Boone County, West Virginia

County Distress Index: Serious · 66.2 | 20,576 people · 5th most distressed in West Virginia

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Boone County, WV shows significant household financial distress with a score of 66.2 — 431st nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within West Virginia, it ranks 5th of 55 counties. It scores higher than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Boone County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 85.5 — worse than roughly 86% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 85.5
Debt in Collections 96
Medical Debt 98
Student Loan Delinquency 100
Auto Loan Delinquency 81
Credit Card Delinquency 88
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 50
Income & Poverty 80.6
Poverty Rate 88
Income vs. State Median 73
Child Poverty Rate 80
Employment & Wages 60.5
Unemployment Rate 85
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 0
Business Formation Rate 96
Community Vulnerability 59.4
Uninsured Rate 24
Disability Rate 95
Housing Cost Burden 44.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 50
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 84
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 11
Homeownership Rate 23
Rent-to-Income Ratio 56

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Boone County
Boone County, WV 66.2 Serious
Lincoln County, WV 64.9 Elevated -1.3
Logan County, WV 60.9 Elevated -5.2
Wyoming County, WV 60.3 Elevated -5.8
Raleigh County, WV 55.0 Elevated -11.1
Kanawha County, WV 53.2 Elevated -13.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Boone County
Allen Parish, LA 66.2 Serious 0.0
Washington County, FL 66.2 Serious -0.0
Butler County, AL 66.2 Serious +0.0
Chickasaw County, MS 66.2 Serious +0.0
Stone County, AR 66.1 Serious -0.0

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