Mineral County, West Virginia

County Distress Index: Normal · 39.2 | 26,867 people · 52nd most distressed in West Virginia

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Mineral County, WV falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 39.2 — 2398th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within West Virginia, it ranks 52nd of 55 counties. It scores lower than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Mineral County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 54.1 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 54.1
Unemployment Rate 67
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 6
Business Formation Rate 90
Income & Poverty 41.9
Poverty Rate 53
Income vs. State Median 27
Child Poverty Rate 46
Debt & Delinquency 40.0
Debt in Collections 52
Medical Debt 48
Student Loan Delinquency 68
Auto Loan Delinquency 26
Credit Card Delinquency 34
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 11
Housing Cost Burden 31.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 45
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 73
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 2
Homeownership Rate 21
Rent-to-Income Ratio 17
Community Vulnerability 28.7
Uninsured Rate 16
Disability Rate 41

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Mineral County
Mineral County, WV 39.2 Normal
Allegany County, MD 62.6 Elevated +23.4
Hampshire County, WV 52.5 Elevated +13.3
Hardy County, WV 49.7 Normal +10.5
Grant County, WV 47.2 Normal +7.9
Garrett County, MD 40.5 Normal +1.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Mineral County
Menard County, IL 39.3 Normal +0.1
Greene County, VA 39.1 Normal -0.1
Jasper County, IA 39.1 Normal -0.1
Dare County, NC 39.3 Normal +0.1
Cooper County, MO 39.1 Normal -0.1

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