Cross County, Arkansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 64.0 | 16,420 people · 32nd most distressed in Arkansas

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Cross County, AR registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 64.0 — 559th 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 32nd 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. Cross County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 78.4 — worse than roughly 78% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 78.4
Debt in Collections 90
Medical Debt 87
Student Loan Delinquency 25
Auto Loan Delinquency 88
Credit Card Delinquency 93
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 89
Income & Poverty 75.8
Poverty Rate 82
Income vs. State Median 64
Child Poverty Rate 81
Community Vulnerability 56.5
Uninsured Rate 45
Disability Rate 68
Employment & Wages 56.0
Unemployment Rate 69
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 55
Business Formation Rate 44
Housing Cost Burden 53.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 62
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 27
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 36
Homeownership Rate 82
Rent-to-Income Ratio 59

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Cross County
Cross County, AR 64.0 Elevated
St. Francis County, AR 74.9 Serious +10.9
Crittenden County, AR 71.2 Serious +7.2
Jackson County, AR 69.7 Serious +5.7
Poinsett County, AR 68.1 Serious +4.1
Woodruff County, AR 65.3 Serious +1.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Cross County
San Juan County, UT 64.0 Elevated 0.0
Chester County, SC 64.0 Elevated -0.0
Wayne County, TN 64.0 Elevated -0.0
Martin County, KY 64.0 Elevated +0.0
Gallia County, OH 64.0 Elevated -0.0

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