Trimble County, Kentucky

County Distress Index: Normal · 37.2 | 8,607 people · 111th most distressed in Kentucky

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Trimble County, KY falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 37.2 — 2527th 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 111th of 120 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Trimble County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 53.9 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 53.9
Debt in Collections 81
Medical Debt 74
Student Loan Delinquency 7
Auto Loan Delinquency 62
Credit Card Delinquency 9
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 90
Community Vulnerability 47.8
Uninsured Rate 24
Disability Rate 72
Income & Poverty 36.6
Poverty Rate 47
Income vs. State Median 18
Child Poverty Rate 44
Employment & Wages 29.9
Unemployment Rate 30
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 8
Business Formation Rate 52
Housing Cost Burden 17.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 17
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 12
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 27
Homeownership Rate 11
Rent-to-Income Ratio 21

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Trimble County
Trimble County, KY 37.2 Normal
Henry County, KY 56.6 Elevated +19.5
Jefferson County, IN 51.0 Elevated +13.8
Carroll County, KY 49.3 Normal +12.1
Clark County, IN 43.9 Normal +6.7
Oldham County, KY 15.1 Healthy -22.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Trimble County
Hettinger County, ND 37.2 Normal +0.0
Chugach Census Area, AK 37.2 Normal +0.0
Brown County, IL 37.1 Normal -0.1
Rooks County, KS 37.1 Normal -0.1
Judith Basin County, MT 37.1 Normal -0.1

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