Marion County, Tennessee

County Distress Index: Elevated · 64.5 | 29,382 people · 23rd most distressed in Tennessee

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Marion County, TN registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 64.5 — 532nd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Tennessee, it ranks 23rd of 95 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Marion County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 80.7 — worse than roughly 81% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 80.7
Debt in Collections 74
Medical Debt 81
Student Loan Delinquency 84
Auto Loan Delinquency 59
Credit Card Delinquency 96
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 91
Employment & Wages 71.9
Unemployment Rate 55
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 87
Business Formation Rate 73
Community Vulnerability 71.6
Uninsured Rate 63
Disability Rate 80
Income & Poverty 60.6
Poverty Rate 62
Income vs. State Median 53
Child Poverty Rate 67
Housing Cost Burden 37.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 22
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 26
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 28
Homeownership Rate 20
Rent-to-Income Ratio 94

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Marion County
Marion County, TN 64.5 Elevated
Sequatchie County, TN 71.7 Serious +7.1
Grundy County, TN 71.6 Serious +7.1
Jackson County, AL 55.1 Elevated -9.4
Dade County, GA 54.7 Elevated -9.9
Hamilton County, TN 51.7 Elevated -12.8
Franklin County, TN 49.8 Normal -14.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Marion County
Guernsey County, OH 64.5 Elevated +0.0
Madison County, MO 64.6 Elevated +0.0
Prince Edward County, VA 64.6 Elevated +0.1
Barbour County, AL 64.4 Elevated -0.1
Crawford County, GA 64.6 Elevated +0.1

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