County · Illinois

Washington County, Illinois

Washington County, Illinois has a quality-of-life score of 77 out of 100 (high), ranking #728 of 3,143 US counties. Within Illinois it ranks #18 of 102 counties. It ranks best on reading scores (high), time spent in the emergency room (low) and social associations (high). It ranks worst on effective property tax rate (high), new business applications (low) and arts, entertainment and recreation (low).

77High

Quality-of-life score: #728 of 3,143 counties
Illinois: #18 of 102 in IL
Population: 13,564 (2025)
Land area: 563 mi²
Density: 24.1 /mi²
FIPS code: 17189

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 77 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US counties.

Safety52#1,501/3,096
Economy86#443/3,143
Housing97#108/3,140
Health79#674/3,144
Healthcare77#716/3,143
Environment24#2,359/3,108
Education80#628/3,144
Infrastructure55#1,403/3,144
Community76#740/3,144
Leisure & amenities44#1,752/3,143

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Washington County, Illinois ranks highest and lowest among US counties (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Reading scores · high3.52
98/100Illinois 2.97United States 3.052019University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Time spent in the emergency room · low84 min
96/100Illinois 170 minUnited States 170 minOct 2024–Sep 2025Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Social associations · high23.6 /10k
96/100Illinois 9.8 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Uninsured residents (under 65) · low5.2%
96/100Illinois 8.1%United States 9.8%2024U.S. Census BureauModel-based estimate
Poverty rate · low7.3%
95/100Illinois 11.5%United States 12.1%2024U.S. Census BureauModel-based estimate
Child poverty rate · low7.8%
94/100Illinois 14.1%United States 15.5%2024U.S. Census BureauModel-based estimate

Weaknesses

Effective property tax rate · high1.58%
5/100Illinois 1.88%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
New business applications · low7.1 /1k
5/100Illinois 14.9 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census Bureau
Arts, entertainment and recreation · low0.7 /10k
8/100Illinois 4.8 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Job growth · low-3.3%
13/100Illinois 0.0%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional data
Traffic deaths · high36.7 /100k
14/100Illinois 9.8 /100kUnited States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationProvisional data
Gyms and fitness centers · low0.0 /10k
15/100Illinois 1.1 /10kUnited States 1.3 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureWorsening
0% (2021) → 23% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+23 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Violent crime rateWorsening
101 /100k (2020) → 173 /100k (2025)
+72%5 yearsUS 389 /100k → 328 /100k
Access to exercise opportunitiesImproving
35.5% (2010 & 2021) → 48.9% (2022 & 2024)
+13 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%
Arts, entertainment and recreationWorsening
2.2 /10k (2020) → 0.7 /10k (2025)
−66%5 yearsUS 4.8 /10k → 5.5 /10k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
76.1% (2015-2019) → 87.4% (2020-2024)
+11 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
New business applicationsImproving
4.6 /1k (2020) → 7.1 /1k (2025)
+54%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Washington County, Illinois improved on 7 of 31 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 23 moved within the margin of error and 1 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among counties: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2020 with 2025); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved7

Students / teacher−1.7×14.2× → 12.5×
Unemployment−3.2 points6.6% → 3.4%
New businesses+54%4.6 /1k → 7.1 /1k
Broadband+11 points76.1% → 87.4%
Household income+27%$64,297 → $81,555

