Bledsoe County, Tennessee

County Distress Index: Serious · 66.4 | 15,060 people · 16th most distressed in Tennessee

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Bledsoe County, TN shows significant household financial distress with a score of 66.4 — 416th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Tennessee, it ranks 16th of 95 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Bledsoe County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 94.1 — worse than roughly 94% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 94.1
Uninsured Rate 93
Disability Rate 95
Income & Poverty 85.3
Poverty Rate 90
Income vs. State Median 79
Child Poverty Rate 87
Debt & Delinquency 66.6
Debt in Collections 70
Medical Debt 95
Student Loan Delinquency 63
Auto Loan Delinquency 80
Credit Card Delinquency 10
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 82
Employment & Wages 51.4
Unemployment Rate 19
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 40
Business Formation Rate 95
Housing Cost Burden 34.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 13
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 53
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 14
Homeownership Rate 23
Rent-to-Income Ratio 68

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Bledsoe County
Bledsoe County, TN 66.4 Serious
Sequatchie County, TN 71.7 Serious +5.3
Rhea County, TN 60.0 Elevated -6.4
Cumberland County, TN 56.5 Elevated -9.9
Van Buren County, TN 56.1 Elevated -10.3
Hamilton County, TN 51.7 Elevated -14.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Bledsoe County
Holmes County, FL 66.4 Serious +0.0
Polk County, TN 66.3 Serious -0.0
Hempstead County, AR 66.3 Serious -0.1
Greensville County, VA 66.3 Serious -0.1
Thomas County, GA 66.3 Serious -0.1

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