Fulton County, Pennsylvania

County Distress Index: Normal · 40.0 | 14,468 people · 54th most distressed in Pennsylvania

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Fulton County, PA falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 40.0 — 2346th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where income and poverty levels indicate moderate economic strain. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks 54th of 67 counties. It scores lower than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Fulton County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 50.5 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 50.5
Poverty Rate 43
Income vs. State Median 54
Child Poverty Rate 55
Employment & Wages 48.9
Unemployment Rate 45
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 9
Business Formation Rate 93
Community Vulnerability 40.3
Uninsured Rate 18
Disability Rate 63
Debt & Delinquency 33.6
Debt in Collections 41
Medical Debt 46
Student Loan Delinquency 46
Auto Loan Delinquency 30
Credit Card Delinquency 34
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 5
Housing Cost Burden 27.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 13
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 13
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 50
Homeownership Rate 32
Rent-to-Income Ratio 26

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Fulton County
Fulton County, PA 40.0 Normal
Allegany County, MD 62.6 Elevated +22.6
Washington County, MD 53.5 Elevated +13.5
Bedford County, PA 46.7 Normal +6.7
Huntingdon County, PA 46.0 Normal +6.0
Franklin County, PA 45.3 Normal +5.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Fulton County
Jefferson County, WA 40.0 Normal 0.0
Fountain County, IN 40.0 Normal -0.0
Sevier County, UT 40.0 Normal +0.0
Pulaski County, IN 40.1 Normal +0.0
Rockbridge County, VA 40.1 Normal +0.0

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