Crawford County, Indiana

County Distress Index: Elevated · 57.7 | 10,438 people · 9th most distressed in Indiana
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Crawford County, IN registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.7 — 1014th 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 9th of 92 counties. It scores higher than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Crawford County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 79.2 — worse than roughly 79% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 79.2
Poverty Rate 77
Income vs. State Median 86
Child Poverty Rate 75
Employment & Wages 63.2
Unemployment Rate 41
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 62
Business Formation Rate 87
Debt & Delinquency 58.6
Debt in Collections 63
Medical Debt 78
Student Loan Delinquency 53
Auto Loan Delinquency 42
Credit Card Delinquency 39
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 75
Community Vulnerability 51.2
Uninsured Rate 35
Disability Rate 68
Housing Cost Burden 36.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 28
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 28
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 67
Homeownership Rate 14
Rent-to-Income Ratio 45

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Crawford County
Crawford County, IN 57.7 Elevated —
Washington County, IN 57.2 Elevated -0.5
Orange County, IN 48.0 Normal -9.7
Perry County, IN 42.4 Normal -15.4
Meade County, KY 41.2 Normal -16.5
Harrison County, IN 34.5 Healthy -23.3
Dubois County, IN 22.8 Healthy -34.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Crawford County
Hockley County, TX 57.7 Elevated -0.0
Monroe County, KY 57.8 Elevated +0.0
Page County, VA 57.7 Elevated -0.0
Colonial Heights city, VA 57.7 Elevated -0.0
Green County, KY 57.7 Elevated -0.0

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Indiana State Bar Association — Lawyer Referral Service 317-639-5465

Free Legal Aid

Legal aid organizations serving Crawford County residents at no cost.

Indiana Legal Services (ILS) 317-631-9410 (Indianapolis); 1-888-529-4917 (statewide hotline)
Legal Aid Society of Tippecanoe County 765-742-1050
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic 317-429-4131

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the distress score for Crawford County, Indiana?

    Crawford County has a County Distress Index score of 57.7 out of 100, placing it in the Elevated zone. It ranks 1,014th nationally out of 3,144 counties and 9th in Indiana out of 92 counties.

  • What drives financial distress in Crawford County?

    The primary driver of distress in Crawford County is Income & Poverty, where the county scores 79.2 out of 100. This domain is measured by indicators including Poverty Rate, Income vs. State Median, Child Poverty Rate.

  • How does Crawford County compare to neighboring counties?

    Crawford County (57.7) can be compared to its 6 neighboring counties: Washington County, IN (57.2); Orange County, IN (48.0); Perry County, IN (42.4).

  • How is the County Distress Index calculated?

    The County Distress Index uses percentile-rank averaging across five domains: Debt & Delinquency, Income & Poverty, Housing Cost Burden, Employment & Wages, and Community Vulnerability. Each county's indicators are ranked against all 3,144 U.S. counties. A score of 50 means the county is at the national median; higher scores indicate greater distress.

  • What is the population of Crawford County?

    Crawford County, Indiana has a population of approximately 10,438 (2023 Census estimate), classified as a small county.