Indiana County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 92 counties in Indiana, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 48.2. 9counties are in Serious or Crisis.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26
Indiana Snapshot
92 Counties Scored
48.2 Mean Score
48.9 Median Score
73.0 Marion County Most Distressed
24.2 Hamilton County Least Distressed
9 Serious 33 Elevated 39 Normal 11 Healthy
Zone Distribution Indiana County Map
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Healthy Normal Elevated Serious Crisis
All 92 Indiana counties colored by distress zone. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
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Score Distribution
How Indiana's 92 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.
All Indiana Counties
92 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.
| State Rank | Nat'l Rank | County | Score | Zone | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 265 | Marion County | 73.0 | Serious | Legal Distress |
| 2 | 378 | Vigo County | 70.3 | Serious | Housing Cost Burden |
| 3 | 456 | Delaware County | 68.6 | Serious | Housing Cost Burden |
| 4 | 505 | Fayette County | 67.8 | Serious | Legal Distress |
| 5 | 534 | Lake County | 67.2 | Serious | Legal Distress |
| 6 | 586 | Wayne County | 66.3 | Serious | Legal Distress |
| 7 | 606 | Howard County | 65.8 | Serious | Legal Distress |
| 8 | 609 | Grant County | 65.7 | Serious | Legal Distress |
| 9 | 624 | Madison County | 65.3 | Serious | Legal Distress |
| 10 | 788 | Scott County | 62.7 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 11 | 906 | Miami County | 60.7 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 12 | 949 | Elkhart County | 60.0 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 13 | 962 | St. Joseph County | 59.9 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 14 | 966 | Vanderburgh County | 59.8 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 15 | 971 | Ohio County | 59.8 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 16 | 1,004 | Jennings County | 59.2 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 17 | 1,010 | Clark County | 59.1 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 18 | 1,018 | Washington County | 59.0 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 19 | 1,035 | Blackford County | 58.7 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 20 | 1,046 | LaPorte County | 58.4 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 21 | 1,070 | Cass County | 58.0 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 22 | 1,224 | Tippecanoe County | 55.8 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 23 | 1,243 | Switzerland County | 55.5 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 24 | 1,264 | Shelby County | 55.1 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 25 | 1,317 | Fulton County | 54.4 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 26 | 1,349 | Knox County | 53.8 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 27 | 1,354 | Newton County | 53.8 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 28 | 1,356 | Allen County | 53.7 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 29 | 1,376 | Morgan County | 53.4 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 30 | 1,377 | Sullivan County | 53.4 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 31 | 1,425 | Starke County | 52.5 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 32 | 1,430 | Vermillion County | 52.3 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 33 | 1,435 | Crawford County | 52.3 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 34 | 1,446 | Jefferson County | 52.1 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 35 | 1,450 | Rush County | 52.0 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 36 | 1,456 | Randolph County | 52.0 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 37 | 1,458 | Greene County | 52.0 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 38 | 1,463 | Montgomery County | 51.9 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 39 | 1,488 | Jay County | 51.4 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 40 | 1,493 | Henry County | 51.4 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 41 | 1,494 | Benton County | 51.3 | Elevated | Economic Vitality |
| 42 | 1,517 | Jackson County | 51.1 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 43 | 1,591 | Orange County | 49.7 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 44 | 1,610 | White County | 49.4 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 45 | 1,633 | Brown County | 49.1 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 46 | 1,641 | Lawrence County | 49.0 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 47 | 1,654 | Bartholomew County | 48.9 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 48 | 1,676 | Decatur County | 48.5 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 49 | 1,701 | Monroe County | 48.2 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 50 | 1,758 | Noble County | 47.3 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 51 | 1,759 | Porter County | 47.3 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 52 | 1,760 | Floyd County | 47.3 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 53 | 1,800 | Johnson County | 46.7 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 54 | 1,804 | Clay County | 46.6 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 55 | 1,810 | Kosciusko County | 46.5 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 56 | 1,819 | Parke County | 46.4 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 57 | 1,834 | Clinton County | 46.1 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 58 | 1,871 | Owen County | 45.5 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 59 | 1,925 | Wabash County | 44.5 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 60 | 1,927 | Putnam County | 44.5 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 61 | 1,930 | Hendricks County | 44.5 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 62 | 1,972 | Ripley County | 43.7 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 63 | 1,992 | Perry County | 43.4 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 64 | 1,999 | Pulaski County | 43.3 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 65 | 2,043 | Dearborn County | 42.5 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 66 | 2,083 | Huntington County | 41.7 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 67 | 2,195 | Steuben County | 40.0 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 68 | 2,208 | Wells County | 39.8 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 69 | 2,223 | Martin County | 39.5 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 70 | 2,232 | Pike County | 39.3 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 71 | 2,234 | Jasper County | 39.3 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 72 | 2,285 | DeKalb County | 38.4 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 73 | 2,295 | Harrison County | 38.3 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 74 | 2,310 | Marshall County | 38.0 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 75 | 2,312 | Fountain County | 38.0 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 76 | 2,317 | Daviess County | 37.9 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 77 | 2,324 | Hancock County | 37.8 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 78 | 2,383 | Union County | 36.6 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 79 | 2,393 | Carroll County | 36.5 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 80 | 2,398 | Gibson County | 36.4 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 81 | 2,434 | Warren County | 35.8 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 82 | 2,486 | Adams County | 34.8 | Healthy | Legal Distress |
| 83 | 2,538 | Tipton County | 33.8 | Healthy | Legal Distress |
| 84 | 2,629 | Whitley County | 32.3 | Healthy | Legal Distress |
| 85 | 2,722 | Franklin County | 30.7 | Healthy | Economic Vitality |
| 86 | 2,746 | Posey County | 30.3 | Healthy | Legal Distress |
| 87 | 2,820 | Boone County | 28.6 | Healthy | Legal Distress |
| 88 | 2,839 | Warrick County | 28.2 | Healthy | Legal Distress |
| 89 | 2,912 | Spencer County | 26.5 | Healthy | Legal Distress |
| 90 | 2,959 | LaGrange County | 25.3 | Healthy | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 91 | 2,970 | Dubois County | 24.8 | Healthy | Legal Distress |
| 92 | 2,989 | Hamilton County | 24.2 | Healthy | Legal Distress |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using PCA-weighted percentile-rank scoring across five statistically derived dimensions: Consumer Credit Distress, Housing Cost Burden, Structural Poverty, Economic Vitality, and Legal Distress. A score of 50 means the county falls at the national median. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.
Crisis (≥80) — Among the most distressed counties in the country
Serious (65–80) — More distressed than roughly 80% of counties
Elevated (50–65) — More distressed than roughly half of counties
Normal (35–50) — Near the national median
Healthy (<35) — Less distressed than most counties