Greenup County, Kentucky

County Distress Index: Elevated · 55.7 | 35,221 people · 60th most distressed in Kentucky

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Greenup County, KY registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 55.7 — 1166th 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 60th of 120 counties. It scores lower than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Greenup County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 69.2 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 69.2
Debt in Collections 68
Medical Debt 46
Student Loan Delinquency 83
Auto Loan Delinquency 62
Credit Card Delinquency 72
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 84
Employment & Wages 68.3
Unemployment Rate 76
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 45
Business Formation Rate 84
Community Vulnerability 54.4
Uninsured Rate 24
Disability Rate 85
Income & Poverty 49.4
Poverty Rate 67
Income vs. State Median 35
Child Poverty Rate 47
Housing Cost Burden 37.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 31
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 63
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 38
Homeownership Rate 17
Rent-to-Income Ratio 36

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Greenup County
Greenup County, KY 55.7 Elevated
Scioto County, OH 68.5 Serious +12.8
Carter County, KY 67.3 Serious +11.6
Lawrence County, OH 63.0 Elevated +7.3
Lewis County, KY 59.9 Elevated +4.3
Boyd County, KY 59.1 Elevated +3.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Greenup County
Tishomingo County, MS 55.7 Elevated +0.0
Hancock County, WV 55.7 Elevated +0.0
Clay County, TX 55.7 Elevated -0.0
Cowley County, KS 55.7 Elevated +0.0
Pamlico County, NC 55.6 Elevated -0.1

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