Perry County

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Perry County Legal Resources Back to top

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Perry Lawyers

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
Illinois Southern

US Attorneys [ Fairview Heights - Main Office | Benton ]
Public Defenders [ Main Office | Benton ]
Bankruptcy Court [ Main Office - East St. Louis | Benton ]
District Court [ Main Office - East St. Louis | Benton ]
Probation Office [ Main Office - East St. Louis | Benton ]

Perry County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 23,094
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 234 / 243 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,142.084 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 15.154 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 194,000.000 acres (784.924 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 549
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 25.70%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 20.80%
Farm earnings (2005): $10,143,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 2,000,000 / 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 53.60%
Physicians (2004): 22
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 2 (102)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 4,061
Federal Spending (2004): $133,566

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	19,988	42.17%
Rural, Farm	3,621	7.64%
Rural, Non-farm	23,786	50.19%

Perry County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Perry County Employment Information Back to top
Perry County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	9,490	8,316	1,174	12.37%	124
1991	8,918	7,580	1,338	15.00%	150
1992	8,503	7,148	1,355	15.94%	159
1993	8,284	7,020	1,264	15.26%	152
1994	7,901	6,906	995	12.59%	126
1995	7,901	7,037	865	10.95%	109
1996	8,498	7,503	995	11.71%	117
1997	8,352	7,484	868	10.39%	104
1998	8,290	7,513	777	9.37%	94
1999	8,951	8,221	730	8.15%	82
2000	10,303	9,572	731	7.09%	71
2001	10,366	9,679	687	6.63%	66
2002	10,377	9,599	778	7.50%	75
2003	10,375	9,552	823	7.94%	79
2004	10,520	9,738	781	7.43%	74
2005	10,455	9,733	722	6.91%	69
2006	10,321	9,597	725	7.02%	70
2007	10,177	9,308	869	8.54%	85
2008	9,939	8,970	969	9.75%	97

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	9,810	8,629	1,181	12.04%	120
Feb 1990	9,819	8,557	1,262	12.85%	129
Mar 1990	9,897	8,838	1,059	10.70%	107
Apr 1990	9,917	8,865	1,052	10.61%	106
May 1990	9,890	8,861	1,029	10.40%	104
Jun 1990	9,825	8,685	1,140	11.60%	116
Jul 1990	9,454	8,258	1,196	12.65%	127
Aug 1990	9,400	8,099	1,301	13.84%	138
Sep 1990	9,128	7,893	1,235	13.53%	135
Oct 1990	9,189	7,910	1,279	13.92%	139
Nov 1990	8,858	7,694	1,164	13.14%	131
Dec 1990	8,690	7,502	1,188	13.67%	137

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	9,217	7,710	1,507	16.35%	164
Feb 1991	9,086	7,687	1,399	15.40%	154
Mar 1991	8,924	7,689	1,235	13.84%	138
Apr 1991	8,914	7,771	1,143	12.82%	128
May 1991	8,845	7,658	1,187	13.42%	134
Jun 1991	9,089	7,794	1,295	14.25%	142
Jul 1991	9,004	7,659	1,345	14.94%	149
Aug 1991	8,912	7,564	1,348	15.13%	151
Sep 1991	8,643	7,377	1,266	14.65%	146
Oct 1991	8,999	7,593	1,406	15.62%	156
Nov 1991	8,751	7,320	1,431	16.35%	164
Dec 1991	8,634	7,140	1,494	17.30%	173

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	8,834	7,234	1,600	18.11%	181
Feb 1992	8,769	7,214	1,555	17.73%	177
Mar 1992	8,726	7,274	1,452	16.64%	166
Apr 1992	8,720	7,335	1,385	15.88%	159
May 1992	8,694	7,307	1,387	15.95%	160
Jun 1992	8,946	7,393	1,553	17.36%	174
Jul 1992	8,677	7,217	1,460	16.83%	168
Aug 1992	8,411	7,024	1,387	16.49%	165
Sep 1992	8,118	6,937	1,181	14.55%	145
Oct 1992	8,009	6,955	1,054	13.16%	132
Nov 1992	7,965	6,882	1,083	13.60%	136
Dec 1992	8,165	7,001	1,164	14.26%	143

