Franklin County, Indiana

County Distress Index: Healthy · 32.2 | 23,096 people · 80th most distressed in Indiana

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Franklin County, IN ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 32.2 — 2791st nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Indiana, it ranks 80th of 92 counties. It scores lower than all 8 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Franklin County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 48.5 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 48.5
Unemployment Rate 3
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 80
Business Formation Rate 63
Community Vulnerability 36.2
Uninsured Rate 40
Disability Rate 32
Housing Cost Burden 35.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 25
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 59
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 67
Homeownership Rate 12
Rent-to-Income Ratio 14
Debt & Delinquency 25.9
Debt in Collections 24
Medical Debt 45
Student Loan Delinquency 25
Auto Loan Delinquency 15
Credit Card Delinquency 11
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 36
Income & Poverty 14.7
Poverty Rate 12
Income vs. State Median 21
Child Poverty Rate 11

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Franklin County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Franklin County
Franklin County, IN 32.2 Healthy
Fayette County, IN 62.7 Elevated +30.5
Hamilton County, OH 48.3 Normal +16.1
Butler County, OH 43.9 Normal +11.7
Rush County, IN 43.2 Normal +11.0
Union County, IN 38.0 Normal +5.8
Ripley County, IN 37.5 Normal +5.4
Dearborn County, IN 35.3 Normal +3.2
Decatur County, IN 33.4 Healthy +1.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Franklin County
Oneida County, WI 32.2 Healthy +0.1
Tipton County, IN 32.1 Healthy -0.1
Meade County, SD 32.1 Healthy -0.1
Buffalo County, WI 32.3 Healthy +0.1
Cumberland County, IL 32.0 Healthy -0.2

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