Baxter County, Arkansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 58.8 | 42,875 people · 47th most distressed in Arkansas

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Baxter County, AR registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 58.8 — 916th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Arkansas, it ranks 47th of 75 counties. It scores lower than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Baxter County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 69.5 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 69.5
Uninsured Rate 42
Disability Rate 97
Housing Cost Burden 63.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 69
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 55
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 75
Homeownership Rate 47
Rent-to-Income Ratio 72
Income & Poverty 63.1
Poverty Rate 68
Income vs. State Median 58
Child Poverty Rate 63
Debt & Delinquency 51.7
Debt in Collections 51
Medical Debt 88
Student Loan Delinquency 52
Auto Loan Delinquency 48
Credit Card Delinquency 34
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 39
Employment & Wages 46.1
Unemployment Rate 76
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 56
Business Formation Rate 6

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Baxter County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Baxter County
Baxter County, AR 58.8 Elevated
Fulton County, AR 69.4 Serious +10.6
Stone County, AR 66.1 Serious +7.3
Izard County, AR 65.2 Serious +6.4
Ozark County, MO 63.5 Elevated +4.7
Searcy County, AR 61.0 Elevated +2.2
Marion County, AR 60.8 Elevated +2.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Baxter County
Benton County, TN 58.8 Elevated 0.0
Saline County, MO 58.8 Elevated -0.0
Dyer County, TN 58.8 Elevated +0.0
Wayne County, WV 58.8 Elevated -0.1
Dallas County, MO 58.9 Elevated +0.1

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