Coles County is the home of over 51,000 people in the center of a drawing area of over 130,000 population. The County is the proud home of Eastern Illinois University, Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital, Lincoln Log Cabin, Lake Land College, and multiple significant businesses and industry.

However in the midst of these stable and successful enterprises, 17.4% of the population is without healthcare. This comes as a result of a low medium income of $32,286 compared to the state average of $63,639. Coles County ranks 24th of the 26 Central Illinois County region for those who live below the poverty line.

SOME STARTLING COLES COUNTY STATISTICS:

• Approximately 7150 PEOPLE working in Coles County HAVE NO HEALTH INSURANCE
• Approximately 9300 PEOPLE in Coles County receive public aid
• 12% teen birth rate

Child abuse and neglect rate of 47.8 per 1000 (state average of 26.7 per 1000)

• 21.4% hypertension rate in which only 76.2% are treated with medication
• 29% tobacco utilization rate
• 53% of deaths are from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease