Jennings County, Indiana

County Distress Index: Elevated · 53.9 | 27,622 people · 19th most distressed in Indiana

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Jennings County, IN registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 53.9 — 1297th 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 19th of 92 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Jennings County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 68.9 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 68.9
Debt in Collections 64
Medical Debt 71
Student Loan Delinquency 68
Auto Loan Delinquency 71
Credit Card Delinquency 45
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 95
Community Vulnerability 66.4
Uninsured Rate 58
Disability Rate 75
Income & Poverty 52.6
Poverty Rate 48
Income vs. State Median 69
Child Poverty Rate 41
Employment & Wages 44.2
Unemployment Rate 27
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 36
Business Formation Rate 70
Housing Cost Burden 37.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 65
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 41
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 33
Homeownership Rate 24
Rent-to-Income Ratio 25

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Jennings County
Jennings County, IN 53.9 Elevated
Scott County, IN 55.8 Elevated +1.9
Jefferson County, IN 51.0 Elevated -2.9
Jackson County, IN 38.7 Normal -15.2
Ripley County, IN 37.5 Normal -16.4
Bartholomew County, IN 37.0 Normal -16.9
Decatur County, IN 33.4 Healthy -20.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Jennings County
Hutchinson County, TX 53.9 Elevated 0.0
Taylor County, KY 53.9 Elevated +0.0
Lincoln County, KY 54.0 Elevated +0.0
Bandera County, TX 54.0 Elevated +0.1
Allen County, KS 53.9 Elevated -0.1

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