Iroquois County, Illinois

County Distress Index: Normal · 42.6 | 26,136 people · 60th most distressed in Illinois

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Iroquois County, IL falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 42.6 — 2170th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Illinois, it ranks 60th of 102 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Iroquois County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 59.4 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 59.4
Unemployment Rate 90
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 20
Business Formation Rate 68
Community Vulnerability 46.4
Uninsured Rate 32
Disability Rate 61
Income & Poverty 44.9
Poverty Rate 40
Income vs. State Median 54
Child Poverty Rate 41
Housing Cost Burden 34.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 62
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 44
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 30
Homeownership Rate 26
Rent-to-Income Ratio 11
Debt & Delinquency 27.6
Debt in Collections 33
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 49
Auto Loan Delinquency 23
Credit Card Delinquency 34
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 21

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Iroquois County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Iroquois County
Iroquois County, IL 42.6 Normal
Vermilion County, IL 58.1 Elevated +15.5
Kankakee County, IL 55.2 Elevated +12.6
Newton County, IN 51.1 Elevated +8.5
Benton County, IN 49.3 Normal +6.7
Ford County, IL 37.0 Normal -5.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Iroquois County
Wabash County, IN 42.6 Normal +0.0
Clinton County, MO 42.6 Normal +0.0
Bureau County, IL 42.6 Normal +0.0
Benton County, MN 42.7 Normal +0.1
Noble County, IN 42.5 Normal -0.1

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