Bedford County, Pennsylvania

County Distress Index: Normal · 46.7 | 47,350 people · 33rd most distressed in Pennsylvania

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Bedford County, PA falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 46.7 — 1849th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks 33rd of 67 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 6 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Bedford County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 63.7 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 63.7
Unemployment Rate 67
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 36
Business Formation Rate 89
Community Vulnerability 49.3
Uninsured Rate 45
Disability Rate 53
Housing Cost Burden 44.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 55
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 47
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 51
Homeownership Rate 29
Rent-to-Income Ratio 40
Income & Poverty 43.5
Poverty Rate 31
Income vs. State Median 68
Child Poverty Rate 32
Debt & Delinquency 32.7
Debt in Collections 34
Medical Debt 33
Student Loan Delinquency 26
Auto Loan Delinquency 44
Credit Card Delinquency 28
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 31

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Bedford County
Bedford County, PA 46.7 Normal
Allegany County, MD 62.6 Elevated +15.9
Blair County, PA 54.0 Elevated +7.3
Cambria County, PA 52.2 Elevated +5.5
Huntingdon County, PA 46.0 Normal -0.7
Somerset County, PA 43.6 Normal -3.1
Fulton County, PA 40.0 Normal -6.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Bedford County
Union County, KY 46.7 Normal 0.0
Manassas city, VA 46.7 Normal +0.0
Adair County, MO 46.6 Normal -0.1
Pontotoc County, OK 46.8 Normal +0.1
Montgomery County, IA 46.6 Normal -0.1

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