Morgan County, Ohio

County Distress Index: Elevated · 59.7 | 13,646 people · 23rd most distressed in Ohio

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Morgan County, OH registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 59.7 — 855th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Ohio, it ranks 23rd of 88 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Morgan County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 74.2 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 74.2
Poverty Rate 63
Income vs. State Median 90
Child Poverty Rate 70
Employment & Wages 72.0
Unemployment Rate 89
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 46
Business Formation Rate 81
Community Vulnerability 58.1
Uninsured Rate 36
Disability Rate 80
Housing Cost Burden 51.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 62
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 72
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 31
Homeownership Rate 34
Rent-to-Income Ratio 60
Debt & Delinquency 42.2
Debt in Collections 42
Medical Debt 31
Student Loan Delinquency 55
Auto Loan Delinquency 37
Credit Card Delinquency 42
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 45

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Morgan County
Morgan County, OH 59.7 Elevated
Athens County, OH 64.3 Elevated +4.6
Muskingum County, OH 59.9 Elevated +0.2
Perry County, OH 57.3 Elevated -2.4
Noble County, OH 50.5 Elevated -9.2
Washington County, OH 47.7 Normal -12.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Morgan County
McDonald County, MO 59.7 Elevated -0.0
Hart County, GA 59.7 Elevated -0.0
Attala County, MS 59.7 Elevated +0.0
Chowan County, NC 59.7 Elevated +0.0
Metcalfe County, KY 59.7 Elevated +0.0

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