Kendall County, Illinois

County Distress Index: Healthy · 34.8 | 139,976 people · 87th most distressed in Illinois

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Kendall County, IL ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 34.8 — 2658th 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 87th of 102 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Kendall County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 71.0 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 71.0
Unemployment Rate 83
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 99
Business Formation Rate 31
Housing Cost Burden 63.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 99
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 62
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 100
Homeownership Rate 5
Rent-to-Income Ratio 54
Debt & Delinquency 31.6
Debt in Collections 22
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 22
Auto Loan Delinquency 23
Credit Card Delinquency 36
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 79
Community Vulnerability 6.1
Uninsured Rate 11
Disability Rate 1
Income & Poverty 1.4
Poverty Rate 1
Income vs. State Median 1
Child Poverty Rate 2

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Kendall County
Kendall County, IL 34.8 Healthy
DeKalb County, IL 51.7 Elevated +17.0
Kane County, IL 42.3 Normal +7.6
LaSalle County, IL 41.0 Normal +6.3
Will County, IL 36.4 Normal +1.6
Grundy County, IL 35.8 Normal +1.0
DuPage County, IL 28.5 Healthy -6.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Kendall County
McLean County, IL 34.8 Healthy 0.0
Story County, IA 34.7 Healthy -0.0
Kendall County, TX 34.8 Healthy +0.0
Eau Claire County, WI 34.7 Healthy -0.1
Gallatin County, MT 34.6 Healthy -0.2

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