County Data

Indiana County Distress Index

Financial distress scores for all 92 counties in Indiana, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 43.9.

Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-17

Indiana Snapshot

92 Counties Scored
43.9 Mean Score
43.7 Median Score
64.8 Delaware County Most Distressed
16.6 Hamilton County Least Distressed
32 Elevated 40 Normal 20 Healthy
Zone Distribution

Indiana County Map

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Healthy Normal Elevated Serious Crisis

All 92 Indiana counties colored by distress zone. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.

Most & Least Distressed

Most Distressed

#1 Delaware County
64.8 Elevated
Income & Poverty
#2 Vigo County
64.2 Elevated
Income & Poverty
#3 Wayne County
63.9 Elevated
Income & Poverty

Least Distressed

#92 Hamilton County
16.6 Healthy
Housing Cost Burden
#91 Warrick County
20.9 Healthy
Debt & Delinquency
#90 Boone County
21.0 Healthy
Employment & Wages

Score Distribution

How Indiana's 92 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.

All Indiana Counties

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

State Rank Nat'l Rank County Score Zone Primary Driver
1 513 Delaware County 64.8 Elevated Income & Poverty
2 547 Vigo County 64.2 Elevated Income & Poverty
3 569 Wayne County 63.9 Elevated Income & Poverty
4 605 Grant County 63.3 Elevated Income & Poverty
5 639 Fayette County 62.7 Elevated Debt & Delinquency
6 880 Madison County 59.3 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
7 884 Blackford County 59.3 Elevated Income & Poverty
8 902 Switzerland County 59.1 Elevated Community Vulnerability
9 1,014 Crawford County 57.7 Elevated Income & Poverty
10 1,034 Howard County 57.5 Elevated Debt & Delinquency
11 1,060 Marion County 57.3 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
12 1,067 Washington County 57.2 Elevated Debt & Delinquency
13 1,153 Scott County 55.8 Elevated Debt & Delinquency
14 1,246 Miami County 54.5 Elevated Debt & Delinquency
15 1,256 Lake County 54.4 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
16 1,262 Starke County 54.3 Elevated Debt & Delinquency
17 1,281 Jay County 54.1 Elevated Debt & Delinquency
18 1,290 Vanderburgh County 54.0 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
19 1,297 Jennings County 53.9 Elevated Debt & Delinquency
20 1,350 Knox County 53.3 Elevated Income & Poverty
21 1,403 Sullivan County 52.7 Elevated Income & Poverty
22 1,404 LaPorte County 52.6 Elevated Debt & Delinquency
23 1,439 Parke County 52.2 Elevated Community Vulnerability
24 1,440 Randolph County 52.2 Elevated Income & Poverty
25 1,457 Cass County 51.9 Elevated Debt & Delinquency
26 1,476 St. Joseph County 51.5 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
27 1,499 Newton County 51.1 Elevated Employment & Wages
28 1,513 Jefferson County 51.0 Elevated Community Vulnerability
29 1,518 Vermillion County 50.9 Elevated Debt & Delinquency
30 1,533 Greene County 50.8 Elevated Community Vulnerability
31 1,535 Fulton County 50.8 Elevated Debt & Delinquency
32 1,592 Elkhart County 50.1 Elevated Debt & Delinquency
33 1,600 Ohio County 50.0 Normal Debt & Delinquency
34 1,633 Henry County 49.5 Normal Community Vulnerability
35 1,647 Benton County 49.3 Normal Debt & Delinquency
36 1,748 Orange County 48.0 Normal Income & Poverty
37 1,786 Tippecanoe County 47.6 Normal Housing Cost Burden
38 1,817 Shelby County 47.1 Normal Debt & Delinquency
