Indiana County, Pennsylvania

County Distress Index: Elevated · 53.6 | 83,094 people · 14th most distressed in Pennsylvania

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Indiana County, PA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 53.6 — 1325th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks 14th of 67 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Indiana County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 65.3 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 65.3
Poverty Rate 70
Income vs. State Median 72
Child Poverty Rate 53
Housing Cost Burden 57.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 64
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 65
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 45
Homeownership Rate 66
Rent-to-Income Ratio 46
Employment & Wages 54.8
Unemployment Rate 61
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 14
Business Formation Rate 89
Community Vulnerability 50.6
Uninsured Rate 45
Disability Rate 56
Debt & Delinquency 39.9
Debt in Collections 36
Medical Debt 39
Student Loan Delinquency 45
Auto Loan Delinquency 48
Credit Card Delinquency 42
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 30

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Indiana County
Indiana County, PA 53.6 Elevated
Jefferson County, PA 55.1 Elevated +1.6
Cambria County, PA 52.2 Elevated -1.4
Clearfield County, PA 50.0 Normal -3.6
Armstrong County, PA 43.1 Normal -10.5
Westmoreland County, PA 39.3 Normal -14.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Indiana County
Montcalm County, MI 53.6 Elevated 0.0
Anderson County, SC 53.6 Elevated 0.0
Vermilion Parish, LA 53.6 Elevated -0.0
Penobscot County, ME 53.5 Elevated -0.0
Washington County, MD 53.5 Elevated -0.1

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