Tioga County, Pennsylvania

County Distress Index: Elevated · 50.7 | 40,840 people · 24th most distressed in Pennsylvania

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Tioga County, PA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 50.7 — 1538th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where unemployment is elevated, wages are low relative to housing costs, and business formation lags. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks 24th 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. Tioga County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 68.5 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 68.5
Unemployment Rate 67
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 48
Business Formation Rate 91
Community Vulnerability 52.4
Uninsured Rate 34
Disability Rate 71
Income & Poverty 49.2
Poverty Rate 46
Income vs. State Median 50
Child Poverty Rate 52
Housing Cost Burden 44.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 47
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 49
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 51
Homeownership Rate 37
Rent-to-Income Ratio 40
Debt & Delinquency 38.7
Debt in Collections 41
Medical Debt 64
Student Loan Delinquency 43
Auto Loan Delinquency 30
Credit Card Delinquency 33
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 21

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Tioga County
Tioga County, PA 50.7 Elevated
Chemung County, NY 58.4 Elevated +7.6
Lycoming County, PA 55.8 Elevated +5.0
Potter County, PA 46.3 Normal -4.4
Steuben County, NY 46.0 Normal -4.8
Bradford County, PA 43.1 Normal -7.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Tioga County
Mason County, IL 50.7 Elevated 0.0
Kittitas County, WA 50.7 Elevated 0.0
Fulton County, IN 50.8 Elevated +0.0
Henderson County, KY 50.8 Elevated +0.0
Greene County, IN 50.8 Elevated +0.0

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