Cass County, Indiana

County Distress Index: Elevated · 51.9 | 37,666 people · 25th most distressed in Indiana

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Cass County, IN registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 51.9 — 1457th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Indiana, it ranks 25th of 92 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Cass County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 74.5 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 74.5
Debt in Collections 73
Medical Debt 80
Student Loan Delinquency 62
Auto Loan Delinquency 72
Credit Card Delinquency 87
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 73
Income & Poverty 59.4
Poverty Rate 47
Income vs. State Median 89
Child Poverty Rate 43
Community Vulnerability 49.0
Uninsured Rate 39
Disability Rate 59
Employment & Wages 44.8
Unemployment Rate 38
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 38
Business Formation Rate 59
Housing Cost Burden 31.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 33
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 17
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 12
Homeownership Rate 45
Rent-to-Income Ratio 50

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Cass County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Cass County
Cass County, IN 51.9 Elevated
Howard County, IN 57.5 Elevated +5.6
Miami County, IN 54.5 Elevated +2.7
Fulton County, IN 50.8 Elevated -1.1
White County, IN 45.0 Normal -6.9
Pulaski County, IN 40.1 Normal -11.8
Carroll County, IN 34.7 Healthy -17.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Cass County
Lake County, MT 51.8 Elevated -0.1
Rusk County, WI 52.0 Elevated +0.1
Whitman County, WA 51.7 Elevated -0.1
Iberville Parish, LA 52.0 Elevated +0.2
Lincoln County, TN 52.1 Elevated +0.2

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