Cambria County, Pennsylvania

County Distress Index: Elevated · 52.2 | 130,668 people · 19th most distressed in Pennsylvania

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Cambria County, PA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 52.2 — 1442nd 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 Pennsylvania, it ranks 19th of 67 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Cambria County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 69.9 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 69.9
Unemployment Rate 69
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 50
Business Formation Rate 90
Income & Poverty 57.9
Poverty Rate 47
Income vs. State Median 78
Child Poverty Rate 49
Housing Cost Burden 50.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 52
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 67
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 31
Homeownership Rate 43
Rent-to-Income Ratio 61
Debt & Delinquency 45.4
Debt in Collections 45
Medical Debt 32
Student Loan Delinquency 52
Auto Loan Delinquency 36
Credit Card Delinquency 49
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 59
Community Vulnerability 37.0
Uninsured Rate 5
Disability Rate 69

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Cambria County
Cambria County, PA 52.2 Elevated
Blair County, PA 54.0 Elevated +1.8
Indiana County, PA 53.6 Elevated +1.4
Clearfield County, PA 50.0 Normal -2.2
Bedford County, PA 46.7 Normal -5.5
Somerset County, PA 43.6 Normal -8.6
Westmoreland County, PA 39.3 Normal -12.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Cambria County
Aiken County, SC 52.2 Elevated 0.0
Pike County, PA 52.2 Elevated -0.0
Ellis County, TX 52.1 Elevated -0.0
Lawrence County, PA 52.3 Elevated +0.1
Bartow County, GA 52.3 Elevated +0.1

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