Mercer County, West Virginia
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Mercer County, WV registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 59.9 — 842nd 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 13th of 55 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.
The Numbers Behind the Score
The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Mercer County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 81.2 — worse than roughly 81% of U.S. counties.
Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.
Neighbors and Peers
How Mercer County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.
Neighboring Counties
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer County, WV | 59.9 | Elevated | — |
| McDowell County, WV | 68.0 | Serious | +8.1 |
| Tazewell County, VA | 63.7 | Elevated | +3.8 |
| Summers County, WV | 62.5 | Elevated | +2.7 |
| Wyoming County, WV | 60.3 | Elevated | +0.5 |
| Raleigh County, WV | 55.0 | Elevated | -4.8 |
| Giles County, VA | 38.8 | Normal | -21.1 |
| Bland County, VA | 35.5 | Normal | -24.4 |
Population Peers
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muskingum County, OH | 59.9 | Elevated | +0.0 |
| Pickens County, SC | 59.8 | Elevated | -0.0 |
| Salem County, NJ | 59.9 | Elevated | +0.1 |
| Tom Green County, TX | 60.0 | Elevated | +0.1 |
| Nash County, NC | 59.7 | Elevated | -0.2 |
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