Wyoming County, West Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 60.3 | 20,277 people · 12th most distressed in West Virginia

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Wyoming County, WV registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 60.3 — 812th 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 12th of 55 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Wyoming County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 83.0 — worse than roughly 83% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 83.0
Poverty Rate 90
Income vs. State Median 77
Child Poverty Rate 82
Community Vulnerability 70.2
Uninsured Rate 41
Disability Rate 99
Employment & Wages 64.2
Unemployment Rate 90
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 5
Business Formation Rate 98
Debt & Delinquency 62.5
Debt in Collections 84
Medical Debt 80
Student Loan Delinquency 2
Auto Loan Delinquency 86
Credit Card Delinquency 86
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 38
Housing Cost Burden 21.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 23
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 17
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 4
Homeownership Rate 6
Rent-to-Income Ratio 59

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Wyoming County
Wyoming County, WV 60.3 Elevated
Mingo County, WV 68.3 Serious +8.0
McDowell County, WV 68.0 Serious +7.7
Boone County, WV 66.2 Serious +5.8
Logan County, WV 60.9 Elevated +0.6
Mercer County, WV 59.9 Elevated -0.5
Raleigh County, WV 55.0 Elevated -5.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Wyoming County
Jefferson County, OR 60.3 Elevated 0.0
Erath County, TX 60.4 Elevated +0.0
Rio Grande County, CO 60.4 Elevated +0.0
Wright County, MO 60.3 Elevated -0.1
Alleghany County, NC 60.5 Elevated +0.1

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