Pike County, Pennsylvania

County Distress Index: Elevated · 52.2 | 61,247 people · 20th most distressed in Pennsylvania

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Pike County, PA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 52.2 — 1445th 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 20th of 67 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Pike County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 70.5 — above the national median.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 70.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 86
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 96
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 88
Homeownership Rate 2
Rent-to-Income Ratio 80
Employment & Wages 67.6
Unemployment Rate 69
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 97
Business Formation Rate 37
Debt & Delinquency 60.5
Debt in Collections 42
Medical Debt 57
Student Loan Delinquency 69
Auto Loan Delinquency 59
Credit Card Delinquency 66
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 70
Community Vulnerability 38.9
Uninsured Rate 24
Disability Rate 54
Income & Poverty 23.4
Poverty Rate 21
Income vs. State Median 23
Child Poverty Rate 27

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Pike County
Pike County, PA 52.2 Elevated
Monroe County, PA 53.3 Elevated +1.1
Sullivan County, NY 52.4 Elevated +0.2
Orange County, NY 47.1 Normal -5.1
Wayne County, PA 45.6 Normal -6.5
Sussex County, NJ 36.1 Normal -16.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Pike County
Cambria County, PA 52.2 Elevated +0.0
Aiken County, SC 52.2 Elevated +0.0
Ellis County, TX 52.1 Elevated -0.0
Lawrence County, PA 52.3 Elevated +0.1
Berkshire County, MA 52.1 Elevated -0.1

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