Simpson County, Kentucky

County Distress Index: Elevated · 54.6 | 20,195 people · 66th most distressed in Kentucky

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Simpson County, KY registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 54.6 — 1240th 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 66th of 120 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Simpson County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 65.8 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 65.8
Debt in Collections 81
Medical Debt 96
Student Loan Delinquency 0
Auto Loan Delinquency 58
Credit Card Delinquency 63
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 97
Housing Cost Burden 65.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 62
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 79
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 55
Homeownership Rate 81
Rent-to-Income Ratio 49
Employment & Wages 49.2
Unemployment Rate 41
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 44
Business Formation Rate 63
Community Vulnerability 48.6
Uninsured Rate 53
Disability Rate 44
Income & Poverty 44.2
Poverty Rate 51
Income vs. State Median 31
Child Poverty Rate 51

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Simpson County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Simpson County
Simpson County, KY 54.6 Elevated
Allen County, KY 58.3 Elevated +3.7
Warren County, KY 48.6 Normal -6.0
Logan County, KY 48.0 Normal -6.6
Robertson County, TN 47.0 Normal -7.6
Sumner County, TN 41.3 Normal -13.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Simpson County
Hardin County, OH 54.6 Elevated -0.0
Lamar County, GA 54.6 Elevated +0.0
Miami County, IN 54.5 Elevated -0.1
Rio Arriba County, NM 54.5 Elevated -0.1
Dade County, GA 54.7 Elevated +0.1

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