Boone County, Arkansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 52.2 | 38,530 people · 68th most distressed in Arkansas

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Boone County, AR registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 52.2 — 1438th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where health coverage gaps and disability rates are moderately elevated. Within Arkansas, it ranks 68th of 75 counties. It scores lower than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Boone County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 64.9 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 64.9
Uninsured Rate 48
Disability Rate 81
Debt & Delinquency 64.5
Debt in Collections 66
Medical Debt 72
Student Loan Delinquency 88
Auto Loan Delinquency 41
Credit Card Delinquency 75
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 45
Income & Poverty 47.1
Poverty Rate 61
Income vs. State Median 26
Child Poverty Rate 55
Employment & Wages 43.3
Unemployment Rate 58
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 19
Business Formation Rate 52
Housing Cost Burden 41.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 36
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 34
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 40
Homeownership Rate 69
Rent-to-Income Ratio 26

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Boone County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Boone County
Boone County, AR 52.2 Elevated
Searcy County, AR 61.0 Elevated +8.8
Taney County, MO 60.9 Elevated +8.7
Marion County, AR 60.8 Elevated +8.6
Newton County, AR 59.3 Elevated +7.0
Carroll County, AR 53.0 Elevated +0.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Boone County
Parke County, IN 52.2 Elevated 0.0
Franklin County, KS 52.2 Elevated +0.0
Randolph County, IN 52.2 Elevated -0.0
Union County, IL 52.2 Elevated -0.0
Yadkin County, NC 52.3 Elevated +0.1

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