Owen County, Kentucky

County Distress Index: Normal · 49.0 | 11,313 people · 82nd most distressed in Kentucky

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Owen County, KY falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 49.0 — 1666th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency levels sit above the national average. Within Kentucky, it ranks 82nd of 120 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 6 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Owen County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 55.8 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 55.8
Debt in Collections 64
Medical Debt 63
Student Loan Delinquency 7
Auto Loan Delinquency 35
Credit Card Delinquency 77
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 89
Employment & Wages 52.8
Unemployment Rate 34
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 38
Business Formation Rate 86
Community Vulnerability 48.9
Uninsured Rate 47
Disability Rate 50
Income & Poverty 46.7
Poverty Rate 64
Income vs. State Median 20
Child Poverty Rate 56
Housing Cost Burden 41.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 28
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 59
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 90
Homeownership Rate 5
Rent-to-Income Ratio 23

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Owen County
Owen County, KY 49.0 Normal
Henry County, KY 56.6 Elevated +7.6
Gallatin County, KY 54.9 Elevated +5.9
Carroll County, KY 49.3 Normal +0.2
Grant County, KY 48.0 Normal -1.0
Franklin County, KY 42.7 Normal -6.3
Scott County, KY 33.4 Healthy -15.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Owen County
Chenango County, NY 49.0 Normal 0.0
Big Horn County, WY 49.0 Normal -0.0
White County, GA 49.0 Normal -0.1
Wabash County, IL 49.0 Normal -0.1
Polk County, NC 49.1 Normal +0.1

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