Letcher County, Kentucky
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Letcher County, KY registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 60.5 — 796th 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 38th 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. Letcher County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 92.7 — worse than roughly 93% of U.S. counties.
Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.
Neighbors and Peers
How Letcher County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.
Neighboring Counties
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Letcher County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letcher County, KY | 60.5 | Elevated | — |
| Harlan County, KY | 69.3 | Serious | +8.7 |
| Pike County, KY | 66.8 | Serious | +6.2 |
| Knott County, KY | 64.1 | Elevated | +3.6 |
| Wise County, VA | 63.5 | Elevated | +2.9 |
| Perry County, KY | 61.8 | Elevated | +1.3 |
Population Peers
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Letcher County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osage County, OK | 60.5 | Elevated | 0.0 |
| Neosho County, KS | 60.5 | Elevated | +0.0 |
| Newberry County, SC | 60.6 | Elevated | +0.0 |
| Dent County, MO | 60.5 | Elevated | -0.0 |
| Alamosa County, CO | 60.6 | Elevated | +0.0 |
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