Upshur County, West Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 53.2 | 23,529 people · 27th most distressed in West Virginia

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Upshur County, WV registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 53.2 — 1359th 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 27th of 55 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Upshur County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 68.7 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 68.7
Poverty Rate 79
Income vs. State Median 48
Child Poverty Rate 79
Employment & Wages 59.8
Unemployment Rate 83
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 39
Business Formation Rate 57
Housing Cost Burden 53.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 67
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 92
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 32
Homeownership Rate 20
Rent-to-Income Ratio 55
Community Vulnerability 48.9
Uninsured Rate 43
Disability Rate 55
Debt & Delinquency 35.4
Debt in Collections 65
Medical Debt 44
Student Loan Delinquency 9
Auto Loan Delinquency 47
Credit Card Delinquency 31
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 17

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Upshur County
Upshur County, WV 53.2 Elevated
Webster County, WV 70.3 Serious +17.1
Randolph County, WV 59.1 Elevated +5.9
Lewis County, WV 53.5 Elevated +0.3
Barbour County, WV 48.9 Normal -4.3
Harrison County, WV 42.4 Normal -10.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Upshur County
Cortland County, NY 53.2 Elevated -0.0
Pecos County, TX 53.2 Elevated -0.0
Oglethorpe County, GA 53.1 Elevated -0.0
Jackson County, WV 53.1 Elevated -0.1
Knox County, IN 53.3 Elevated +0.1

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