   Cass         658     156 23.7     6,615     968 14.6   Hardin        437      81 18.5     1,755     226 12.9
 Champaign    9,432   2,770 29.4   121,068  28,121 23.2  Henderson      381      85 22.3     3,460     242  7.0
 Christian    1,958     623 31.8    16,426   1,731 10.5    Henry      2,655     769 29.0    25,363   2,015  7.9
   Clark      1,167     255 21.9     7,852     744  9.5  Iroquois     1,912     508 26.6    13,826   1,531 11.1
   Clay       1,247     508 40.7     6,309     780 12.4   Jackson     4,698   1,939 41.3    30,380   8,487 27.9
  Clinton     2,449     405 16.5    19,099   1,040  5.4   Jasper      1,045     357 34.2     4,482     364  8.1
   Coles      4,250   1,613 38.0    26,363   5,175 19.6  Jefferson    3,281     916 27.9    17,299   2,122 12.3
   Cook     253,735  71,148 28.0 3,005,535 350,872 11.7   Jersey      1,578     277 17.6    10,947     904  8.3
 Crawford     1,413     337 23.8     8,191     861 10.5 Jo Daviess    1,204     248 20.6    10,337     756  7.3
Cumberland      746     201 26.9     5,505     634 11.5   Johnson       664     160 24.1     4,739     396  8.4
  De Witt     1,002     269 26.8     8,375     695  8.3    Kane      21,580   4,099 19.0   299,662  20,887  7.0
  DeKalb      5,453   1,178 21.6    59,829  10,514 17.6  Kankakee     7,457   2,115 28.4    56,533   6,010 10.6
  Douglas       980     195 19.9    10,191     856  8.4   Kendall     5,139     391  7.6    71,618   2,642  3.7
  DuPage     32,012   4,515 14.1   537,591  29,500  5.5    Knox       3,561   1,290 36.2    23,045   3,725 16.2
   Edgar      1,459     426 29.2     8,564     783  9.1   LaSalle     7,031   2,133 30.3    56,675   5,809 10.2
  Edwards       486     103 21.2     3,120     289  9.3    Lake      30,136   5,435 18.0   387,827  25,038  6.5
 Effingham    2,502     638 25.5    17,622   1,434  8.1  Lawrence     1,469     408 27.8     6,565     948 14.4
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Illinois, by County: 2019
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
    Lee       2,244     735 32.8    16,227   1,553  9.6   Putnam        341      63 18.5     2,960     183  6.2
Livingston    2,432     776 31.9    17,327   1,962 11.3  Randolph     2,205     710 32.2    14,566   1,305  9.0
   Logan      1,731     467 27.0    12,805     830  6.5  Richland     1,334     453 34.0     7,597     971 12.8
   Macon      7,707   2,633 34.2    51,420   7,039 13.7 Rock Island   8,661   2,423 28.0    72,219   7,558 10.5
 Macoupin     3,252     710 21.8    23,235   2,967 12.8   Saline      2,477   1,004 40.5    11,366   2,092 18.4
  Madison    19,313   4,779 24.7   138,989  16,099 11.6  Sangamon    13,407   4,292 32.0   103,073  11,485 11.1
  Marion      3,338     968 29.0    18,098   2,662 14.7  Schuyler       747     443 59.3     3,345     581 17.4
 Marshall       689     148 21.5     5,898     507  8.6    Scott        330      73 22.1     2,579     277 10.7
   Mason        947     282 29.8     6,795     787 11.6   Shelby      1,081     263 24.3    11,184   1,248 11.2
  Massac      1,588     503 31.7     6,430     855 13.3  St. Clair   18,627   4,554 24.4   137,007  16,798 12.3
 McDonough    2,000     622 31.1    15,070   4,083 27.1    Stark        297     106 35.7     2,765     341 12.3
  McHenry    13,810   1,805 13.1   176,865   9,721  5.5 Stephenson    3,052     778 25.5    22,132   2,556 11.5
  McLean      7,899   1,910 24.2    98,425  16,405 16.7  Tazewell     7,164   2,145 29.9    69,675   4,490  6.4
  Menard        771     147 19.1     6,366     366  5.7    Union      1,528     618 40.4     8,341   1,221 14.6
  Mercer        857     194 22.6     7,998     618  7.7  Vermilion    5,573   1,945 34.9    36,939   5,815 15.7
  Monroe      1,615     136  8.4    18,972     615  3.2   Wabash      1,036     347 33.5     5,599     485  8.7
Montgomery    1,729     514 29.7    13,050   1,752 13.4   Warren        971     233 24.0     8,243     964 11.7
  Morgan      2,631     828 31.5    15,889   1,810 11.4 Washington      775     144 18.6     7,416     417  5.6
 Moultrie       807     182 22.6     7,333     413  5.6    Wayne      1,228     351 28.6     7,938     744  9.4
   Ogle       3,149     574 18.2    26,901   2,096  7.8    White      1,138     298 26.2     6,607     718 10.9
  Peoria     10,646   3,811 35.8    95,323  12,861 13.5  Whiteside    4,027   1,141 28.3    27,577   2,222  8.1
   Perry      1,847     644 34.9     8,948   1,126 12.6    Will      29,441   4,182 14.2   391,945  20,370  5.2
   Piatt        914     119 13.0     8,620     445  5.2 Williamson    5,978   1,672 28.0    32,372   3,467 10.7
   Pike       1,111     339 30.5     7,541     908 12.0  Winnebago   20,585   5,862 28.5   147,111  18,644 12.7
   Pope         542     190 35.1     1,758     210 11.9  Woodford     1,715     419 24.4    20,302   1,163  5.7
  Pulaski       586     181 30.9     2,512     409 16.3                                                        
Count of Civilians in Poverty with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Illinois, by County: 2019

Poverty Rate for Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Illinois, by County: 2019

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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