County Data

Delaware County Distress Index

Financial distress scores for all 3 counties in Delaware, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 59.2.

Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26

Delaware Snapshot

3 Counties Scored
59.2 Mean Score
58.9 Median Score
69.8 Kent County Most Distressed
48.9 Sussex County Least Distressed
1 moderate-high county distress1 moderate county distress1 moderate-low county distress
Score Label Distribution

Delaware County Map

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Low county distress Moderate-low county distress Moderate county distress High county distress Extreme county distress

All 3 Delaware counties colored by county distress score range. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.

Score Distribution

How Delaware's 3 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.

All Delaware Counties

3 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.

State Rank Nat'l Rank County Score Score Label Primary Driver
1 504 Kent County 69.8 moderate-high county distress Debt Burden (housing basis)
2 1,093 New Castle County 58.9 moderate county distress Debt Burden (housing basis)
3 1,647 Sussex County 48.9 moderate-low county distress Debt Burden (housing basis)

How County Scores Work

Each county is scored 0–100 using five equal-weighted domains. Each domain averages its member indicators' county ranks, and the composite is the mean of those domain scores. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.

extreme county distress — 0 Delaware counties
very high county distress — 0 Delaware counties
high county distress — 0 Delaware counties
moderate-high county distress — 1 Delaware county
moderate county distress — 1 Delaware county
moderate-low county distress — 1 Delaware county
low-moderate county distress — 0 Delaware counties
low county distress — 0 Delaware counties
very low county distress — 0 Delaware counties
exceptionally low county distress — 0 Delaware counties

Full CDI methodology and data sources

Delaware Resources

Delaware State Profile

State Distress Index score: 70.0; high state distress. Debt, delinquency, and economic indicators for Delaware.

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