Despite a Surge in New Businesses, Distressed Communities are Still Struggling to Recover Pandemic Job Losses

Feb 25, 2016 · Economic distress is concentrated in the South, Southwest, and Rust Belt. Many of these struggling rural and urban communities are stricken by long-term, structural economic …

Nov 3, 2015 · Today, the Economic Innovation Group is excited to release the beta version of our Distressed Communities Index (DCI) online dashboard — an interactive visualization of …

Oct 25, 2022 · The 10 most distressed counties can be found in Appalachia and the Deep South. McDowell County, WV, ranks as the most economically distressed county in the country, …

Explore Your Community's Economic Well-Being on EIG's Distressed Communities Index (DCI)

The Most Prosperous and Distressed States and Counties in the U.S. Categories: Analysis | Published On: August 30 , 2021 | In Ida’s Path, Some of the Country’s Most Distressed …

Aug 30, 2021 · Nationwide, only 16 percent of the population lives in a distressed zip code. The DCI gauges well-being across seven different metrics covering education, poverty, incomes, …

Oct 29, 2020 · Rural counties in general are much more likely to be economically distressed. 48.2 percent of rural counties are distressed or at risk while just 30.8 percent are prosperous or …

Explore how your community performs on the Distressed Communities Index. Users can visualize how well-being varies across zip codes, counties, and congressional districts. Click on a …

Distressed communities can be thought of as caught in a bad equilibrium outcome, where some economic shift has left the city with declining private activity and a falling tax base.