Illinois Counties, Ranked by Slope

Rank, county, average percent slope

  1. Jo Daviess, 4.25
  2. Pope, 3.76
  3. Hardin, 3.61
  4. Calhoun, 3.55
  5. Union, 3.15
  6. Johnson, 3.01
  7. Carroll, 2.54
  8. Stephenson, 2.29
  9. Jackson, 2.25
  10. Jersey, 2.17
  11. Brown, 2.13
  12. Schuyler, 2.00
  13. Alexander, 1.97
  14. Fulton, 1.91
  15. Pike, 1.90
  16. Peoria, 1.82
  17. Putnam, 1.77
  18. Monroe, 1.74
  19. Winnebago, 1.73
  20. Ogle, 1.71
  21. Randolph, 1.67
  22. Saline, 1.51
  23. Rock Island, 1.50
  24. Marshall, 1.47
  25. Adams, 1.41
  26. Gallatin, 1.36
  27. Greene, 1.36
  28. Mercer, 1.35
  29. Knox, 1.33
  30. Scott, 1.32
  31. Massac, 1.26
  32. McHenry, 1.24
  33. Bureau, 1.23
  34. Tazewell, 1.22
  35. Edwards, 1.21
  36. Woodford, 1.19
  37. Williams, 1.19
  38. Hancock, 1.17
  39. Clark, 1.14
  40. McDonough, 1.13
  41. Henry, 1.11
  42. Boone, 1.07
  43. Hamilton, 1.07
  44. Kane, 1.06
  45. Henderson, 1.04
  46. La Salle, 1.03
  47. Lake, 1.03
  48. St. Clair, 0.99
  49. Menard, 0.98
  50. Cass, 0.96
  51. Warren, 0.96
  52. Wabash, 0.96
  53. Pulaski, 0.96
  54. Lee, 0.95
  55. Stark, 0.95
  56. Jefferson, 0.95
  57. Bond, 0.93
  58. Madison, 0.93
  59. Morgan, 0.92
  60. White, 0.91
  61. Crawford, 0.91
  62. Vermilion, 0.89
  63. Kendall, 0.89
  64. Shelby, 0.88
  65. Du Page, 0.88
  66. Fayette, 0.87
  67. Macoupin, 0.86
  68. Franklin, 0.85
  69. Will, 0.84
  70. Montgomery, 0.84
  71. Lawrence, 0.84
  72. Marion, 0.84
  73. Coles, 0.84
  74. Whiteside, 0.82
  75. Edgar, 0.79
  76. Wayne, 0.79
  77. Richland, 0.77
  78. McLean, 0.75
  79. Effingham, 0.75
  80. De Kalb, 0.74
  81. Perry, 0.73
  82. Cumberland, 0.73
  83. Clinton, 0.72
  84. Washington, 0.71
  85. Clay, 0.68
  86. Logan, 0.67
  87. Jasper, 0.65
  88. Cook, 0.64
  89. De Witt, 0.63
  90. Macon, 0.63
  91. Sangamon, 0.62
  92. Kankakee, 0.55
  93. Moultrie, 0.55
  94. Mason, 0.54
  95. Ford, 0.54
  96. Grundy, 0.54
  97. Livingston, 0.52
  98. Christian, 0.50
  99. Champaign, 0.50
  100. Piatt, 0.46
  101. Iroquois, 0.44
  102. Douglas, 0.40
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