Nantucket County, Massachusetts

County Distress Index: Normal · 35.4 | 14,444 people · 12th most distressed in Massachusetts

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Nantucket County, MA falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 35.4 — 2634th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where unemployment is elevated, wages are low relative to housing costs, and business formation lags. Within Massachusetts, it ranks 12th of 14 counties. It scores higher than all 1 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Nantucket County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 65.0 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 65.0
Unemployment Rate 95
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 95
Business Formation Rate 5
Housing Cost Burden 62.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 67
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 19
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 95
Homeownership Rate 38
Rent-to-Income Ratio 95
Community Vulnerability 19.9
Uninsured Rate 35
Disability Rate 5
Debt & Delinquency 19.4
Debt in Collections 18
Medical Debt 32
Student Loan Delinquency 21
Auto Loan Delinquency 10
Credit Card Delinquency 31
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 5
Income & Poverty 9.9
Poverty Rate 5
Income vs. State Median 20
Child Poverty Rate 5

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Nantucket County compares to its 1 neighboring county and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Nantucket County
Nantucket County, MA 35.4 Normal
Dukes County, MA 35.3 Normal -0.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Nantucket County
Lincoln County, WI 35.4 Normal +0.0
Henry County, IL 35.4 Normal +0.0
Converse County, WY 35.5 Normal +0.1
Moniteau County, MO 35.3 Normal -0.1
Wells County, IN 35.5 Normal +0.1

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