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POVERTY, INCOME, AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE

IllinoisOctober 1, 2013 (version 1

Illinois

2007 2011 2012

# % # % # %

Poverty 1,496,248 11.9 1,879,965* 15.0* 1,850,562 14.7

Extreme Poverty 667,578 5.3 863,868* 6.9* 820,554* 6.5*

Low Income 2,029,262 16.2 2,245,488* 17.9* 2,217,821 17.6

Child Poverty 511,142 16.3 648,592* 21.3* 614,493* 20.4*

No Health Insurance 1,597,086 14.2 1,639,724* 14.8* 1,602,960* 14.5*

Median Household Income $59,936 -- $54,346* -- $55,137* --

In 2012, the ofcial poverty rate for the nation was 15.0%. There 46.5 million people in poverty nationwide. For the second

consecutive year, neither the poverty rate nor the number of people in poverty was statistically different from the previous years

estimates.

Illinoisans are faring no better. New state data on Il linois from the U.S. Census Bureau show that no progress has been made in

the ght against poverty since last year. In 2012, over 1.85 million Illinoisans were in poverty a rate of 14.7%. An additional 2.2

million Illinoisans are near poor and economically insecure with incomes between 100 and 199% of the federal poverty measure.

These gures mark a disappointing lack of progress. The recovery from the Great Recession, which ofcially ended in 2010, is

happening too slowly and continues to elude those at the bottom rung of the economic ladder in Illinois.

Chicago2007 2011 2012

# % # % # %

Poverty 550,580 20.5 629,464* 23.7* 636,319 23.9

Extreme Poverty 244,498 9.1 298,403* 11.2* 282,821 10.6

Low Income 554,636 20.6 585,671 22.0* 573,258 21.5

Child Poverty 201,748 30.6 216,683 35.8* 207,002 34.3

No Health Insurance 526,082 21.6 539,641 22.3 508,471* 21.1*

Median Household Income $50,392 -- $44,539* -- $45,214 --

* Denotes change from prior year in table is statistically significant. Health insurance coverage estimates reflect 2008 the first year they were collected rather than 2007.

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All data are derived from the U.S. Census Bureaus American Community Survey 1-year estimates program. The American Community Survey released estimates on

2012 income, poverty, and health insurance coverage, which are the most current data available for geographies with populations over 65,000. For more information

on the American Community Survey, visit www.census.gov/acs/www/. Statistical signicance refers to the probability that the observed changes are true rather

than the result of an error in sampling or estimation. Data included here are statistically signicant at the 90th percentile. For more information on the Illinois Basic

Economic Security TablesTM, visit http://www.heartlandalliance.org/research/projects-publications/publications.html.

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foundations, governments, coalitions, and the media to help them inform and improve their work. IMPACT also regularly reports on key trends related to poverty so

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6-County Region2007 2011 2012

# % # % # %

Poverty 936,259 11.3 1,204,445* 14.6* 1,194,554 14.5

Extreme Poverty 416,119 5.0 535,670* 6.5* 520,148 6.3

Low Income 1,277,860 15.4 1,419,744* 17.3* 1,420,591 17.2

Child Poverty 339,216 15.8 431,678* 21.2* 411,653* 20.4No Health Insurance 1,151,068 15.4 1,188,406* 16.2* 1,156,021* 15.8*

Median Household Income -- -- -- -- -- --

Suburban 6-County Region (no Chicago)2007 2011 2012

# % # % # %

Poverty 385,679 6.9 574,981* 10.3* 558,235 10.0Extreme Poverty 171,621 3.1 237,267* 4.3* 237,327 4.3

Low Income 723,224 12.9 834,073* 15.0* 847,333 15.2

Child Poverty 137,468 9.2 214,995* 15.0* 204,651 14.5

No Health Insurance 624,986 12.4 648,765 13.2* 647,550* 13.1*

Median Household Income -- -- -- -- -- --

Measuring PovertyOfcial poverty data are based on the federal poverty thresholds, which

are used to determine poverty status. The measure is not geographically

specic and does not reect what it takes for families to make ends meet.

Far more people struggle to make ends meet than the ofcial poverty data

suggest. The Illinois Basic Economic Security TablesTM (BESTTM) show that

it takes a family of 3 (adult, preschooler, school-age child) $72,420 to beeconomically secure in Illinois.

What does it really take

to make ends meet?

Estimates of median household income are not available for this geography.

6-County region includes the following counties: Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will.

2012 FEDERAL

POVERTY THRESHOLDS

$5,585

$7,565

$9,545

$11,525

$11,170

$15,130

$19,090

$23,050

$22,340

$30,260

$38,180

$46,100

Family Size

ExtremePoverty

(0-49% FPL)Poverty

(0-99% FPL)

LowIncome

(100-199% FPL

Estimates of median household income are not available for this geography.