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 31 measures

Change of every measure of Washington County, Illinois between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2.2 /10k2020	0.7 /10k2025	−66%	Within the margin of error	2%
Average commute time	24.6 min2015-2019	26.7 min2020-2024	+2.1 min	Within the margin of error	21%
Average weekly wage	$9622020	$1,1892025	+24%	Improved	48%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%2015-2019	23.5%2020-2024	+2.6 points	Within the margin of error	47%
Broadband subscriptions	76.1%2015-2019	87.4%2020-2024	+11 points	Improved	61%
Child poverty rate	11.1%2019	7.8%2024	−3.3 points	Within the margin of error	74%
Distance to an airport	59 mi2020	59 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	25.8 /100k2020	19.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−25%	Within the margin of error	48%
Effective property tax rate	1.80%2015-2019	1.58%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	79%
Firearm deaths	14.0 /100k2020	14.5 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+3.6%	Within the margin of error	43%
Grocery stores	3.6 /10k2020	2.9 /10k2025	−19%	Within the margin of error	19%
High school diploma or higher	92.2%2015-2019	92.9%2020-2024	+0.7 points	Within the margin of error	25%
Home price to income ratio	1.8×2015-2019	2.0×2020-2024	+0.2×	Within the margin of error	76%
Homicide rate	5.8 /100k2020	0.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−100%	Within the margin of error	92%
Income adjusted for local prices	$54,7022019	$72,5812024	+33%	Improved	56%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.3972015-2019	0.4032020-2024	+0.005	Within the margin of error	45%
Median household income	$64,2972019	$81,5552024	+27%	Improved	60%
New business applications	4.6 /1k2020	7.1 /1k2025	+54%	Improved	63%
Pharmacies	2.9 /10k2020	2.2 /10k2025	−24%	Within the margin of error	19%
Poverty rate	8.1%2019	7.3%2024	−0.8 points	Within the margin of error	64%
Property crime rate	586 /100k2020	525 /100k2025	−10%	Within the margin of error	17%
Public libraries	1.4 /10k2019	1.5 /10k2024	+2.6%	Within the margin of error	72%
Rent as share of income	21.7%2015-2019	22.8%2020-2024	+1.1 points	Within the margin of error	38%
Rent-burdened households	28.4%2015-2019	28.7%2020-2024	+0.3 points	Within the margin of error	53%
Restaurants and bars	10.9 /10k2020	12.5 /10k2025	+15%	Within the margin of error	80%
Students per teacher	14.2×2019	12.5×2024	−1.7×	Improved	83%
Suicide rate	16.1 /100k2020	17.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+8.1%	Within the margin of error	39%
Traffic deaths	46.9 /100k2015-2019	36.7 /100k2020-2024	−22%	Within the margin of error	80%
Unemployment rate	6.6%2020	3.4%2025	−3.2 points	Improved	66%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	5.6%2019	5.2%2024	−0.4 points	Within the margin of error	36%
Violent crime rate	101 /100k2020	173 /100k2025	+72%	Within the margin of error	7%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 2303 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Small Area Health Insurance Estimates; Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Common Core of Data; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 3144 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Counties like Washington County, Illinois five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Washington County, Illinois in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Washington County, Illinois itself moved +0.4 points in standing on average over the same 32 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

13,627 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

5,795 households (±149)

Washington County, Illinois
Illinois share

Under $25k11%657
$25k–50k19%1,125
$50k–75k18%1,051

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

5,795 households (±149)

Washington County, Illinois
Illinois share

Own84%4,874
Rent16%921

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Rent (−6.6 points).

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Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

6,627 workers (±249)

Washington County, Illinois
Illinois share

Drive alone84%5,546
Carpool5.5%363
Public transit0.2%†11

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Washington County has 364 employer establishments, 268 for every 10,000 residents (1.08× the US rate of 248; 1.05× Illinois's), with 6,274 paid employees at an average annual pay of $56,692. The Census Bureau also counts 907 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 364; 907 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 268; US 248 · Illinois 255
Paid employees: 6,274
Average annual pay: $56,692; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Washington County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Religious organizations	25	18.4	3.32×More than typical	135	$19,526	—
Specialty trade contractors	23	16.9	1.09×About typical	228	$82,272	69
Restaurants and other eating places	15	11.1	0.60×Fewer than typical	209	$19,756	—
Truck transportation	15	11.1	2.19×More than typical	135	$60,022	26
Ambulatory health care services	13	9.6	0.46×Fewer than typical	53	$51,547	23
Banks and credit unions	13	9.6	2.96×More than typical	87	$53,092	5
Services to buildings and dwellings	13	9.6	1.42×More than typical	49	$46,612	71
Automotive repair and maintenance	12	8.8	1.76×More than typical	37	$25,622	17
Drinking places (alcoholic beverages)	12	8.8	7.29×More than typical	118	$21,746	—
Gasoline stations	11	8.1	2.50×More than typical	112	$21,929	—
Insurance agencies and brokerages	11	8.1	1.85×More than typical	46	$102,022	31
Construction of buildings	10	7.4	0.97×About typical	50	$52,340	27

