Trigg County, Kentucky

County Distress Index: Elevated · 60.8 | 14,369 people · 35th most distressed in Kentucky

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Trigg County, KY registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 60.8 — 772nd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Kentucky, it ranks 35th of 120 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Trigg County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 90.7 — worse than roughly 91% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 90.7
Uninsured Rate 86
Disability Rate 95
Employment & Wages 66.0
Unemployment Rate 52
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 95
Business Formation Rate 51
Debt & Delinquency 55.0
Debt in Collections 64
Medical Debt 63
Student Loan Delinquency 5
Auto Loan Delinquency 69
Credit Card Delinquency 58
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 72
Income & Poverty 50.1
Poverty Rate 50
Income vs. State Median 40
Child Poverty Rate 60
Housing Cost Burden 42.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 23
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 29
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 17
Homeownership Rate 51
Rent-to-Income Ratio 91

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Trigg County
Trigg County, KY 60.8 Elevated
Christian County, KY 70.0 Serious +9.2
Calloway County, KY 58.4 Elevated -2.5
Caldwell County, KY 56.0 Elevated -4.9
Lyon County, KY 46.9 Normal -14.0
Marshall County, KY 46.2 Normal -14.7
Stewart County, TN 44.7 Normal -16.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Trigg County
Marion County, AR 60.8 Elevated -0.0
Gilchrist County, FL 60.8 Elevated +0.0
Russell County, KY 60.8 Elevated +0.0
Glenn County, CA 60.9 Elevated +0.0
Escambia County, AL 60.8 Elevated -0.1

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