Green County, Kentucky

County Distress Index: Elevated · 57.7 | 11,468 people · 49th most distressed in Kentucky

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Green County, KY registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.7 — 1019th 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 49th 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. Green County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 77.5 — worse than roughly 78% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 77.5
Poverty Rate 76
Income vs. State Median 81
Child Poverty Rate 75
Community Vulnerability 75.2
Uninsured Rate 55
Disability Rate 95
Employment & Wages 49.8
Unemployment Rate 55
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 46
Business Formation Rate 48
Debt & Delinquency 47.5
Debt in Collections 60
Medical Debt 50
Student Loan Delinquency 7
Auto Loan Delinquency 36
Credit Card Delinquency 63
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 68
Housing Cost Burden 38.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 16
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 29
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 54
Homeownership Rate 38
Rent-to-Income Ratio 55

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Green County
Green County, KY 57.7 Elevated
Adair County, KY 63.0 Elevated +5.4
Metcalfe County, KY 59.7 Elevated +2.1
Hart County, KY 56.6 Elevated -1.1
Taylor County, KY 53.9 Elevated -3.8
Larue County, KY 46.8 Normal -10.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Green County
Pulaski County, VA 57.7 Elevated 0.0
Page County, VA 57.7 Elevated +0.0
Colonial Heights city, VA 57.7 Elevated +0.0
Knox County, IL 57.6 Elevated -0.0
Grant Parish, LA 57.6 Elevated -0.0

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