Randolph County, West Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 59.1 | 27,350 people · 15th most distressed in West Virginia

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Randolph County, WV registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 59.1 — 897th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within West Virginia, it ranks 15th of 55 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 6 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Randolph County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 74.0 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 74.0
Debt in Collections 78
Medical Debt 81
Student Loan Delinquency 91
Auto Loan Delinquency 87
Credit Card Delinquency 89
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 19
Income & Poverty 73.9
Poverty Rate 82
Income vs. State Median 62
Child Poverty Rate 79
Employment & Wages 68.5
Unemployment Rate 88
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 45
Business Formation Rate 72
Community Vulnerability 41.7
Uninsured Rate 44
Disability Rate 40
Housing Cost Burden 37.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 35
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 46
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 14
Homeownership Rate 35
Rent-to-Income Ratio 58

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Randolph County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Randolph County
Randolph County, WV 59.1 Elevated
Webster County, WV 70.3 Serious +11.2
Upshur County, WV 53.2 Elevated -5.9
Pocahontas County, WV 50.2 Elevated -8.9
Barbour County, WV 48.9 Normal -10.3
Grant County, WV 47.2 Normal -12.0
Pendleton County, WV 44.6 Normal -14.5
Tucker County, WV 41.4 Normal -17.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Randolph County
Monroe County, AL 59.1 Elevated 0.0
Barton County, MO 59.1 Elevated -0.0
Edgefield County, SC 59.1 Elevated -0.0
Boyd County, KY 59.1 Elevated +0.0
Laclede County, MO 59.1 Elevated -0.0

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