Currituck County, North Carolina

County Distress Index: Healthy · 32.6 | 31,593 people · 98th most distressed in North Carolina

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Currituck County, NC ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 32.6 — 2775th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within North Carolina, it ranks 98th of 100 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Currituck County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 46.9 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 46.9
Unemployment Rate 13
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 99
Business Formation Rate 29
Housing Cost Burden 45.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 32
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 36
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 87
Homeownership Rate 1
Rent-to-Income Ratio 73
Community Vulnerability 39.7
Uninsured Rate 61
Disability Rate 18
Debt & Delinquency 22.8
Debt in Collections 20
Medical Debt 34
Student Loan Delinquency 6
Auto Loan Delinquency 3
Credit Card Delinquency 47
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 27
Income & Poverty 8.1
Poverty Rate 6
Income vs. State Median 6
Child Poverty Rate 12

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Currituck County
Currituck County, NC 32.6 Healthy
Tyrrell County, NC 65.8 Serious +33.1
Chesapeake city, VA 45.2 Normal +12.6
Virginia Beach city, VA 43.4 Normal +10.7
Dare County, NC 39.3 Normal +6.7
Camden County, NC 29.2 Healthy -3.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Currituck County
Fairfax city, VA 32.7 Healthy +0.0
Charlevoix County, MI 32.7 Healthy +0.0
Jackson County, IA 32.7 Healthy +0.1
Jo Daviess County, IL 32.8 Healthy +0.1
Andrew County, MO 32.8 Healthy +0.1

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