Marshall County, Illinois

County Distress Index: Normal · 37.6 | 11,683 people · 74th most distressed in Illinois

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Marshall County, IL falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 37.6 — 2510th 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 74th of 102 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Marshall County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 79.4 — worse than roughly 79% of U.S. counties.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 79.4
Unemployment Rate 92
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 62
Business Formation Rate 85
Income & Poverty 32.0
Poverty Rate 22
Income vs. State Median 35
Child Poverty Rate 39
Community Vulnerability 26.5
Uninsured Rate 5
Disability Rate 48
Housing Cost Burden 25.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 22
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 32
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 36
Homeownership Rate 20
Rent-to-Income Ratio 17
Debt & Delinquency 24.3
Debt in Collections 28
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 49
Auto Loan Delinquency 21
Credit Card Delinquency 17
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 24

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Marshall County
Marshall County, IL 37.6 Normal
Peoria County, IL 53.4 Elevated +15.9
Stark County, IL 46.9 Normal +9.3
Bureau County, IL 42.6 Normal +5.1
LaSalle County, IL 41.0 Normal +3.4
Putnam County, IL 34.6 Healthy -2.9
Woodford County, IL 24.1 Healthy -13.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Marshall County
Orange County, VT 37.6 Normal +0.0
Ripley County, IN 37.5 Normal -0.1
Defiance County, OH 37.5 Normal -0.1
North Slope Borough, AK 37.6 Normal +0.1
Floyd County, VA 37.7 Normal +0.1

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