Cleburne County, Arkansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 53.8 | 25,445 people · 62nd most distressed in Arkansas

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Cleburne County, AR registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 53.8 — 1307th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where unemployment is elevated, wages are low relative to housing costs, and business formation lags. Within Arkansas, it ranks 62nd of 75 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Cleburne County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 68.0 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 68.0
Unemployment Rate 83
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 68
Business Formation Rate 53
Community Vulnerability 67.0
Uninsured Rate 42
Disability Rate 92
Debt & Delinquency 56.2
Debt in Collections 48
Medical Debt 50
Student Loan Delinquency 70
Auto Loan Delinquency 55
Credit Card Delinquency 35
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 80
Income & Poverty 45.8
Poverty Rate 49
Income vs. State Median 25
Child Poverty Rate 63
Housing Cost Burden 31.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 23
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 35
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 34
Homeownership Rate 26
Rent-to-Income Ratio 41

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Cleburne County
Cleburne County, AR 53.8 Elevated
Van Buren County, AR 66.6 Serious +12.8
Stone County, AR 66.1 Serious +12.3
White County, AR 55.2 Elevated +1.4
Independence County, AR 52.4 Elevated -1.4
Faulkner County, AR 50.2 Elevated -3.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Cleburne County
Mifflin County, PA 53.8 Elevated +0.0
McDowell County, NC 53.8 Elevated +0.0
Prentiss County, MS 53.8 Elevated +0.1
Allen County, KS 53.9 Elevated +0.1
Grimes County, TX 53.7 Elevated -0.1

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