Arizona County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 15 counties in Arizona, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 64.4. 12counties are in the two most distressed fifths.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26
Arizona Snapshot
Arizona County Map
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All 15 Arizona counties colored by distress fifth. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
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Score Distribution
How Arizona's 15 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.
All Arizona Counties
15 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.
| State Rank | Nat'l Rank | County | Score | Distress Fifth | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 227 | Apache County | 76.4 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 2 | 233 | Santa Cruz County | 76.2 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 3 | 278 | Navajo County | 74.7 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 4 | 351 | Mohave County | 72.7 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 5 | 468 | Yuma County | 70.0 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 6 | 594 | Gila County | 67.8 | Most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 7 | 638 | Pinal County | 66.9 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 8 | 640 | La Paz County | 66.8 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 9 | 648 | Cochise County | 66.6 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 10 | 793 | Pima County | 64.0 | Second-most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 11 | 848 | Coconino County | 63.0 | Second-most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 12 | 1,189 | Maricopa County | 57.3 | Second-most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 13 | 1,346 | Yavapai County | 54.5 | Middle fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 14 | 1,371 | Graham County | 54.2 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 15 | 2,432 | Greenlee County | 34.6 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using five equal-weighted domains. Each domain averages its member indicators' county ranks, and the composite is the mean of those domain scores. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.