Webster County, West Virginia

County Distress Index: Serious · 70.3 | 8,045 people · 1st most distressed in West Virginia

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Webster County, WV shows significant household financial distress with a score of 70.3 — 196th 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 1st of 55 counties. It scores higher than all 7 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Webster County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 94.8 — worse than roughly 95% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 94.8
Poverty Rate 95
Income vs. State Median 94
Child Poverty Rate 95
Employment & Wages 80.4
Unemployment Rate 92
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 54
Business Formation Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 67.1
Debt in Collections 91
Medical Debt 55
Student Loan Delinquency 54
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 91
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 16
Community Vulnerability 55.1
Uninsured Rate 15
Disability Rate 95
Housing Cost Burden 54.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 50
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 91
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 15
Homeownership Rate 32
Rent-to-Income Ratio 83

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Webster County
Webster County, WV 70.3 Serious
Randolph County, WV 59.1 Elevated -11.2
Greenbrier County, WV 57.3 Elevated -13.1
Braxton County, WV 57.2 Elevated -13.1
Nicholas County, WV 56.4 Elevated -14.0
Lewis County, WV 53.5 Elevated -16.8
Upshur County, WV 53.2 Elevated -17.1
Pocahontas County, WV 50.2 Elevated -20.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Webster County
Catahoula Parish, LA 70.4 Serious +0.1
Liberty County, FL 70.2 Serious -0.1
Harmon County, OK 70.2 Serious -0.1
Swisher County, TX 70.4 Serious +0.1
Bullock County, AL 70.2 Serious -0.1

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