Hamblen County, Tennessee

County Distress Index: Serious · 67.5 | 66,216 people · 12th most distressed in Tennessee

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Hamblen County, TN shows significant household financial distress with a score of 67.5 — 339th 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 12th 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. Hamblen County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 81.2 — worse than roughly 81% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 81.2
Uninsured Rate 84
Disability Rate 79
Debt & Delinquency 72.0
Debt in Collections 81
Medical Debt 98
Student Loan Delinquency 44
Auto Loan Delinquency 63
Credit Card Delinquency 57
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 89
Income & Poverty 66.9
Poverty Rate 75
Income vs. State Median 58
Child Poverty Rate 68
Housing Cost Burden 59.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 71
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 54
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 18
Homeownership Rate 77
Rent-to-Income Ratio 76
Employment & Wages 58.4
Unemployment Rate 38
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 64
Business Formation Rate 74

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Hamblen County
Hamblen County, TN 67.5 Serious
Cocke County, TN 75.6 Serious +8.1
Hawkins County, TN 62.2 Elevated -5.3
Greene County, TN 58.6 Elevated -8.9
Grainger County, TN 54.8 Elevated -12.8
Jefferson County, TN 53.8 Elevated -13.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Hamblen County
Liberty County, TX 67.5 Serious -0.0
Liberty County, GA 67.5 Serious -0.1
Yuba County, CA 67.6 Serious +0.1
Lowndes County, GA 67.7 Serious +0.1
Nye County, NV 67.4 Serious -0.1

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