Frederick County, Virginia

County Distress Index: Healthy · 32.7 | 95,994 people · 117th most distressed in Virginia

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Frederick County, VA ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 32.7 — 2773rd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Virginia, it ranks 117th of 133 counties. Among its 9 neighboring counties, 8 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Frederick County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 49.9 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 49.9
Unemployment Rate 19
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 81
Business Formation Rate 49
Housing Cost Burden 48.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 47
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 49
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 74
Homeownership Rate 29
Rent-to-Income Ratio 45
Debt & Delinquency 30.7
Debt in Collections 22
Medical Debt 22
Student Loan Delinquency 16
Auto Loan Delinquency 28
Credit Card Delinquency 36
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 61
Community Vulnerability 28.5
Uninsured Rate 43
Disability Rate 14
Income & Poverty 5.5
Poverty Rate 5
Income vs. State Median 6
Child Poverty Rate 6

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Frederick County compares to its 9 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Frederick County
Frederick County, VA 32.7 Healthy
Winchester city, VA 57.9 Elevated +25.3
Hampshire County, WV 52.5 Elevated +19.8
Hardy County, WV 49.7 Normal +17.0
Berkeley County, WV 44.6 Normal +11.9
Shenandoah County, VA 40.0 Normal +7.3
Warren County, VA 37.8 Normal +5.1
Morgan County, WV 35.8 Normal +3.1
Clarke County, VA 33.0 Healthy +0.3
Jefferson County, WV 29.2 Healthy -3.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Frederick County
Windsor County, VT 32.7 Healthy 0.0
Johnson County, IN 32.7 Healthy +0.0
Calvert County, MD 32.6 Healthy -0.1
Allegan County, MI 32.6 Healthy -0.1
Chatham County, NC 32.8 Healthy +0.1

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