Logan County, Arkansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 60.0 | 21,400 people · 44th most distressed in Arkansas

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Logan County, AR registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 60.0 — 828th 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 44th of 75 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Logan County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 70.0 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 70.0
Unemployment Rate 76
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 57
Business Formation Rate 77
Community Vulnerability 69.0
Uninsured Rate 46
Disability Rate 92
Debt & Delinquency 67.8
Debt in Collections 69
Medical Debt 57
Student Loan Delinquency 94
Auto Loan Delinquency 63
Credit Card Delinquency 58
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 66
Income & Poverty 62.6
Poverty Rate 71
Income vs. State Median 45
Child Poverty Rate 72
Housing Cost Burden 30.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 13
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 30
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 26
Homeownership Rate 37
Rent-to-Income Ratio 46

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Logan County
Logan County, AR 60.0 Elevated
Scott County, AR 70.9 Serious +10.9
Johnson County, AR 65.7 Serious +5.7
Yell County, AR 58.6 Elevated -1.4
Franklin County, AR 57.5 Elevated -2.5
Sebastian County, AR 57.3 Elevated -2.6
Pope County, AR 53.5 Elevated -6.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Logan County
Rhea County, TN 60.0 Elevated +0.0
Assumption Parish, LA 60.0 Elevated -0.0
Simpson County, MS 60.0 Elevated -0.0
Lewis County, KY 59.9 Elevated -0.0
Grayson County, VA 59.9 Elevated -0.0

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