Houston County, Tennessee

County Distress Index: Elevated · 58.4 | 8,393 people · 51st most distressed in Tennessee

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Houston County, TN registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 58.4 — 944th 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 51st 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. Houston County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 78.3 — worse than roughly 78% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 78.3
Uninsured Rate 80
Disability Rate 76
Income & Poverty 66.1
Poverty Rate 73
Income vs. State Median 53
Child Poverty Rate 72
Employment & Wages 65.8
Unemployment Rate 52
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 54
Business Formation Rate 91
Debt & Delinquency 56.1
Debt in Collections 52
Medical Debt 75
Student Loan Delinquency 63
Auto Loan Delinquency 5
Credit Card Delinquency 72
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 69
Housing Cost Burden 26.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 14
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 27
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 42
Homeownership Rate 14
Rent-to-Income Ratio 33

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Houston County
Houston County, TN 58.4 Elevated
Benton County, TN 58.8 Elevated +0.4
Montgomery County, TN 54.2 Elevated -4.3
Humphreys County, TN 48.2 Normal -10.2
Dickson County, TN 45.0 Normal -13.4
Stewart County, TN 44.7 Normal -13.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Houston County
Saguache County, CO 58.4 Elevated -0.0
Glascock County, GA 58.3 Elevated -0.1
Cameron County, PA 58.6 Elevated +0.2
Childress County, TX 58.3 Elevated -0.2
Conejos County, CO 58.7 Elevated +0.3

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