Franklin city, Virginia

County Distress Index: Serious · 65.4 | 8,339 people · 14th most distressed in Virginia

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Franklin city, VA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 65.4 — 476th 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 14th 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. Franklin city's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 88.4 — worse than roughly 88% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 88.4
Poverty Rate 85
Income vs. State Median 88
Child Poverty Rate 92
Debt & Delinquency 76.3
Debt in Collections 95
Medical Debt 37
Student Loan Delinquency 47
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 95
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 88
Housing Cost Burden 73.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 47
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 83
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 73
Homeownership Rate 95
Rent-to-Income Ratio 71
Employment & Wages 54.2
Unemployment Rate 74
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 81
Business Formation Rate 7
Community Vulnerability 34.5
Uninsured Rate 5
Disability Rate 64

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Franklin city
Franklin city, VA 65.4 Serious
Southampton County, VA 51.0 Elevated -14.5
Isle of Wight County, VA 36.9 Normal -28.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Franklin city
Woodruff County, AR 65.3 Serious -0.1
Lowndes County, AL 65.3 Serious -0.1
Alexander County, IL 65.3 Serious -0.2
Elliott County, KY 65.2 Serious -0.2
Guadalupe County, NM 65.6 Serious +0.2

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