| Extreme poverty rate: | 6% |
| Food insecurity: | 9.6% |
| Minimum wage: | $11.00 |
| Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment: | 183,000 |
| Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment | 184,000 |
| Percent of individuals who are uninsured: | 7.4% |
| Percent of jobs that are low-wage: | 18.1% |
| Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line: | 26.5% |
| Poverty rate: | 11.5% |
| Unemployment rate: | 4.1% |
| High school graduation rate: | 86.5% |
| Percent of adult population with at least a high school degree: | 88.7% |
| Percent of college graduates with debt: | 59% |
| Percent of population over age 25 with at least a four year college degree: | 35.1% |
| Percent of teens ages 16 to 19 not attending school and not working: | 6% |
| Adults and children receiving welfare (TANF): | 21,065 |
| Children receiving food stamps (SNAP): | 775,000 |
| EITC recipients: | 908,000 |
| Families receiving child care subsidies: | 30,400 |
| Households receiving federal rental assistance: | 225,000 |
| Households receiving LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program): | 236,371 |
| Number of children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP: | 1,458,386 |
| Number of women and children receiving WIC (Women, Infants and Children supplemental nutrition program): | 164,318 |
| Participants in all Head Start programs: | 34,803 |
| Child poverty rate: | 16% |
| Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty: | 32,000 |
| Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty: | 243,000 |
| Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty: | 351,000 |
| Percent of single-parent families with related children that are below poverty: | 28% |
| Senior poverty rate: | 8.6% |
| Women in poverty: | 12.6% |
State governments play a significant role in developing policies that help support low-income families. Below is a list of some key Illinois policies and a link to an organization that tracks the issue.