Bond County, Illinois

County Distress Index: Normal · 42.3 | 16,450 people · 61st most distressed in Illinois

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Bond County, IL falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 42.3 — 2188th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Illinois, it ranks 61st of 102 counties. Among its 4 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Bond County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 59.5 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 59.5
Unemployment Rate 78
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 17
Business Formation Rate 83
Income & Poverty 44.3
Poverty Rate 50
Income vs. State Median 48
Child Poverty Rate 34
Housing Cost Burden 39.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 23
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 63
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 49
Homeownership Rate 53
Rent-to-Income Ratio 9
Community Vulnerability 37.8
Uninsured Rate 5
Disability Rate 71
Debt & Delinquency 30.9
Debt in Collections 45
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 49
Auto Loan Delinquency 17
Credit Card Delinquency 27
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 41

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Bond County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Bond County
Bond County, IL 42.3 Normal
Fayette County, IL 52.7 Elevated +10.4
Montgomery County, IL 47.4 Normal +5.0
Madison County, IL 44.2 Normal +1.8
Clinton County, IL 30.9 Healthy -11.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Bond County
Payette County, ID 42.3 Normal -0.0
Perry County, IN 42.4 Normal +0.0
Chippewa County, MN 42.4 Normal +0.0
Champaign County, OH 42.4 Normal +0.0
Livingston County, MO 42.3 Normal -0.1

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