Crawford County, Illinois

County Distress Index: Healthy · 30.6 | 18,300 people · 86th most distressed in Illinois

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Crawford County, IL ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 30.6 — 2725th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Legal Distress, where bankruptcy filings are moderately elevated. Within Illinois, it ranks 86th of 102 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five statistically derived factors of household financial distress, PCA-weighted. Crawford County's primary driver is Legal Distress at 57.0 — above the national median.

Legal Distress Primary driver 57.0
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 57
Structural Poverty 52.2
Unemployment Rate 78
Poverty Rate 56
Income vs. State Median 57
Child Poverty Rate 45
Disability Rate 49
Transfer Income Dependency 37
Consumer Credit Distress 29.3
Debt in Collections 40
Medical Debt 7
Auto Loan Delinquency 12
Credit Card Delinquency 48
Uninsured Rate 20
Subprime Credit Population 35
Economic Vitality 24.0
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 5
Rent-to-Income Ratio 13
Business Formation Rate 95
House Price Change (YoY) 17
Housing Cost Burden 14.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 10
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 13
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 29
Homeownership Rate 17

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed.

Neighbors and Peers

Neighboring Counties

CountyScoreZonevs. Crawford County
Crawford County, IL 30.6 Healthy
Knox County, IN 53.8 Elevated +23.2
Sullivan County, IN 53.4 Elevated +22.8
Lawrence County, IL 44.2 Normal +13.6
Clark County, IL 37.9 Normal +7.3
Richland County, IL 36.5 Normal +5.9
Jasper County, IL 20.7 Healthy -9.9

Population Peers

CountyScoreZonevs. Crawford County
Franklin County, IN 30.7 Healthy +0.0
Emery County, UT 30.7 Healthy +0.0
Pend Oreille County, WA 30.7 Healthy +0.0
Becker County, MN 30.7 Healthy +0.1
Poquoson city, VA 30.6 Healthy -0.1

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