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Illinois County Statistics
Compare descriptive county-level score ranges, density, solar, broadband, and research confidence across all 102 Illinois county records.
County records102
Core coverage100%
Distinct scores26
Profile citations2,029
Verified / sourced0/102
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State distributions
Where Illinois County Values Fall
Percentiles describe the current county dataset without implying that the highest or lowest value is the best fit for a particular buyer.
| Measurement | Unit | Minimum | 25th percentile | Median | Average | 75th percentile | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Score | 0-100 | 24 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 57 | 79 |
| Housing Freedom Index | 0-100 | 40 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 74 |
| Off-Grid Freedom Index | 0-100 | 37 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 64 | 81 |
| Homestead Freedom Index | 0-100 | 56 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 76 | 88 |
| Connectivity Index | 0-100 | 43 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 77 | 88 |
| Population Density | people / sq. mi. | 10 | 27.5 | 44.9 | 194.6 | 90.8 | 5,482.4 |
| Solar Potential | 1-10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3.8 | 4 | 5 |
| Broadband Availability | 1-10 | 4 | 7.3 | 8 | 7.9 | 8 | 10 |
Freedom Score distribution
County Records By Score Band
Band counts show the shape of the state dataset. They do not replace confidence labels or parcel-level research.
80-1000
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50-5972
Under 5011
County measurements
All Illinois County Records
Counties are listed alphabetically. Open a profile for source notes, local research context, and the parcel questions that remain unresolved.
| County | Freedom | Housing | Off-grid | Homestead | Connectivity | Density / sq. mi. | Solar | Broadband | Confidence | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 55 | 63 | 58 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Alexander County | 63 | 60 | 67 | 83 | 43 | 19.5 | 5/10 | 4/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Bond County | 50 | 58 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 43.6 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Boone County | 50 | 58 | 55 | 64 | 81 | 189.9 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Brown County | 72 | 69 | 73 | 76 | 65 | 20.6 | 4/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Bureau County | 50 | 58 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 37.4 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Calhoun County | 73 | 68 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 16.6 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Carroll County | 55 | 63 | 62 | 82 | 78 | 34.7 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Cass County | 58 | 66 | 56 | 78 | 77 | 33.8 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Champaign County | 47 | 54 | 56 | 63 | 82 | 213.2 | 4/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Christian County | 50 | 58 | 55 | 65 | 71 | 46.9 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Clark County | 50 | 58 | 60 | 70 | 69 | 30.1 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Clay County | 54 | 50 | 64 | 66 | 78 | 27.4 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Clinton County | 51 | 58 | 54 | 63 | 82 | 78.2 | 4/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Coles County | 50 | 58 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 91.3 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Cook County | 24 | 40 | 41 | 64 | 74 | 5,482.4 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 21 |
| Crawford County | 50 | 58 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 41.4 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Cumberland County | 63 | 59 | 64 | 81 | 68 | 29.8 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| De Witt County | 50 | 58 | 60 | 69 | 70 | 38.5 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| DeKalb County | 50 | 58 | 56 | 66 | 83 | 160.5 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Douglas County | 50 | 58 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 47.6 | 4/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| DuPage County | 24 | 40 | 37 | 60 | 78 | 2,861.5 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Edgar County | 61 | 57 | 64 | 77 | 73 | 26.3 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Edwards County | 76 | 72 | 73 | 81 | 69 | 26.9 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Effingham County | 51 | 58 | 54 | 63 | 85 | 72.3 | 4/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Fayette County | 63 | 60 | 64 | 82 | 71 | 29.5 | 4/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Ford County | 54 | 50 | 64 | 66 | 75 | 27.7 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Franklin County | 54 | 62 | 59 | 73 | 66 | 90.6 | 5/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Fulton County | 55 | 63 | 60 | 78 | 75 | 37.6 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Gallatin County | 77 | 73 | 76 | 83 | 68 | 14.5 | 5/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Greene County | 63 | 57 | 65 | 77 | 71 | 21 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Grundy County | 50 | 58 | 54 | 64 | 85 | 128.8 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Hamilton County | 59 | 56 | 65 | 76 | 68 | 18 | 4/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Hancock County | 54 | 50 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 21.4 | 4/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Hardin County | 79 | 72 | 76 | 82 | 61 | 20 | 5/10 | 6/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Henderson County | 54 | 50 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 16 | 4/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Henry County | 50 | 58 | 53 | 64 | 77 | 58.5 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Iroquois County | 54 | 50 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 23.3 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Jackson County | 51 | 58 | 59 | 66 | 71 | 91.1 | 5/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Jasper County | 54 | 50 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 18.4 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Jefferson County | 58 | 66 | 59 | 82 | 71 | 63.2 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Jersey County | 50 | 58 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 57.3 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Jo Daviess County | 63 | 63 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 35.8 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Johnson County | 57 | 65 | 62 | 81 | 61 | 38.7 | 5/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Kane County | 33 | 45 | 44 | 60 | 77 | 1,001.8 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 21 |
