Wyoming County, Pennsylvania

County Distress Index: Normal · 40.8 | 25,902 people · 52nd most distressed in Pennsylvania

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Wyoming County, PA falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 40.8 — 2304th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks 52nd of 67 counties. It scores lower than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Wyoming County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 56.9 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 56.9
Unemployment Rate 58
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 46
Business Formation Rate 66
Housing Cost Burden 46.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 21
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 37
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 76
Homeownership Rate 37
Rent-to-Income Ratio 63
Income & Poverty 43.3
Poverty Rate 49
Income vs. State Median 35
Child Poverty Rate 45
Debt & Delinquency 37.9
Debt in Collections 35
Medical Debt 59
Student Loan Delinquency 31
Auto Loan Delinquency 50
Credit Card Delinquency 36
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 16
Community Vulnerability 19.4
Uninsured Rate 5
Disability Rate 34

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Wyoming County
Wyoming County, PA 40.8 Normal
Luzerne County, PA 60.9 Elevated +20.1
Lackawanna County, PA 58.3 Elevated +17.4
Susquehanna County, PA 43.5 Normal +2.7
Bradford County, PA 43.1 Normal +2.3
Sullivan County, PA 43.1 Normal +2.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Wyoming County
Kandiyohi County, MN 40.8 Normal 0.0
Harvey County, KS 40.8 Normal +0.0
Jersey County, IL 40.9 Normal +0.0
Grant County, AR 40.9 Normal +0.1
Henry County, IA 40.9 Normal +0.1

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