Graves County, Kentucky

County Distress Index: Elevated · 55.0 | 36,461 people · 63rd most distressed in Kentucky

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Graves County, KY registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 55.0 — 1213th 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 63rd of 120 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Graves County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 70.1 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 70.1
Poverty Rate 76
Income vs. State Median 58
Child Poverty Rate 77
Community Vulnerability 62.6
Uninsured Rate 50
Disability Rate 75
Debt & Delinquency 60.1
Debt in Collections 66
Medical Debt 72
Student Loan Delinquency 51
Auto Loan Delinquency 55
Credit Card Delinquency 52
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 65
Housing Cost Burden 48.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 59
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 71
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 45
Homeownership Rate 39
Rent-to-Income Ratio 31
Employment & Wages 33.3
Unemployment Rate 23
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 12
Business Formation Rate 65

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Graves County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Graves County
Graves County, KY 55.0 Elevated
Henry County, TN 66.8 Serious +11.8
Weakley County, TN 63.2 Elevated +8.2
Calloway County, KY 58.4 Elevated +3.4
Hickman County, KY 53.1 Elevated -1.9
McCracken County, KY 47.7 Normal -7.3
Marshall County, KY 46.2 Normal -8.8
Carlisle County, KY 45.0 Normal -9.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Graves County
Monroe County, OH 55.0 Elevated 0.0
Lincoln County, MS 55.0 Elevated +0.0
Jackson County, OK 55.1 Elevated +0.1
Jefferson County, PA 55.1 Elevated +0.2
McNairy County, TN 54.8 Elevated -0.2

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