39 1,875 Owen County 46.3 Normal Community Vulnerability
40 1,887 Brown County 46.1 Normal Housing Cost Burden
41 1,902 Monroe County 46.0 Normal Housing Cost Burden
42 1,984 Clay County 45.0 Normal Debt & Delinquency
43 1,985 White County 45.0 Normal Debt & Delinquency
44 2,036 Lawrence County 44.5 Normal Debt & Delinquency
45 2,087 Clark County 43.9 Normal Debt & Delinquency
46 2,099 Allen County 43.8 Normal Housing Cost Burden
47 2,108 Montgomery County 43.7 Normal Debt & Delinquency
48 2,134 Morgan County 43.2 Normal Debt & Delinquency
49 2,135 Rush County 43.2 Normal Debt & Delinquency
50 2,165 Wabash County 42.6 Normal Debt & Delinquency
51 2,175 Noble County 42.5 Normal Debt & Delinquency
52 2,180 Adams County 42.5 Normal Community Vulnerability
53 2,185 Perry County 42.4 Normal Income & Poverty
54 2,258 Martin County 41.4 Normal Income & Poverty
55 2,329 Kosciusko County 40.3 Normal Community Vulnerability
56 2,343 Pulaski County 40.1 Normal Community Vulnerability
57 2,348 Fountain County 40.0 Normal Community Vulnerability
58 2,407 Daviess County 39.0 Normal Community Vulnerability
59 2,421 Jackson County 38.7 Normal Debt & Delinquency
60 2,445 Huntington County 38.5 Normal Debt & Delinquency
61 2,452 Floyd County 38.3 Normal Housing Cost Burden
62 2,453 Clinton County 38.3 Normal Debt & Delinquency
63 2,477 Union County 38.0 Normal Employment & Wages
64 2,478 Jasper County 38.0 Normal Employment & Wages
65 2,511 Ripley County 37.5 Normal Housing Cost Burden
66 2,537 Bartholomew County 37.0 Normal Housing Cost Burden
67 2,551 Marshall County 36.8 Normal Community Vulnerability
68 2,556 Porter County 36.6 Normal Housing Cost Burden
69 2,569 Putnam County 36.4 Normal Debt & Delinquency
70 2,609 Steuben County 35.7 Normal Debt & Delinquency
71 2,624 Wells County 35.5 Normal Debt & Delinquency
72 2,636 Dearborn County 35.3 Normal Employment & Wages
73 2,666 Carroll County 34.7 Healthy Debt & Delinquency
74 2,673 Pike County 34.6 Healthy Debt & Delinquency
75 2,677 Harrison County 34.5 Healthy Employment & Wages
76 2,734 Decatur County 33.4 Healthy Debt & Delinquency
77 2,744 Warren County 33.2 Healthy Debt & Delinquency
78 2,752 DeKalb County 33.1 Healthy Debt & Delinquency
79 2,770 Johnson County 32.7 Healthy Debt & Delinquency
80 2,791 Franklin County 32.2 Healthy Employment & Wages
81 2,794 Tipton County 32.1 Healthy Debt & Delinquency
82 2,832 Whitley County 31.5 Healthy Debt & Delinquency
83 2,844 Gibson County 31.2 Healthy Debt & Delinquency
84 2,918 Hendricks County 29.1 Healthy Debt & Delinquency
85 2,921 LaGrange County 29.0 Healthy Community Vulnerability
86 2,930 Hancock County 28.8 Healthy Debt & Delinquency
87 2,992 Posey County 26.7 Healthy Employment & Wages
88 3,024 Spencer County 25.8 Healthy Employment & Wages
89 3,074 Dubois County 22.8 Healthy Employment & Wages
90 3,103 Boone County 21.0 Healthy Employment & Wages
91 3,106 Warrick County 20.9 Healthy Debt & Delinquency
92 3,138 Hamilton County 16.6 Healthy Housing Cost Burden

0 of 92 county reports for Indiana are currently available. All 92 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

Full methodology and data sources

Indiana Resources

Indiana State Profile

State ADI score: 49.5 (Normal). Debt, delinquency, and economic indicators for Indiana.

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State Distress Rankings

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National County Profiles

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