Bradley County, Arkansas

County Distress Index: Serious · 72.4 | 10,104 people · 5th most distressed in Arkansas

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Bradley County, AR shows significant household financial distress with a score of 72.4 — 115th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Arkansas, it ranks 5th of 75 counties. It scores higher than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Bradley County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 86.3 — worse than roughly 86% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 86.3
Poverty Rate 93
Income vs. State Median 78
Child Poverty Rate 88
Debt & Delinquency 84.9
Debt in Collections 90
Medical Debt 95
Student Loan Delinquency 61
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 95
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 74
Community Vulnerability 83.1
Uninsured Rate 77
Disability Rate 89
Employment & Wages 67.0
Unemployment Rate 92
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 45
Business Formation Rate 65
Housing Cost Burden 40.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 33
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 15
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 80
Rent-to-Income Ratio 72

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Bradley County
Bradley County, AR 72.4 Serious
Ashley County, AR 68.8 Serious -3.6
Drew County, AR 66.9 Serious -5.6
Union County, AR 58.4 Elevated -14.0
Cleveland County, AR 55.8 Elevated -16.7
Calhoun County, AR 49.8 Normal -22.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Bradley County
Warren County, NC 72.4 Serious -0.0
Pushmataha County, OK 72.4 Serious -0.1
Willacy County, TX 72.4 Serious -0.1
Le Flore County, OK 72.5 Serious +0.1
Wayne County, KY 72.2 Serious -0.2

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