Mason County, West Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 50.4 | 24,765 people · 32nd most distressed in West Virginia

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Mason County, WV registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 50.4 — 1559th 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 32nd of 55 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Mason County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 69.1 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 69.1
Poverty Rate 78
Income vs. State Median 56
Child Poverty Rate 74
Debt & Delinquency 65.4
Debt in Collections 70
Medical Debt 35
Student Loan Delinquency 97
Auto Loan Delinquency 60
Credit Card Delinquency 94
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 37
Employment & Wages 53.5
Unemployment Rate 67
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 2
Business Formation Rate 92
Community Vulnerability 48.5
Uninsured Rate 21
Disability Rate 76
Housing Cost Burden 15.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 9
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 9
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 10
Homeownership Rate 10
Rent-to-Income Ratio 40

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Mason County
Mason County, WV 50.4 Elevated
Meigs County, OH 68.3 Serious +17.8
Gallia County, OH 64.0 Elevated +13.5
Cabell County, WV 63.5 Elevated +13.1
Jackson County, WV 53.1 Elevated +2.7
Putnam County, WV 35.6 Normal -14.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Mason County
Macon County, MO 50.4 Elevated -0.0
Schoharie County, NY 50.5 Elevated +0.0
Noble County, OH 50.5 Elevated +0.0
Henry County, AL 50.5 Elevated +0.0
Jones County, GA 50.5 Elevated +0.0

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