Cook County, IL community profile: poverty, income, insurance & broadband (ACS 2020–2024)
Illinois county profiles · GEOID 17031
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year Data Profiles (2024 endpoint), tables DP02, DP03 and DP05. Estimate and MOE variable IDs appear below. Retrieved 2026-10-19. Census Data Profiles source.
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- In Cook County, 13.5% (±0.3 percentage points) of people for whom poverty status was determined lived below the poverty line, compared with 11.8% in Illinois and 12.5% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0128PE).
- In Cook County, 17.9% (±0.7 percentage points) of children under 18 for whom poverty status was determined lived below the poverty line, compared with 15.1% in Illinois and 16.1% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0129PE).
- In Cook County, 8.9% (±0.2 percentage points) of the civilian noninstitutionalized population had no health insurance coverage, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0099PE).
- In Cook County, median household income was $83,498 (±$630) in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars, compared with $83,390 in Illinois and $80,734 nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0062E).
- In Cook County, 90.6% (±0.2 percentage points) of households had a broadband Internet subscription, compared with 90.8% in Illinois and 91.0% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP02_0154PE).
- In Cook County, 11.4% (±0.1 percentage points) of the civilian noninstitutionalized population had a disability, compared with 12.1% in Illinois and 13.3% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP02_0072PE).
18 community indicators
± denotes the 90% margin of error (MOE). Percentage MOEs use percentage points (pp). Read definitions and cautions.
| Indicator and population | County ± MOE | Illinois ± MOE | US ± MOE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total populationDP05_0001E / DP05_0001M · Total population | 5,182,090MOE unavailableOfficial controlled total (no MOE) | 12,694,798MOE unavailableOfficial controlled total (no MOE) | 334,922,499MOE unavailableOfficial controlled total (no MOE) |
| Under age 5DP05_0005PE / DP05_0005PM · Total population | 5.4% ± 0.1 pp | 5.4% ± 0.1 pp | 5.6% ± 0.1 pp |
| Under age 18DP05_0019PE / DP05_0019PM · Total population | 21.1%MOE unavailableOfficial controlled total (no MOE) | 21.8% ± 0.1 pp | 22.0% ± 0.1 pp |
| Age 65 and overDP05_0024PE / DP05_0024PM · Total population | 16.0% ± 0.1 pp | 17.0% ± 0.1 pp | 17.2% ± 0.1 pp |
| Total householdsDP02_0001E / DP02_0001M · Households | 2,100,230 ± 3,848 | 5,036,449 ± 8,009 | 129,227,496 ± 209,365 |
| Median household incomeDP03_0062E / DP03_0062M · Households | $83,498 ± $630 | $83,390 ± $362 | $80,734 ± $166 |
| Per capita incomeDP03_0088E / DP03_0088M · Total population | $49,329 ± $369 | $46,406 ± $212 | $44,673 ± $122 |
| Poverty rateDP03_0128PE / DP03_0128PM · Population for whom poverty status is determined | 13.5% ± 0.3 pp | 11.8% ± 0.1 pp | 12.5% ± 0.1 pp |
| Child poverty rateDP03_0129PE / DP03_0129PM · Population under 18 for whom poverty status is determined | 17.9% ± 0.7 pp | 15.1% ± 0.3 pp | 16.1% ± 0.2 pp |
| Unemployment rateDP03_0009PE / DP03_0009PM · Civilian labor force age 16 and over | 7.0% ± 0.2 pp | 5.8% ± 0.1 pp | 5.2% ± 0.1 pp |
| UninsuredDP03_0099PE / DP03_0099PM · Civilian noninstitutionalized population | 8.9% ± 0.2 pp | 6.9% ± 0.1 pp | 8.4% ± 0.1 pp |
| Households receiving SNAPDP03_0074PE / DP03_0074PM · Households | 15.7% ± 0.3 pp | 13.8% ± 0.1 pp | 12.1% ± 0.1 pp |
| High school graduate or higherDP02_0067PE / DP02_0067PM · Population age 25 and over | 88.6% ± 0.2 pp | 90.5% ± 0.1 pp | 89.6% ± 0.1 pp |
| Bachelor’s degree or higherDP02_0068PE / DP02_0068PM · Population age 25 and over | 42.7% ± 0.3 pp | 37.8% ± 0.2 pp | 35.7% ± 0.2 pp |
| Broadband subscriptionDP02_0154PE / DP02_0154PM · Households | 90.6% ± 0.2 pp | 90.8% ± 0.1 pp | 91.0% ± 0.1 pp |
| DisabilityDP02_0072PE / DP02_0072PM · Civilian noninstitutionalized population | 11.4% ± 0.1 pp | 12.1% ± 0.1 pp | 13.3% ± 0.1 pp |
| Civilian veteransDP02_0070PE / DP02_0070PM · Civilian population age 18 and over | 3.2% ± 0.1 pp | 4.8% ± 0.1 pp | 6.2% ± 0.1 pp |
| Speak English less than very wellDP02_0115PE / DP02_0115PM · Population age 5 and over | 14.0% ± 0.2 pp | 9.0% ± 0.1 pp | 8.6% ± 0.1 pp |
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