Powhatan County, Virginia

County Distress Index: Healthy · 24.6 | 32,105 people · 129th most distressed in Virginia

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Powhatan County, VA ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 24.6 — 3041st nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Virginia, it ranks 129th of 133 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Powhatan County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 46.7 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 46.7
Unemployment Rate 16
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 93
Business Formation Rate 31
Housing Cost Burden 38.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 44
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 53
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 62
Homeownership Rate 0
Rent-to-Income Ratio 36
Debt & Delinquency 24.7
Debt in Collections 8
Medical Debt 18
Student Loan Delinquency 12
Auto Loan Delinquency 36
Credit Card Delinquency 8
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 66
Community Vulnerability 10.3
Uninsured Rate 15
Disability Rate 5
Income & Poverty 2.6
Poverty Rate 2
Income vs. State Median 3
Child Poverty Rate 3

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Powhatan County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Powhatan County
Powhatan County, VA 24.6 Healthy
Cumberland County, VA 50.0 Normal +25.3
Amelia County, VA 47.1 Normal +22.5
Henrico County, VA 42.1 Normal +17.4
Chesterfield County, VA 38.1 Normal +13.5
Goochland County, VA 13.9 Healthy -10.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Powhatan County
Pitkin County, CO 24.5 Healthy -0.1
Pottawatomie County, KS 24.5 Healthy -0.1
Wasatch County, UT 24.9 Healthy +0.3
Seward County, NE 24.3 Healthy -0.4
Teton County, WY 25.1 Healthy +0.5

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