Pinal County, Arizona

County Distress Index: Elevated · 55.9 | 484,239 people · 11th most distressed in Arizona

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Pinal County, AZ registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 55.9 — 1147th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Arizona, it ranks 11th of 15 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 4 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Pinal County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 73.9 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 73.9
Debt in Collections 67
Medical Debt 73
Student Loan Delinquency 82
Auto Loan Delinquency 62
Credit Card Delinquency 77
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 83
Community Vulnerability 61.7
Uninsured Rate 66
Disability Rate 58
Employment & Wages 61.4
Unemployment Rate 61
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 95
Business Formation Rate 28
Housing Cost Burden 59.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 60
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 46
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 80
Homeownership Rate 17
Rent-to-Income Ratio 93
Income & Poverty 23.4
Poverty Rate 36
Income vs. State Median 13
Child Poverty Rate 21

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Pinal County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Pinal County
Pinal County, AZ 55.9 Elevated
Gila County, AZ 69.6 Serious +13.6
Pima County, AZ 56.3 Elevated +0.4
Maricopa County, AZ 50.1 Elevated -5.8
Graham County, AZ 50.0 Elevated -5.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Pinal County
San Joaquin County, CA 55.9 Elevated -0.1
Galveston County, TX 55.8 Elevated -0.2
Henry County, GA 56.2 Elevated +0.3
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT 55.6 Elevated -0.3
Santa Barbara County, CA 56.5 Elevated +0.6

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