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 13,574 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $284.4K on contracts performed in Washington County, Illinois: $20.96 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $284.4K; +288% vs FY2025
Per resident: $20.96; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$249.4K88%
Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services$35K12%

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

7.2KFY2017
3.6KFY2018
300FY2019
8.2KFY2020
15.8KFY2021
0FY2022
3.1KFY2023
8.2KFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Highway, street, and bridge construction · 2373$249.4K88%
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services · 5416$35K12%

Largest awards

CA-6 SUPPLY 2,439 TN * $40.99 = $99,974.61$100K
LAKE CONTRACTING, INC.· Washington County, IL· Construction & real property· Sep 25, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026· 140FC226F0022
TREE REMOVAL WITH STUMP-HEAVY 7 EA EXCAVATOR 320 HRS$96.7K
LAKE CONTRACTING, INC.· Washington County, IL· Construction & real property· Sep 25, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026· 140FC226F0023
TO# 43 TREE REMOVAL - HEAVY 5 EA EXCAVATOR 160 HRS$52.7K
LAKE CONTRACTING, INC.· Washington County, IL· Construction & real property· Sep 25, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026· 140FC226F0024
MOVING SERVICES FOR THE FARM SERVICE AGENCY AT THE WASHINGTON COUNTY USDA SERVICE CENTER LOCATED IN NASHVILLE, IL.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

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Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $94.7M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Washington County, Illinois: $6,978 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $94.7M; −16% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,978; US $12,955
Loan face value: $2.5M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 6.0%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$63M67%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$8.1M8.6%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$7M7.4%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$6.2M6.5%
10.988 · Supplemental Disaster Relief Program$3M3.2%
10.990 · Farmer Bridge Assistance Program$2.3M2.5%
57.001 · Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$1.7M1.8%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$1.2M1.3%

Top recipients (organizations)

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$416.8K0.4%
SPRINGFIELD, IL
VILLAGE APTS OF$113.8K0.1%
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
HIWA HOUSING PARTNERS, L.P$91.4K0.1%
IRVINGTON, IL
NASHVILLE CMTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST 49$50.6K0.1%
NASHVILLE, IL
W WASH CO CUSD 10$47.9K

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$77.3M82%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$9.1M9.6%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Farm Service Agency$5.6M5.9%
Department of Agriculture
Railroad Retirement Board$1.7M1.8%
Federal Highway Administration$416.8K0.4%

Assistance by fiscal year

86.7MFY2021
90.1MFY2022
83.1MFY2023
88.3MFY2024
112.6MFY2025
94.7MFY2026

County aggregates

93%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

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Public money & outcomes

Federal money per resident by fiscal year next to how the place changed, and, when its money jumped, how it compares with similar counties. A comparison, not cause and effect.

How Washington County, Illinois compares: the federal money it received per resident, and how jobs, income, housing and other outcomes moved, each next to the United States.

Money per resident

By federal fiscal year (October to September, named by the year it ends), obligations per resident. A year with no record counts as $0.

