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Illinois County Primary-Care Access & Health-Burden Scorecard
A county-level targeting index for Illinois, fusing adult chronic-disease and social-risk prevalence (CDC PLACES) with federally designated primary-care provider shortages (HRSA). Ranks all 102 counties by combined need so a health department or rural-health office can see where high burden and thin provider supply overlap.
Pre-rendered county priority rankings for IL (102 counties). Rankings are relative within the state, not comparable across states.
Highest-priority counties
Ranked counties
| Rank | County | Priority index | Top driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander | 86.4 | Health burden |
| 2 | Pulaski | 86.2 | Health burden |
| 3 | Vermilion | 66.3 | Provider shortage |
| 4 | Winnebago | 66.3 | Provider shortage |
| 5 | Franklin | 63.0 | Provider shortage |
| 6 | Cass | 62.8 | Provider shortage |
| 7 | Union | 62.3 | Provider shortage |
| 8 | White | 61.5 | Provider shortage |
| 9 | Macon | 61.4 | Provider shortage |
| 10 | Jackson | 61.0 | Provider shortage |
| 11 | Knox | 59.6 | Provider shortage |
| 12 | St. Clair | 58.8 | Provider shortage |
| 13 | Perry | 58.6 | Provider shortage |
| 14 | Saline | 58.4 | Provider shortage |
| 15 | Cook | 56.7 | Provider shortage |
| 16 | Massac | 56.6 | Provider shortage |
| 17 | Carroll | 56.4 | Provider shortage |
| 18 | Lawrence | 56.4 | Provider shortage |
| 19 | Clay | 56.3 | Health burden |
| 20 | Schuyler | 56.2 | Health burden |
| 21 | Brown | 55.9 | Provider shortage |
| 22 | Fayette | 55.7 | Provider shortage |
| 23 | Rock Island | 55.6 | Provider shortage |
| 24 | Hardin | 55.3 | Health burden |
| 25 | Edwards | 54.8 | Health burden |