Fayette County, Indiana

County Distress Index: Elevated · 62.7 | 23,362 people · 5th most distressed in Indiana

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Fayette County, IN registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 62.7 — 639th 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 5th of 92 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Fayette County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 73.4 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 73.4
Debt in Collections 73
Medical Debt 51
Student Loan Delinquency 98
Auto Loan Delinquency 61
Credit Card Delinquency 66
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 91
Income & Poverty 67.5
Poverty Rate 68
Income vs. State Median 72
Child Poverty Rate 62
Employment & Wages 59.5
Unemployment Rate 38
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 58
Business Formation Rate 83
Community Vulnerability 56.8
Uninsured Rate 29
Disability Rate 85
Housing Cost Burden 56.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 89
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 86
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 10
Homeownership Rate 68
Rent-to-Income Ratio 28

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Fayette County
Fayette County, IN 62.7 Elevated
Wayne County, IN 63.9 Elevated +1.2
Henry County, IN 49.5 Normal -13.2
Rush County, IN 43.2 Normal -19.5
Union County, IN 38.0 Normal -24.7
Franklin County, IN 32.2 Healthy -30.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Fayette County
Warren County, MS 62.6 Elevated -0.0
Eastland County, TX 62.7 Elevated +0.0
Union County, FL 62.6 Elevated -0.0
Dorchester County, MD 62.7 Elevated +0.1
Monroe County, TN 62.7 Elevated +0.1

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