Greene County, Arkansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 64.1 | 46,743 people · 31st most distressed in Arkansas

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Greene County, AR registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 64.1 — 556th 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 31st 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. Greene County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 72.6 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 72.6
Debt in Collections 87
Medical Debt 96
Student Loan Delinquency 3
Auto Loan Delinquency 81
Credit Card Delinquency 80
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 89
Community Vulnerability 70.0
Uninsured Rate 58
Disability Rate 82
Housing Cost Burden 63.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 71
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 77
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 52
Homeownership Rate 84
Rent-to-Income Ratio 34
Employment & Wages 62.9
Unemployment Rate 78
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 29
Business Formation Rate 81
Income & Poverty 51.3
Poverty Rate 69
Income vs. State Median 28
Child Poverty Rate 57

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Greene County
Greene County, AR 64.1 Elevated
Dunklin County, MO 79.7 Serious +15.6
Lawrence County, AR 65.8 Serious +1.7
Clay County, AR 63.7 Elevated -0.4
Craighead County, AR 60.0 Elevated -4.0
Randolph County, AR 59.9 Elevated -4.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Greene County
Madison County, TX 64.1 Elevated +0.0
Knott County, KY 64.1 Elevated +0.1
Martin County, KY 64.0 Elevated -0.1
Siskiyou County, CA 64.2 Elevated +0.1
Roosevelt County, MT 64.2 Elevated +0.1

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