Lincoln County, Arkansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 56.7 | 12,898 people · 56th most distressed in Arkansas

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Lincoln County, AR registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 56.7 — 1096th 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 56th of 75 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Lincoln County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 71.7 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 71.7
Debt in Collections 77
Medical Debt 74
Student Loan Delinquency 61
Auto Loan Delinquency 38
Credit Card Delinquency 88
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 92
Income & Poverty 70.1
Poverty Rate 95
Income vs. State Median 36
Child Poverty Rate 79
Employment & Wages 65.5
Unemployment Rate 88
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 26
Business Formation Rate 82
Community Vulnerability 58.8
Uninsured Rate 48
Disability Rate 69
Housing Cost Burden 17.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 6
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 6
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 11
Homeownership Rate 27
Rent-to-Income Ratio 37

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Lincoln County
Lincoln County, AR 56.7 Elevated
Desha County, AR 70.8 Serious +14.2
Drew County, AR 66.9 Serious +10.2
Jefferson County, AR 66.6 Serious +9.9
Arkansas County, AR 61.6 Elevated +4.9
Cleveland County, AR 55.8 Elevated -0.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Lincoln County
Covington County, AL 56.7 Elevated 0.0
Fayette County, AL 56.7 Elevated +0.0
Perry County, AR 56.7 Elevated +0.0
Henry County, KY 56.6 Elevated -0.0
Murray County, GA 56.6 Elevated -0.0

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