Warren County, Pennsylvania

County Distress Index: Normal · 40.4 | 37,572 people · 53rd most distressed in Pennsylvania

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Warren County, PA falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 40.4 — 2324th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks 53rd of 67 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 7 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Warren County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 60.1 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 60.1
Unemployment Rate 67
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 26
Business Formation Rate 88
Income & Poverty 49.9
Poverty Rate 32
Income vs. State Median 71
Child Poverty Rate 46
Debt & Delinquency 35.9
Debt in Collections 34
Medical Debt 44
Student Loan Delinquency 23
Auto Loan Delinquency 36
Credit Card Delinquency 44
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 34
Community Vulnerability 30.5
Uninsured Rate 11
Disability Rate 49
Housing Cost Burden 25.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 20
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 23
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 12
Homeownership Rate 29
Rent-to-Income Ratio 43

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Warren County
Warren County, PA 40.4 Normal
Chautauqua County, NY 58.5 Elevated +18.1
Cattaraugus County, NY 58.0 Elevated +17.6
Forest County, PA 54.5 Elevated +14.1
Erie County, PA 52.1 Elevated +11.7
Crawford County, PA 51.8 Elevated +11.5
McKean County, PA 51.2 Elevated +10.8
Venango County, PA 49.3 Normal +8.9
Elk County, PA 33.3 Healthy -7.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Warren County
Cheatham County, TN 40.4 Normal +0.0
Windham County, VT 40.3 Normal -0.1
Dickinson County, KS 40.3 Normal -0.1
Garrett County, MD 40.5 Normal +0.1
Monroe County, GA 40.3 Normal -0.1

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