Chicago, IL Historical Poverty Level Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Chicago, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 604,568 | 22.72%, see rank | 14.41% | 15.59% |
Family in Poverty | 105,497 | 18.69%, see rank | 10.54% | 11.47% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Chicago, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 587,807 | 22.14%, see rank | 13.66% | 14.88% |
Family in Poverty | 103,891 | 18.26%, see rank | 10.01% | 10.92% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Chicago, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 556,416 | 20.95%, see rank | 12.64% | 13.82% |
Family in Poverty | 99,968 | 17.19%, see rank | 9.24% | 10.08% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Chicago, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 576,344 | 20.80%, see rank | 12.44% | 13.47% |
Family in Poverty | 103,479 | 17.16%, see rank | 9.14% | 9.86% |
US Census 2000 data
| Chicago, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 556,791 | 19.61%, see rank | 10.68% | 12.38% |
Family in Poverty | 105,752 | 16.57%, see rank | 7.82% | 9.16% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.