Scott County, Indiana

County Distress Index: Elevated · 55.8 | 24,657 people · 13th most distressed in Indiana

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Scott County, IN registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 55.8 — 1153rd 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 13th of 92 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Scott County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 82.8 — worse than roughly 83% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 82.8
Debt in Collections 84
Medical Debt 89
Student Loan Delinquency 86
Auto Loan Delinquency 54
Credit Card Delinquency 88
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 96
Income & Poverty 60.8
Poverty Rate 58
Income vs. State Median 66
Child Poverty Rate 59
Community Vulnerability 48.1
Uninsured Rate 5
Disability Rate 91
Employment & Wages 47.1
Unemployment Rate 34
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 60
Business Formation Rate 48
Housing Cost Burden 40.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 39
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 22
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 47
Homeownership Rate 61
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 Scott County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Scott County
Scott County, IN 55.8 Elevated
Washington County, IN 57.2 Elevated +1.4
Jennings County, IN 53.9 Elevated -1.9
Jefferson County, IN 51.0 Elevated -4.9
Clark County, IN 43.9 Normal -11.9
Jackson County, IN 38.7 Normal -17.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Scott County
Patrick County, VA 55.8 Elevated 0.0
Lamar County, AL 55.8 Elevated -0.1
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA 55.9 Elevated +0.1
Panola County, TX 55.8 Elevated -0.1
Hot Spring County, AR 55.8 Elevated -0.1

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