Brooke County, West Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 59.5 | 21,373 people · 14th most distressed in West Virginia

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Brooke County, WV registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 59.5 — 869th 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 14th of 55 counties. Among its 4 neighboring counties, 3 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Brooke County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 76.3 — worse than roughly 76% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 76.3
Debt in Collections 79
Medical Debt 93
Student Loan Delinquency 87
Auto Loan Delinquency 89
Credit Card Delinquency 70
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 40
Employment & Wages 65.5
Unemployment Rate 76
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 23
Business Formation Rate 97
Income & Poverty 57.2
Poverty Rate 55
Income vs. State Median 69
Child Poverty Rate 48
Community Vulnerability 57.1
Uninsured Rate 34
Disability Rate 81
Housing Cost Burden 41.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 58
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 18
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 55
Rent-to-Income Ratio 72

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Brooke County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Brooke County
Brooke County, WV 59.5 Elevated
Jefferson County, OH 60.6 Elevated +1.0
Hancock County, WV 55.7 Elevated -3.8
Ohio County, WV 47.5 Normal -12.1
Washington County, PA 33.1 Healthy -26.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Brooke County
Douglas County, MO 59.5 Elevated 0.0
Gray County, TX 59.6 Elevated +0.0
Perquimans County, NC 59.6 Elevated +0.0
Carroll County, VA 59.5 Elevated -0.1
Cannon County, TN 59.6 Elevated +0.1

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