Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

County Distress Index: Elevated · 52.7 | 143,786 people · 16th most distressed in Pennsylvania

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Schuylkill County, PA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 52.7 — 1393rd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks 16th of 67 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Schuylkill County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 60.8 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 60.8
Unemployment Rate 67
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 29
Business Formation Rate 87
Income & Poverty 56.1
Poverty Rate 56
Income vs. State Median 47
Child Poverty Rate 65
Debt & Delinquency 54.6
Debt in Collections 63
Medical Debt 68
Student Loan Delinquency 52
Auto Loan Delinquency 43
Credit Card Delinquency 70
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 31
Community Vulnerability 49.9
Uninsured Rate 32
Disability Rate 68
Housing Cost Burden 42.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 41
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 43
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 54
Homeownership Rate 40
Rent-to-Income Ratio 33

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Schuylkill County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County, PA 52.7 Elevated
Luzerne County, PA 60.9 Elevated +8.2
Carbon County, PA 54.6 Elevated +1.9
Berks County, PA 53.7 Elevated +1.0
Lehigh County, PA 52.3 Elevated -0.4
Dauphin County, PA 49.3 Normal -3.4
Lebanon County, PA 47.1 Normal -5.6
Columbia County, PA 46.3 Normal -6.4
Northumberland County, PA 45.9 Normal -6.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Schuylkill County
Kershaw County, SC 52.7 Elevated +0.0
Colbert County, AL 52.7 Elevated -0.0
Monroe County, FL 52.7 Elevated -0.0
LaPorte County, IN 52.6 Elevated -0.1
Fulton County, NY 52.6 Elevated -0.1

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