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	8,546	7,180	1,366	15.98%	160
Feb 1993	8,519	6,963	1,556	18.27%	183
Mar 1993	8,434	7,039	1,395	16.54%	165
Apr 1993	8,408	7,036	1,372	16.32%	163
May 1993	8,471	7,157	1,314	15.51%	155
Jun 1993	8,414	7,080	1,334	15.85%	159
Jul 1993	8,389	7,102	1,287	15.34%	153
Aug 1993	8,240	7,006	1,234	14.98%	150
Sep 1993	8,130	7,005	1,125	13.84%	138
Oct 1993	8,078	6,914	1,164	14.41%	144
Nov 1993	7,971	6,922	1,049	13.16%	132
Dec 1993	7,805	6,832	973	12.47%	125

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	7,990	6,722	1,268	15.87%	159
Feb 1994	7,870	6,623	1,247	15.84%	158
Mar 1994	8,021	6,899	1,122	13.99%	140
Apr 1994	7,898	6,856	1,042	13.19%	132
May 1994	7,876	6,841	1,035	13.14%	131
Jun 1994	7,977	6,933	1,044	13.09%	131
Jul 1994	7,985	6,946	1,039	13.01%	130
Aug 1994	7,930	6,989	941	11.87%	119
Sep 1994	7,670	6,848	822	10.72%	107
Oct 1994	7,901	7,040	861	10.90%	109
Nov 1994	7,771	7,040	731	9.41%	94
Dec 1994	7,919	7,136	783	9.89%	99

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	8,211	7,224	987	12.02%	120
Feb 1995	8,126	7,134	992	12.21%	122
Mar 1995	8,189	7,319	870	10.62%	106
Apr 1995	7,758	6,932	826	10.65%	106
May 1995	7,751	6,917	834	10.76%	108
Jun 1995	7,720	6,904	816	10.57%	106
Jul 1995	7,891	7,036	855	10.84%	108
Aug 1995	7,789	6,942	847	10.87%	109
Sep 1995	7,690	6,931	759	9.87%	99
Oct 1995	7,850	7,012	838	10.68%	107
Nov 1995	7,921	7,064	857	10.82%	108
Dec 1995	7,921	7,024	897	11.32%	113

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	8,272	7,215	1,057	12.78%	128
Feb 1996	8,408	7,249	1,159	13.78%	138
Mar 1996	8,616	7,534	1,082	12.56%	126
Apr 1996	8,334	7,341	993	11.92%	119
May 1996	8,407	7,372	1,035	12.31%	123
Jun 1996	8,660	7,588	1,072	12.38%	124
Jul 1996	8,688	7,549	1,139	13.11%	131
Aug 1996	8,411	7,464	947	11.26%	113
Sep 1996	8,458	7,594	864	10.22%	102
Oct 1996	8,569	7,740	829	9.67%	97
Nov 1996	8,648	7,784	864	9.99%	100
Dec 1996	8,506	7,602	904	10.63%	106

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	8,448	7,383	1,065	12.61%	126
Feb 1997	8,377	7,365	1,012	12.08%	121
Mar 1997	8,411	7,426	985	11.71%	117
Apr 1997	8,319	7,557	762	9.16%	92
May 1997	8,272	7,459	813	9.83%	98
Jun 1997	8,273	7,443	830	10.03%	100
Jul 1997	8,423	7,604	819	9.72%	97
Aug 1997	8,355	7,583	772	9.24%	92
Sep 1997	8,243	7,490	753	9.14%	91
Oct 1997	8,383	7,546	837	9.98%	100
Nov 1997	8,478	7,608	870	10.26%	103
Dec 1997	8,246	7,348	898	10.89%	109

