Rock Island County, Illinois

County Distress Index: Elevated · 54.2 | 141,236 people · 18th most distressed in Illinois

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Rock Island County, IL registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 54.2 — 1269th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where housing costs consume a moderate share of household income. Within Illinois, it ranks 18th of 102 counties. It scores higher than all 7 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Rock Island County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 63.9 — above the national median.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 63.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 72
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 73
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 43
Homeownership Rate 76
Rent-to-Income Ratio 55
Income & Poverty 61.7
Poverty Rate 60
Income vs. State Median 60
Child Poverty Rate 65
Employment & Wages 61.2
Unemployment Rate 93
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 6
Business Formation Rate 85
Debt & Delinquency 48.1
Debt in Collections 53
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 66
Auto Loan Delinquency 55
Credit Card Delinquency 70
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 39
Community Vulnerability 36.0
Uninsured Rate 29
Disability Rate 43

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Rock Island County
Rock Island County, IL 54.2 Elevated
Clinton County, IA 46.9 Normal -7.3
Whiteside County, IL 44.3 Normal -9.9
Muscatine County, IA 39.7 Normal -14.5
Scott County, IA 38.1 Normal -16.0
Henry County, IL 35.4 Normal -18.8
Mercer County, IL 35.3 Normal -18.9
Louisa County, IA 31.0 Healthy -23.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Rock Island County
Montgomery County, TN 54.2 Elevated 0.0
Rowan County, NC 54.2 Elevated +0.0
Johnson County, TX 54.2 Elevated +0.1
Jefferson County, NY 54.1 Elevated -0.1
Camden County, GA 54.3 Elevated +0.1

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