Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

County Distress Index: Elevated · 53.8 | 45,922 people · 12th most distressed in Pennsylvania

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Mifflin County, PA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 53.8 — 1304th 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 12th of 67 counties. It scores higher than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Mifflin County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 65.5 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 65.5
Poverty Rate 63
Income vs. State Median 67
Child Poverty Rate 67
Community Vulnerability 62.6
Uninsured Rate 81
Disability Rate 44
Employment & Wages 52.6
Unemployment Rate 45
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 24
Business Formation Rate 88
Housing Cost Burden 46.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 36
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 46
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 49
Homeownership Rate 64
Rent-to-Income Ratio 38
Debt & Delinquency 41.6
Debt in Collections 48
Medical Debt 61
Student Loan Delinquency 60
Auto Loan Delinquency 11
Credit Card Delinquency 44
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 26

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Mifflin County
Mifflin County, PA 53.8 Elevated
Huntingdon County, PA 46.0 Normal -7.8
Juniata County, PA 45.9 Normal -7.9
Snyder County, PA 45.1 Normal -8.7
Centre County, PA 42.7 Normal -11.1
Union County, PA 34.7 Healthy -19.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Mifflin County
McDowell County, NC 53.8 Elevated +0.0
Cleburne County, AR 53.8 Elevated -0.0
Prentiss County, MS 53.8 Elevated +0.0
Allen County, KS 53.9 Elevated +0.1
Grimes County, TX 53.7 Elevated -0.1

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