Wabash County, Indiana

County Distress Index: Normal · 42.6 | 30,670 people · 50th most distressed in Indiana

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Wabash County, IN falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 42.6 — 2165th 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 50th of 92 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 6 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Wabash County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 58.1 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 58.1
Debt in Collections 40
Medical Debt 38
Student Loan Delinquency 62
Auto Loan Delinquency 68
Credit Card Delinquency 67
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 74
Income & Poverty 45.1
Poverty Rate 36
Income vs. State Median 72
Child Poverty Rate 28
Community Vulnerability 42.3
Uninsured Rate 38
Disability Rate 46
Employment & Wages 41.7
Unemployment Rate 10
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 29
Business Formation Rate 86
Housing Cost Burden 25.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 47
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 28
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 10
Homeownership Rate 17
Rent-to-Income Ratio 27

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Wabash County
Wabash County, IN 42.6 Normal
Grant County, IN 63.3 Elevated +20.7
Miami County, IN 54.5 Elevated +11.9
Fulton County, IN 50.8 Elevated +8.1
Kosciusko County, IN 40.3 Normal -2.3
Huntington County, IN 38.5 Normal -4.1
Whitley County, IN 31.5 Healthy -11.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Wabash County
Clinton County, MO 42.6 Normal 0.0
Iroquois County, IL 42.6 Normal -0.0
Bureau County, IL 42.6 Normal +0.0
Benton County, MN 42.7 Normal +0.1
Noble County, IN 42.5 Normal -0.1

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