Posey County, Indiana

County Distress Index: Healthy · 26.7 | 25,040 people · 87th most distressed in Indiana

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Posey County, IN ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 26.7 — 2992nd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where the job market is relatively stable with wages that keep pace with costs. Within Indiana, it ranks 87th of 92 counties. It scores lower than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Posey County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 36.1 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 36.1
Unemployment Rate 6
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 7
Business Formation Rate 96
Housing Cost Burden 32.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 32
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 73
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 32
Homeownership Rate 10
Rent-to-Income Ratio 16
Debt & Delinquency 32.4
Debt in Collections 21
Medical Debt 27
Student Loan Delinquency 44
Auto Loan Delinquency 18
Credit Card Delinquency 24
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 60
Income & Poverty 18.2
Poverty Rate 15
Income vs. State Median 23
Child Poverty Rate 17
Community Vulnerability 14.4
Uninsured Rate 7
Disability Rate 21

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Posey County
Posey County, IN 26.7 Healthy
Vanderburgh County, IN 54.0 Elevated +27.3
White County, IL 51.3 Elevated +24.6
Henderson County, KY 50.8 Elevated +24.1
Gallatin County, IL 47.4 Normal +20.7
Union County, KY 46.7 Normal +20.0
Gibson County, IN 31.2 Healthy +4.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Posey County
Poquoson city, VA 26.7 Healthy -0.0
Carroll County, IA 26.6 Healthy -0.1
Blaine County, ID 26.5 Healthy -0.2
Stark County, ND 26.5 Healthy -0.2
New Kent County, VA 26.9 Healthy +0.2

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