Dukes County, Massachusetts

County Distress Index: Normal · 35.3 | 20,819 people · 13th most distressed in Massachusetts

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Dukes County, MA falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 35.3 — 2639th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Massachusetts, it ranks 13th of 14 counties. It scores lower than all 3 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Dukes County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 63.0 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 63.0
Unemployment Rate 93
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 93
Business Formation Rate 3
Housing Cost Burden 57.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 44
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 20
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 86
Homeownership Rate 49
Rent-to-Income Ratio 90
Income & Poverty 24.1
Poverty Rate 10
Income vs. State Median 45
Child Poverty Rate 17
Debt & Delinquency 18.4
Debt in Collections 5
Medical Debt 17
Student Loan Delinquency 17
Auto Loan Delinquency 19
Credit Card Delinquency 50
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 2
Community Vulnerability 13.3
Uninsured Rate 18
Disability Rate 9

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Dukes County compares to its 3 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Dukes County
Dukes County, MA 35.3 Normal
Bristol County, MA 57.9 Elevated +22.6
Barnstable County, MA 44.1 Normal +8.8
Nantucket County, MA 35.4 Normal +0.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Dukes County
Mercer County, IL 35.3 Normal -0.0
Moniteau County, MO 35.3 Normal +0.0
Le Sueur County, MN 35.2 Normal -0.1
Nantucket County, MA 35.4 Normal +0.1
Lincoln County, WI 35.4 Normal +0.2

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