How We Compiled Our Data. Visit our Eye on the Stimulus blog. Data current as of Sept. 30, 2009 (the latest available data as of Dec. 2009).
Check the chart below to compare unemployment and per capita spending among counties. Click on your county to find projects in your area. Data last updated on Sept. 30, 2009 (the latest available data as of Dec. 2009)
| U.S. | Illinois | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 304,059,724 | 12,901,563 | |
| Total recovery funding | $260,908,876,834 | $10,707,213,128 | |
| Direct to County (see list) | $188,787,799,322 | $7,512,133,029 | |
| County Funds per Capita | $621 | $582 | |
| Statewide (see project list) | $72,076,191,337 | $3,195,080,099 | |
| Statewide funding per capita | $237 | $248 | |
| Unemployment (10/09) |
10.2 | 11.0 | |
| Median Household Income | $50,007 | $53,745 | |
| Poverty Rate | 13.3% | 12.1% |
Note: There still may be overrepresentation of money going to counties where state capitals are because of funding going to state agencies but where the data did not designate that it was to be used statewide.
| County Name | Population | Unemployment | Poverty Rate | Total Funding | Per Capita | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Adams | 66,897 | 8.0 | 11.5 | $30,916,621 | $462 |
|
Alexander | 8,152 | 11.6 | N/A | $3,945,107 | $484 |
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Bond | 18,253 | 9.1 | N/A | $6,026,568 | $330 |
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Boone | 54,142 | 14.3 | 11.8 | $4,128,969 | $76 |
|
Brown | 6,573 | 4.5 | N/A | $2,471,135 | $376 |
|
Bureau | 34,933 | 11.7 | 10.6 | $13,646,169 | $391 |
|
Calhoun | 5,101 | 10.0 | N/A | $2,904,739 | $569 |
|
Carroll | 15,841 | 11.1 | N/A | $3,685,625 | $233 |
|
Cass | 13,574 | 7.3 | N/A | $8,781,437 | $647 |
|
Champaign | 193,636 | 8.5 | 19.3 | $95,516,533 | $493 |
|
Christian | 34,501 | 10.4 | 14.4 | $12,165,821 | $353 |
|
Clark | 16,834 | 13.7 | N/A | $1,983,239 | $118 |
|
Clay | 13,767 | 12.2 | N/A | $8,111,777 | $589 |
|
Clinton | 36,711 | 7.6 | 10.0 | $15,123,682 | $412 |
|
Coles | 52,172 | 9.5 | 21.6 | $41,364,422 | $793 |
|
Cook | 5,294,664 | 10.8 | 14.9 | $1,982,100,553 | $374 |
|
Crawford | 19,555 | 10.3 | N/A | $12,133,775 | $620 |
|
Cumberland | 10,846 | 9.5 | N/A | $2,891,960 | $267 |
|
De Witt | 16,354 | 9.6 | N/A | $5,297,918 | $324 |
|
DeKalb | 106,321 | 9.6 | 13.9 | $33,203,293 | $312 |
|
Douglas | 19,448 | 9.3 | N/A | $7,342,992 | $378 |
|
DuPage | 930,528 | 8.7 | 4.9 | $79,248,708 | $85 |
|
Edgar | 18,692 | 11.2 | N/A | $2,571,053 | $138 |
|
Edwards | 6,501 | 9.5 | N/A | $1,684,116 | $259 |
|
Effingham | 34,275 | 8.4 | 8.6 | $19,951,014 | $582 |
|
Fayette | 20,981 | 12.9 | 17.2 | $7,668,307 | $365 |
|
Ford | 14,050 | 9.9 | N/A | $4,725,164 | $336 |
|
Franklin | 39,488 | 15.0 | 17.7 | $41,580,682 | $1,053 |
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Fulton | 36,719 | 13.3 | 12.7 | $15,573,788 | $424 |
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Gallatin | 5,982 | 10.9 | N/A | $1,693,499 | $283 |
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Greene | 13,644 | 9.1 | N/A | $1,636,694 | $120 |
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Grundy | 47,958 | 11.8 | 4.5 | $19,917,899 | $415 |
|
Hamilton | 8,267 | 9.7 | N/A | $860,023 | $104 |
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Hancock | 18,691 | 11.3 | N/A | $8,606,356 | $460 |
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Hardin | 4,381 | 12.6 | N/A | $339,016 | $77 |
|
Henderson | 7,477 | 8.0 | N/A | $1,602,336 | $214 |
|
Henry | 49,569 | 9.5 | 11.0 | $17,130,146 | $346 |
|
Iroquois | 30,285 | 10.5 | 10.5 | $5,580,310 | $184 |
|
Jackson | 58,264 | 7.8 | 29.2 | $28,531,818 | $490 |
|
Jasper | 9,698 | 9.4 | N/A | $1,416,994 | $146 |
|
Jefferson | 40,083 | 10.6 | 14.7 | $10,288,052 | $257 |
|
Jersey | 22,622 | 9.1 | 6.9 | $4,763,257 | $211 |
|
Jo Daviess | 22,188 | 8.6 | 10.3 | $3,797,653 | $171 |
|
Johnson | 13,731 | 10.7 | N/A | $5,779,654 | $421 |
|
Kane | 507,579 | 10.1 | 8.5 | $135,364,755 | $267 |
|
Kankakee | 112,524 | 13.3 | 14.0 | $27,341,966 | $243 |
|
Kendall | 103,460 | 10.8 | 4.0 | $6,219,371 | $60 |
|
Knox | 51,857 | 11.0 | 17.1 | $7,650,199 | $148 |
|
Lake | 712,453 | 10.3 | 6.2 | $106,544,471 | $150 |
|
LaSalle | 112,474 | 13.3 | 11.7 | $23,634,345 | $210 |
|
Lawrence | 16,681 | 10.1 | N/A | $1,524,496 | $91 |
|
