Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
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Lehigh County, PA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 52.3 — 1432nd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where a large share of households spend more than 30% of income on housing. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks 17th 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. Lehigh County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 88.6 — worse than roughly 89% of U.S. counties.
Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.
Neighbors and Peers
How Lehigh County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.
Neighboring Counties
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Lehigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh County, PA | 52.3 | Elevated | — |
| Carbon County, PA | 54.6 | Elevated | +2.3 |
| Berks County, PA | 53.7 | Elevated | +1.4 |
| Schuylkill County, PA | 52.7 | Elevated | +0.4 |
| Northampton County, PA | 44.5 | Normal | -7.8 |
| Bucks County, PA | 29.8 | Healthy | -22.5 |
| Montgomery County, PA | 26.9 | Healthy | -25.5 |
Population Peers
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Lehigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union County, NJ | 52.5 | Elevated | +0.2 |
| Erie County, PA | 52.1 | Elevated | -0.2 |
| Bernalillo County, NM | 52.8 | Elevated | +0.5 |
| Gwinnett County, GA | 52.8 | Elevated | +0.5 |
| Hamilton County, TN | 51.7 | Elevated | -0.6 |
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