Boone County #9 on AP’s list of economically troubled counties

Boone County only eight California counties are worse  and Winnebago did not make the list.

AP’s Economic Stress Index found the average county’s score in January was 11.9. That was sharply higher than the 10.8 reading in December, the previous high.

index calculates a score from 1 to 100 based on a county’s unemployment, foreclosure and bankruptcy rates. A higher score in dictates more stress.

20 MOST STRESSED COUNTIES

The 20 most economically stressed counties with populations of at least 25,000 and their January 2010 stress scores.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ECONOMIC STRESS INDEX

1.Imperial County, Calif.31.34

2.Merced County, Calif. 28.09

3.Lyon County, Nev.27.91

4.San Benito County, Calif.26.58

5.Yuba County, Calif.  25.47

6.Stanislaus County, Calif.25.07

7.Sutter County, Calif.24.92

8.San Joaquin County, Calif.24.68

9.Boone County, Ill.24.64

10.Marion County, S.C.24.60

11.Lapeer County, Mich.24.44

12.Iosco County, Mich.24.13

13.Nye County, Nev.24.00

14.Cheboygan County, Mich.23.81

15.Lake County, Calif.23.72

16.Taney County, Mo.23.12

17.Clark County, Nev.22.97

18.Marshall County, Tenn.22.89

19.Chester County, S.C.22.69

20.Union County, S.C.22.64

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