Hancock County, Illinois

County Distress Index: Normal · 43.8 | 17,186 people · 58th most distressed in Illinois

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Hancock County, IL falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 43.8 — 2095th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Illinois, it ranks 58th of 102 counties. It scores lower than all 7 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Hancock County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 64.9 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 64.9
Unemployment Rate 69
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 41
Business Formation Rate 85
Community Vulnerability 57.8
Uninsured Rate 35
Disability Rate 81
Income & Poverty 52.2
Poverty Rate 46
Income vs. State Median 60
Child Poverty Rate 51
Debt & Delinquency 26.8
Debt in Collections 28
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 49
Auto Loan Delinquency 20
Credit Card Delinquency 25
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 33
Housing Cost Burden 17.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 24
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 20
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 15
Homeownership Rate 13
Rent-to-Income Ratio 14

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Hancock County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Hancock County
Hancock County, IL 43.8 Normal
McDonough County, IL 63.3 Elevated +19.5
Clark County, MO 54.1 Elevated +10.3
Lee County, IA 49.4 Normal +5.6
Henderson County, IL 48.0 Normal +4.2
Lewis County, MO 47.6 Normal +3.8
Adams County, IL 47.5 Normal +3.7
Schuyler County, IL 45.6 Normal +1.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Hancock County
Webster County, IA 43.8 Normal +0.0
Webster County, MO 43.8 Normal +0.0
Huron County, MI 43.8 Normal -0.0
Mower County, MN 43.7 Normal -0.1
Ravalli County, MT 43.7 Normal -0.1

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