Hutchinson County, Texas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 53.9 | 20,033 people · 168th most distressed in Texas

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Hutchinson County, TX registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 53.9 — 1298th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Texas, it ranks 168th of 254 counties. It scores higher than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Hutchinson County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 76.0 — worse than roughly 76% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 76.0
Debt in Collections 95
Medical Debt 100
Student Loan Delinquency 93
Auto Loan Delinquency 68
Credit Card Delinquency 85
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 15
Community Vulnerability 74.9
Uninsured Rate 87
Disability Rate 63
Employment & Wages 47.0
Unemployment Rate 64
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 1
Business Formation Rate 76
Income & Poverty 44.7
Poverty Rate 56
Income vs. State Median 33
Child Poverty Rate 45
Housing Cost Burden 27.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 32
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 42
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 25
Homeownership Rate 15
Rent-to-Income Ratio 20

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Hutchinson County
Hutchinson County, TX 53.9 Elevated
Moore County, TX 51.5 Elevated -2.4
Hansford County, TX 47.0 Normal -6.9
Sherman County, TX 45.8 Normal -8.2
Roberts County, TX 45.0 Normal -8.9
Carson County, TX 35.7 Normal -18.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Hutchinson County
Jennings County, IN 53.9 Elevated 0.0
Taylor County, KY 53.9 Elevated +0.0
Lincoln County, KY 54.0 Elevated +0.0
Bandera County, TX 54.0 Elevated +0.1
Allen County, KS 53.9 Elevated -0.1

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