Henry County, Kentucky

County Distress Index: Elevated · 56.6 | 15,973 people · 55th most distressed in Kentucky

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Henry County, KY registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 56.6 — 1098th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where a large share of households spend more than 30% of income on housing. Within Kentucky, it ranks 55th of 120 counties. It scores higher than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Henry County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 66.3 — above the national median.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 66.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 94
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 58
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 71
Homeownership Rate 43
Rent-to-Income Ratio 67
Community Vulnerability 60.5
Uninsured Rate 47
Disability Rate 74
Debt & Delinquency 57.5
Debt in Collections 59
Medical Debt 62
Student Loan Delinquency 7
Auto Loan Delinquency 56
Credit Card Delinquency 71
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 88
Employment & Wages 55.3
Unemployment Rate 34
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 82
Business Formation Rate 50
Income & Poverty 43.7
Poverty Rate 59
Income vs. State Median 17
Child Poverty Rate 55

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Henry County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Henry County
Henry County, KY 56.6 Elevated
Carroll County, KY 49.3 Normal -7.4
Owen County, KY 49.0 Normal -7.6
Franklin County, KY 42.7 Normal -13.9
Trimble County, KY 37.2 Normal -19.5
Shelby County, KY 32.4 Healthy -24.3
Oldham County, KY 15.1 Healthy -41.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Henry County
Murray County, GA 56.6 Elevated -0.0
Covington County, AL 56.7 Elevated +0.0
Lincoln County, AR 56.7 Elevated +0.0
Hart County, KY 56.6 Elevated -0.0
Fayette County, AL 56.7 Elevated +0.0

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