Leslie County, Kentucky

County Distress Index: Elevated · 59.7 | 9,864 people · 41st most distressed in Kentucky

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Leslie County, KY registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 59.7 — 847th 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 41st of 120 counties. It scores lower than all 4 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Leslie County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 93.8 — worse than roughly 94% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 93.8
Poverty Rate 95
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 91
Employment & Wages 62.8
Unemployment Rate 55
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 38
Business Formation Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 61.2
Debt in Collections 81
Medical Debt 50
Student Loan Delinquency 7
Auto Loan Delinquency 69
Credit Card Delinquency 66
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 95
Community Vulnerability 50.0
Uninsured Rate 5
Disability Rate 95
Housing Cost Burden 30.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 16
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 39
Homeownership Rate 8
Rent-to-Income Ratio 85

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Leslie County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Leslie County
Leslie County, KY 59.7 Elevated
Bell County, KY 77.8 Serious +18.0
Harlan County, KY 69.3 Serious +9.5
Clay County, KY 67.0 Serious +7.2
Perry County, KY 61.8 Elevated +2.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Leslie County
San Saba County, TX 59.7 Elevated -0.0
Mahnomen County, MN 59.7 Elevated -0.0
Graham County, NC 59.6 Elevated -0.1
Pickett County, TN 60.0 Elevated +0.2
Corson County, SD 60.0 Elevated +0.3

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