Greene County, Tennessee

County Distress Index: Elevated · 58.6 | 72,577 people · 49th most distressed in Tennessee

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Greene County, TN registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 58.6 — 928th 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 49th 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. Greene County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 77.7 — worse than roughly 78% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 77.7
Uninsured Rate 65
Disability Rate 90
Debt & Delinquency 63.2
Debt in Collections 66
Medical Debt 88
Student Loan Delinquency 35
Auto Loan Delinquency 59
Credit Card Delinquency 58
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 74
Income & Poverty 61.8
Poverty Rate 60
Income vs. State Median 65
Child Poverty Rate 60
Employment & Wages 57.6
Unemployment Rate 74
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 20
Business Formation Rate 78
Housing Cost Burden 32.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 18
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 24
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 35
Homeownership Rate 42
Rent-to-Income Ratio 45

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Greene County
Greene County, TN 58.6 Elevated
Cocke County, TN 75.6 Serious +17.0
Hamblen County, TN 67.5 Serious +8.9
Unicoi County, TN 64.4 Elevated +5.8
Hawkins County, TN 62.2 Elevated +3.6
Washington County, TN 55.3 Elevated -3.3
Madison County, NC 54.1 Elevated -4.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Greene County
St. Martin Parish, LA 58.6 Elevated -0.0
Somerset County, ME 58.7 Elevated +0.1
Chautauqua County, NY 58.5 Elevated -0.1
Cherokee County, SC 58.4 Elevated -0.2
Montgomery County, AL 58.4 Elevated -0.2

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