Danville city, Virginia

County Distress Index: Serious · 70.0 | 41,837 people · 7th most distressed in Virginia

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Danville city, VA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 70.0 — 211th 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 7th 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. Danville city's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 93.3 — worse than roughly 93% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 93.3
Poverty Rate 93
Income vs. State Median 98
Child Poverty Rate 89
Debt & Delinquency 74.0
Debt in Collections 90
Medical Debt 61
Student Loan Delinquency 31
Auto Loan Delinquency 93
Credit Card Delinquency 96
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 73
Housing Cost Burden 73.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 64
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 78
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 53
Homeownership Rate 99
Rent-to-Income Ratio 75
Community Vulnerability 65.9
Uninsured Rate 58
Disability Rate 74
Employment & Wages 43.3
Unemployment Rate 86
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 21
Business Formation Rate 23

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Danville city
Danville city, VA 70.0 Serious
Caswell County, NC 58.1 Elevated -11.9
Pittsylvania County, VA 52.3 Elevated -17.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Danville city
Howard County, AR 69.9 Serious -0.1
Clarendon County, SC 70.1 Serious +0.1
Miller County, AR 70.2 Serious +0.1
Haywood County, TN 69.8 Serious -0.2
Candler County, GA 69.8 Serious -0.2

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