Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

County Distress Index: Normal · 43.1 | 5,834 people · 49th most distressed in Pennsylvania

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Sullivan County, PA falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 43.1 — 2143rd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks 49th of 67 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Sullivan County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 61.0 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 61.0
Unemployment Rate 55
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 73
Business Formation Rate 55
Income & Poverty 58.8
Poverty Rate 52
Income vs. State Median 64
Child Poverty Rate 60
Debt & Delinquency 34.8
Debt in Collections 31
Medical Debt 54
Student Loan Delinquency 42
Auto Loan Delinquency 13
Credit Card Delinquency 7
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 61
Community Vulnerability 30.9
Uninsured Rate 13
Disability Rate 49
Housing Cost Burden 30.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 27
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 22
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 60
Homeownership Rate 7
Rent-to-Income Ratio 34

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Sullivan County
Sullivan County, PA 43.1 Normal
Luzerne County, PA 60.9 Elevated +17.8
Lycoming County, PA 55.8 Elevated +12.6
Columbia County, PA 46.3 Normal +3.2
Bradford County, PA 43.1 Normal +0.0
Wyoming County, PA 40.8 Normal -2.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Sullivan County
San Juan County, CO 43.2 Normal +0.1
Granite County, MT 42.9 Normal -0.2
Sterling County, TX 42.9 Normal -0.2
Dawson County, MT 43.3 Normal +0.2
Caldwell County, MO 42.8 Normal -0.3

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