Logan County, West Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 60.9 | 30,827 people · 11th most distressed in West Virginia

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Logan County, WV registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 60.9 — 764th 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 11th of 55 counties. Among its 4 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Logan County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 76.4 — worse than roughly 76% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 76.4
Poverty Rate 84
Income vs. State Median 71
Child Poverty Rate 75
Community Vulnerability 68.6
Uninsured Rate 38
Disability Rate 99
Debt & Delinquency 65.9
Debt in Collections 92
Medical Debt 90
Student Loan Delinquency 4
Auto Loan Delinquency 92
Credit Card Delinquency 91
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 26
Employment & Wages 59.2
Unemployment Rate 85
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 4
Business Formation Rate 89
Housing Cost Burden 34.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 24
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 47
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 11
Homeownership Rate 37
Rent-to-Income Ratio 53

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Logan County
Logan County, WV 60.9 Elevated
Mingo County, WV 68.3 Serious +7.4
Boone County, WV 66.2 Serious +5.2
Lincoln County, WV 64.9 Elevated +3.9
Wyoming County, WV 60.3 Elevated -0.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Logan County
Northampton County, VA 60.9 Elevated 0.0
Mecosta County, MI 60.9 Elevated +0.0
Glenn County, CA 60.9 Elevated -0.1
Gilchrist County, FL 60.8 Elevated -0.1
Russell County, KY 60.8 Elevated -0.1

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