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	8,382	7,350	1,032	12.31%	123
Feb 1998	8,230	7,345	885	10.75%	108
Mar 1998	8,199	7,423	776	9.46%	95
Apr 1998	7,802	7,210	592	7.59%	76
May 1998	8,003	7,352	651	8.13%	81
Jun 1998	8,255	7,433	822	9.96%	100
Jul 1998	8,355	7,531	824	9.86%	99
Aug 1998	8,209	7,368	841	10.24%	102
Sep 1998	8,174	7,362	812	9.93%	99
Oct 1998	8,597	7,872	725	8.43%	84
Nov 1998	8,715	8,024	691	7.93%	79
Dec 1998	8,555	7,888	667	7.80%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	8,883	8,041	842	9.48%	95
Feb 1999	8,785	8,056	729	8.30%	83
Mar 1999	8,787	8,141	646	7.35%	74
Apr 1999	8,758	8,164	594	6.78%	68
May 1999	8,847	8,230	617	6.97%	70
Jun 1999	8,994	8,320	674	7.49%	75
Jul 1999	9,256	8,507	749	8.09%	81
Aug 1999	9,118	8,417	701	7.69%	77
Sep 1999	8,963	8,325	638	7.12%	71
Oct 1999	9,114	8,275	839	9.21%	92
Nov 1999	8,962	8,105	857	9.56%	96
Dec 1999	8,945	8,072	873	9.76%	98

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	10,273	9,389	884	8.61%	86
Feb 2000	10,402	9,405	997	9.58%	96
Mar 2000	10,217	9,360	857	8.39%	84
Apr 2000	10,311	9,631	680	6.59%	66
May 2000	10,388	9,718	670	6.45%	64
Jun 2000	10,490	9,793	697	6.64%	66
Jul 2000	10,340	9,565	775	7.50%	75
Aug 2000	10,177	9,507	670	6.58%	66
Sep 2000	10,244	9,686	558	5.45%	54
Oct 2000	10,144	9,641	503	4.96%	50
Nov 2000	10,382	9,700	682	6.57%	66
Dec 2000	10,269	9,470	799	7.78%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	10,421	9,551	870	8.35%	83
Feb 2001	10,363	9,573	790	7.62%	76
Mar 2001	10,388	9,650	738	7.10%	71
Apr 2001	10,378	9,737	641	6.18%	62
May 2001	10,208	9,616	592	5.80%	58
Jun 2001	10,377	9,725	652	6.28%	63
Jul 2001	10,526	9,744	782	7.43%	74
Aug 2001	10,383	9,700	683	6.58%	66
Sep 2001	10,282	9,725	557	5.42%	54
Oct 2001	10,419	9,831	588	5.64%	56
Nov 2001	10,368	9,740	628	6.06%	61
Dec 2001	10,277	9,553	724	7.04%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	10,310	9,463	847	8.22%	82
Feb 2002	10,324	9,510	814	7.88%	79
Mar 2002	10,409	9,625	784	7.53%	75
Apr 2002	10,372	9,611	761	7.34%	73
May 2002	10,348	9,645	703	6.79%	68
Jun 2002	10,437	9,685	752	7.21%	72
Jul 2002	10,671	9,683	988	9.26%	93
Aug 2002	10,530	9,691	839	7.97%	80
Sep 2002	10,293	9,617	676	6.57%	66
Oct 2002	10,322	9,648	674	6.53%	65
Nov 2002	10,351	9,615	736	7.11%	71
Dec 2002	10,151	9,389	762	7.51%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	10,294	9,339	955	9.28%	93
Feb 2003	10,274	9,307	967	9.41%	94
Mar 2003	10,305	9,443	862	8.36%	84
Apr 2003	10,391	9,663	728	7.01%	70
May 2003	10,321	9,555	766	7.42%	74
Jun 2003	10,512	9,661	851	8.10%	81
Jul 2003	10,605	9,673	932	8.79%	88
Aug 2003	10,496	9,657	839	7.99%	80
Sep 2003	10,385	9,628	757	7.29%	73
Oct 2003	10,355	9,626	729	7.04%	70
Nov 2003	10,313	9,576	737	7.15%	71
Dec 2003	10,252	9,495	757	7.38%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	10,067	9,161	906	9.00%	90
Feb 2004	10,028	9,113	915	9.12%	91
Mar 2004	9,969	9,114	855	8.58%	86
Apr 2004	10,348	9,600	748	7.23%	72
May 2004	10,462	9,692	770	7.36%	74
Jun 2004	10,593	9,819	774	7.31%	73
Jul 2004	10,831	9,961	870	8.03%	80
Aug 2004	10,824	10,078	746	6.89%	69
Sep 2004	10,691	10,059	632	5.91%	59
Oct 2004	10,860	10,153	707	6.51%	65
Nov 2004	10,744	10,031	713	6.64%	66
Dec 2004	10,819	10,080	739	6.83%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	10,478	9,658	820	7.83%	78
Feb 2005	10,471	9,671	800	7.64%	76
Mar 2005	10,563	9,799	764	7.23%	72
Apr 2005	10,488	9,832	656	6.25%	63
May 2005	10,471	9,816	655	6.26%	63
Jun 2005	10,471	9,753	718	6.86%	69
Jul 2005	10,607	9,738	869	8.19%	82
Aug 2005	10,616	9,891	725	6.83%	68
Sep 2005	10,568	9,909	659	6.24%	62
Oct 2005	10,297	9,650	647	6.28%	63
Nov 2005	10,257	9,580	677	6.60%	66
Dec 2005	10,177	9,501	676	6.64%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	10,251	9,474	777	7.58%	76
Feb 2006	10,330	9,509	821	7.95%	79
Mar 2006	10,285	9,550	735	7.15%	71
Apr 2006	10,611	9,869	742	6.99%	70
May 2006	10,429	9,702	727	6.97%	70
Jun 2006	10,338	9,583	755	7.30%	73
Jul 2006	10,547	9,664	883	8.37%	84
Aug 2006	10,434	9,658	776	7.44%	74
Sep 2006	10,257	9,637	620	6.04%	60
Oct 2006	10,236	9,630	606	5.92%	59
Nov 2006	10,109	9,505	604	5.97%	60
Dec 2006	10,027	9,377	650	6.48%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	10,162	9,371	791	7.78%	78
Feb 2007	9,937	9,173	764	7.69%	77
Mar 2007	9,994	9,336	658	6.58%	66
Apr 2007	10,367	9,538	829	8.00%	80
May 2007	10,341	9,496	845	8.17%	82
Jun 2007	10,107	9,182	925	9.15%	92
Jul 2007	10,349	9,206	1,143	11.04%	110
Aug 2007	10,152	9,153	999	9.84%	98
Sep 2007	10,184	9,299	885	8.69%	87
Oct 2007	10,252	9,422	830	8.10%	81
Nov 2007	10,174	9,336	838	8.24%	82
Dec 2007	10,100	9,183	917	9.08%	91

