Pocahontas County, West Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 50.2 | 7,765 people · 33rd most distressed in West Virginia

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Pocahontas County, WV registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 50.2 — 1582nd 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 33rd of 55 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 6 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Pocahontas County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 83.4 — worse than roughly 83% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 83.4
Poverty Rate 83
Income vs. State Median 88
Child Poverty Rate 79
Community Vulnerability 56.7
Uninsured Rate 26
Disability Rate 88
Employment & Wages 47.0
Unemployment Rate 78
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 54
Business Formation Rate 9
Debt & Delinquency 36.7
Debt in Collections 43
Medical Debt 60
Student Loan Delinquency 54
Auto Loan Delinquency 7
Credit Card Delinquency 37
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 19
Housing Cost Burden 27.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 6
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 28
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 22
Homeownership Rate 7
Rent-to-Income Ratio 73

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Pocahontas County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County, WV 50.2 Elevated
Webster County, WV 70.3 Serious +20.1
Randolph County, WV 59.1 Elevated +8.9
Greenbrier County, WV 57.3 Elevated +7.1
Highland County, VA 46.3 Normal -3.9
Pendleton County, WV 44.6 Normal -5.6
Bath County, VA 33.1 Healthy -17.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Pocahontas County
Schleicher County, TX 50.2 Elevated +0.0
Deer Lodge County, MT 50.2 Elevated +0.0
Oldham County, TX 50.3 Elevated +0.1
Mason County, TX 50.0 Elevated -0.1
Harding County, NM 50.3 Elevated +0.2

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