Floyd County, Kentucky

County Distress Index: Serious · 66.5 | 34,423 people · 23rd most distressed in Kentucky

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Floyd County, KY shows significant household financial distress with a score of 66.5 — 412th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Kentucky, it ranks 23rd of 120 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Floyd County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 94.9 — worse than roughly 95% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 94.9
Poverty Rate 97
Income vs. State Median 96
Child Poverty Rate 91
Employment & Wages 65.2
Unemployment Rate 76
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 29
Business Formation Rate 90
Debt & Delinquency 65.1
Debt in Collections 77
Medical Debt 56
Student Loan Delinquency 1
Auto Loan Delinquency 82
Credit Card Delinquency 77
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 97
Community Vulnerability 54.6
Uninsured Rate 11
Disability Rate 98
Housing Cost Burden 52.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 37
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 60
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 17
Homeownership Rate 61
Rent-to-Income Ratio 88

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Floyd County
Floyd County, KY 66.5 Serious
Johnson County, KY 69.1 Serious +2.6
Magoffin County, KY 67.4 Serious +0.9
Pike County, KY 66.8 Serious +0.3
Knott County, KY 64.1 Elevated -2.3
Martin County, KY 64.0 Elevated -2.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Floyd County
Suwannee County, FL 66.5 Serious 0.0
Coffee County, GA 66.5 Serious +0.0
Perry County, MS 66.5 Serious +0.0
Santa Cruz County, AZ 66.5 Serious +0.1
Hale County, AL 66.6 Serious +0.1

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