Financial Stress · West Virginia
West Virginia — financial stress by county
The Financial Stress Index (FSI) combines renter cost burden, eviction rate, and debt in collections into a 0–100 score. 53 of 55 West Virginia counties have all three inputs and receive a score. The state average FSI across reporting counties is 56.4. Cabell, WV has the highest score at 84.
Data note: The eviction rate component draws from the Princeton Eviction Lab's last national county release (2018). Post-pandemic eviction trends are not reflected in these scores — counties with high pre-2020 eviction activity may score differently if updated data were available. Rent burden and debt figures use 2024 ACS and Urban Institute data.
National comparison · West Virginia
How does West Virginia compare nationally?
Among states with reliable FSI coverage (≥60% of counties scored), West Virginia ranks #11 of 36 states. The state average FSI of 56.4 is 7% above the national average FSI of 52.6.
West Virginia ranks #7 of 12 in the Southeast by average FSI score.
Top 10 — Most Stressed Counties
Counties in West Virginia ranked by FSI score
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Financial stress — compare with other states
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