Florida County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 67 counties in Florida, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 61.6. 30counties are in Serious Stress or Crisis.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-17
Florida Snapshot
67 Counties Scored
61.6 Mean Score
61.8 Median Score
80.3 Gadsden County Most Distressed
34.2 St. Johns County Least Distressed
1 Crisis 29 Serious 30 Elevated 6 Normal 1 Healthy
Zone Distribution Florida County Map
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Healthy Normal Elevated Serious Crisis
All 67 Florida counties colored by distress zone. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
Most & Least Distressed
Most Distressed
Least Distressed
#67 St. Johns County
34.2 Healthy
Housing Cost Burden #66 Santa Rosa County
44.1 Normal
Employment & Wages #65 Wakulla County
44.9 Normal
Debt & Delinquency Score Distribution
How Florida's 67 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.
All Florida Counties
67 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.
| State Rank | Nat'l Rank | County | Score | Zone | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Gadsden County | 80.3 | Crisis | Debt & Delinquency |
| 2 | 24 | Hardee County | 77.3 | Serious Stress | Housing Cost Burden |
| 3 | 44 | DeSoto County | 76.2 | Serious Stress | Community Vulnerability |
| 4 | 69 | Calhoun County | 74.9 | Serious Stress | Community Vulnerability |
| 5 | 91 | Putnam County | 73.5 | Serious Stress | Income & Poverty |
| 6 | 92 | Highlands County | 73.5 | Serious Stress | Income & Poverty |
| 7 | 104 | Jackson County | 73.0 | Serious Stress | Income & Poverty |
| 8 | 126 | Dixie County | 72.1 | Serious Stress | Income & Poverty |
| 9 | 163 | Bradford County | 71.0 | Serious Stress | Debt & Delinquency |
| 10 | 177 | Columbia County | 70.7 | Serious Stress | Community Vulnerability |
| 11 | 181 | Okeechobee County | 70.7 | Serious Stress | Community Vulnerability |
| 12 | 202 | Liberty County | 70.2 | Serious Stress | Income & Poverty |
| 13 | 235 | Citrus County | 69.5 | Serious Stress | Community Vulnerability |
| 14 | 244 | Hamilton County | 69.3 | Serious Stress | Income & Poverty |
| 15 | 262 | Glades County | 68.9 | Serious Stress | Community Vulnerability |
| 16 | 269 | Hendry County | 68.8 | Serious Stress | Income & Poverty |
| 17 | 275 | Marion County | 68.7 | Serious Stress | Income & Poverty |
| 18 | 316 | Jefferson County | 67.8 | Serious Stress | Income & Poverty |
| 19 | 317 | Taylor County | 67.8 | Serious Stress | Income & Poverty |
| 20 | 336 | Madison County | 67.6 | Serious Stress | Income & Poverty |
| 21 | 338 | Escambia County | 67.5 | Serious Stress | Housing Cost Burden |
| 22 | 372 | Franklin County | 67.1 | Serious Stress | Community Vulnerability |
| 23 | 374 | Levy County | 67.1 | Serious Stress | Community Vulnerability |
| 24 | 410 | Polk County | 66.5 | Serious Stress | Housing Cost Burden |
| 25 | 411 | Suwannee County | 66.5 | Serious Stress | Income & Poverty |
| 26 | 415 | Holmes County | 66.4 | Serious Stress | Income & Poverty |
| 27 | 425 | Lafayette County | 66.2 | Serious Stress | Income & Poverty |
| 28 | 429 | Hernando County | 66.2 | Serious Stress | Community Vulnerability |
| 29 | 432 | Washington County | 66.2 | Serious Stress | Community Vulnerability |
| 30 | 447 | Volusia County | 65.8 | Serious Stress | Housing Cost Burden |
| 31 | 505 | Duval County | 64.9 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 32 | 608 | Bay County | 63.2 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 33 | 642 | Union County | 62.6 | Elevated | Income & Poverty |
| 34 | 700 | Gulf County | 61.8 | Elevated | Community Vulnerability |
| 35 | 701 | Osceola County | 61.8 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 36 | 770 | Gilchrist County | 60.8 | Elevated | Community Vulnerability |
| 37 | 790 | St. Lucie County | 60.6 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 38 | 870 | Orange County | 59.5 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 39 | 871 | Leon County | 59.5 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 40 | 874 | Lee County | 59.5 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 41 | 888 | Hillsborough County | 59.2 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 42 | 905 | Broward County | 59.1 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 43 | 949 | Pasco County | 58.4 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 44 | 983 | Lake County | 58.1 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 45 | 1,006 | Alachua County | 57.8 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 46 | 1,012 | Pinellas County | 57.7 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 47 | 1,038 | Miami-Dade County | 57.5 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 48 | 1,113 | Baker County | 56.5 | Elevated | Debt & Delinquency |
| 49 | 1,128 | Indian River County | 56.2 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 50 | 1,132 | Charlotte County | 56.2 | Elevated | Community Vulnerability |
| 51 | 1,222 | Brevard County | 54.8 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 52 | 1,250 | Palm Beach County | 54.5 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 53 | 1,253 | Flagler County | 54.5 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 54 | 1,305 | Manatee County | 53.8 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 55 | 1,373 | Okaloosa County | 53.0 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 56 | 1,400 | Monroe County | 52.7 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 57 | 1,508 | Seminole County | 51.1 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 58 | 1,547 | Martin County | 50.6 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 59 | 1,583 | Sumter County | 50.2 | Elevated | Employment & Wages |
| 60 | 1,585 | Clay County | 50.1 | Elevated | Debt & Delinquency |
| 61 | 1,628 | Sarasota County | 49.5 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 62 | 1,703 | Walton County | 48.6 | Normal | Community Vulnerability |
| 63 | 1,771 | Collier County | 47.7 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 64 | 1,815 | Nassau County | 47.1 | Normal | Employment & Wages |
| 65 | 1,998 | Wakulla County | 44.9 | Normal | Debt & Delinquency |
| 66 | 2,067 | Santa Rosa County | 44.1 | Normal | Employment & Wages |
| 67 | 2,688 | St. Johns County | 34.2 | Healthy | Housing Cost Burden |
9 of 67 county reports for Florida are currently available. All 67 counties are scored and visible on the map above. New county reports are published weekly.
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using percentile-rank averaging across five data domains: Debt & Delinquency, Income & Poverty, Housing Cost Burden, Employment & Wages, and Community Vulnerability. A score of 50 means the county falls at the national median. Higher scores indicate greater financial distress.
Crisis (80+) — Extreme distress across multiple domains
Serious Stress (65–80) — Significant distress, multiple domains elevated
Elevated (50–65) — Above-average distress in several areas
Normal (35–50) — Near the national median
Healthy (<35) — Below-average distress