Miami County, Indiana

County Distress Index: Elevated · 54.5 | 35,402 people · 14th most distressed in Indiana

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Miami County, IN registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 54.5 — 1246th 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 14th of 92 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Miami County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 72.0 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 72.0
Debt in Collections 63
Medical Debt 70
Student Loan Delinquency 65
Auto Loan Delinquency 80
Credit Card Delinquency 63
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 92
Income & Poverty 65.6
Poverty Rate 63
Income vs. State Median 77
Child Poverty Rate 57
Community Vulnerability 51.6
Uninsured Rate 45
Disability Rate 59
Employment & Wages 43.0
Unemployment Rate 30
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 32
Business Formation Rate 67
Housing Cost Burden 40.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 50
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 51
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 22
Homeownership Rate 47
Rent-to-Income Ratio 32

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Miami County
Miami County, IN 54.5 Elevated
Grant County, IN 63.3 Elevated +8.8
Howard County, IN 57.5 Elevated +3.0
Cass County, IN 51.9 Elevated -2.7
Fulton County, IN 50.8 Elevated -3.8
Wabash County, IN 42.6 Normal -11.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Miami County
Rio Arriba County, NM 54.5 Elevated 0.0
Hardin County, OH 54.6 Elevated +0.0
Simpson County, KY 54.6 Elevated +0.1
Lamar County, GA 54.6 Elevated +0.1
Dade County, GA 54.7 Elevated +0.1

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