Izard County, Arkansas

County Distress Index: Serious · 65.2 | 14,169 people · 30th most distressed in Arkansas

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Izard County, AR shows significant household financial distress with a score of 65.2 — 486th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where unemployment is elevated, wages are low relative to housing costs, and business formation lags. Within Arkansas, it ranks 30th 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. Izard County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 77.2 — worse than roughly 77% of U.S. counties.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 77.2
Unemployment Rate 95
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 54
Business Formation Rate 83
Income & Poverty 76.4
Poverty Rate 87
Income vs. State Median 66
Child Poverty Rate 77
Debt & Delinquency 71.9
Debt in Collections 72
Medical Debt 88
Student Loan Delinquency 61
Auto Loan Delinquency 86
Credit Card Delinquency 89
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 36
Community Vulnerability 65.5
Uninsured Rate 36
Disability Rate 95
Housing Cost Burden 34.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 9
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 11
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 44
Homeownership Rate 49
Rent-to-Income Ratio 61

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Izard County
Izard County, AR 65.2 Serious
Fulton County, AR 69.4 Serious +4.2
Stone County, AR 66.1 Serious +0.9
Sharp County, AR 61.4 Elevated -3.7
Baxter County, AR 58.8 Elevated -6.4
Independence County, AR 52.4 Elevated -12.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Izard County
Franklin Parish, LA 65.2 Serious -0.0
Crawford County, KS 65.2 Serious -0.0
Jackson County, TN 65.1 Serious -0.0
Kay County, OK 65.1 Serious -0.0
Winston County, MS 65.2 Serious +0.1

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