What is the 2026 poverty guideline for four people in Illinois?

The 2026 HHS poverty guideline for a household of four in Illinois is $33,000.

Illinois

A household of four is measured against a 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000. Illinois has adopted Medicaid expansion, so the adult income screen is 138 percent of poverty. The 2024 all-items state price parity is 100.0.

Sales tax: 9.0%
Wage income tax: Yes
Property tax: 1.92%

Benefit pages

Each program has its own page for Illinois. The label is the illustrative household of four at $48,000.

SNAP eligibility · unlikely
Medicaid and CHIP eligibility · maybe
WIC eligibility · likely
School meals eligibility · likely
LIHEAP eligibility · maybe
Earned Income Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Child Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Marketplace subsidies eligibility · likely
Lifeline eligibility · unlikely
SSI eligibility · unlikely
State programs eligibility · maybe

Counties

Adams County · 2-bed $1,013
Alexander County · 2-bed $1,012
Bond County · 2-bed $979
Boone County · 2-bed $1,172
Brown County · 2-bed $1,084
Bureau County · 2-bed $981
Carroll County · 2-bed $930
Cass County · 2-bed $930
Champaign County · 2-bed $1,173
Christian County · 2-bed $939
Clark County · 2-bed $1,011
Clay County · 2-bed $930
Clinton County · 2-bed $1,349
Coles County · 2-bed $950
Cook County · 2-bed $2,011
Crawford County · 2-bed $930
Cumberland County · 2-bed $930
De Witt County · 2-bed $1,059
DeKalb County · 2-bed $1,481
Douglas County · 2-bed $930
DuPage County · 2-bed $2,011
Edgar County · 2-bed $930
Edwards County · 2-bed $930
Effingham County · 2-bed $930
Fayette County · 2-bed $930
Ford County · 2-bed $930
Franklin County · 2-bed $930
Fulton County · 2-bed $930
Greene County · 2-bed $965
Grundy County · 2-bed $1,613
Hamilton County · 2-bed $930
Hancock County · 2-bed $930
Henry County · 2-bed $1,056
Iroquois County · 2-bed $930
Jackson County · 2-bed $930
Jasper County · 2-bed $948
Jefferson County · 2-bed $994
Jersey County · 2-bed $1,349
Jo Daviess County · 2-bed $959
Johnson County · 2-bed $930
Kane County · 2-bed $2,011
Kankakee County · 2-bed $1,349
Kendall County · 2-bed $2,341
Knox County · 2-bed $930
LaSalle County · 2-bed $1,052
Lake County · 2-bed $2,011
Lawrence County · 2-bed $943
Lee County · 2-bed $930
Livingston County · 2-bed $996
Logan County · 2-bed $962
Macon County · 2-bed $1,091
Macoupin County · 2-bed $978
Madison County · 2-bed $1,349
Marion County · 2-bed $930
Marshall County · 2-bed $1,212
Mason County · 2-bed $930
Massac County · 2-bed $993
McDonough County · 2-bed $930
McHenry County · 2-bed $2,011
McLean County · 2-bed $1,287
Menard County · 2-bed $1,237
Mercer County · 2-bed $1,056
Monroe County · 2-bed $1,349
Montgomery County · 2-bed $930
Morgan County · 2-bed $930
Moultrie County · 2-bed $930
Ogle County · 2-bed $1,080
Peoria County · 2-bed $1,212
Perry County · 2-bed $930
Piatt County · 2-bed $1,173
Pike County · 2-bed $930
Putnam County · 2-bed $942
Randolph County · 2-bed $930
Richland County · 2-bed $935
Rock Island County · 2-bed $1,056
Saline County · 2-bed $930
Sangamon County · 2-bed $1,237
Schuyler County · 2-bed $930
Scott County · 2-bed $930
Shelby County · 2-bed $946
St. Clair County · 2-bed $1,349
Stark County · 2-bed $1,212
Stephenson County · 2-bed $930
Tazewell County · 2-bed $1,212
Union County · 2-bed $930
Vermilion County · 2-bed $956
Wabash County · 2-bed $992
Warren County · 2-bed $930
Washington County · 2-bed $930
Wayne County · 2-bed $930
White County · 2-bed $930
Whiteside County · 2-bed $945
Will County · 2-bed $2,011
Williamson County · 2-bed $996
Winnebago County · 2-bed $1,172
Woodford County · 2-bed $1,212

Towns

676 places in Illinois have a cost page and a benefits page.

Metros in this ranking

Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
St. Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL