Arkansas County, Arkansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 61.6 | 16,307 people · 39th most distressed in Arkansas

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Arkansas County, AR registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 61.6 — 711th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Arkansas, it ranks 39th of 75 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Arkansas County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 80.1 — worse than roughly 80% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 80.1
Debt in Collections 83
Medical Debt 44
Student Loan Delinquency 70
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 94
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 95
Income & Poverty 65.7
Poverty Rate 72
Income vs. State Median 51
Child Poverty Rate 74
Community Vulnerability 58.7
Uninsured Rate 37
Disability Rate 80
Housing Cost Burden 53.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 38
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 62
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 28
Homeownership Rate 79
Rent-to-Income Ratio 59
Employment & Wages 50.2
Unemployment Rate 82
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 14
Business Formation Rate 55

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Arkansas County
Arkansas County, AR 61.6 Elevated
Phillips County, AR 79.2 Serious +17.7
Monroe County, AR 70.9 Serious +9.3
Desha County, AR 70.8 Serious +9.3
Jefferson County, AR 66.6 Serious +5.0
Lincoln County, AR 56.7 Elevated -4.9
Prairie County, AR 53.4 Elevated -8.2
Lonoke County, AR 45.1 Normal -16.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Arkansas County
Wasco County, OR 61.6 Elevated 0.0
Shelby County, TX 61.5 Elevated -0.0
Lunenburg County, VA 61.6 Elevated +0.0
Howell County, MO 61.5 Elevated -0.0
Union County, TN 61.6 Elevated +0.0

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