Warren County, Tennessee

County Distress Index: Elevated · 62.4 | 42,638 people · 32nd most distressed in Tennessee

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Warren County, TN registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 62.4 — 667th 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 32nd of 95 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Warren County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 76.9 — worse than roughly 77% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 76.9
Poverty Rate 76
Income vs. State Median 83
Child Poverty Rate 72
Community Vulnerability 73.5
Uninsured Rate 72
Disability Rate 75
Debt & Delinquency 68.1
Debt in Collections 61
Medical Debt 53
Student Loan Delinquency 94
Auto Loan Delinquency 83
Credit Card Delinquency 47
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 70
Employment & Wages 49.9
Unemployment Rate 41
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 30
Business Formation Rate 78
Housing Cost Burden 43.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 54
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 15
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 12
Homeownership Rate 67
Rent-to-Income Ratio 70

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Warren County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Warren County
Warren County, TN 62.4 Elevated
Sequatchie County, TN 71.7 Serious +9.3
Grundy County, TN 71.6 Serious +9.2
DeKalb County, TN 59.9 Elevated -2.5
Cannon County, TN 59.6 Elevated -2.8
White County, TN 57.8 Elevated -4.5
Van Buren County, TN 56.1 Elevated -6.3
Coffee County, TN 54.0 Elevated -8.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Warren County
Morgan County, TN 62.4 Elevated +0.0
Clark County, AR 62.4 Elevated +0.0
Curry County, OR 62.4 Elevated +0.0
Laurens County, GA 62.4 Elevated +0.1
Rockcastle County, KY 62.3 Elevated -0.1

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