Grundy County, Tennessee

County Distress Index: Serious · 71.6 | 13,955 people · 6th most distressed in Tennessee

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Grundy County, TN shows significant household financial distress with a score of 71.6 — 142nd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Tennessee, it ranks 6th 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. Grundy County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 90.5 — worse than roughly 91% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 90.5
Poverty Rate 92
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 84
Community Vulnerability 88.6
Uninsured Rate 82
Disability Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 73.4
Debt in Collections 63
Medical Debt 91
Student Loan Delinquency 63
Auto Loan Delinquency 68
Credit Card Delinquency 78
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 78
Employment & Wages 66.0
Unemployment Rate 58
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 72
Business Formation Rate 68
Housing Cost Burden 39.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 27
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 8
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 67
Homeownership Rate 7
Rent-to-Income Ratio 88

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Grundy County
Grundy County, TN 71.6 Serious
Sequatchie County, TN 71.7 Serious +0.1
Marion County, TN 64.5 Elevated -7.1
Warren County, TN 62.4 Elevated -9.2
Coffee County, TN 54.0 Elevated -17.6
Franklin County, TN 49.8 Normal -21.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Grundy County
Washington County, NC 71.6 Serious +0.0
Knox County, KY 71.5 Serious -0.0
Sequatchie County, TN 71.7 Serious +0.1
Dallas County, AL 71.5 Serious -0.1
Okmulgee County, OK 71.9 Serious +0.3

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