Graham County, Arizona

County Distress Index: Elevated · 50.0 | 39,525 people · 14th most distressed in Arizona

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Graham County, AZ registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 50.0 — 1595th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where income and poverty levels indicate moderate economic strain. Within Arizona, it ranks 14th of 15 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 6 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Graham County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 56.1 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 56.1
Poverty Rate 75
Income vs. State Median 31
Child Poverty Rate 63
Debt & Delinquency 55.6
Debt in Collections 63
Medical Debt 52
Student Loan Delinquency 74
Auto Loan Delinquency 72
Credit Card Delinquency 54
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 18
Employment & Wages 51.3
Unemployment Rate 49
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 60
Business Formation Rate 45
Community Vulnerability 50.2
Uninsured Rate 56
Disability Rate 44
Housing Cost Burden 37.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 17
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 27
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 24
Homeownership Rate 55
Rent-to-Income Ratio 63

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Graham County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Graham County
Graham County, AZ 50.0 Elevated
Navajo County, AZ 71.4 Serious +21.3
Gila County, AZ 69.6 Serious +19.5
Apache County, AZ 68.7 Serious +18.7
Cochise County, AZ 63.0 Elevated +12.9
Pima County, AZ 56.3 Elevated +6.2
Pinal County, AZ 55.9 Elevated +5.9
Greenlee County, AZ 31.1 Healthy -18.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Graham County
Inyo County, CA 50.1 Elevated +0.1
Lumpkin County, GA 50.1 Elevated +0.1
Allegany County, NY 50.1 Elevated +0.1
Scurry County, TX 50.0 Normal -0.1
Lafayette County, MO 50.1 Elevated +0.1

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