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	10,019	8,997	1,022	10.20%	102
Feb 2008	9,921	8,978	943	9.51%	95
Mar 2008	9,900	9,045	855	8.64%	86
Apr 2008	9,837	9,029	808	8.21%	82
May 2008	9,878	9,004	874	8.85%	88
Jun 2008	9,915	8,884	1,031	10.40%	104
Jul 2008	10,100	8,960	1,140	11.29%	113
Aug 2008	9,988	8,915	1,073	10.74%	107
Sep 2008	9,889	8,914	975	9.86%	99
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Perry County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,072	11.09%
2.	Public Administration	670	6.93%
3.	Metal Manufactuing	612	6.33%
4.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	528	5.46%
5.	Food Manufacturing	436	4.51%
6.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	424	4.39%
7.	Truck Transportation	384	3.97%
8.	Repair and Maintenance	350	3.62%
9.	Educational Services	326	3.37%
10.	Accommodation and Food Services	324	3.35%
11.	Mining	308	3.19%
12.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	292	3.02%
13.	Health Care	288	2.98%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	274	2.84%
15.	Machinery Manufacturing	274	2.84%
16.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	254	2.63%
17.	Finance and Insurance	196	2.03%
18.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	190	1.97%
19.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	180	1.86%
20.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	166	1.72%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,580	18.10%
2.	Educational Services	1,068	12.23%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	800	9.16%
4.	Public Administration	566	6.48%
5.	Finance and Insurance	414	4.74%
6.	Social Assistance	410	4.70%
7.	Food Manufacturing	376	4.31%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	304	3.48%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	264	3.02%
10.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	244	2.79%
11.	Apparel Manufacturing	226	2.59%
12.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	196	2.25%
13.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	190	2.18%
14.	Metal Manufactuing	168	1.92%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	146	1.67%
16.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	128	1.47%
17.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	124	1.42%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	122	1.40%
19.	Personal and Laundry Services	116	1.33%
20.	Construction	106	1.21%

