Wayne County, West Virginia
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Wayne County, WV registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 58.8 — 919th 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 16th of 55 counties. It scores lower than all 7 of its neighboring counties.
The Numbers Behind the Score
The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Wayne County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 68.1 — above the national median.
Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.
Neighbors and Peers
How Wayne County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.
Neighboring Counties
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County, WV | 58.8 | Elevated | — |
| Mingo County, WV | 68.3 | Serious | +9.6 |
| Lawrence County, KY | 68.0 | Serious | +9.3 |
| Lincoln County, WV | 64.9 | Elevated | +6.1 |
| Martin County, KY | 64.0 | Elevated | +5.3 |
| Cabell County, WV | 63.5 | Elevated | +4.8 |
| Lawrence County, OH | 63.0 | Elevated | +4.2 |
| Boyd County, KY | 59.1 | Elevated | +0.4 |
Population Peers
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saline County, MO | 58.8 | Elevated | +0.0 |
| Jefferson County, IL | 58.7 | Elevated | -0.0 |
| Baxter County, AR | 58.8 | Elevated | +0.1 |
| Benton County, TN | 58.8 | Elevated | +0.1 |
| Sabine Parish, LA | 58.7 | Elevated | -0.1 |
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