Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety16#778/924
Economy75#228/925
Housing72#261/925
Health68#296/925
Healthcare92#71/923
Environment10#829/917
Education90#97/925
Infrastructure88#108/925
Community89#101/925
Leisure & amenities89#104/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Springfield, IL metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Primary care physicians · high126 /100k
97/100Illinois 82 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Uninsured residents (under 65) · low4.3%
97/100Illinois 8.1%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Social associations · high17.8 /10k
97/100Illinois 9.8 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Cost of buying a home today · low22.2%
96/100Illinois 31.5%United States 34.1%Aug 2026Zillow Research
Distance to an Amtrak station · low6 mi
95/100Illinois 13 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
New business applications · high21.3 /1k
95/100Illinois 14.9 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Property crime rate · high2,950 /100k
1/100Illinois 1,508 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
Effective property tax rate · high1.88%
2/100Illinois 1.88%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Violent crime rate · high654 /100k
3/100Illinois 251 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
Preventable hospital stays · high3,985 /100k
10/100Illinois 3,343 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Drug overdose deaths · high28.7 /100k
12/100Illinois 14.2 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
High ozone days · high2 days
16/100Illinois 5 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureWorsening
11% (2021) → 46% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+35 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
New business applicationsImproving
8.9 /1k (2020) → 21.3 /1k (2025)
+139%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Access to exercise opportunitiesImproving
71.7% (2010 & 2021) → 86.7% (2022 & 2024)
+15 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
80.4% (2015-2019) → 90.5% (2020-2024)
+10 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Traffic deathsWorsening
9.3 /100k (2015-2019) → 12.6 /100k (2020-2024)
+36%5 yearsUS 11.3 /100k → 12.3 /100k
Gyms and fitness centersImproving
1.2 /10k (2020) → 1.6 /10k (2025)
+35%5 yearsUS 1.2 /10k → 1.3 /10k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Springfield, IL metro area improved on 13 of 32 measures with a comparison and declined on 6. 7 moved within the margin of error and 6 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved13

New businesses+139%8.9 /1k → 21.3 /1k
Gyms+35%1.2 /10k → 1.6 /10k
Child poverty−5.3 points22.8% → 17.4%
Arts & recreation+23%4.3 /10k → 5.2 /10k
Unemployment−3.8 points8.2% → 4.4%

Declined6

Traffic deaths+36%9.3 /100k → 12.6 /100k
Overdose deaths+8.3%26.5 /100k → 28.7 /100k
Transit use−0.5 points1.3% → 0.8%
Grocery stores−7.2%1.7 /10k → 1.6 /10k
Firearm deaths+6.1%12.1 /100k → 12.8 /100k

All 32 measures

Change of every measure of Springfield, IL metro area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	4.3 /10k2020	5.2 /10k2025	+23%	Improved	79%
Average commute time	20.1 min2015-2019	20.1 min2020-2024	−0.0 min	Within the margin of error	65%
Average weekly wage	$1,1322020	$1,3892025	+23%	Improved	44%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.9%2015-2019	36.1%2020-2024	+2.3 points	Improved	38%
Broadband subscriptions	80.4%2015-2019	90.5%2020-2024	+10 points	Improved	64%
Child poverty rate	22.8%2015-2019	17.4%2020-2024	−5.3 points	Improved	79%
Distance to an airport	81 mi2020	81 mi2025	−0 mi	Little change	84%
Drug overdose deaths	26.5 /100k2020	28.7 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	+8.3%	Declined	22%
Effective property tax rate	2.04%2015-2019	1.88%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Little change	63%
Firearm deaths	12.1 /100k2020	12.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+6.1%	Declined	39%
Grocery stores	1.7 /10k2020	1.6 /10k2025	−7.2%	Declined	29%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.2 /10k2020	1.6 /10k2025	+35%	Improved	83%
High school diploma or higher	92.6%2015-2019	94.2%2020-2024	+1.6 points	Within the margin of error	50%
Home price to income ratio	2.3×2015-2019	2.3×2020-2024	+0.1×	Within the margin of error	92%
Homicide rate	7.7 /100k2020	6.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−21%	Improved	44%
Income adjusted for local prices	$53,0982019	$68,4432024	+29%	Improved	28%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4562015-2019	0.4612020-2024	+0.005	Within the margin of error	40%
Median household income	$62,5332015-2019	$75,8952020-2024	+21%	Improved	19%
New business applications	8.9 /1k2020	21.3 /1k2025	+139%	Improved	98%
Pharmacies	2.3 /10k2020	2.1 /10k2025	−5.3%	Declined	57%
Poverty rate	14.2%2015-2019	12.9%2020-2024	−1.3 points	Improved	59%
Property crime rate	2,959 /100k2020	2,949 /100k2025	−0.3%	Little change	6%
Public libraries	0.7 /10k2019	0.7 /10k2024	+0.5%	Little change	68%
Public transit commuters	1.3%2015-2019	0.8%2020-2024	−0.5 points	Declined	34%
Rent as share of income	28.4%2015-2019	28.4%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	59%
Rent-burdened households	46.7%2015-2019	46.2%2020-2024	−0.5 points	Within the margin of error	63%
Restaurants and bars	12.4 /10k2020	12.9 /10k2025	+3.9%	Little change	63%
Suicide rate	14.8 /100k2020	14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−4.7%	Little change	70%
Traffic deaths	9.3 /100k2015-2019	12.6 /100k2020-2024	+36%	Declined	13%
Unemployment rate	8.2%2020	4.4%2025	−3.8 points	Improved	73%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	4.6%2015-2019	4.3%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Within the margin of error	54%
Violent crime rate	772 /100k2020	654 /100k2025	−15%	Improved	48%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Springfield, IL metro area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Springfield, IL metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Springfield, IL metro area itself moved +1.9 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

