Greenbrier County, West Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 57.3 | 32,149 people · 18th most distressed in West Virginia

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Greenbrier County, WV registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.3 — 1061st 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 18th of 55 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Greenbrier County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 74.5 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 74.5
Poverty Rate 79
Income vs. State Median 77
Child Poverty Rate 68
Housing Cost Burden 59.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 58
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 65
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 52
Homeownership Rate 52
Rent-to-Income Ratio 70
Community Vulnerability 54.6
Uninsured Rate 32
Disability Rate 77
Employment & Wages 51.8
Unemployment Rate 74
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 51
Business Formation Rate 30
Debt & Delinquency 46.0
Debt in Collections 56
Medical Debt 59
Student Loan Delinquency 42
Auto Loan Delinquency 49
Credit Card Delinquency 45
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 24

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Greenbrier County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Greenbrier County
Greenbrier County, WV 57.3 Elevated
Webster County, WV 70.3 Serious +13.1
Fayette County, WV 63.6 Elevated +6.4
Summers County, WV 62.5 Elevated +5.3
Nicholas County, WV 56.4 Elevated -0.9
Monroe County, WV 53.6 Elevated -3.7
Alleghany County, VA 51.6 Elevated -5.7
Pocahontas County, WV 50.2 Elevated -7.1
Bath County, VA 33.1 Healthy -24.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Greenbrier County
Audrain County, MO 57.3 Elevated -0.0
Perry County, OH 57.3 Elevated +0.0
Bath County, KY 57.2 Elevated -0.0
Deaf Smith County, TX 57.2 Elevated -0.0
Franklin County, AL 57.3 Elevated +0.0

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