Logan County, Kentucky

County Distress Index: Normal · 48.0 | 28,283 people · 88th most distressed in Kentucky

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Logan County, KY falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 48.0 — 1747th 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 88th of 120 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Logan County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 66.0 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 66.0
Debt in Collections 70
Medical Debt 84
Student Loan Delinquency 16
Auto Loan Delinquency 55
Credit Card Delinquency 76
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 94
Community Vulnerability 58.5
Uninsured Rate 52
Disability Rate 65
Income & Poverty 45.4
Poverty Rate 60
Income vs. State Median 28
Child Poverty Rate 48
Employment & Wages 35.8
Unemployment Rate 49
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 2
Business Formation Rate 56
Housing Cost Burden 34.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 23
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 24
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 68
Homeownership Rate 45
Rent-to-Income Ratio 11

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Logan County
Logan County, KY 48.0 Normal
Butler County, KY 56.5 Elevated +8.5
Muhlenberg County, KY 55.1 Elevated +7.1
Simpson County, KY 54.6 Elevated +6.6
Todd County, KY 51.5 Elevated +3.5
Warren County, KY 48.6 Normal +0.6
Robertson County, TN 47.0 Normal -1.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Logan County
Orange County, IN 48.0 Normal -0.0
Greene County, PA 48.0 Normal +0.0
Grant County, KY 48.0 Normal -0.0
Austin County, TX 48.1 Normal +0.1
Crook County, OR 47.9 Normal -0.1

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