207,042 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 70–79 men (+0.9 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

207,042 residents

Springfield, IL metro area
United States share

White78%162,240
Black12%24,504
Hispanic or Latino2.9%5,925

Education

145,260 residents (±134)

Springfield, IL metro area
United States share

No high school diploma5.8%8,450
High school or GED28%41,302
Some college21%29,940

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

89,990 households (±741)

Springfield, IL metro area
United States share

Under $25k16%14,413
$25k–50k18%15,815
$50k–75k16%14,285
$75k–100k13%11,760
$100k–150k19%16,740
$150k–200k9.2%8,304
$200k or more9.6%8,673

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+4.0 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

89,990 households (±741)

Springfield, IL metro area
United States share

Own72%64,597
Rent28%25,393

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+2.4 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

24,472 households (±1,097)

Springfield, IL metro area
United States share

Under $75023%5,682
$750–1,00029%7,215
$1,000–1,50036%8,744

Home values

64,597 homes (±1,090)

Springfield, IL metro area
United States share

Under $150k39%24,982
$150k–250k32%20,369
$250k–400k20%13,027
$400k–750k

Age of homes

98,982 homes (±104)

Springfield, IL metro area
United States share

2010 or later6.3%6,265
2000–20099.6%9,464
1980–199923%22,397

Size of homes

98,982 homes (±104)

Springfield, IL metro area
United States share

Studio0.9%879
1 bedroom9.3%9,210
2 bedrooms29%28,356
3 bedrooms

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

95,509 workers (±1,488)

Springfield, IL metro area
United States share

Drive alone77%73,920
Carpool5.5%5,265
Public transit0.8%799
Walk1.5%1,390
Bike0.4%†385
Work from home14%12,904
Other0.9%†846

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+9.2 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

82,605 workers (±1,608)

Springfield, IL metro area
United States share

Under 15 min33%27,364
15–29 min49%40,502
30–44 min11%9,127

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in Springfield, IL employ 23,540 people. 6 pay a median above the US median and 4 below it.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Springfield, IL by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Registered Nurses4,110 jobs	4,110	$84,220US $97,550	−14%	1.87×
General and Operations Managers2,610 jobs	2,610	$95,990US $105,770	−9%	1.15×
Retail Salespersons2,570 jobs	2,570	$33,450US $35,410	−6%	1.02×
Cashiers2,440 jobs	2,440	$31,920US $32,880	−3%	1.22×
Office Clerks, General2,310 jobs	2,310	$47,990US $45,010	+7%	1.44×
Home Health and Personal Care Aides2,290 jobs	2,290	$37,900US $35,800	+6%	0.82×
Business Operations Specialists, All Other2,170 jobs	2,170	$95,990US $83,050	+16%	3.08×
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,760 jobs	1,760	$31,350US $31,200	0%	0.7×
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners1,680 jobs	1,680	$37,170US $36,840	+1%	1.17×
Accountants and Auditors1,600 jobs	1,600	$86,440US $83,680	+3%	1.7×

Look up any occupation

Search more than 800 occupations and see what they pay in Springfield, IL.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025-05 (all industries and ownerships) bls.gov/oes

