LawnByCounty

Illinois Lawn Care Guide

Lawn care guide for 102 counties · Average LDS: 22/100

USDA SSURGO / PHZM

Illinois covers USDA hardiness zones 5–7, with lawn difficulty averaging 22/100 across 102 counties. Kentucky Bluegrass is the most widely recommended grass in the state.

County grass atlas

Illinois grass suitability by county

A compact 2.5D surface of per-species lawn suitability. Toggle Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Bermudagrass, and Zoysiagrass to see which counties best fit each grass — brighter = better fit.

Counties

102/102

Avg best fit

100%

Species

4

Counties by Lawn Difficulty

CountyLDSZone
Kendall County125b
Boone County135b
Mercer County135b
Rock Island County135b
Bureau County145b
DeKalb County145b
Henry County145b
McHenry County145b
DuPage County155b
Grundy County155b
Kane County155b
Knox County155b
Lee County155b
Warren County155b
Whiteside County155b
Iroquois County165b
Kankakee County165b
LaSalle County165b
Livingston County165b
Woodford County165b
Calhoun County176b
Jo Daviess County175a
Stephenson County175a
Carroll County185a
Johnson County187a
Ogle County185b
Winnebago County185b
Gallatin County197a
Monroe County207a
Bond County216b
Lake County216a
Tazewell County216a
Brown County226a
Cass County226a
Cumberland County226b
Effingham County226b
Henderson County226a
Marshall County225b
Stark County225b
De Witt County236a
Greene County236a
Hardin County237a
Menard County236a
Peoria County236a
Washington County236b
Will County236a
Clinton County246b
Cook County246a
Franklin County247a
Fulton County246a
Jackson County247a
Jasper County246b
Jefferson County246b
Jersey County246b
Logan County246a
Madison County247a
Mason County246a
Moultrie County246a
Piatt County246a
Pulaski County247a
Randolph County247a
Christian County256a
Fayette County256b
Hamilton County256b
Lawrence County256b
Macon County256a
Macoupin County256b
Marion County256b
Massac County257a
McLean County256a
Morgan County256a
Perry County257a
Pike County256a
Pope County257a
Putnam County255b
Saline County257a
Sangamon County256a
Scott County256a
Shelby County256b
St. Clair County257a
White County257a
Adams County266a
Alexander County267a
Champaign County266a
Clark County266b
Clay County266b
Coles County266a
Crawford County266b
Douglas County266a
Edgar County266a
Ford County266a
Hancock County266a
McDonough County266a
Montgomery County266b
Richland County266b
Schuyler County266a
Wabash County266b
Wayne County266b
Union County277a
Vermilion County276a
Edwards County286b
Williamson County307a