Mingo County, West Virginia

County Distress Index: Serious · 68.3 | 22,023 people · 2nd most distressed in West Virginia

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Mingo County, WV shows significant household financial distress with a score of 68.3 — 294th 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 2nd of 55 counties. It scores higher than all 8 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Mingo County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 95.8 — worse than roughly 96% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 95.8
Poverty Rate 98
Income vs. State Median 97
Child Poverty Rate 93
Community Vulnerability 71.6
Uninsured Rate 44
Disability Rate 100
Debt & Delinquency 67.5
Debt in Collections 92
Medical Debt 78
Student Loan Delinquency 2
Auto Loan Delinquency 98
Credit Card Delinquency 89
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 46
Employment & Wages 64.7
Unemployment Rate 95
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 3
Business Formation Rate 97
Housing Cost Burden 42.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 12
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 25
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 22
Homeownership Rate 61
Rent-to-Income Ratio 91

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Mingo County
Mingo County, WV 68.3 Serious
McDowell County, WV 68.0 Serious -0.3
Pike County, KY 66.8 Serious -1.6
Lincoln County, WV 64.9 Elevated -3.5
Martin County, KY 64.0 Elevated -4.3
Buchanan County, VA 63.1 Elevated -5.2
Logan County, WV 60.9 Elevated -7.4
Wyoming County, WV 60.3 Elevated -8.0
Wayne County, WV 58.8 Elevated -9.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Mingo County
Chesterfield County, SC 68.3 Serious -0.0
Houston County, TX 68.3 Serious -0.1
Meigs County, OH 68.3 Serious -0.1
St. Bernard Parish, LA 68.3 Serious -0.1
Washington Parish, LA 68.5 Serious +0.1

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