Calhoun County, West Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 60.9 | 5,959 people · 10th most distressed in West Virginia

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Calhoun County, WV registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 60.9 — 761st 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 West Virginia, it ranks 10th of 55 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Calhoun County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 83.5 — worse than roughly 84% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 83.5
Poverty Rate 89
Income vs. State Median 82
Child Poverty Rate 79
Community Vulnerability 81.5
Uninsured Rate 74
Disability Rate 89
Debt & Delinquency 62.0
Debt in Collections 79
Medical Debt 73
Student Loan Delinquency 54
Auto Loan Delinquency 66
Credit Card Delinquency 90
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 10
Employment & Wages 56.4
Unemployment Rate 95
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 9
Business Formation Rate 65
Housing Cost Burden 21.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 22
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 9
Rent-to-Income Ratio 65

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Calhoun County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Calhoun County
Calhoun County, WV 60.9 Elevated
Clay County, WV 68.1 Serious +7.2
Roane County, WV 57.5 Elevated -3.5
Braxton County, WV 57.2 Elevated -3.7
Gilmer County, WV 53.6 Elevated -7.3
Ritchie County, WV 47.9 Normal -13.0
Wirt County, WV 47.0 Normal -13.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Calhoun County
Todd County, SD 61.0 Elevated +0.0
Reynolds County, MO 60.9 Elevated -0.0
Benton County, MS 61.0 Elevated +0.0
Fall River County, SD 60.9 Elevated -0.0
Chautauqua County, KS 61.0 Elevated +0.1

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