Perry County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	732	7.57%
2.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	690	7.14%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	510	5.28%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	476	4.93%
5.	Law Enforcement Workers	474	4.90%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	460	4.76%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	440	4.55%
8.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	388	4.01%
9.	Other Management Occupations	310	3.21%
10.	Farmers and Farm Managers	300	3.10%
11.	Other Construction Trades	296	3.06%
12.	Other Material Moving Workers	252	2.61%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	234	2.42%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	212	2.19%
15.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	198	2.05%
16.	Carpenters	190	1.97%
17.	Agricultural Workers	160	1.66%
18.	Assemblers and Fabricators	152	1.57%
19.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	148	1.53%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	132	1.37%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	582	6.67%
2.	Other Production Occupations	538	6.16%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	466	5.34%
4.	Health Technologists and Technicians	406	4.65%
5.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	404	4.63%
6.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	364	4.17%
7.	Child Care Workers	276	3.16%
8.	Waiters and Waitresses	274	3.14%
9.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	272	3.12%
10.	Registered Nurses	272	3.12%
11.	Cashiers	266	3.05%
12.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	260	2.98%
13.	Other Management Occupations	258	2.96%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	256	2.93%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	246	2.82%
16.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	238	2.73%
17.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	214	2.45%
18.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	208	2.38%
19.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	194	2.22%
20.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	186	2.13%

Perry County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	19,859	51.65%
15-35 hours	4,620	12.02%
1-14 hours	1,142	2.97%
No regular hours	12,829	33.37%

Perry County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	780	4.34%
5 AM-5:29 AM	381	2.12%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	616	3.42%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,851	10.29%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,860	10.34%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,358	13.11%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	3,429	19.06%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,292	7.18%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	610	3.39%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	531	2.95%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	339	1.88%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	148	0.82%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,653	9.19%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,145	11.92%

Perry County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,283	7.13%
5-9	3,739	20.78%
10-14	2,628	14.61%
15-19	1,781	9.90%
20-24	1,810	10.06%
25-29	842	4.68%
30-34	1,982	11.02%
35-39	617	3.43%
40-44	556	3.09%
45-59	1,679	9.33%
60-89	560	3.11%
At least 90	516	2.87%

Perry County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	14	0.08%	12,069	67.08%
30-44	24	0.13%	3,131	17.40%
45-59	0	0.00%	1,679	9.33%
At least 60	18	0.10%	1,058	5.88%

Perry County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	18	0.10%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,206	11.81%
Car / truck / van, solo	15,062	80.65%
Motorcycle	20	0.11%
Other	105	0.56%
Public transportation	56	0.30%
Walked	526	2.82%
Worked at home	683	3.66%

Perry County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Perry County Family Information Back to top
: 16,970 (41,294 people)
: 11,656 (34,646 people)
: 4,455
: 28,581
Perry County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,093	11.98%
$10,000-$14,999	1,420	8.13%
$15,000-$19,999	1,437	8.23%
$20,000-$24,999	1,226	7.02%
$25,000-$29,999	1,424	8.15%
$30,000-$34,999	1,478	8.46%
$35,000-$39,999	1,353	7.75%
$40,000-$44,999	1,198	6.86%
$45,000-$49,999	1,004	5.75%
$50,000-$59,999	1,606	9.20%
$60,000-$74,999	1,461	8.36%
$75,000-$99,999	1,138	6.52%
$100,000-$124,999	328	1.88%
$125,000-$149,999	88	0.50%
$150,000-$199,999	84	0.48%
$200,000 or more	128	0.73%

