Sebastian County, Arkansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 57.3 | 129,098 people · 54th most distressed in Arkansas

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Sebastian County, AR registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.3 — 1055th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Arkansas, it ranks 54th of 75 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Sebastian County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 78.7 — worse than roughly 79% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 78.7
Uninsured Rate 68
Disability Rate 89
Debt & Delinquency 73.7
Debt in Collections 80
Medical Debt 63
Student Loan Delinquency 88
Auto Loan Delinquency 64
Credit Card Delinquency 76
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 72
Housing Cost Burden 52.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 56
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 55
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 29
Homeownership Rate 91
Rent-to-Income Ratio 32
Employment & Wages 43.3
Unemployment Rate 67
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 10
Business Formation Rate 54
Income & Poverty 38.2
Poverty Rate 44
Income vs. State Median 22
Child Poverty Rate 49

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Sebastian County
Sebastian County, AR 57.3 Elevated
Sequoyah County, OK 79.2 Serious +21.9
Le Flore County, OK 72.5 Serious +15.2
Scott County, AR 70.9 Serious +13.6
Logan County, AR 60.0 Elevated +2.6
Franklin County, AR 57.5 Elevated +0.2
Crawford County, AR 53.7 Elevated -3.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Sebastian County
Androscoggin County, ME 57.3 Elevated -0.0
Anderson County, TN 57.3 Elevated +0.0
Medina County, TX 57.3 Elevated -0.0
Pulaski County, KY 57.4 Elevated +0.0
Aroostook County, ME 57.4 Elevated +0.1

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