| Kankakee County | 50 | 58 | 56 | 66 | 76 | 157.3 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Kendall County | 51 | 58 | 52 | 60 | 88 | 446.9 | 3/10 | 10/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Knox County | 50 | 58 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 68 | 4/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Lake County | 24 | 40 | 39 | 64 | 77 | 1,619.7 | 2/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| LaSalle County | 50 | 58 | 63 | 74 | 76 | 95.5 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 21 |
| Lawrence County | 62 | 66 | 56 | 79 | 74 | 39.8 | 4/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Lee County | 50 | 58 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 46.3 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Livingston County | 50 | 58 | 56 | 65 | 76 | 33.9 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Logan County | 50 | 58 | 55 | 65 | 71 | 44.5 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Macon County | 50 | 58 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 173.5 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Macoupin County | 50 | 58 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 50.9 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Madison County | 47 | 54 | 54 | 60 | 80 | 367.6 | 4/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 21 |
| Marion County | 50 | 58 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 63.7 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Marshall County | 60 | 56 | 62 | 77 | 73 | 29.9 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Mason County | 54 | 50 | 65 | 66 | 75 | 23.3 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Massac County | 59 | 68 | 57 | 81 | 59 | 57.4 | 5/10 | 6/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| McDonough County | 50 | 58 | 55 | 65 | 73 | 45.2 | 4/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| McHenry County | 34 | 45 | 49 | 64 | 85 | 523.8 | 3/10 | 10/10 | Sourced discovery | 21 |
| McLean County | 47 | 54 | 59 | 67 | 84 | 145.4 | 4/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Menard County | 51 | 58 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 38 | 4/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Mercer County | 63 | 59 | 62 | 81 | 79 | 27.2 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Monroe County | 51 | 58 | 61 | 70 | 85 | 90.8 | 4/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Montgomery County | 50 | 58 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 39.2 | 4/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Morgan County | 53 | 61 | 59 | 73 | 75 | 57.3 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Moultrie County | 56 | 65 | 55 | 76 | 68 | 42.8 | 4/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Ogle County | 50 | 58 | 60 | 71 | 77 | 67.7 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Peoria County | 51 | 59 | 50 | 65 | 75 | 290.1 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Perry County | 50 | 58 | 55 | 65 | 71 | 45.9 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Piatt County | 51 | 58 | 56 | 65 | 77 | 37.9 | 4/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Pike County | 58 | 55 | 69 | 78 | 70 | 17.1 | 4/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Pope County | 78 | 73 | 81 | 88 | 54 | 10 | 5/10 | 5/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Pulaski County | 78 | 74 | 75 | 84 | 44 | 24.5 | 5/10 | 4/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Putnam County | 50 | 58 | 54 | 65 | 76 | 35.2 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Randolph County | 51 | 58 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 52 | 5/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Richland County | 50 | 58 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 42.7 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Rock Island County | 50 | 58 | 48 | 56 | 78 | 333.8 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Saline County | 58 | 67 | 57 | 79 | 63 | 60.1 | 5/10 | 6/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Sangamon County | 47 | 54 | 55 | 62 | 76 | 223.8 | 4/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Schuyler County | 67 | 63 | 74 | 67 | 75 | 15.4 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Scott County | 54 | 50 | 65 | 66 | 71 | 19.4 | 4/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Shelby County | 54 | 50 | 64 | 66 | 75 | 27.1 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| St. Clair County | 46 | 54 | 54 | 60 | 73 | 381.8 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Stark County | 54 | 50 | 63 | 66 | 72 | 18.3 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Stephenson County | 50 | 58 | 60 | 71 | 76 | 76.3 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Tazewell County | 51 | 58 | 52 | 59 | 81 | 200 | 4/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Union County | 71 | 72 | 71 | 84 | 51 | 40.8 | 5/10 | 5/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Vermilion County | 50 | 58 | 56 | 67 | 71 | 79.2 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Wabash County | 50 | 58 | 55 | 65 | 68 | 49.2 | 4/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Warren County | 54 | 50 | 64 | 66 | 71 | 29.9 | 4/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Washington County | 54 | 50 | 65 | 66 | 72 | 24.1 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Wayne County | 60 | 57 | 69 | 82 | 67 | 22.3 | 4/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| White County | 55 | 50 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 27.1 | 4/10 | 6/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Whiteside County | 50 | 58 | 56 | 67 | 77 | 79.9 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Will County | 33 | 45 | 48 | 64 | 76 | 846.7 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 21 |
| Williamson County | 51 | 58 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 159.6 | 5/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Winnebago County | 50 | 58 | 52 | 60 | 71 | 552.8 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
| Woodford County | 50 | 58 | 54 | 63 | 77 | 72.5 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 20 |
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Suggested citation: County Freedom Index, Illinois County Statistics, version county-summary-2026-08-04. County values are discovery signals and public context, not zoning decisions, appraisals, or parcel approvals.
Snapshot last reviewed: 2026-08-04.