Norton city, Virginia

County Distress Index: Serious · 70.0 | 3,492 people · 8th most distressed in Virginia

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Norton city, VA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 70.0 — 213th 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 8th of 133 counties. It scores higher than all 1 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Norton city's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 90.9 — worse than roughly 91% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 90.9
Poverty Rate 88
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 90
Community Vulnerability 74.4
Uninsured Rate 54
Disability Rate 95
Housing Cost Burden 68.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 62
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 95
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 95
Rent-to-Income Ratio 83
Employment & Wages 63.0
Unemployment Rate 64
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 41
Business Formation Rate 85
Debt & Delinquency 53.5
Debt in Collections 88
Medical Debt 45
Student Loan Delinquency 47
Auto Loan Delinquency 29
Credit Card Delinquency 53
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 57

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Norton city compares to its 1 neighboring county and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Norton city
Norton city, VA 70.0 Serious
Wise County, VA 63.5 Elevated -6.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Norton city
Costilla County, CO 70.1 Serious +0.1
Bullock County, AL 70.2 Serious +0.2
Jenkins County, GA 70.2 Serious +0.2
Liberty County, FL 70.2 Serious +0.3
Harmon County, OK 70.2 Serious +0.3

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