White County, Indiana

County Distress Index: Normal · 45.0 | 24,917 people · 43rd most distressed in Indiana

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White County, IN falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 45.0 — 1985th 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 43rd 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. White County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 57.4 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 57.4
Debt in Collections 44
Medical Debt 81
Student Loan Delinquency 82
Auto Loan Delinquency 42
Credit Card Delinquency 27
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 69
Housing Cost Burden 47.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 56
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 63
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 73
Homeownership Rate 22
Rent-to-Income Ratio 23
Employment & Wages 43.5
Unemployment Rate 16
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 54
Business Formation Rate 60
Community Vulnerability 40.0
Uninsured Rate 42
Disability Rate 38
Income & Poverty 36.6
Poverty Rate 27
Income vs. State Median 48
Child Poverty Rate 35

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. White County
White County, IN 45.0 Normal
Cass County, IN 51.9 Elevated +6.9
Benton County, IN 49.3 Normal +4.3
Tippecanoe County, IN 47.6 Normal +2.6
Pulaski County, IN 40.1 Normal -4.9
Jasper County, IN 38.0 Normal -7.0
Carroll County, IN 34.7 Healthy -10.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. White County
Clay County, IN 45.0 Normal 0.0
Fergus County, MT 45.0 Normal 0.0
Sanpete County, UT 45.0 Normal -0.0
Union County, IA 45.0 Normal -0.0
Wakulla County, FL 44.9 Normal -0.1

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