Perry County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,372	27.89%
Family, 2 people	2,703	31.79%
Nonfamily, 2 people	227	2.67%
Family, 3 people	1,338	15.73%
Nonfamily, 3 people	38	0.45%
Family, 4 people	1,129	13.28%
Nonfamily, 4 people	15	0.18%
Family, 5 people	477	5.61%
Nonfamily, 5 people	8	0.09%
Family, 6 people	133	1.56%
Nonfamily, 6 people	1	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	63	0.74%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Perry County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	13,012	27.02%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	6,775	14.07%
Public Assistance	406	0.84%
Retirement	3,442	7.15%
Self Employment	2,377	4.94%
Social Security	6,135	12.74%
Supplemental Security	637	1.32%
Wage / Salary	12,446	25.84%
Other	2,930	6.08%

Perry County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	5,889	59.13%
With children under 18	4,070	40.87%

Perry County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,292	11.00%
Married	13,725	65.88%
Never Married	4,300	20.64%
Widowed	517	2.48%

Perry County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,036	11.17%
Married	10,604	58.17%
Never Married	3,071	16.85%
Widowed	2,519	13.82%

Perry County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Perry County Education Information Back to top
Perry County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,693	9.95%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	6,999	18.85%
High school diploma or equivalent	12,385	33.35%
Some college, no degree	7,849	21.14%
Associate degree	2,727	7.34%
Bachelors degree	2,556	6.88%
Graduate or professional degree	922	2.48%

Perry County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	526	2.28%	246	1.07%	772	3.34%
Kindergarten	616	2.67%	48	0.21%	664	2.88%
Grades 1-4	2,063	8.93%	154	0.67%	2,217	9.60%
Grades 5-8	1,945	8.42%	364	1.58%	2,309	10.00%
Grades 9-12	2,866	12.41%	146	0.63%	3,012	13.04%
Undergrad college	1,842	7.98%	48	0.21%	1,890	8.18%
Graduate or professional school	94	0.41%	70	0.30%	164	0.71%
Total	9,952	43.09%	1,076	4.66%	11,028	47.75%

