Stark County, Illinois

County Distress Index: Normal · 46.9 | 5,218 people · 41st most distressed in Illinois

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Stark County, IL falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 46.9 — 1837th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Illinois, it ranks 41st of 102 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Stark County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 64.1 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 64.1
Unemployment Rate 91
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 11
Business Formation Rate 90
Debt & Delinquency 58.4
Debt in Collections 51
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 49
Auto Loan Delinquency 87
Credit Card Delinquency 95
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 61
Housing Cost Burden 44.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 53
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 51
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 70
Homeownership Rate 32
Rent-to-Income Ratio 19
Income & Poverty 37.0
Poverty Rate 32
Income vs. State Median 37
Child Poverty Rate 42
Community Vulnerability 30.1
Uninsured Rate 21
Disability Rate 39

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Stark County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Stark County
Stark County, IL 46.9 Normal
Knox County, IL 57.6 Elevated +10.8
Peoria County, IL 53.4 Elevated +6.5
Bureau County, IL 42.6 Normal -4.3
Marshall County, IL 37.6 Normal -9.3
Henry County, IL 35.4 Normal -11.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Stark County
Walworth County, SD 46.9 Normal +0.0
Lyon County, KY 46.9 Normal -0.0
Hansford County, TX 47.0 Normal +0.1
Wirt County, WV 47.0 Normal +0.1
Baraga County, MI 46.7 Normal -0.2

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