Randolph County, Illinois

County Distress Index: Normal · 44.1 | 29,815 people · 57th most distressed in Illinois

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Randolph County, IL falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 44.1 — 2065th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Illinois, it ranks 57th of 102 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Randolph County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 57.5 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 57.5
Unemployment Rate 67
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 7
Business Formation Rate 98
Community Vulnerability 53.1
Uninsured Rate 21
Disability Rate 85
Debt & Delinquency 45.3
Debt in Collections 40
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 66
Auto Loan Delinquency 29
Credit Card Delinquency 50
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 80
Income & Poverty 34.8
Poverty Rate 36
Income vs. State Median 34
Child Poverty Rate 35
Housing Cost Burden 30.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 48
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 31
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 31
Homeownership Rate 37
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Randolph County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Randolph County
Randolph County, IL 44.1 Normal
Jackson County, IL 63.9 Elevated +19.8
St. Clair County, IL 54.6 Elevated +10.5
Perry County, IL 49.8 Normal +5.7
Perry County, MO 37.8 Normal -6.4
Ste. Genevieve County, MO 30.1 Healthy -14.1
Washington County, IL 23.9 Healthy -20.3
Monroe County, IL 22.2 Healthy -21.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Randolph County
Montrose County, CO 44.2 Normal +0.0
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA 44.1 Normal -0.0
Waushara County, WI 44.0 Normal -0.1
Washington County, AL 44.3 Normal +0.1
Talbot County, MD 44.0 Normal -0.1

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