County Data

Indiana County Distress Index

Financial distress scores for all 92 counties in Indiana, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 48.3. 9counties are in Serious or Crisis.

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

Indiana Snapshot

92 Counties Scored
48.3 Mean Score
48.9 Median Score
73.0 Marion County Most Distressed
24.2 Hamilton County Least Distressed
9 Serious 33 Elevated 39 Normal 11 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 Marion County
73.0 Serious
Consumer Credit Distress
#2 Vigo County
70.3 Serious
Consumer Credit Distress
#3 Delaware County
68.7 Serious
Consumer Credit Distress

Least Distressed

#92 Hamilton County
24.2 Healthy
Housing Cost Burden
#91 Dubois County
24.8 Healthy
Consumer Credit Distress
#90 LaGrange County
25.3 Healthy
Consumer Credit Distress

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
1 266 Marion County 73.0 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
2 377 Vigo County 70.3 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
3 449 Delaware County 68.7 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
4 519 Fayette County 67.5 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
5 521 Lake County 67.5 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
6 587 Wayne County 66.3 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
7 601 Grant County 65.9 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
8 604 Howard County 65.8 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
9 616 Madison County 65.5 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
10 792 Scott County 62.6 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
11 903 Miami County 60.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
12 954 Elkhart County 59.9 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
13 962 St. Joseph County 59.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
14 969 Ohio County 59.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
15 970 Vanderburgh County 59.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
16 1,000 Clark County 59.3 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
17 1,010 Blackford County 59.1 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
18 1,011 Washington County 59.1 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
19 1,014 Jennings County 59.1 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
20 1,044 LaPorte County 58.5 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
21 1,072 Cass County 58.0 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
22 1,211 Tippecanoe County 55.9 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
23 1,232 Switzerland County 55.6 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
24 1,266 Shelby County 55.1 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
25 1,310 Fulton County 54.4 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
26 1,332 Newton County 54.2 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
27 1,336 Allen County 54.1 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
28 1,357 Knox County 53.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
29 1,371 Sullivan County 53.5 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
30 1,375 Morgan County 53.4 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
31 1,418 Starke County 52.7 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
32 1,425 Crawford County 52.5 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
33 1,429 Vermillion County 52.5 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
34 1,447 Jefferson County 52.1 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
35 1,450 Randolph County 52.0 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
36 1,452 Greene County 52.0 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
37 1,455 Rush County 52.0 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
38 1,460 Montgomery County 51.9 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
39 1,483 Benton County 51.5 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
40 1,493 Jay County 51.4 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
41 1,494 Henry County 51.4 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
42 1,515 Jackson County 51.1 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
43 1,590 Orange County 49.7 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
44 1,603 White County 49.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
45 1,623 Brown County 49.3 Normal Housing Cost Burden
46 1,643 Lawrence County 49.0 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
47 1,655 Bartholomew County 48.8 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
48 1,675 Decatur County 48.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
49 1,701 Monroe County 48.2 Normal Housing Cost Burden
50 1,756 Floyd County 47.4 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
51 1,759 Porter County 47.4 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
52 1,762 Noble County 47.3 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
53 1,803 Johnson County 46.7 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
54 1,804 Clay County 46.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
55 1,812 Kosciusko County 46.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
56 1,825 Parke County 46.3 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
57 1,831 Clinton County 46.1 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
58 1,873 Owen County 45.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
59 1,925 Wabash County 44.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
60 1,929 Putnam County 44.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
61 1,931 Hendricks County 44.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
62 1,970 Ripley County 43.7 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
63 1,986 Perry County 43.4 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
64 2,000 Pulaski County 43.3 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
65 2,039 Dearborn County 42.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
66 2,051 Huntington County 42.3 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
67 2,188 Steuben County 40.1 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
68 2,195 Wells County 40.0 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
69 2,224 Jasper County 39.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
70 2,228 Martin County 39.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
71 2,237 Pike County 39.3 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
72 2,283 Harrison County 38.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
73 2,288 DeKalb County 38.4 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
74 2,299 Fountain County 38.2 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
75 2,306 Marshall County 38.0 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
76 2,309 Daviess County 38.0 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
77 2,322 Hancock County 37.8 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
78 2,381 Carroll County 36.7 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
79 2,385 Union County 36.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
80 2,396 Gibson County 36.4 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
81 2,429 Warren County 35.9 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
82 2,484 Adams County 34.8 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
83 2,540 Tipton County 33.9 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
84 2,613 Whitley County 32.5 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
85 2,721 Franklin County 30.7 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
86 2,745 Posey County 30.3 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
87 2,822 Boone County 28.6 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
88 2,840 Warrick County 28.2 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
89 2,908 Spencer County 26.6 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
90 2,961 LaGrange County 25.3 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
91 2,973 Dubois County 24.8 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
92 2,989 Hamilton County 24.2 Healthy Housing Cost Burden

How County Scores Work

Each county is scored 0–100 using PCA-weighted percentile-rank scoring across five statistically derived dimensions: Consumer Credit Distress, Housing Cost Burden, Structural Poverty, Economic Vitality, and Legal Distress. A score of 50 means the county falls at the national median. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.

Crisis (≥80) — Among the most distressed counties in the country
Serious (65–80) — More distressed than roughly 80% of counties
Elevated (50–65) — More distressed than roughly half of counties
Normal (35–50) — Near the national median
Healthy (<35) — Less distressed than most counties

Full CDI methodology and data sources

Indiana Resources

Indiana State Profile

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State Distress Rankings

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