Anderson County, Tennessee

County Distress Index: Elevated · 57.3 | 80,234 people · 55th most distressed in Tennessee

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Anderson County, TN registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.3 — 1054th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Tennessee, it ranks 55th of 95 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Anderson County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 67.7 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 67.7
Debt in Collections 72
Medical Debt 92
Student Loan Delinquency 68
Auto Loan Delinquency 51
Credit Card Delinquency 49
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 76
Community Vulnerability 67.6
Uninsured Rate 54
Disability Rate 81
Housing Cost Burden 65.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 54
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 68
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 46
Homeownership Rate 66
Rent-to-Income Ratio 93
Income & Poverty 48.4
Poverty Rate 57
Income vs. State Median 36
Child Poverty Rate 52
Employment & Wages 37.4
Unemployment Rate 27
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 22
Business Formation Rate 63

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Anderson County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Anderson County
Anderson County, TN 57.3 Elevated
Campbell County, TN 70.9 Serious +13.5
Scott County, TN 69.2 Serious +11.8
Morgan County, TN 62.4 Elevated +5.1
Union County, TN 61.6 Elevated +4.3
Roane County, TN 48.5 Normal -8.9
Knox County, TN 46.5 Normal -10.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Anderson County
Sebastian County, AR 57.3 Elevated -0.0
Androscoggin County, ME 57.3 Elevated -0.0
Pulaski County, KY 57.4 Elevated +0.0
Medina County, TX 57.3 Elevated -0.0
Aroostook County, ME 57.4 Elevated +0.1

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