Crawford County, Pennsylvania

County Distress Index: Elevated · 51.8 | 82,001 people · 22nd most distressed in Pennsylvania

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Crawford County, PA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 51.8 — 1459th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks 22nd 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. Crawford County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 60.2 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 60.2
Unemployment Rate 58
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 32
Business Formation Rate 90
Community Vulnerability 58.8
Uninsured Rate 56
Disability Rate 61
Income & Poverty 50.1
Poverty Rate 42
Income vs. State Median 60
Child Poverty Rate 48
Debt & Delinquency 47.2
Debt in Collections 40
Medical Debt 37
Student Loan Delinquency 65
Auto Loan Delinquency 47
Credit Card Delinquency 49
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 47
Housing Cost Burden 42.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 45
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 42
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 42
Homeownership Rate 54
Rent-to-Income Ratio 31

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Crawford County
Crawford County, PA 51.8 Elevated
Ashtabula County, OH 68.6 Serious +16.8
Trumbull County, OH 64.7 Elevated +12.8
Erie County, PA 52.1 Elevated +0.3
Mercer County, PA 50.1 Elevated -1.8
Venango County, PA 49.3 Normal -2.5
Warren County, PA 40.4 Normal -11.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Crawford County
St. Clair County, MI 51.9 Elevated +0.0
Oneida County, NY 51.8 Elevated -0.0
Wood County, WV 51.8 Elevated -0.1
DeKalb County, IL 51.7 Elevated -0.1
Erie County, OH 52.0 Elevated +0.1

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