Carroll County, Indiana

County Distress Index: Healthy · 34.7 | 20,525 people · 73rd most distressed in Indiana

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Carroll County, IN ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 34.7 — 2666th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency levels sit above the national average. Within Indiana, it ranks 73rd of 92 counties. It scores lower than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Carroll County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 48.5 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 48.5
Debt in Collections 36
Medical Debt 72
Student Loan Delinquency 38
Auto Loan Delinquency 21
Credit Card Delinquency 68
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 57
Community Vulnerability 48.3
Uninsured Rate 76
Disability Rate 20
Employment & Wages 34.4
Unemployment Rate 6
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 36
Business Formation Rate 62
Income & Poverty 21.4
Poverty Rate 14
Income vs. State Median 33
Child Poverty Rate 17
Housing Cost Burden 20.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 12
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 9
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 60
Homeownership Rate 16
Rent-to-Income Ratio 7

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Carroll County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Carroll County
Carroll County, IN 34.7 Healthy
Howard County, IN 57.5 Elevated +22.8
Cass County, IN 51.9 Elevated +17.2
Tippecanoe County, IN 47.6 Normal +12.9
White County, IN 45.0 Normal +10.3
Clinton County, IN 38.3 Normal +3.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Carroll County
Union County, PA 34.7 Healthy 0.0
Fluvanna County, VA 34.7 Healthy +0.0
McLeod County, MN 34.7 Healthy +0.1
Renville County, MN 34.6 Healthy -0.1
Pike County, IN 34.6 Healthy -0.1

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