Jasper County, Illinois

County Distress Index: Healthy · 31.2 | 9,144 people · 96th most distressed in Illinois

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Jasper County, IL ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 31.2 — 2843rd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where unemployment is elevated, wages are low relative to housing costs, and business formation lags. Within Illinois, it ranks 96th of 102 counties. It scores lower than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Jasper County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 66.4 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 66.4
Unemployment Rate 72
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 38
Business Formation Rate 90
Community Vulnerability 32.9
Uninsured Rate 15
Disability Rate 50
Income & Poverty 24.4
Poverty Rate 16
Income vs. State Median 36
Child Poverty Rate 22
Debt & Delinquency 23.1
Debt in Collections 13
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 49
Auto Loan Delinquency 29
Credit Card Delinquency 11
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 30
Housing Cost Burden 9.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 7
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 9
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 18
Homeownership Rate 8
Rent-to-Income Ratio 6

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Jasper County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Jasper County
Jasper County, IL 31.2 Healthy
Clay County, IL 47.3 Normal +16.1
Richland County, IL 47.1 Normal +15.9
Clark County, IL 42.1 Normal +10.9
Crawford County, IL 38.2 Normal +7.0
Cumberland County, IL 32.0 Healthy +0.8
Effingham County, IL 31.6 Healthy +0.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Jasper County
Red Lake County, MN 31.2 Healthy -0.0
Logan County, NE 31.2 Healthy -0.1
Yellow Medicine County, MN 31.1 Healthy -0.1
Greenlee County, AZ 31.1 Healthy -0.1
Adair County, IA 31.1 Healthy -0.2

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