Warren County, Illinois

County Distress Index: Normal · 39.4 | 16,185 people · 67th most distressed in Illinois

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Warren County, IL falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 39.4 — 2387th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Illinois, it ranks 67th of 102 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Warren County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 63.6 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 63.6
Unemployment Rate 80
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 43
Business Formation Rate 68
Income & Poverty 45.5
Poverty Rate 38
Income vs. State Median 56
Child Poverty Rate 42
Debt & Delinquency 44.0
Debt in Collections 36
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 92
Auto Loan Delinquency 55
Credit Card Delinquency 35
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 39
Community Vulnerability 29.6
Uninsured Rate 29
Disability Rate 30
Housing Cost Burden 14.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 11
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 5
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 13
Homeownership Rate 29
Rent-to-Income Ratio 12

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Warren County
Warren County, IL 39.4 Normal
McDonough County, IL 63.3 Elevated +23.9
Knox County, IL 57.6 Elevated +18.3
Henderson County, IL 48.0 Normal +8.6
Fulton County, IL 44.8 Normal +5.4
Mercer County, IL 35.3 Normal -4.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Warren County
Becker County, MN 39.4 Normal 0.0
Dare County, NC 39.3 Normal -0.1
Menard County, IL 39.3 Normal -0.1
Polk County, MN 39.5 Normal +0.1
Itawamba County, MS 39.5 Normal +0.1

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