Peoria County, Illinois

County Distress Index: Elevated · 53.4 | 177,513 people · 20th most distressed in Illinois

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Peoria County, IL registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 53.4 — 1338th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where a large share of households spend more than 30% of income on housing. Within Illinois, it ranks 20th of 102 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Peoria County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 68.2 — above the national median.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 68.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 78
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 91
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 55
Homeownership Rate 80
Rent-to-Income Ratio 37
Income & Poverty 68.0
Poverty Rate 72
Income vs. State Median 62
Child Poverty Rate 70
Debt & Delinquency 53.3
Debt in Collections 54
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 64
Auto Loan Delinquency 77
Credit Card Delinquency 56
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 61
Employment & Wages 48.1
Unemployment Rate 93
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 2
Business Formation Rate 50
Community Vulnerability 29.6
Uninsured Rate 29
Disability Rate 30

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Peoria County
Peoria County, IL 53.4 Elevated
Knox County, IL 57.6 Elevated +4.2
Stark County, IL 46.9 Normal -6.5
Fulton County, IL 44.8 Normal -8.7
Marshall County, IL 37.6 Normal -15.9
Tazewell County, IL 36.0 Normal -17.4
Woodford County, IL 24.1 Healthy -29.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Peoria County
Pope County, AR 53.5 Elevated +0.0
Houston County, AL 53.4 Elevated -0.1
Washington County, MD 53.5 Elevated +0.1
Tuscarawas County, OH 53.3 Elevated -0.1
Penobscot County, ME 53.5 Elevated +0.1

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