Marion County, Texas

County Distress Index: Serious · 71.7 | 9,571 people · 26th most distressed in Texas

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Marion County, TX shows significant household financial distress with a score of 71.7 — 139th 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 26th 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. Marion County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 92.4 — worse than roughly 92% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 92.4
Poverty Rate 90
Income vs. State Median 92
Child Poverty Rate 94
Community Vulnerability 89.6
Uninsured Rate 86
Disability Rate 93
Debt & Delinquency 73.6
Debt in Collections 90
Medical Debt 95
Student Loan Delinquency 80
Auto Loan Delinquency 56
Credit Card Delinquency 52
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 69
Employment & Wages 58.6
Unemployment Rate 89
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 63
Business Formation Rate 24
Housing Cost Burden 44.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 73
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 29
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 7
Homeownership Rate 33
Rent-to-Income Ratio 77

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Marion County
Marion County, TX 71.7 Serious
Caddo Parish, LA 70.7 Serious -1.0
Morris County, TX 70.3 Serious -1.3
Cass County, TX 66.8 Serious -4.8
Harrison County, TX 63.7 Elevated -7.9
Upshur County, TX 63.4 Elevated -8.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Marion County
McCulloch County, TX 71.5 Serious -0.1
Refugio County, TX 71.8 Serious +0.2
Carter County, MO 71.9 Serious +0.2
Hardeman County, TX 71.3 Serious -0.3
Quitman County, MS 72.1 Serious +0.4

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