Pulaski County, Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 57.7 | 33,655 people · 45th most distressed in Virginia

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Pulaski County, VA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.7 — 1020th 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 45th of 133 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Pulaski County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 71.6 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 71.6
Poverty Rate 70
Income vs. State Median 69
Child Poverty Rate 75
Debt & Delinquency 61.8
Debt in Collections 55
Medical Debt 24
Student Loan Delinquency 90
Auto Loan Delinquency 57
Credit Card Delinquency 74
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 71
Housing Cost Burden 52.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 44
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 67
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 69
Homeownership Rate 61
Rent-to-Income Ratio 23
Community Vulnerability 52.5
Uninsured Rate 27
Disability Rate 78
Employment & Wages 49.6
Unemployment Rate 45
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 13
Business Formation Rate 90

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Pulaski County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Pulaski County
Pulaski County, VA 57.7 Elevated
Radford city, VA 62.3 Elevated +4.6
Carroll County, VA 59.5 Elevated +1.8
Wythe County, VA 52.5 Elevated -5.2
Montgomery County, VA 43.8 Normal -13.9
Giles County, VA 38.8 Normal -18.9
Floyd County, VA 37.7 Normal -20.0
Bland County, VA 35.5 Normal -22.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Pulaski County
Green County, KY 57.7 Elevated 0.0
Page County, VA 57.7 Elevated +0.0
Colonial Heights city, VA 57.7 Elevated +0.0
Knox County, IL 57.6 Elevated -0.0
Grant Parish, LA 57.6 Elevated -0.0

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