Bath County, Virginia

County Distress Index: Healthy · 33.1 | 4,051 people · 115th most distressed in Virginia

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Bath County, VA ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 33.1 — 2755th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where household incomes are relatively strong and poverty rates are low. Within Virginia, it ranks 115th of 133 counties. It scores lower than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Bath County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 42.6 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 42.6
Poverty Rate 24
Income vs. State Median 68
Child Poverty Rate 36
Employment & Wages 40.0
Unemployment Rate 16
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 12
Business Formation Rate 92
Debt & Delinquency 31.7
Debt in Collections 29
Medical Debt 21
Student Loan Delinquency 47
Auto Loan Delinquency 62
Credit Card Delinquency 9
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 22
Housing Cost Burden 30.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 22
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 45
Homeownership Rate 45
Rent-to-Income Ratio 33
Community Vulnerability 21.0
Uninsured Rate 5
Disability Rate 37

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Bath County
Bath County, VA 33.1 Healthy
Greenbrier County, WV 57.3 Elevated +24.2
Alleghany County, VA 51.6 Elevated +18.5
Pocahontas County, WV 50.2 Elevated +17.1
Highland County, VA 46.3 Normal +13.3
Rockbridge County, VA 40.1 Normal +7.0
Augusta County, VA 37.6 Normal +4.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Bath County
Brule County, SD 33.0 Healthy -0.0
Day County, SD 33.0 Healthy -0.0
Adams County, ND 33.1 Healthy +0.1
Clark County, KS 33.2 Healthy +0.2
Warren County, IN 33.2 Healthy +0.2

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