Arizona County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 15 counties in Arizona, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 65.1. 4 counties score high, very high, or extreme.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26
Arizona Snapshot
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All 15 Arizona counties colored by county distress score range. 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 | Score Label | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 263 | Santa Cruz County | 75.9 | high county distress | Labor |
| 2 | 276 | Apache County | 75.5 | high county distress | Labor |
| 3 | 326 | Navajo County | 74.5 | high county distress | Labor |
| 4 | 363 | Mohave County | 73.5 | high county distress | Labor |
| 5 | 522 | Gila County | 69.5 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 6 | 562 | Yuma County | 68.8 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 7 | 635 | La Paz County | 67.6 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 8 | 659 | Pinal County | 67.2 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 9 | 697 | Cochise County | 66.4 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 10 | 723 | Coconino County | 65.7 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 11 | 782 | Pima County | 64.5 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 12 | 1,067 | Maricopa County | 59.5 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 13 | 1,245 | Yavapai County | 56.2 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 14 | 1,280 | Graham County | 55.7 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 15 | 2,322 | Greenlee County | 36.4 | low-moderate county distress | Delinquency |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using five equal-weighted domains. Each domain averages its member indicators' county ranks, and the composite is the mean of those domain scores. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.