Drew County, Arkansas

County Distress Index: Serious · 66.9 | 16,945 people · 20th most distressed in Arkansas

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Drew County, AR shows significant household financial distress with a score of 66.9 — 384th 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 20th of 75 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Drew County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 83.9 — worse than roughly 84% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 83.9
Debt in Collections 89
Medical Debt 95
Student Loan Delinquency 45
Auto Loan Delinquency 93
Credit Card Delinquency 93
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 89
Income & Poverty 77.6
Poverty Rate 88
Income vs. State Median 59
Child Poverty Rate 86
Community Vulnerability 63.9
Uninsured Rate 41
Disability Rate 87
Employment & Wages 57.6
Unemployment Rate 82
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 51
Business Formation Rate 40
Housing Cost Burden 51.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 30
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 49
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 25
Homeownership Rate 87
Rent-to-Income Ratio 66

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Drew County
Drew County, AR 66.9 Serious
Chicot County, AR 72.6 Serious +5.8
Bradley County, AR 72.4 Serious +5.6
Desha County, AR 70.8 Serious +4.0
Ashley County, AR 68.8 Serious +2.0
Lincoln County, AR 56.7 Elevated -10.2
Cleveland County, AR 55.8 Elevated -11.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Drew County
Cass County, TX 66.8 Serious -0.0
Dawson County, TX 66.8 Serious -0.0
Henry County, TN 66.8 Serious -0.0
Washington County, ME 66.8 Serious -0.1
Duplin County, NC 66.8 Serious -0.1

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