Cannon County, Tennessee

County Distress Index: Elevated · 59.6 | 15,063 people · 46th most distressed in Tennessee

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Cannon County, TN registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 59.6 — 864th 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 46th of 95 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Cannon County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 68.3 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 68.3
Uninsured Rate 67
Disability Rate 69
Employment & Wages 64.9
Unemployment Rate 16
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 95
Business Formation Rate 84
Housing Cost Burden 57.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 39
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 56
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 65
Homeownership Rate 34
Rent-to-Income Ratio 95
Income & Poverty 55.1
Poverty Rate 57
Income vs. State Median 40
Child Poverty Rate 69
Debt & Delinquency 51.9
Debt in Collections 55
Medical Debt 59
Student Loan Delinquency 73
Auto Loan Delinquency 6
Credit Card Delinquency 55
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 63

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Cannon County
Cannon County, TN 59.6 Elevated
Warren County, TN 62.4 Elevated +2.8
DeKalb County, TN 59.9 Elevated +0.3
Coffee County, TN 54.0 Elevated -5.6
Rutherford County, TN 45.3 Normal -14.4
Wilson County, TN 34.1 Healthy -25.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Cannon County
Perquimans County, NC 59.6 Elevated -0.0
Lincoln Parish, LA 59.6 Elevated +0.0
Gladwin County, MI 59.6 Elevated +0.0
Gray County, TX 59.6 Elevated -0.0
Hart County, GA 59.7 Elevated +0.0

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