Fulton County, Kentucky

County Distress Index: Serious · 72.6 | 6,338 people · 3rd most distressed in Kentucky

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Fulton County, KY shows significant household financial distress with a score of 72.6 — 111th 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 3rd of 120 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Fulton County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 95.0 — worse than roughly 95% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 95.0
Poverty Rate 95
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 95
Housing Cost Burden 76.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 83
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 77
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 57
Homeownership Rate 86
Rent-to-Income Ratio 81
Debt & Delinquency 70.5
Debt in Collections 94
Medical Debt 76
Student Loan Delinquency 7
Auto Loan Delinquency 92
Credit Card Delinquency 92
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 63
Community Vulnerability 69.9
Uninsured Rate 45
Disability Rate 94
Employment & Wages 51.0
Unemployment Rate 49
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 48
Business Formation Rate 56

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Fulton County
Fulton County, KY 72.6 Serious
Mississippi County, MO 76.6 Serious +4.0
Lake County, TN 74.2 Serious +1.5
New Madrid County, MO 65.7 Serious -6.9
Obion County, TN 58.5 Elevated -14.2
Hickman County, KY 53.1 Elevated -19.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Fulton County
Chicot County, AR 72.6 Serious 0.0
Talbot County, GA 72.7 Serious +0.1
Oregon County, MO 72.5 Serious -0.2
Taylor County, GA 72.4 Serious -0.2
Jim Hogg County, TX 72.4 Serious -0.3

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