Potter County, Pennsylvania

County Distress Index: Normal · 46.3 | 15,999 people · 34th most distressed in Pennsylvania

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Potter County, PA falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 46.3 — 1872nd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks 34th of 67 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 6 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Potter County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 64.8 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 64.8
Unemployment Rate 89
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 29
Business Formation Rate 76
Income & Poverty 54.0
Poverty Rate 43
Income vs. State Median 70
Child Poverty Rate 49
Community Vulnerability 52.1
Uninsured Rate 37
Disability Rate 67
Debt & Delinquency 31.3
Debt in Collections 35
Medical Debt 28
Student Loan Delinquency 36
Auto Loan Delinquency 33
Credit Card Delinquency 51
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 5
Housing Cost Burden 29.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 23
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 21
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 44
Homeownership Rate 18
Rent-to-Income Ratio 41

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Potter County
Potter County, PA 46.3 Normal
Cameron County, PA 58.6 Elevated +12.3
Clinton County, PA 58.4 Elevated +12.0
Lycoming County, PA 55.8 Elevated +9.4
McKean County, PA 51.2 Elevated +4.8
Tioga County, PA 50.7 Elevated +4.4
Allegany County, NY 50.1 Elevated +3.8
Steuben County, NY 46.0 Normal -0.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Potter County
Stephenson County, IL 46.3 Normal -0.0
Owen County, IN 46.3 Normal -0.0
Burleson County, TX 46.4 Normal +0.1
Klickitat County, WA 46.5 Normal +0.1
Otsego County, MI 46.5 Normal +0.1

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