Craighead County, Arkansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 60.0 | 113,993 people · 43rd most distressed in Arkansas

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Craighead County, AR registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 60.0 — 825th 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 43rd 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. Craighead County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 75.0 — worse than roughly 75% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 75.0
Debt in Collections 89
Medical Debt 97
Student Loan Delinquency 2
Auto Loan Delinquency 80
Credit Card Delinquency 94
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 88
Housing Cost Burden 65.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 85
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 82
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 22
Homeownership Rate 94
Rent-to-Income Ratio 47
Community Vulnerability 64.2
Uninsured Rate 53
Disability Rate 75
Income & Poverty 53.2
Poverty Rate 68
Income vs. State Median 18
Child Poverty Rate 74
Employment & Wages 42.1
Unemployment Rate 52
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 43
Business Formation Rate 31

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Craighead County
Craighead County, AR 60.0 Elevated
Dunklin County, MO 79.7 Serious +19.7
Mississippi County, AR 69.7 Serious +9.7
Jackson County, AR 69.7 Serious +9.7
Poinsett County, AR 68.1 Serious +8.0
Lawrence County, AR 65.8 Serious +5.7
Greene County, AR 64.1 Elevated +4.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Craighead County
Tom Green County, TX 60.0 Elevated -0.1
Salem County, NJ 59.9 Elevated -0.1
Muskingum County, OH 59.9 Elevated -0.2
Mercer County, WV 59.9 Elevated -0.2
Pickens County, SC 59.8 Elevated -0.2

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