Clarion County, Pennsylvania

County Distress Index: Normal · 49.0 | 36,970 people · 29th most distressed in Pennsylvania

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Clarion County, PA falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 49.0 — 1676th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks 29th of 67 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Clarion County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 63.8 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 63.8
Unemployment Rate 58
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 49
Business Formation Rate 84
Income & Poverty 58.5
Poverty Rate 56
Income vs. State Median 73
Child Poverty Rate 47
Housing Cost Burden 51.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 54
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 78
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 17
Homeownership Rate 65
Rent-to-Income Ratio 45
Community Vulnerability 36.6
Uninsured Rate 32
Disability Rate 41
Debt & Delinquency 34.1
Debt in Collections 28
Medical Debt 31
Student Loan Delinquency 56
Auto Loan Delinquency 22
Credit Card Delinquency 38
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 29

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Clarion County
Clarion County, PA 49.0 Normal
Jefferson County, PA 55.1 Elevated +6.2
Forest County, PA 54.5 Elevated +5.6
Venango County, PA 49.3 Normal +0.3
Armstrong County, PA 43.1 Normal -5.9
Butler County, PA 29.4 Healthy -19.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Clarion County
White County, GA 49.0 Normal +0.0
Wabash County, IL 49.0 Normal +0.0
Franklin County, NY 49.0 Normal -0.0
Big Horn County, WY 49.0 Normal +0.0
Mitchell County, NC 48.9 Normal -0.1

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