Vermilion County, Illinois
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Vermilion County, IL registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 58.1 — 985th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Illinois, it ranks 9th of 102 counties. It scores higher than all 8 of its neighboring counties.
The Numbers Behind the Score
The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Vermilion County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 88.3 — worse than roughly 88% of U.S. counties.
Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.
Neighbors and Peers
How Vermilion County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.
Neighboring Counties
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Vermilion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermilion County, IL | 58.1 | Elevated | — |
| Vermillion County, IN | 50.9 | Elevated | -7.2 |
| Benton County, IN | 49.3 | Normal | -8.8 |
| Edgar County, IL | 44.6 | Normal | -13.5 |
| Champaign County, IL | 44.4 | Normal | -13.7 |
| Iroquois County, IL | 42.6 | Normal | -15.5 |
| Ford County, IL | 37.0 | Normal | -21.1 |
| Douglas County, IL | 35.7 | Normal | -22.4 |
| Warren County, IN | 33.2 | Healthy | -24.8 |
Population Peers
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Vermilion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockingham County, NC | 58.1 | Elevated | +0.0 |
| Cattaraugus County, NY | 58.0 | Elevated | -0.0 |
| Calcasieu Parish, LA | 58.2 | Elevated | +0.1 |
| Walker County, AL | 58.2 | Elevated | +0.1 |
| Jones County, MS | 57.9 | Elevated | -0.1 |
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