Washington County, Illinois
United States
Year its money jumped
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Washington County, Illinois and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Washington County, Illinois	United States
FY2017	$0.51	$1,436
FY2018	$0.26	$1,552
FY2019	$0.02	$1,654
FY2020	$0.59	$1,880
FY2021	$1.16	$1,810
FY2022	$0	$1,917
FY2023	$0.23	$2,079
FY2024	$0.60	$2,047
FY2025	$5.41	$2,165
FY2026	$20.96 (partial year)	$1,911

Construction contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Washington County, Illinois and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Washington County, Illinois	United States
FY2017	$0	$93.28
FY2018	$0	$105
FY2019	$0	$128
FY2020	$0	$145
FY2021	$0	$117
FY2022

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Washington County, Illinois and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Washington County, Illinois	United States
FY2021	$111	$5,748
FY2022	$13.17	$5,221
FY2023	$330	$5,364
FY2024	$376	$5,501
FY2025	$344	$5,732
FY2026	$67.04

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Washington County, Illinois and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Washington County, Illinois	United States
FY2021	$59.78	$298
FY2022	$4.11	$357
FY2023	$248	$301
FY2024	$365	$319
FY2025	$307	$360
FY2026

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Washington County, Illinois and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Washington County, Illinois	United States
FY2021	$20.66	$239
FY2022	$22.18	$185
FY2023	$18.13	$229
FY2024	$19.36	$229
FY2025	$24.36	$249
FY2026	$20.17

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Washington County, Illinois and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Washington County, Illinois	United States
FY2021	$41.89	$2,304
FY2022	$0	$2,197
FY2023	$0	$2,274
FY2024	$0	$2,267
FY2025	$0	$2,397
FY2026	$0

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Washington County, Illinois and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Washington County, Illinois	United States
FY2021	$1,278	$1,186
FY2022	$194	$465
FY2023	-$24.20	$76.52
FY2024	$18.27	$120
FY2025	$29.49	$148
FY2026	$50.10

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)

How outcomes moved

Calendar years. Charts share the same years as the money above. Levels are shown as percent change since 2016; rates are shown as the rate itself.

Washington County, Illinois
United States
Years with money loaded
Year its money jumped

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Washington County, Illinois and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Washington County, Illinois	United States
2014	3.2%

When its money jumped

A county-year with at least 10,000 residents whose money per resident is at least twice its earlier average counts as a jump. Each is compared with up to five similar counties in the same region whose money did not jump.

Transportation grants · FY2024

$365 per resident in FY2024, against an earlier average of $104 (3.5× that).

Compared with 10 similar counties

Washington County, Illinois
Comparison counties (average)
Range of comparison counties

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Business Formation Statistics, Building Permits Survey, Cartographic Boundary Files, Gazetteer and metro delineations, Population Estimates Program, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission), Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System), Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordability. JSON · /api/v1/outcomes/places/17189

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Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Washington County, Illinois is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Mike BostR-IL-12 · 100% of residentsWith party 98%Missed 1.6%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

Cities and towns in Washington County

Places whose residents live mostly in Washington County, largest first.

Neighboring counties

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar counties

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
National Risk IndexFederal Emergency Management Agency · release v1.20.0
Health Professional Shortage AreasHealth Resources and Services Administration · release 2026-10-03
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
Common Core of DataNational Center for Education Statistics · release 2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

JSON · /api/v1/places/17189

Calendar years	Washington County, Illinois	United States
2014	−4.4%	−4.2%
2015	−2.6%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+5.1%	+3.3%
2018	+5.3%	+6.8%
2019	+8.2%	+10.5%
2020	+11.6%	+19.4%
2021	+9.5%	+26.1%
2022	+20.9%	+30.6%
2023	+27.8%	+35.0%
2024	+34.8%	+41.0%
2025	+37.9%	+46.8%

Calendar years	Washington County, Illinois	United States
2014	−2.5%	−5.5%
2015	−2.9%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+7.2%	+4.1%
2018	+14.1%	+8.9%
2019	+17.4%	+13.5%
2020	+30.9%	+20.8%
2021	+47.0%	+32.1%
2022	+46.7%	+35.4%
2023	+51.8%	+42.9%
2024	+53.8%	+49.5%

