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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 March 2010.
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U.S. Illinois
Population 304,059,724 12,901,563
Total recovery funding $312,735,579,044 $12,686,178,831
Direct to County (see list) $290,999,413,356 $11,389,374,504
County Funds per Capita $957 $883
Statewide (see project list) $21,736,135,188 $1,296,804,327
Statewide funding per capita $71 $101
Unemployment
(12/08)
7.4 7.2
Unemployment
(12/09)
10 11.1
Median Household Income $50,007 $53,745
Poverty Rate 13.3% 12.1%

Funding by Federal Agency and Department

Education Department $3,219,927,309
Health and Human Services, Department of $2,717,907,607
Transportation Department $1,519,251,729
Labor Department $1,485,512,138
Energy Department $840,906,361
Housing and Urban Development Department $616,481,102
Environmental Protection Agency $563,264,156
Agriculture Department $523,715,581
Small Business Administration $502,088,914
General Services Administration $159,523,503
Justice Department $127,694,136
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers $115,916,329
National Science Foundation $96,965,972
Homeland Security Department $68,631,207
Army $55,048,945
Commerce Department $14,923,100
Department of Veterans Affairs $14,703,014
State Department $13,318,677
Air Force $10,437,202
Navy $5,229,590
No federal agency specified $3,987,024
Interior Department $3,203,528
Independent Agencies $2,886,434
Treasury Department $2,000,000
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities $1,436,600
Federal Communications Commission $723,578
Office of the Secretary of Defense $469,662
Appalachian Regional Commission $25,000
National Aeronautics and Space Administration $434

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Counties (see statewide items)

Note: County-level data does not include tax cuts, Medicaid, unemployment benefits or food stamps. There still may be overrepresentation of money going to counties where capitals are located because in some cases, awards to state agencies did not indicate that they were to be used statewide.

