Tipton County, Indiana

County Distress Index: Healthy · 32.1 | 15,256 people · 81st most distressed in Indiana

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Tipton County, IN ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 32.1 — 2794th 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 81st of 92 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Tipton County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 46.5 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 46.5
Debt in Collections 44
Medical Debt 47
Student Loan Delinquency 57
Auto Loan Delinquency 9
Credit Card Delinquency 50
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 72
Community Vulnerability 37.8
Uninsured Rate 50
Disability Rate 26
Employment & Wages 36.0
Unemployment Rate 13
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 31
Business Formation Rate 64
Housing Cost Burden 21.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 13
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 7
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 60
Homeownership Rate 11
Rent-to-Income Ratio 15
Income & Poverty 18.9
Poverty Rate 13
Income vs. State Median 23
Child Poverty Rate 21

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Tipton County
Tipton County, IN 32.1 Healthy
Grant County, IN 63.3 Elevated +31.3
Madison County, IN 59.3 Elevated +27.3
Howard County, IN 57.5 Elevated +25.4
Clinton County, IN 38.3 Normal +6.2
Hamilton County, IN 16.6 Healthy -15.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Tipton County
Meade County, SD 32.1 Healthy -0.0
Franklin County, IN 32.2 Healthy +0.1
Cumberland County, IL 32.0 Healthy -0.1
Oneida County, WI 32.2 Healthy +0.1
Buffalo County, WI 32.3 Healthy +0.2

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