Medicaid
Provider spending, utilization patterns, and anomaly detection for Illinois.
SNAP / HR1 Compliance
Updated Feb 22, 202613.01%
Payment Error Rate
11.49%
Overpayment
1.52%
Underpayment
1.8M
Participants
State vs National PER
State
13.01%
National
10.93%
Projected Annual State Cost Share (effective FY2028)
$594.0M
15% of SNAP benefits
PER 10%+ — 15% state cost share
Based on FY2024 SNAP Payment Error Rates. Cost sharing enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-94, signed July 4, 2025), effective October 2027.
Housing Affordability
Updated Mar 30, 2026$1,238
Median Gross Rent
28.6%
Rent Burden
67.4%
Homeownership(-0.4% vs nat'l)
$263K
Median Home Value
Contract rent: $1,083
Housing units: 5,470,727
Broadband Access
Updated Mar 30, 202691.6%
Broadband Adoption
-0.4% vs national
5.4%
No Internet
95.9%
Computer Ownership
Subscription Types
Cable/Fiber/DSL 74.4%Cellular 6.8%Satellite 1.2%Other 2.9%
Drinking Water Quality
Updated Mar 30, 20261,783
Community Systems
4,747
Total Systems
287
Violating Systems
1.1%
Violation Rate
Violation Rate vs National Avg (3.6%)
0% Natl avg9%
$57.4B
Total Funding
$4,483
Per Capita
193,757
Awards
Quarterly Grant Spending (FY2021-FY2025)
Top Agencies
Department of Health and Human Services$26.0B
Department of Transportation$5.5B
Department of Education$2.0B
Department of Energy$1.7B
Department of Agriculture$1.3B
Environmental Protection Agency$1.2B
Top Programs (CFDA)
Grants to States for Medicaid
21,137,543,202
Highway Planning and Construction
2,331,131,513
Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants
1,095,996,832
Federal Transit Formula Grants
785,933,978
Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies
780,204,393
National School Lunch Program
764,822,147
Budget & Fiscal Health
FY2022Updated Mar 30, 2026$184.2B
Revenue
$179.2B
Expenditure
$44.4B
Debt
$3,535
Debt/Capita
Credit Ratings (GO Bonds)
S&P
A−Moody's
A2Fitch
A−Revenue/capita: $14,676
Tax burden/capita: $1,268
Workforce & Employment
Updated Mar 30, 20264.6%
Unemployment
vs 4.4% national
6.2M
Employed
6.5M
Labor Force
63.8%
LFPR
vs 62.4% national
Unemployment Rate (24 months, seasonally adjusted)
Fastest Growing Sectors
+4.5%Arts & Entertainment
+2.8%Health Care
+1.7%Utilities
Shrinking Sectors
-5.6%Admin & Waste Services
-3.8%Information
-2.7%Mining & Extraction
Public Health Outcomes
Updated Mar 30, 2026Life Expectancy
77.5 yrs#23 of 51
Overdose Death Rate
29.5/100k#26 of 51
Uninsured Rate
7.7%#24 of 51
Obesity Rate
33%#19 of 51
Mental Distress Days
4.5/mo#4 of 51
Infant Mortality
5.9/1k#29 of 51
Premature Death Rate
7,920.5/100k#20 of 51
Better than national avgWorse than national avg
Education
Updated Mar 30, 2026NAEP Scores (2024 Nation's Report Card)
236.1
4th Math
vs 237.3 nat'l
277.4
8th Math
vs 272.2 nat'l
214.2
4th Reading
vs 214.3 nat'l
261.6
8th Reading
vs 256.7 nat'l
Infrastructure
Grade: AUpdated Mar 30, 2026Bridges (FHWA NBI 2025)
26,927
Total Bridges
44.6%
Good
45.9%
Fair
9.5%
Poor
Drinking Water (EPA SDWIS)
27,238
Water Systems
287
With Violations
1.1%
Violation Rate
Campaign Finance
$5.9B
Contributions
$4.0B
Expenditures
0
Committees
1994-2026
Coverage
Contributions by Party
Other: $5.9B
Top Donors
JB PRITZKER$432,415,244.95
KENNETH GRIFFIN$176,535,465.18
BRUCE RAUNER$102,784,585
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOIS$92,738,841.42
RICHARD UIHLEIN$91,234,952.51
Regulatory Reform Ideas
100 candidates15 admin-only11 bipartisan68 moderate5 contested1 heavy-lift
Top Easy Wins
- 1.Cannabis Licensing Streamlining (410 ILCS 705/)(IDFPR / IEPA / IDOR / IDPH / Governor's Office)
- 2.IDFPR Processing Deadline (30-Day Statutory)(IDFPR / General Assembly)
- 3.Illinois APA Rule Review (5-Year Cycle / Automatic Repeal)(All agencies / General Assembly / JCAR)
- 4.IEPA Unified Permitting Portal (Cross-Media Integration)(IEPA (all bureaus) / DoIT)
- 5.Unified Professional Licensing Portal (IDFPR Upgrade)(IDFPR / DoIT / General Assembly)
IT Status Report & Strategic Plan
Comprehensive IT capability assessment with 100-day and 200-day strategic initiatives.
FEMA Disasters
6 Active8
Declarations (10yr)
6
Active
$2.3B
PA Funding
162,442
IA Approved
Declarations by Year
Incident Types
Flood 4Biological 2Severe Storm 1Tornado 1
Recent Declarations
2024-09-20SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODNGDR
2023-11-20SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGDR
2023-08-15SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGDR$24.7M
2022-10-14SEVERE STORM AND FLOODINGDR
2021-12-13SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOESEM$252K