Accomack County, Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 57.6 | 33,239 people · 46th most distressed in Virginia

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Accomack County, VA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.6 — 1030th 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 Virginia, it ranks 46th of 133 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Accomack County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 78.0 — worse than roughly 78% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 78.0
Poverty Rate 75
Income vs. State Median 82
Child Poverty Rate 77
Employment & Wages 58.0
Unemployment Rate 76
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 41
Business Formation Rate 56
Community Vulnerability 57.2
Uninsured Rate 60
Disability Rate 54
Debt & Delinquency 50.9
Debt in Collections 53
Medical Debt 17
Student Loan Delinquency 60
Auto Loan Delinquency 72
Credit Card Delinquency 67
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 37
Housing Cost Burden 43.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 26
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 39
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 21
Homeownership Rate 69
Rent-to-Income Ratio 63

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Accomack County
Accomack County, VA 57.6 Elevated
Somerset County, MD 65.5 Serious +7.9
Northampton County, VA 60.9 Elevated +3.4
Middlesex County, VA 48.4 Normal -9.2
Worcester County, MD 47.8 Normal -9.8
Lancaster County, VA 46.9 Normal -10.6
Northumberland County, VA 44.8 Normal -12.8
Mathews County, VA 44.2 Normal -13.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Accomack County
Washington County, ID 57.6 Elevated 0.0
Russell County, VA 57.6 Elevated 0.0
Titus County, TX 57.6 Elevated +0.1
Franklin County, AR 57.5 Elevated -0.1
Grant Parish, LA 57.6 Elevated +0.1

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