Blackford County, Indiana

County Distress Index: Elevated · 59.3 | 11,893 people · 7th most distressed in Indiana

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Blackford County, IN registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 59.3 — 884th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Indiana, it ranks 7th of 92 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 4 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Blackford County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 71.5 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 71.5
Poverty Rate 66
Income vs. State Median 93
Child Poverty Rate 55
Community Vulnerability 66.6
Uninsured Rate 45
Disability Rate 89
Debt & Delinquency 62.8
Debt in Collections 62
Medical Debt 54
Student Loan Delinquency 53
Auto Loan Delinquency 69
Credit Card Delinquency 46
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 93
Employment & Wages 51.1
Unemployment Rate 27
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 47
Business Formation Rate 80
Housing Cost Burden 44.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 67
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 26
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 16
Homeownership Rate 54
Rent-to-Income Ratio 59

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Blackford County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Blackford County
Blackford County, IN 59.3 Elevated
Delaware County, IN 64.8 Elevated +5.5
Grant County, IN 63.3 Elevated +4.0
Jay County, IN 54.1 Elevated -5.2
Wells County, IN 35.5 Normal -23.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Blackford County
Clatsop County, OR 59.3 Elevated -0.0
Bourbon County, KS 59.3 Elevated +0.0
Asotin County, WA 59.3 Elevated -0.0
Jasper County, TX 59.4 Elevated +0.1
Newton County, MS 59.2 Elevated -0.1

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