Poinsett County, Arkansas

County Distress Index: Serious · 68.1 | 22,397 people · 18th most distressed in Arkansas

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Poinsett County, AR shows significant household financial distress with a score of 68.1 — 309th 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 18th of 75 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Poinsett County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 93.9 — worse than roughly 94% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 93.9
Debt in Collections 93
Medical Debt 96
Student Loan Delinquency 98
Auto Loan Delinquency 86
Credit Card Delinquency 99
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 92
Community Vulnerability 79.5
Uninsured Rate 64
Disability Rate 95
Income & Poverty 70.4
Poverty Rate 82
Income vs. State Median 44
Child Poverty Rate 85
Employment & Wages 52.0
Unemployment Rate 69
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 14
Business Formation Rate 73
Housing Cost Burden 44.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 51
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 29
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 12
Homeownership Rate 87
Rent-to-Income Ratio 44

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Poinsett County
Poinsett County, AR 68.1 Serious
Crittenden County, AR 71.2 Serious +3.2
Mississippi County, AR 69.7 Serious +1.7
Jackson County, AR 69.7 Serious +1.6
Cross County, AR 64.0 Elevated -4.1
Craighead County, AR 60.0 Elevated -8.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Poinsett County
Adams County, MS 68.0 Serious -0.0
Colquitt County, GA 68.1 Serious +0.0
Cherokee County, OK 68.0 Serious -0.0
Caddo County, OK 68.1 Serious +0.1
Lawrence County, KY 68.0 Serious -0.1

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