Perry County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Perry County Business Information Back to top
: $63,353,000
: $137,650,000
: $10,607,000
: $284,112
: 2,750
Perry County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	5	2	5
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	2	0	1
1999 - Construction	6	8	6	10	12
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	1
1999 - Finance & Insurance	1	3	4	4	20
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	3	11	15	16
1999 - Information	0	1	4	4	2
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	1	2	4	8	9
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	2	1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	5	21	10	53
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	4	4	14
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	1	1	2	2
1999 - Retail Trade	8	12	22	23	29
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	2	3	4	4
1999 - Unclassified	2	0	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	2	0	6	3	4
1999 - Total	24	38	93	93	173
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	3	1	3	5
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	2	0
2000 - Construction	6	7	12	9	5
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	1	1	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	3	3	3	5	18
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	2	9	19	13
2000 - Information	1	1	4	0	5
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	2	2	6	10	4
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	3	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	8	1	11	20	51
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	2	5	3	13
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	2	1	2	3
2000 - Retail Trade	5	7	23	26	27
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	3	2	5
2000 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	2	4	7
2000 - Total	35	32	82	109	157
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	4	1	4
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	1	1	1
2001 - Construction	3	5	11	8	8
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	2	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	3	1	6	2	20
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	4	7	12	24
2001 - Information	1	0	1	3	6
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	2	1	7	9	5
2001 - Mining	1	0	1	2	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	8	20	18	45
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	2	3	2	13
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	0	1	0	5
2001 - Retail Trade	5	6	26	19	30
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	0	4	3	3
2001 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	1
2001 - Wholesale Trade	1	3	4	2	5
2001 - Total	29	32	97	84	171
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	0	3	3	3
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	1	1
2002 - Construction	5	7	5	11	8
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	1	1	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	1	2	8	2	19
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	5	19	11	13
2002 - Information	1	3	2	3	3
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	2	0	3	10	10
2002 - Mining	0	1	2	0	1
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	5	21	15	43
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	5	3	10
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	2	3	1	2
2002 - Retail Trade	2	15	25	18	20
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	2	5	2	4
2002 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	2
2002 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	1	8	3
2002 - Total	30	44	104	89	143
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	3	4	4
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	0	1
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	2	1	2
2003 - Construction	4	3	7	12	7
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	1
2003 - Finance & Insurance	4	1	6	8	15
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	0	15	20	11
2003 - Information	0	0	1	2	6
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Manufacturing	1	4	11	7	4
2003 - Mining	2	0	1	3	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	1	19	14	45
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	3	5	3	9
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	2	0	4	3
2003 - Retail Trade	2	3	26	16	19
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	4	4	4
2003 - Unclassified	2	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	1	1	0	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	2	4	4
2003 - Total	28	21	103	103	136
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	5	1	5
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	0	1
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	2	1	1
2004 - Construction	2	8	7	11	6
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	2	0	1
2004 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	8	5	19
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	6	10	10	23
2004 - Information	0	1	3	1	4
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Manufacturing	0	1	7	10	4
2004 - Mining	1	1	0	1	3
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	2	18	17	45
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	2	2	6	10
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	2	1	5
2004 - Retail Trade	9	3	15	19	21
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	3	5	3
2004 - Unclassified	0	2	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	3	4	5
2004 - Total	21	31	87	93	157
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	4	2	6
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	2	1	0
2005 - Construction	9	2	8	9	7
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	2	0	1
2005 - Finance & Insurance	2	2	6	11	14
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	2	18	10	16
2005 - Information	0	0	0	4	4
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	0	1
2005 - Manufacturing	1	3	10	4	4
2005 - Mining	0	1	1	0	4
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	9	2	16	23	41
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	4	5	9
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	2	1	3
2005 - Retail Trade	4	3	19	21	20
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	1	3	1	7
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	2	3	2	7
2005 - Total	36	20	99	94	144

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Perry County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Perry County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	36,890	87.13%
Below Poverty Level	5,451	12.87%

Perry County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$389	$63	$531	$0	$0	$141	$1,061	$358	$0	$709
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$432	$422	$755	$0	$0	$166	$1,353	$834	$0	$540
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$932	$508	$858	$0	$0	$284	$2,074	$891	$0	$1,127
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$553	$551	$1,244	$0	$0	$375	$2,172	$810	$0	$737
1982	$957	$584	$1,307	$0	$0	$338	$2,602	$891	$0	$620
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$890	$781	$1,253	$0	$0	$372	$2,515	$980	$0	$541
1985	$782	$846	$1,373	$0	$0	$497	$2,652	$1,536	$0	$753
1986	$314	$1,191	$1,414	$0	$0	$532	$2,260	$1,690	$0	$967
1987	$790	$599	$1,458	$0	$0	$502	$2,750	$1,770	$0	$1,010
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$797	$3	$3,045	$0	$0	$1,553	$5,395	$1,629	$0	$2,889
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$927	$2	$4,377	$0	$0	$1,191	$6,495	$1,800	$2,722	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$1,660	$320	$3,494	$0	$0	$3,115	$8,269	$1,890	$0	$3,980
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$1,973	$290	$3,472	$0	$0	$3,771	$9,216	$3,051	$0	$4,253
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$1,649	$299	$2,632	$0	$0	$3,415	$7,696	$2,793	$0	$3,439
2005	$2,037	$239	$3,618	$0	$0	$3,063	$8,718	$3,468	$0	$3,995
2006	$2,101	$337	$3,274	$0	$0	$5,396	$10,771	$2,938	$0	$5,361

