Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

County Distress Index: Normal · 46.0 | 43,514 people · 36th most distressed in Pennsylvania

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Huntingdon County, PA falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 46.0 — 1898th 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 36th of 67 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Huntingdon County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 70.4 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 70.4
Unemployment Rate 78
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 41
Business Formation Rate 92
Income & Poverty 50.0
Poverty Rate 46
Income vs. State Median 55
Child Poverty Rate 49
Community Vulnerability 38.6
Uninsured Rate 18
Disability Rate 60
Debt & Delinquency 35.6
Debt in Collections 44
Medical Debt 48
Student Loan Delinquency 51
Auto Loan Delinquency 13
Credit Card Delinquency 49
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 9
Housing Cost Burden 35.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 25
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 40
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 60
Homeownership Rate 26
Rent-to-Income Ratio 27

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Huntingdon County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Huntingdon County
Huntingdon County, PA 46.0 Normal
Blair County, PA 54.0 Elevated +7.9
Mifflin County, PA 53.8 Elevated +7.8
Bedford County, PA 46.7 Normal +0.7
Juniata County, PA 45.9 Normal -0.2
Franklin County, PA 45.3 Normal -0.7
Centre County, PA 42.7 Normal -3.3
Fulton County, PA 40.0 Normal -6.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Huntingdon County
Cass County, IA 46.0 Normal +0.0
Morgan County, GA 46.0 Normal -0.1
Clinton County, OH 46.0 Normal -0.1
Brown County, IN 46.1 Normal +0.1
Marshall County, KY 46.2 Normal +0.1

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