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Outcomes

11.5% of people in Illinois live below the poverty line.

Children below the poverty line, 2024
14.1%
Country: 15.5%
Median household income, 2024
$83,327
Country: $81,604
real output grew over five years
12.7%
bills traced into law in 24 months
0
Real output, year by year.
1997: $619Bchained 2017 dollars, adjusted for inflation2025: $914B

What became law

Enacted bills traced to their place on the books, latest first.

No enacted bill has been traced to its statute for Illinois.

Coverage is partial, and nothing here says a law moved a number.

Counties by poverty rate: 8 counties
Counties by poverty rate
Alexander County$48,4936.6%24.8%
Pulaski County$49,7706.8%21.7%
Jackson County$52,0634.8%20.5%
Champaign County$64,2404.3%18.8%
McDonough County$62,2764.3%18.6%
Saline County$55,5614.5%18.0%
Hardin County$54,6715.0%17.9%
Gallatin County$57,3425.0%17.5%