Key: Statewide | Countywide
County Name Population Unemployment
12/08 »6/09 »12/09
Poverty Rate Total Funding Per Capita
Illinois 12,901,563
7.210.311.1
12.1
$12,686,178,831
$983
17001 Adams
66,897
5.76.98.1
11.5
$47,574,124
$711
17003 Alexander
8,152
8.510.310.8
N/A
$6,233,898
$765
17005 Bond
18,253
8.58.210.3
N/A
$8,882,058
$487
17007 Boone
54,142
15.014.117.3
11.8
$21,962,329
$406
17009 Brown
6,573
3.84.04.8
N/A
$3,965,699
$603
17011 Bureau
34,933
8.29.413.7
10.6
$22,902,192
$656
17013 Calhoun
5,101
8.37.811.7
N/A
$5,228,825
$1,025
17015 Carroll
15,841
7.710.112.1
N/A
$5,727,657
$362
17017 Cass
13,574
5.66.28.0
N/A
$21,376,965
$1,575
17019 Champaign
193,636
5.97.78.4
19.3
$145,463,485
$751
17021 Christian
34,501
8.19.111.2
14.4
$34,863,956
$1,011
17023 Clark
16,834
11.011.614.0
N/A
$6,449,409
$383
17025 Clay
13,767
9.811.413.1
N/A
$9,022,205
$655
17027 Clinton
36,711
7.37.58.8
10.0
$35,739,030
$974
17029 Coles
52,172
7.48.810.0
21.6
$53,473,094
$1,025
17031 Cook
5,294,664
7.111.610.8
14.9
$3,952,249,909
$746
17033 Crawford
19,555
7.68.810.4
N/A
$13,319,864
$681
17035 Cumberland
10,846
9.39.212.0
N/A
$9,955,736
$918
17039 De Witt
16,354
7.38.09.8
N/A
$8,126,184
$497
17037 DeKalb
106,321
7.211.310.5
13.9
$63,166,225
$594
17041 Douglas
19,448
7.48.310.1
N/A
$9,820,472
$505
17043 DuPage
930,528
5.49.78.6
4.9
$248,985,038
$268
17045 Edgar
18,692
9.19.612.1
N/A
$13,745,465
$735
17047 Edwards
6,501
7.68.29.9
N/A
$2,121,917
$326
17049 Effingham
34,275
6.37.29.1
8.6
$30,783,143
$898
17051 Fayette
20,981
10.59.814.2
17.2
$9,716,609
$463
17053 Ford
14,050
7.38.810.0
N/A
$7,737,132
$551
17055 Franklin
39,488
9.913.014.1
17.7
$63,517,394
$1,609
17057 Fulton
36,719
7.710.913.3
12.7
$23,899,069
$651
17059 Gallatin
5,982
9.39.710.9
N/A
$3,164,950
$529
17061 Greene
13,644
7.07.79.4
N/A
$5,416,391
$397
17063 Grundy
47,958
9.213.713.7
4.5
$52,354,566
$1,092
17065 Hamilton
8,267
8.28.69.7
N/A
$3,139,207
$380
17067 Hancock
18,691
10.09.713.4
N/A
$11,840,501
$633
17069 Hardin
4,381
9.610.613.0
N/A
$1,598,680
$365
17071 Henderson
7,477
8.68.110.8
N/A
$2,637,476
$353
17073 Henry
49,569
7.68.210.2
11.0
$35,447,086
$715
17075 Iroquois
30,285
8.78.611.9
10.5
$16,531,543
$546
17077 Jackson
58,264
6.17.17.9
29.2
$46,957,868
$806
17079 Jasper
9,698
7.88.19.9
N/A
$4,411,617
$455
17081 Jefferson
40,083
7.88.911.0
14.7
$19,191,472
$479
17083 Jersey
22,622
7.68.09.4
6.9
$8,733,379
$386
17085 Jo Daviess
22,188
7.37.610.8
10.3
$6,236,264
$281
17087 Johnson
13,731
8.810.011.2
N/A
$8,251,154
$601
17089 Kane
507,579
7.411.511.2
8.5
$268,533,113
$529
17091 Kankakee
112,524
10.611.114.3
14.0
$64,278,586
$571
17093 Kendall
103,460
6.912.111.1
4.0
$29,718,432
$287
17095 Knox
51,857
7.29.010.8
17.1
$25,837,549
$498
17097 Lake
712,453
8.38.711.6
6.2
$270,436,327
$380
17099 LaSalle
112,474
10.111.015.0
11.7
$71,824,538
$639
17101 Lawrence
16,681
8.69.410.8
N/A
$5,385,865
$323
17103 Lee
35,129
8.410.112.9
9.2
$26,917,811
$766
17105 Livingston
37,681
7.69.811.3
9.7
$19,744,919
$524
17107 Logan
29,788
7.68.710.1
9.9
$15,059,939
$506
17115 Macon
108,328
7.811.312.9
16.0
$70,880,655
$654
17117 Macoupin
48,138
8.59.411.1
10.6
$30,839,679
$641
17119 Madison
268,078
8.09.310.0
11.2
$164,796,184
$615
17121 Marion
39,505
10.510.812.9
17.3
$32,437,120
$821
17123 Marshall
12,670
6.49.211.1
N/A
$6,595,072
$521
17125 Mason
15,076
9.612.115.7
N/A
$12,455,017
$826
17127 Massac
15,070
7.79.19.3
N/A
$6,435,039
$427
17109 McDonough
32,788
5.58.38.2
24.6
$22,202,074
$677
17111 McHenry
318,641
6.810.910.4
5.3
$77,744,427
$244
17113 McLean
165,298
5.36.77.7
12.8
$100,794,487
$610
17129 Menard
12,464
6.16.68.7
N/A
$6,558,587
$526
17131 Mercer
16,481
8.98.413.0
N/A
$5,942,486