Calendar years	Washington County, Illinois	United States
2014	1.4/1k	3.3/1k
2015	1.3/1k	3.7/1k
2016	1.6/1k	3.7/1k
2017	1.6/1k	3.9/1k
2018	1.5/1k	4.1/1k
2019	0.9/1k	4.2/1k
2020	1.6/1k	4.4/1k
2021	2.1/1k	5.2/1k
2022	1.6/1k	5.0/1k
2023	1.8/1k	4.5/1k
2024	1.3/1k	4.3/1k
2025	1.1/1k	4.2/1k

Calendar years	Washington County, Illinois	United States
2014	−6.7%	−6.9%
2015	−2.7%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	−4.2%	+4.7%
2018	+14.3%	+7.5%
2019	+9.7%	+14.0%
2020	+18.4%	+16.9%
2021	+13.9%	+21.0%
2022	+22.8%	+29.7%
2023	+27.8%	+34.9%
2024	+39.2%	+41.6%

Calendar years	Washington County, Illinois	United States
2014	−4.2% (Dec 2014)	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	+0.0% (Dec 2015)	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+2.5% (Dec 2017)	+6.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+1.4% (Dec 2018)	+12.6% (Dec 2018)
2019	+15.1% (Dec 2019)	+18.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+21.4% (Dec 2020)	+29.3% (Dec 2020)
2021	+33.6% (Dec 2021)	+49.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+37.0% (Dec 2022)	+64.7% (Dec 2022)
2023	+41.4% (Dec 2023)	+69.0% (Dec 2023)
2024	+45.9% (Dec 2024)	+73.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+59.9% (Dec 2025)	+73.7% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Washington County, Illinois	United States
2014	4.7%	6.2%
2015	3.8%	5.3%
2016	4.8%	4.9%
2017	3.9%	4.4%
2018	3.9%	3.9%
2019	3.3%	3.7%
2020	6.6%	8.1%
2021	4.0%	5.4%
2022	3.3%	3.7%
2023	3.6%	3.6%
2024	3.5%	4.0%
2025	3.4%	4.3%

Calendar years	Washington County, Illinois	United States
2014	10.2%	15.5%
2015	8.8%	14.7%
2016	9.3%	14.0%
2017	8.1%	13.4%
2018	7.4%	13.1%
2019	8.1%	12.3%
2020	7.6%	11.9%
2021	8.5%	12.8%
2022	8.1%	12.6%
2023	8.7%	12.5%
2024	7.3%	12.1%

Calendar years	Washington County, Illinois	United States
2014	7.3%	13.5%
2015	5.2%	10.9%
2016	5.2%	10.0%
2017	5.3%	10.2%
2018	4.7%	10.4%
2019	5.6%	10.8%
2020	5.4%	10.4%
2021	4.9%	10.2%
2022	4.8%	9.5%
2023	4.5%	9.5%
2024	5.2%	9.8%

Calendar years	Washington County, Illinois	United States
2014	4.5/1k	8.5/1k
2015	3.1/1k	8.7/1k
2016	4.7/1k	9.1/1k
2017	2.9/1k	9.8/1k
2018	5.1/1k	10.7/1k
2019	3.9/1k	10.6/1k
2020	4.6/1k	13.1/1k
2021	4.9/1k	16.2/1k
2022	4.9/1k	15.1/1k
2023	6.9/1k	16.2/1k
2024	7.5/1k	15.4/1k
2025	7.1/1k	16.6/1k

Year	Washington County, Illinois	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	+6.7 points	+6.4 points	+5.1 points to +9.3 points
Year −2	+8.7 points	+5.5 points	+1.7 points to +10.3 points
Year −1	0.0 points	0.0 points	0.0 points to 0.0 points
Year 0	−0.2 points	+3.3 points	−1.4 points to +9.6 points
Year +1	+5.4 points	+2.5 points	−1.2 points to +6.2 points

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