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Illinois's Child Care Deserts
Where Illinois families can — and can't — find licensed child care, mapped across all 102 counties from public U.S. Census data and the state's open child care data. Darker red means more young children per licensed provider.
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The tightest supply
| County | Children under 5 | Licensed providers | Children per provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan | 1,288 | 1 | 1,288 |
| Douglas | 1,224 | 1 | 1,224 |
| Shelby | 1,029 | 1 | 1,029 |
| Livingston | 2,020 | 2 | 1,010 |
| Adams | 3,679 | 4 | 920 |
| Pike | 864 | 1 | 864 |
| Knox | 2,541 | 3 | 847 |
| Cass | 842 | 1 | 842 |
| Bureau | 1,647 | 2 | 824 |
| Clay | 781 | 1 | 781 |
| Clark | 780 | 1 | 780 |
| Edgar | 763 | 1 | 763 |
Methodology & sources
Demand: children under 5 by county, U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates (2023 vintage). Supply: licensed child care providers from Illinois DHS open data (data.pa.gov), placed to counties by the state's county field. The ratio counts providers, not licensed capacity. Childcare Alerts is an independent service, not affiliated with any state agency. See the Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, and Texas maps too.