Pope County, Arkansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 53.5 | 64,593 people · 64th most distressed in Arkansas

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Pope County, AR registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 53.5 — 1336th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency levels sit above the national average. Within Arkansas, it ranks 64th of 75 counties. It scores lower than all 7 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Pope County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 60.3 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 60.3
Debt in Collections 62
Medical Debt 60
Student Loan Delinquency 69
Auto Loan Delinquency 51
Credit Card Delinquency 55
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 65
Community Vulnerability 58.7
Uninsured Rate 45
Disability Rate 73
Employment & Wages 57.0
Unemployment Rate 80
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 25
Business Formation Rate 66
Housing Cost Burden 54.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 63
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 60
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 56
Homeownership Rate 65
Rent-to-Income Ratio 29
Income & Poverty 36.6
Poverty Rate 49
Income vs. State Median 20
Child Poverty Rate 40

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Pope County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Pope County
Pope County, AR 53.5 Elevated
Van Buren County, AR 66.6 Serious +13.1
Johnson County, AR 65.7 Serious +12.2
Searcy County, AR 61.0 Elevated +7.6
Logan County, AR 60.0 Elevated +6.5
Newton County, AR 59.3 Elevated +5.8
Yell County, AR 58.6 Elevated +5.1
Conway County, AR 58.5 Elevated +5.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Pope County
Peoria County, IL 53.4 Elevated -0.0
Washington County, MD 53.5 Elevated +0.1
Penobscot County, ME 53.5 Elevated +0.1
Houston County, AL 53.4 Elevated -0.1
Vermilion Parish, LA 53.6 Elevated +0.1

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