Charles City County, Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 50.7 | 6,610 people · 62nd most distressed in Virginia

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Charles City County, VA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 50.7 — 1539th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency levels sit above the national average. Within Virginia, it ranks 62nd of 133 counties. It scores higher than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Charles City County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 64.7 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 64.7
Debt in Collections 67
Medical Debt 38
Student Loan Delinquency 47
Auto Loan Delinquency 94
Credit Card Delinquency 47
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 95
Employment & Wages 53.6
Unemployment Rate 38
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 89
Business Formation Rate 34
Housing Cost Burden 52.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 38
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 83
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 47
Homeownership Rate 5
Rent-to-Income Ratio 89
Community Vulnerability 47.9
Uninsured Rate 19
Disability Rate 77
Income & Poverty 34.8
Poverty Rate 32
Income vs. State Median 25
Child Poverty Rate 48

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Charles City County
Charles City County, VA 50.7 Elevated
Prince George County, VA 42.1 Normal -8.6
Henrico County, VA 42.1 Normal -8.7
Chesterfield County, VA 38.1 Normal -12.6
Surry County, VA 37.3 Normal -13.4
James City County, VA 35.2 Normal -15.5
New Kent County, VA 26.9 Healthy -23.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Charles City County
Pope County, IL 50.8 Elevated +0.1
Forest County, WI 50.8 Elevated +0.1
Iron County, WI 50.6 Elevated -0.1
Clark County, ID 50.6 Elevated -0.1
Bailey County, TX 50.6 Elevated -0.1

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