Putnam County, Illinois

County Distress Index: Healthy · 34.6 | 5,561 people · 90th most distressed in Illinois

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Putnam County, IL ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 34.6 — 2670th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Illinois, it ranks 90th of 102 counties. It scores lower than all 3 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Putnam County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 55.8 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 55.8
Unemployment Rate 91
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 5
Business Formation Rate 71
Debt & Delinquency 38.0
Debt in Collections 6
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 49
Auto Loan Delinquency 28
Credit Card Delinquency 64
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 74
Housing Cost Burden 33.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 34
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 50
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 63
Homeownership Rate 16
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5
Community Vulnerability 26.8
Uninsured Rate 5
Disability Rate 49
Income & Poverty 18.9
Poverty Rate 12
Income vs. State Median 22
Child Poverty Rate 23

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Putnam County compares to its 3 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Putnam County
Putnam County, IL 34.6 Healthy
Bureau County, IL 42.6 Normal +8.0
LaSalle County, IL 41.0 Normal +6.4
Marshall County, IL 37.6 Normal +2.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Putnam County
Davis County, IA 34.6 Healthy -0.0
Gilpin County, CO 34.7 Healthy +0.1
Eddy County, ND 34.5 Healthy -0.1
Hodgeman County, KS 34.8 Healthy +0.1
Winkler County, TX 34.8 Healthy +0.1

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