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$12	$220	$56	$11	$526	$0	$1,062
1972	$78	$56	$0	$0	$0	$103	$1,062
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$512	$78	$11	$575	$0	$1,611
1977	$174	$52	$0	$0	$0	$209	$1,611
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$363	$0	$41	$1,254	$0	$2,069
1979	$167	$63	$0	$0	$0	$181	$2,069
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$14	$523	$0	$161	$1,461	$4	$3,070
1981	$368	$171	$0	$0	$0	$368	$3,070
1982	$0	$503	$172	$53	$1,573	$357	$3,265
1982	$193	$70	$0	$0	$0	$344	$3,265
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$0	$526	$137	$65	$1,453	$350	$3,147
1984	$235	$129	$0	$0	$0	$252	$3,147
1985	$0	$499	$167	$78	$1,175	$200	$2,712
1985	$240	$148	$0	$0	$0	$205	$2,712
1986	$0	$506	$175	$84	$1,111	$220	$2,872
1986	$245	$274	$0	$0	$0	$257	$2,872
1987	$0	$509	$202	$94	$1,400	$0	$3,277
1987	$276	$502	$0	$0	$0	$294	$3,277
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$22	$912	$54	$557	$1,418	$0	$5,349
1992	$423	$544	$0	$0	$0	$1,419	$5,349
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$22	$1,355	$70	$1,231	$1,102	$0	$6,383
1997	$317	$50	$150	$0	$0	$2,086	$6,383
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$37	$1,277	$115	$1,260	$1,768	$0	$7,696
2000	$233	$53	$0	$0	$0	$2,953	$7,696
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$1,078	$38	$967	$2,092	$0	$8,644
2002	$218	$913	$0	$0	$0	$3,338	$8,644
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$0	$1,367	$0	$910	$1,375	$0	$7,981
2004	$559	$193	$0	$0	$0	$3,577	$7,981
2005	$0	$1,332	$0	$820	$1,719	$0	$8,320
2005	$674	$176	$85	$0	$0	$3,514	$8,320
2006	$0	$1,109	$0	$1,087	$1,536	$0	$8,932
2006	$659	$400	$0	$0	$0	$4,141	$8,932

Perry County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Perry County Criminal Information Back to top
: 2,193

Perry County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Perry County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Perry County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	2,626	11.37%
10-19 Years	3,147	13.63%
20-29 Years	3,291	14.25%
30-39 Years	3,362	14.56%
40-49 Years	3,435	14.87%
50-59 Years	2,567	11.12%
60-69 Years	1,918	8.31%
70-79 Years	1,667	7.22%
80-89 Years	912	3.95%
90+ Years	169	0.73%

Perry County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	12,255	53.07%
Female	10,839	46.93%

Perry County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	20,563	89.04%
African-American	1,849	8.01%
Hispanic/Latino	406	1.76%
Multiracial	156	0.68%
Asian	63	0.27%
Amerindian	46	0.20%
Other Race	7	0.03%
Pacific Islander	4	0.02%

Perry County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	11,430	33.55%
2.	United States Or American	5,088	14.93%
3.	Irish	4,990	14.65%
4.	English	3,768	11.06%
5.	Polish	2,355	6.91%
6.	Italian	1,972	5.79%
7.	French Non-Basque	1,316	3.86%
8.	Dutch	760	2.23%
9.	Scottish	524	1.54%
10.	Scotch Irish	397	1.17%

Perry County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	43,695	97.25%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	706	1.57%
3.	French	108	0.24%
4.	German	102	0.23%
5.	Polish	101	0.22%
6.	Korean	40	0.09%
7.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	31	0.07%
8.	Other Asian	30	0.07%
9.	Italian	28	0.06%
10.	Greek	28	0.06%

Perry County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	46,941	99.04%
Naturalized immigrant	206	0.43%
Not a citizen	248	0.52%

Perry County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Perry County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Perry County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Beaucoup	Pinckneyville	Swanwick
Cutler	St. Johns	Tamaroa
Du Quoin	Sunfield	Willisville

Perry County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

62238	62832	62997
62274	62888

Today on Verdict

Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Du Quoin (8,510)	Beaucoup (1,333)	Swanwick (831)
Pinckneyville (8,092)	Sunfield (1,118)	Cutler (796)
Tamaroa (1,713)	Willisville (1,027)	St. Johns (218)