Bristol city, Virginia

County Distress Index: Serious · 75.2 | 16,807 people · 2nd most distressed in Virginia

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Bristol city, VA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 75.2 — 63rd 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 2nd of 133 counties. It scores higher than all 2 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Bristol city's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 92.5 — worse than roughly 93% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 92.5
Poverty Rate 91
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 92
Community Vulnerability 79.2
Uninsured Rate 72
Disability Rate 86
Housing Cost Burden 75.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 58
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 80
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 58
Homeownership Rate 88
Rent-to-Income Ratio 90
Debt & Delinquency 71.2
Debt in Collections 82
Medical Debt 43
Student Loan Delinquency 52
Auto Loan Delinquency 83
Credit Card Delinquency 85
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 82
Employment & Wages 58.0
Unemployment Rate 45
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 64
Business Formation Rate 65

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Bristol city compares to its 2 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Bristol city
Bristol city, VA 75.2 Serious
Sullivan County, TN 55.4 Elevated -19.7
Washington County, VA 52.8 Elevated -22.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Bristol city
Ware County, GA 75.3 Serious +0.1
Barnwell County, SC 74.9 Serious -0.2
St. Francis County, AR 74.9 Serious -0.3
Crisp County, GA 75.4 Serious +0.3
Luna County, NM 75.4 Serious +0.3

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