Pike County, Indiana

County Distress Index: Healthy · 34.6 | 12,106 people · 74th most distressed in Indiana

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Pike County, IN ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 34.6 — 2673rd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency levels sit above the national average. Within Indiana, it ranks 74th 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. Pike County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 52.2 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 52.2
Debt in Collections 43
Medical Debt 41
Student Loan Delinquency 53
Auto Loan Delinquency 27
Credit Card Delinquency 66
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 84
Employment & Wages 38.5
Unemployment Rate 16
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 6
Business Formation Rate 94
Income & Poverty 36.0
Poverty Rate 27
Income vs. State Median 50
Child Poverty Rate 31
Community Vulnerability 26.9
Uninsured Rate 11
Disability Rate 43
Housing Cost Burden 19.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 37
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 32
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 10
Homeownership Rate 5
Rent-to-Income Ratio 13

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Pike County
Pike County, IN 34.6 Healthy
Knox County, IN 53.3 Elevated +18.7
Daviess County, IN 39.0 Normal +4.5
Gibson County, IN 31.2 Healthy -3.3
Dubois County, IN 22.8 Healthy -11.8
Warrick County, IN 20.9 Healthy -13.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Pike County
Renville County, MN 34.6 Healthy +0.0
Carroll County, IN 34.7 Healthy +0.1
Union County, PA 34.7 Healthy +0.1
Harrison County, IN 34.5 Healthy -0.1
Waseca County, MN 34.4 Healthy -0.1

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