Garrett County, Maryland

County Distress Index: Normal · 40.5 | 28,423 people · 15th most distressed in Maryland

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Garrett County, MD falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 40.5 — 2321st nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where income and poverty levels indicate moderate economic strain. Within Maryland, it ranks 15th of 24 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Garrett County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 51.8 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 51.8
Poverty Rate 27
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 33
Community Vulnerability 51.3
Uninsured Rate 29
Disability Rate 74
Debt & Delinquency 41.4
Debt in Collections 29
Medical Debt 66
Student Loan Delinquency 51
Auto Loan Delinquency 34
Credit Card Delinquency 45
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 24
Employment & Wages 33.3
Unemployment Rate 58
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 41
Business Formation Rate 0
Housing Cost Burden 24.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 10
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 14
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 67
Homeownership Rate 15
Rent-to-Income Ratio 17

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Garrett County
Garrett County, MD 40.5 Normal
Fayette County, PA 66.2 Serious +25.7
Allegany County, MD 62.6 Elevated +22.1
Preston County, WV 52.7 Elevated +12.2
Grant County, WV 47.2 Normal +6.7
Somerset County, PA 43.6 Normal +3.1
Mineral County, WV 39.2 Normal -1.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Garrett County
Cassia County, ID 40.5 Normal +0.1
Taylor County, WI 40.5 Normal +0.1
Moffat County, CO 40.5 Normal +0.1
Cheatham County, TN 40.4 Normal -0.1
Warren County, PA 40.4 Normal -0.1

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