Carroll County, Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 59.5 | 29,239 people · 35th most distressed in Virginia

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Carroll County, VA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 59.5 — 873rd 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 35th of 133 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 6 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Carroll County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 75.4 — worse than roughly 75% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 75.4
Poverty Rate 68
Income vs. State Median 88
Child Poverty Rate 70
Employment & Wages 65.3
Unemployment Rate 55
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 64
Business Formation Rate 76
Community Vulnerability 60.5
Uninsured Rate 56
Disability Rate 65
Debt & Delinquency 60.1
Debt in Collections 60
Medical Debt 20
Student Loan Delinquency 69
Auto Loan Delinquency 89
Credit Card Delinquency 65
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 58
Housing Cost Burden 36.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 14
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 51
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 42
Homeownership Rate 30
Rent-to-Income Ratio 44

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Carroll County
Carroll County, VA 59.5 Elevated
Grayson County, VA 59.9 Elevated +0.4
Galax city, VA 57.7 Elevated -1.8
Pulaski County, VA 57.7 Elevated -1.8
Patrick County, VA 55.8 Elevated -3.7
Wythe County, VA 52.5 Elevated -7.0
Surry County, NC 51.7 Elevated -7.8
Floyd County, VA 37.7 Normal -21.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Carroll County
Douglas County, MO 59.5 Elevated +0.1
Brooke County, WV 59.5 Elevated +0.1
Gray County, TX 59.6 Elevated +0.1
Jackson County, TX 59.4 Elevated -0.1
Perquimans County, NC 59.6 Elevated +0.1

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