Lee | 35,129 | 11.6 | 9.2 | $13,874,152 | $395 |
|
Livingston | 37,681 | 10.7 | 9.7 | $6,509,643 | $173 |
|
Logan | 29,788 | 10.0 | 9.9 | $12,751,477 | $428 |
|
Macon | 108,328 | 12.7 | 16.0 | $20,852,279 | $192 |
|
Macoupin | 48,138 | 9.9 | 10.6 | $8,839,933 | $184 |
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Madison | 268,078 | 9.5 | 11.2 | $84,901,617 | $317 |
|
Marion | 39,505 | 12.7 | 17.3 | $12,861,493 | $326 |
|
Marshall | 12,670 | 11.3 | N/A | $5,984,627 | $472 |
|
Mason | 15,076 | 14.9 | N/A | $8,891,204 | $590 |
|
Massac | 15,070 | 8.5 | N/A | $2,076,142 | $138 |
|
McDonough | 32,788 | 9.0 | 24.6 | $18,164,823 | $554 |
|
McHenry | 318,641 | 9.6 | 5.3 | $29,087,932 | $91 |
|
McLean | 165,298 | 7.7 | 12.8 | $50,632,703 | $306 |
|
Menard | 12,464 | 8.6 | N/A | $4,998,379 | $401 |
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Mercer | 16,481 | 9.9 | N/A | $1,818,414 | $110 |
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Monroe | 32,804 | 7.4 | 3.5 | $9,749,068 | $297 |
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Montgomery | 29,773 | 12.7 | 12.9 | $8,246,010 | $277 |
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Morgan | 35,251 | 8.8 | 18.3 | $16,061,398 | $456 |
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Moultrie | 14,374 | 9.8 | N/A | $3,064,772 | $213 |
|
Ogle | 55,167 | 12.6 | 6.7 | $15,670,301 | $284 |
|
Peoria | 183,655 | 12.0 | 12.6 | $52,703,122 | $287 |
|
Perry | 22,484 | 12.7 | 11.9 | $2,574,756 | $115 |
|
Piatt | 16,505 | 8.1 | N/A | $6,299,377 | $382 |
|
Pike | 16,519 | 8.8 | N/A | $6,174,642 | $374 |
|
Pope | 4,079 | 11.5 | N/A | $4,633,728 | $1,136 |
|
Pulaski | 6,362 | 11.9 | N/A | $7,987,992 | $1,256 |
|
Putnam | 6,003 | 14.0 | N/A | $564,503 | $94 |
|
Randolph | 32,641 | 9.7 | 11.0 | $2,787,568 | $85 |
|
Richland | 15,532 | 10.6 | N/A | $3,760,099 | $242 |
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Rock Island | 146,886 | 10.9 | 14.0 | $63,108,079 | $430 |
|
Saline | 25,944 | 11.5 | 22.7 | $18,179,738 | $701 |
|
Sangamon | 194,925 | 8.2 | 13.1 | $3,773,408,108 | $19,358 |
|
Schuyler | 6,916 | 7.1 | N/A | $4,385,054 | $634 |
|
Scott | 5,181 | 7.4 | N/A | $2,527,614 | $488 |
|
Shelby | 21,748 | 10.8 | 11.3 | $14,455,747 | $665 |
|
St. Clair | 262,291 | 10.8 | 13.6 | $52,034,318 | $198 |
|
Stark | 6,135 | 10.3 | N/A | $3,658,005 | $596 |
|
Stephenson | 46,367 | 12.4 | 13.2 | $13,987,031 | $302 |
|
Tazewell | 131,524 | 12.1 | 8.7 | $22,199,313 | $169 |
|
Union | 18,191 | 11.3 | N/A | $4,166,355 | $229 |
|
Vermilion | 80,680 | 12.1 | 19.2 | $20,749,338 | $257 |
|
Wabash | 12,047 | 10.0 | N/A | $1,313,655 | $109 |
|
Warren | 17,541 | 8.3 | N/A | $3,710,815 | $212 |
|
Washington | 14,728 | 8.3 | N/A | $1,715,506 | $116 |
|
Wayne | 16,494 | 9.9 | N/A | $2,102,759 | $127 |
|
White | 14,671 | 8.7 | N/A | $2,705,316 | $184 |
|
Whiteside | 59,153 | 11.4 | 12.1 | $23,320,635 | $394 |
|
Will | 681,097 | 10.2 | 5.7 | $96,412,820 | $142 |
|
Williamson | 64,628 | 9.9 | 14.4 | $24,403,727 | $378 |
|
Winnebago | 300,252 | 15.9 | 13.6 | $42,766,327 | $142 |
|
Woodford | 38,503 | 9.5 | 5.7 | $11,332,141 | $294 |
Amount refers to both the amount of stimulus funding going toward the project and the face value of the loan.
| Recipient | Amount | Type | Description | Agency | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES | $208,416,735.00 | Grant | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | Food and Nutrition Service (30) | 4/01/2009 |
| IL DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES | $6,033,325.00 | Grant | State Administrative Matching Grants for Supplemen | Food and Nutrition Service (30) | 3/18/2009 |
| IL DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES | $6,033,325.00 | Grant | State Administrative Matching Grants for Supplemen | Food and Nutrition Service (30) | 3/18/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SER | $485,646,000.00 | Grant | Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid) MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR ILLINOIS - FY 2009 QUARTE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 4/01/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SER | $327,111,000.00 | Grant | Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid) MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR ILLINOIS - FY 2009 QUARTE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 7/01/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SER | $270,336,568.00 | Grant | Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid) MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR ILLINOIS - FY 2009 QUARTE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 2/24/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SER | $200,565,668.00 | Grant | Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid) MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR ILLINOIS - FY 2009 QUARTE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 2/24/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SER | $66,919,000.00 | Grant | Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid) MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR ILLINOIS - FY 2009 QUARTE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 4/03/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SER | $43,805,359.00 | Grant | Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid) MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR ILLINOIS - FY 2009 QUARTE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 8/19/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SER | $35,494,000.00 | Grant | Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid) MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR ILLINOIS - FY 2009 QUARTE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 3/23/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SER | $18,928,876.00 | Grant | Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid) MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR ILLINOIS - FY 2009 QUARTE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 6/19/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SER | $5,285,584.00 | Grant | Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid) MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR ILLINOIS - FY 2009 QUARTE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 7/29/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SER | $1,657,656.00 | Grant | Child Support Enforcement (CSE) 2009 OCSE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 3/26/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SER | $1,657,656.00 | Grant | Child Support Enforcement (CSE) 2009 OCSE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 7/01/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SER | $1,549,212.00 | Grant | Child Support Enforcement (CSE) 2009 OCSE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 7/16/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SER | $1,482,327.00 | Grant | Child Support Enforcement (CSE) 2009 OCSE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 6/20/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SER | $1,014,095.00 | Grant | Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid) MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR ILLINOIS - FY 2009 QUARTE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 7/29/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SER | $115,428.00 | Grant | Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid) MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR ILLINOIS - FY 2009 QUARTE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 8/06/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SER | $940.00 | Grant | Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid) MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR ILLINOIS - FY 2009 QUARTE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 4/02/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SER | $3.00 | Grant | Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid) MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR ILLINOIS - FY 2009 QUARTE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 7/23/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICE | $2,347,903.00 | Grant | Foster Care: Title IV-E FY 2009 FOSTER CARE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 7/06/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICE | $2,345,212.00 | Grant | Adoption Assistance FY 2009 ADOPTION ASSISTANCE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 3/16/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICE | $2,313,716.00 | Grant | Adoption Assistance FY 2009 ADOPTION ASSISTANCE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 3/16/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICE | $2,271,746.00 | Grant | Adoption Assistance FY 2009 ADOPTION ASSISTANCE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 7/01/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICE | $2,262,690.00 | Grant | Adoption Assistance FY 2009 ADOPTION ASSISTANCE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 4/01/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICE | $2,011,218.00 | Grant | Foster Care: Title IV-E FY 2009 FOSTER CARE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 4/01/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICE | $1,925,100.00 | Grant | Foster Care: Title IV-E FY 2009 FOSTER CARE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 3/16/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICE | $1,770,968.00 | Grant | Foster Care: Title IV-E FY 2009 FOSTER CARE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 3/16/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICE | $281,296.00 | Grant | Foster Care: Title IV-E FY 2009 FOSTER CARE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 6/03/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICE | $59,662.00 | Grant | Adoption Assistance FY 2009 ADOPTION ASSISTANCE | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 5/13/2009 |
| ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY | $582,519,043.00 | Grant | Unemployment Insurance Federal Extension of Emergency Unemployment Compen | Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor | 8/31/2009 |
| ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY | $404,160,396.00 | Grant | Unemployment Insurance Federal Extended Unemployment Compensation Benefit | Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor | 8/31/2009 |
| ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY | $289,072,150.00 | Grant | Unemployment Insurance Federal Increase in Unemployment Compensation Bene | Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor | 8/31/2009 |
| ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY | $21,510,763.00 | Grant | Unemployment Insurance ARRA Funds - Transfer to State UI Accounts from Em | Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor | 3/21/2009 |
| ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY | $-100,000.00 | Grant | Unemployment Insurance Unemployment Insurance | Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor | 2/24/2009 |
| ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY | $-1,551,372.00 | Grant | Unemployment Insurance Unemployment Insurance | Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor | 2/24/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH | $48,420.00 | Grant | ARRA- State Primary Care Offices ARRA - STATE PRIMARY CARE OFFICES | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 9/15/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH | $48,420.00 | Grant | ARRA- State Primary Care Offices ARRA - STATE PRIMARY CARE OFFICES | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 9/18/2009 |
| IL ST DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH | $48,420.00 | Grant | ARRA- State Primary Care Offices ARRA - STATE PRIMARY CARE OFFICES | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 9/10/2009 |
| MILITARY AFFAIRS, ILLINOIS DEP | $4,118,000.00 | Grant | National Guard Military Operations & Maintenance 2023 ARRA IL ARNG SUSTAINMENT RESTORATION & MAINTE | Army | 5/29/2009 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $33,133,960.00 | Grant | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | Food and Nutrition Service (30) | 8/01/2009 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $32,996,329.00 | Grant | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | Food and Nutrition Service (30) | 9/01/2009 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $32,841,246.00 | Grant | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | Food and Nutrition Service (30) | 7/01/2009 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $32,328,362.00 | Grant | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | Food and Nutrition Service (30) | 6/01/2009 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $32,248,607.00 | Grant | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | Food and Nutrition Service (30) | 5/01/2009 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $32,015,087.00 | Grant | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | Food and Nutrition Service (30) | 4/01/2009 |