Arizona County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 15 counties in Arizona, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 59.9. 6counties are in Serious Stress or Crisis.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-17
Arizona Snapshot
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All 15 Arizona counties colored by distress zone. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
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Score Distribution
How Arizona's 15 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.
All Arizona Counties
15 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.
| State Rank | Nat'l Rank | County | Score | Zone | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 149 | Navajo County | 71.4 | Serious Stress | Income & Poverty |
| 2 | 234 | Gila County | 69.6 | Serious Stress | Income & Poverty |
| 3 | 273 | Apache County | 68.7 | Serious Stress | Income & Poverty |
| 4 | 296 | Mohave County | 68.3 | Serious Stress | Community Vulnerability |
| 5 | 361 | La Paz County | 67.2 | Serious Stress | Community Vulnerability |
| 6 | 407 | Santa Cruz County | 66.5 | Serious Stress | Income & Poverty |
| 7 | 557 | Yuma County | 64.0 | Elevated | Employment & Wages |
| 8 | 625 | Cochise County | 63.0 | Elevated | Income & Poverty |
| 9 | 685 | Coconino County | 62.0 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 10 | 1,122 | Pima County | 56.3 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 11 | 1,147 | Pinal County | 55.9 | Elevated | Debt & Delinquency |
| 12 | 1,283 | Yavapai County | 54.0 | Elevated | Community Vulnerability |
| 13 | 1,591 | Maricopa County | 50.1 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 14 | 1,595 | Graham County | 50.0 | Elevated | Income & Poverty |
| 15 | 2,849 | Greenlee County | 31.1 | Healthy | Debt & Delinquency |
2 of 15 county reports for Arizona are currently available. All 15 counties are scored and visible on the map above. New county reports are published weekly.
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using percentile-rank averaging across five data domains: Debt & Delinquency, Income & Poverty, Housing Cost Burden, Employment & Wages, and Community Vulnerability. A score of 50 means the county falls at the national median. Higher scores indicate greater financial distress.