Conway County, Arkansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 58.5 | 21,077 people · 50th most distressed in Arkansas

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Conway County, AR registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 58.5 — 935th 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 50th of 75 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Conway County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 66.1 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 66.1
Debt in Collections 73
Medical Debt 56
Student Loan Delinquency 66
Auto Loan Delinquency 54
Credit Card Delinquency 61
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 86
Community Vulnerability 64.4
Uninsured Rate 34
Disability Rate 95
Income & Poverty 60.3
Poverty Rate 73
Income vs. State Median 34
Child Poverty Rate 73
Employment & Wages 53.7
Unemployment Rate 74
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 15
Business Formation Rate 72
Housing Cost Burden 48.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 62
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 58
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 22
Homeownership Rate 64
Rent-to-Income Ratio 35

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Conway County
Conway County, AR 58.5 Elevated
Van Buren County, AR 66.6 Serious +8.1
Yell County, AR 58.6 Elevated +0.1
Perry County, AR 56.7 Elevated -1.8
Pope County, AR 53.5 Elevated -5.1
Faulkner County, AR 50.2 Elevated -8.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Conway County
Montgomery County, KS 58.5 Elevated +0.0
Mecklenburg County, VA 58.5 Elevated -0.0
Hill County, TX 58.6 Elevated +0.0
Tippah County, MS 58.6 Elevated +0.0
Des Moines County, IA 58.5 Elevated -0.1

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