$361
17133 Monroe
32,804
6.06.87.9
3.5
$14,271,851
$435
17135 Montgomery
29,773
10.910.414.1
12.9
$15,262,084
$513
17137 Morgan
35,251
7.47.29.5
18.3
$26,332,802
$747
17139 Moultrie
14,374
6.18.29.0
N/A
$4,552,080
$317
17141 Ogle
55,167
10.411.514.0
6.7
$24,777,569
$449
17143 Peoria
183,655
6.510.211.6
12.6
$101,413,325
$552
17145 Perry
22,484
11.011.812.8
11.9
$7,602,512
$338
17147 Piatt
16,505
5.77.68.1
N/A
$7,367,278
$446
17149 Pike
16,519
6.47.49.6
N/A
$18,294,536
$1,107
17151 Pope
4,079
8.810.111.4
N/A
$8,124,160
$1,992
17153 Pulaski
6,362
9.610.511.1
N/A
$15,403,761
$2,421
17155 Putnam
6,003
9.912.814.4
N/A
$1,425,856
$238
17157 Randolph
32,641
7.88.69.9
11.0
$15,142,781
$464
17159 Richland
15,532
7.79.210.5
N/A
$10,891,719
$701
17161 Rock Island
146,886
6.78.010.5
14.0
$109,759,405
$747
17165 Saline
25,944
8.79.311.1
22.7
$26,072,761
$1,005
17167 Sangamon
194,925
6.26.98.4
13.1
$3,553,656,317
$18,231
17169 Schuyler
6,916
5.75.77.9
N/A
$6,117,207
$885
17171 Scott
5,181
7.96.511.3
N/A
$6,129,788
$1,183
17173 Shelby
21,748
8.68.912.0
11.3
$21,156,825
$973
17163 St. Clair
262,291
8.89.411.2
13.6
$154,679,217
$590
17175 Stark
6,135
7.39.310.1
N/A
$5,061,351
$825
17177 Stephenson
46,367
8.710.212.6
13.2
$32,045,453
$691
17179 Tazewell
131,524
6.19.611.3
8.7
$62,314,882
$474
17181 Union
18,191
9.810.212.4
N/A
$10,046,774
$552
17183 Vermilion
80,680
9.410.912.5
19.2
$54,467,935
$675
17185 Wabash
12,047
8.29.810.4
N/A
$4,108,021
$341
17187 Warren
17,541
6.17.08.6
N/A
$6,677,447
$381
17189 Washington
14,728
6.67.68.4
N/A
$6,695,538
$455
17191 Wayne
16,494
7.89.710.3
N/A
$6,325,345
$383
17193 White
14,671
7.98.19.2
N/A
$17,688,603
$1,206
17195 Whiteside
59,153
8.110.111.8
12.1
$61,572,550
$1,041
17197 Will
681,097
7.111.511.0
5.7
$274,623,943
$403
17199 Williamson
64,628
7.58.710.0
14.4
$48,932,217
$757
17201 Winnebago
300,252
12.214.015.8
13.6
$185,501,679
$618
17203 Woodford
38,503
4.97.29.0
5.7
$17,539,796
$456

Statewide and Non-County Specific Projects

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Amount refers to both the amount of stimulus funding going toward the project and the face value of the loan.

Recipient Amount Type Description Federal Dept./Agency Date
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY $582,519,043.00 Grant Unemployment Insurance Federal Extension of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Benefits, Sec 2001 of Assist. for Unemployed Workers & Struggling Families Act, Recovery Act Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY $404,160,396.00 Grant Unemployment Insurance Federal Extended Unemployment Compensation Benefits & Modernization, Sec. 2003 & 2005 of Assist for Unempl. Wkrs and Struggling Families Act, Rec Act Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY $289,072,150.00 Grant Unemployment Insurance Federal Increase in Unemployment Compensation Benefits ($25 weekly), Sec 2002 of Assist. for Unemployed Wrkrs & Struggling Families Act, Recovery Act Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY $21,510,763.00 Grant Unemployment Insurance ARRA Funds - Transfer to State UI Accounts from Employment Security Administration Account within the Unemployment Trust Fund Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY $1,193,347.00 Grant Unemployment Insurance Unemployment Insurance Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY $-100,000.00 Grant Unemployment Insurance Unemployment Insurance Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY $-1,551,372.00 Grant Unemployment Insurance Unemployment Insurance Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration

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