Kenedy County, Texas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 54.7 | 343 people · 162nd most distressed in Texas

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Kenedy County, TX registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 54.7 — 1231st 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 Texas, it ranks 162nd of 254 counties. It scores lower than all 4 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Kenedy County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 73.3 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 73.3
Poverty Rate 61
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 64
Debt & Delinquency 70.8
Debt in Collections 86
Medical Debt 87
Student Loan Delinquency 80
Auto Loan Delinquency 74
Credit Card Delinquency 73
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 25
Community Vulnerability 50.0
Uninsured Rate 5
Disability Rate 95
Housing Cost Burden 40.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 5
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 95
Rent-to-Income Ratio 92
Employment & Wages 39.1
Unemployment Rate 95
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 6
Business Formation Rate 17

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Kenedy County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Kenedy County
Kenedy County, TX 54.7 Elevated
Brooks County, TX 76.2 Serious +21.5
Kleberg County, TX 75.5 Serious +20.8
Hidalgo County, TX 72.4 Serious +17.7
Willacy County, TX 72.4 Serious +17.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Kenedy County
Piute County, UT 54.7 Elevated +0.0
Wrangell City and Borough, AK 54.8 Elevated +0.1
Robertson County, KY 54.6 Elevated -0.1
Greenwood County, KS 54.6 Elevated -0.1
Gallatin County, KY 54.9 Elevated +0.2

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