Hopewell city, Virginia

County Distress Index: Serious · 73.4 | 22,752 people · 3rd most distressed in Virginia

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Hopewell city, VA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 73.4 — 95th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Virginia, it ranks 3rd 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. Hopewell city's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 92.7 — worse than roughly 93% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 92.7
Debt in Collections 92
Medical Debt 76
Student Loan Delinquency 94
Auto Loan Delinquency 99
Credit Card Delinquency 97
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 98
Income & Poverty 91.5
Poverty Rate 86
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 94
Housing Cost Burden 82.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 100
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 100
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 18
Homeownership Rate 96
Rent-to-Income Ratio 100
Employment & Wages 50.8
Unemployment Rate 64
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 78
Business Formation Rate 10
Community Vulnerability 49.1
Uninsured Rate 36
Disability Rate 62

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Hopewell city
Hopewell city, VA 73.4 Serious
Prince George County, VA 42.1 Normal -31.3
Chesterfield County, VA 38.1 Normal -35.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Hopewell city
Avoyelles Parish, LA 73.3 Serious -0.0
Baldwin County, GA 73.3 Serious -0.0
Red River County, TX 73.5 Serious +0.2
Lee County, VA 73.2 Serious -0.2
Macon County, GA 73.6 Serious +0.2

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