Illinois Counties, Ranked by Relief

Rank, county, total relief (in feet)

1. Pope, 749
2. Union, 680
3. Saline, 660
4. Jo Daviess, 645
5. Alexander, 530
6. Hardin, 530
7. Gallatin, 520
8. Johnson, 520
9. Bureau, 500
10. Carroll, 475
11. Jackson, 471
12. Stephenson, 470
13. Jersey, 465
14. La Salle, 465
15. McHenry, 459
16. Pike, 455
17. Kane, 445
18. Marshall, 430
19. Monroe, 425
20. Peoria, 410
21. Woodford, 400
22. Adams, 395
23. Calhoun, 395
24. Tazewell, 390
25. Brown, 385
26. Randolph, 380
27. Lake, 377
28. Cook, 370
29. Ogle, 370
30. Knox, 350
31. McLean, 350
32. Fulton, 345
33. Lee, 345
34. St. Clair, 340
35. Williams, 330
36. Edgar, 325
37. Boone, 325
38. Shelby, 324
39. Bond, 320
40. Schuyler, 320
41. Will, 320
42. Henry, 315
43. De Kalb, 310
44. Clark, 305
45. McDonough, 300
46. Putnam, 300
47. Vermilion, 300
48. Whiteside, 300
49. Winnebago, 300
50. Mason, 295
51. Massac, 290
52. Mercer, 290
53. Henderson, 282
54. Hamilton, 280
55. Morgan, 275
56. Stark, 275
57. Greene, 270
58. Hancock, 270
59. Rock Island, 270
60. Scott, 270
61. Cass, 260
62. Fayette, 260
63. Madison, 260
64. Montgomery, 257
65. Franklin, 254
66. Livingston, 245
67. Christian, 240
68. Du Page, 240
69. Warren, 240
70. Wayne, 240
71. White, 240
72. Lawrence, 235
73. Champaign, 230
74. Crawford, 230
75. Effingham, 230
76. Marion, 230
77. Wabash, 230
78. Clay, 225
79. Coles, 225
80. Jefferson, 220
81. Logan, 220
82. Pulaski, 220
83. Ford, 215
84. Iroquois, 215
85. Clinton, 210
86. Macoupin, 210
87. Perry, 210
88. Richland, 210
89. Sangamon, 210
90. De Witt, 206
91. Piatt, 200
92. Washington, 198
93. Edwards, 190
94. Grundy, 190
95. Kankakee, 190
96. Macon, 185
97. Menard, 185
98. Jasper, 180
99. Cumberland, 170
100. Kendall, 170
101. Moultrie, 170
102. Douglas, 100

Updated 10/1/2009 JKH