Allen County, Kentucky

County Distress Index: Elevated · 58.3 | 21,788 people · 46th most distressed in Kentucky

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Allen County, KY registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 58.3 — 966th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Kentucky, it ranks 46th of 120 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Allen County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 72.7 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 72.7
Debt in Collections 74
Medical Debt 86
Student Loan Delinquency 51
Auto Loan Delinquency 60
Credit Card Delinquency 72
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 93
Community Vulnerability 68.1
Uninsured Rate 63
Disability Rate 73
Income & Poverty 60.8
Poverty Rate 70
Income vs. State Median 45
Child Poverty Rate 67
Employment & Wages 47.4
Unemployment Rate 34
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 51
Business Formation Rate 57
Housing Cost Burden 42.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 62
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 27
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 35
Homeownership Rate 37
Rent-to-Income Ratio 51

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Allen County
Allen County, KY 58.3 Elevated
Barren County, KY 61.4 Elevated +3.1
Monroe County, KY 57.8 Elevated -0.5
Macon County, TN 56.3 Elevated -2.0
Simpson County, KY 54.6 Elevated -3.7
Warren County, KY 48.6 Normal -9.7
Sumner County, TN 41.3 Normal -17.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Allen County
Little River County, AR 58.3 Elevated +0.0
Dickenson County, VA 58.3 Elevated +0.0
Edmonson County, KY 58.3 Elevated +0.0
Geary County, KS 58.3 Elevated -0.0
Decatur County, TN 58.2 Elevated -0.0

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