Clarke County, Virginia

County Distress Index: Healthy · 33.0 | 15,466 people · 116th most distressed in Virginia

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Clarke County, VA ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 33.0 — 2758th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where a large share of households spend more than 30% of income on housing. Within Virginia, it ranks 116th of 133 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Clarke County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 72.9 — above the national median.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 72.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 90
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 87
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 90
Homeownership Rate 10
Rent-to-Income Ratio 87
Employment & Wages 50.1
Unemployment Rate 30
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 95
Business Formation Rate 25
Community Vulnerability 24.2
Uninsured Rate 28
Disability Rate 20
Debt & Delinquency 12.9
Debt in Collections 19
Medical Debt 14
Student Loan Delinquency 5
Auto Loan Delinquency 9
Credit Card Delinquency 20
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 10
Income & Poverty 5.0
Poverty Rate 5
Income vs. State Median 5
Child Poverty Rate 5

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Clarke County
Clarke County, VA 33.0 Healthy
Berkeley County, WV 44.6 Normal +11.6
Warren County, VA 37.8 Normal +4.7
Frederick County, VA 32.7 Healthy -0.3
Jefferson County, WV 29.2 Healthy -3.8
Fauquier County, VA 28.9 Healthy -4.1
Loudoun County, VA 22.8 Healthy -10.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Clarke County
Lamoille County, VT 33.0 Healthy -0.0
DeKalb County, IN 33.1 Healthy +0.1
Gunnison County, CO 33.1 Healthy +0.1
Spencer County, KY 32.9 Healthy -0.1
Ralls County, MO 32.9 Healthy -0.2

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