Harrison County, Texas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 63.7 | 70,895 people · 84th most distressed in Texas

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Harrison County, TX registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 63.7 — 577th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Texas, it ranks 84th of 254 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 6 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Harrison County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 76.6 — worse than roughly 77% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 76.6
Uninsured Rate 87
Disability Rate 66
Debt & Delinquency 74.6
Debt in Collections 92
Medical Debt 99
Student Loan Delinquency 93
Auto Loan Delinquency 58
Credit Card Delinquency 65
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 40
Income & Poverty 63.0
Poverty Rate 74
Income vs. State Median 41
Child Poverty Rate 74
Housing Cost Burden 56.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 67
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 58
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 33
Homeownership Rate 47
Rent-to-Income Ratio 75
Employment & Wages 48.4
Unemployment Rate 64
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 45
Business Formation Rate 37

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Harrison County
Harrison County, TX 63.7 Elevated
Marion County, TX 71.7 Serious +7.9
Caddo Parish, LA 70.7 Serious +7.0
Gregg County, TX 65.1 Serious +1.4
Upshur County, TX 63.4 Elevated -0.3
Rusk County, TX 59.1 Elevated -4.6
Panola County, TX 55.8 Elevated -8.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Harrison County
Newton County, GA 63.8 Elevated +0.1
Forrest County, MS 63.6 Elevated -0.1
Wayne County, IN 63.9 Elevated +0.2
Cabell County, WV 63.5 Elevated -0.2
Jackson County, IL 63.9 Elevated +0.2

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