Reference period: 2025-05. BLS publishes metro areas, states and the nation (not counties or cities), so a county or city page shows its metro area.
Pay is not adjusted for the cost of living, so a higher median does not mean more purchasing power.
BLS caps the highest wages it publishes: where a figure is shown as “or more”, the real value is at least that much.
Some occupations (teachers, performers) are published by the hour or school year and shown here as an annual figure.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Springfield, IL has 5,132 employer establishments, 249 for every 10,000 residents (1.00× the US rate of 248), with 81,221 paid employees at an average annual pay of $53,600. The Census Bureau also counts 14,197 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 5,132; 14,197 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 249; US 248
Paid employees: 81,221
Average annual pay: $53,600; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Springfield, IL by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	421	20.4	1.11×About typical	7,788	$21,134	61
Ambulatory health care services	344	16.7	0.80×About typical	8,198	$77,639	552
Specialty trade contractors	297	14.4	0.93×About typical	2,199	$69,418	708
Limited-service restaurants	202	9.8	1.22×About typical	3,580	$19,326	27
Lessors of real estate	196	9.5	0.77×Fewer than typical	638	$44,047	1,406
Full-service restaurants	171	8.3	1.08×About typical	3,513	$23,013	20
Services to buildings and dwellings	167	8.1	1.20×About typical	1,273	$32,788	850
Religious organizations	161	7.8	1.41×More than typical	1,906	$27,658	—
Insurance agencies and brokerages	122	5.9	1.35×More than typical	654	$70,792	256
Construction of buildings	110	5.3	0.71×Fewer than typical	673	$59,603	325
Banks and credit unions	109	5.3	1.64×More than typical	2,077	$63,453	12
Automotive repair and maintenance	108	5.2	1.04×About typical	654	$45,002	113

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 205,971 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $23.1M on contracts performed in Springfield, IL metro area: $112 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $23.1M; −38% vs FY2025
Per resident: $112; US $1,994
Sole-source: 42%; US 30%
Single offer: 23%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of Veterans Affairs$8.1M35%
National Institutes of Health$4.4M19%
Public Buildings Service$3.2M14%
Social Security Administration$2.6M11%
Department of the Army$1.2M5.3%
Food and Drug Administration$1.2M5.1%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$850.7K3.7%
U.S. Marshals Service$375.2K1.6%

Top recipients

THE ROSS AGENCY, INC.$7.1M31%
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ILLINOIS$4.4M19%
NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL CANCER REGISTRIES INC$2.7M11%
MADISON SERVICES INC$1.4M6.1%
CMC & MAINTENANCE INC$1.2M5.4%

Spending by fiscal year

20.5MFY2017
24.5MFY2018
22.8MFY2019
20.2MFY2020
29.4MFY2021
34.7MFY2022
44.3MFY2023
31.6M

Top industries (NAICS)

Investigation and security services · 5616$7.4M32%
Business, professional, labor, political, and similar organizations · 8139$2.7M11%
Data processing, hosting, and related services · 5182$2.6M11%
Nonresidential building construction · 2362$2.1M9.0%
Scientific research and development services · 5417$2M8.6%
Facilities support services · 5612

Largest awards

SEER CORE INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT$10.7M
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ILLINOIS· Sangamon County, IL· Research & development· Mar 3, 2021 – Apr 24, 2026· 75N91021F00001
TASK ORDER 75N91021F00001 FOR SUPPORT SERVICES FOR DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING METHODS AND STANDARDS FOR CANCER REGISTRY OPERATIONS AND SURVEILLANCE DATA$6.9M
NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL CANCER REGISTRIES INC· Sangamon County, IL· Professional services· Jun 29, 2021 – Jun 29, 2026· 75N91021F00001
TASK ORDER AWARD FOR THE 3RD FLOOR USMS DETENTION AREA AND COURTS JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM RENOVATION PROJECT TAKING PLACE AT THE PAUL FINDLEY FEDERAL BUILDING & U.S. COURTHOUSE IN SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS$6.8M
RICHARD GROUP LLC· Sangamon County, IL· Construction & real property· May 13, 2022 – May 28, 2026· 47PF0022F0575

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $1.4B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Springfield, IL metro area: $6,708 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $1.4B; −14% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,708; US $12,955
Loan face value: $85.3M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 1.4%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$878.1M64%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$111M8.0%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$96.4M7.0%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$77.6M5.6%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$55.3M4.0%
84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$37.9M2.7%
14.871 · Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers$27M2.0%
32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries$16.3M1.2%

Top recipients (organizations)

SPRINGFIELD HOUSING AUTHORITY$27.3M2.0%
SPRINGFIELD, IL
MIDWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC$21.9M1.6%
SPRINGFIELD, IL
SPRINGFIELD AIRPORT AUTHORITY$10.5M0.8%
SPRINGFIELD, IL
SPRINGFIELD URBAN LEAGUE, INC.$7.4M0.5%
SPRINGFIELD, IL
MENARD COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$1.1B80%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$126M9.1%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Education$37.3M2.7%
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$33.3M2.4%
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Farm Service Agency$16.6M

Assistance by fiscal year

1.5BFY2021
1.3BFY2022
1.2BFY2023
1.3BFY2024
1.6BFY2025
1.4BFY2026

County aggregates

90%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Springfield, IL

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

SpringfieldPrincipal city113,330

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Illinois

Areas based in Illinois, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved13

Declined6

Metro and micro areas like Springfield, IL metro area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Look up any occupation

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Springfield, IL

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Illinois

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved13

Declined6

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Look up any occupation

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type