Overton County, Tennessee

County Distress Index: Elevated · 52.1 | 23,327 people · 72nd most distressed in Tennessee

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Overton County, TN registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 52.1 — 1446th 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 72nd of 95 counties. It scores lower than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Overton County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 65.1 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 65.1
Debt in Collections 55
Medical Debt 77
Student Loan Delinquency 69
Auto Loan Delinquency 43
Credit Card Delinquency 64
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 81
Income & Poverty 61.8
Poverty Rate 56
Income vs. State Median 72
Child Poverty Rate 57
Community Vulnerability 59.7
Uninsured Rate 50
Disability Rate 70
Employment & Wages 41.9
Unemployment Rate 27
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 40
Business Formation Rate 59
Housing Cost Burden 32.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 29
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 34
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 14
Homeownership Rate 33
Rent-to-Income Ratio 51

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Overton County
Overton County, TN 52.1 Elevated
Clay County, TN 65.8 Serious +13.7
Jackson County, TN 65.1 Serious +13.0
Fentress County, TN 62.8 Elevated +10.6
Pickett County, TN 60.0 Elevated +7.8
Putnam County, TN 55.6 Elevated +3.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Overton County
Union County, IL 52.2 Elevated +0.0
Lincoln County, TN 52.1 Elevated -0.0
Randolph County, IN 52.2 Elevated +0.1
Boone County, AR 52.2 Elevated +0.1
Parke County, IN 52.2 Elevated +0.1

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