Blair County, Pennsylvania

County Distress Index: Elevated · 54.0 | 120,273 people · 11th most distressed in Pennsylvania

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Blair County, PA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 54.0 — 1291st nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks 11th of 67 counties. It scores higher than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Blair County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 64.1 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 64.1
Unemployment Rate 49
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 56
Business Formation Rate 88
Income & Poverty 62.6
Poverty Rate 57
Income vs. State Median 80
Child Poverty Rate 51
Housing Cost Burden 62.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 72
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 47
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 52
Homeownership Rate 60
Rent-to-Income Ratio 79
Debt & Delinquency 42.4
Debt in Collections 48
Medical Debt 38
Student Loan Delinquency 42
Auto Loan Delinquency 40
Credit Card Delinquency 62
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 23
Community Vulnerability 38.7
Uninsured Rate 27
Disability Rate 50

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Blair County
Blair County, PA 54.0 Elevated
Cambria County, PA 52.2 Elevated -1.8
Clearfield County, PA 50.0 Normal -4.0
Bedford County, PA 46.7 Normal -7.3
Huntingdon County, PA 46.0 Normal -7.9
Centre County, PA 42.7 Normal -11.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Blair County
Vanderburgh County, IN 54.0 Elevated 0.0
Barrow County, GA 54.0 Elevated -0.0
Coffee County, TN 54.0 Elevated +0.0
Lea County, NM 53.9 Elevated -0.0
Yavapai County, AZ 54.0 Elevated +0.1

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