ABC and the Associated Press has put together a a site that combines Unemployment, Foreclosure and Bankruptcy rates together to form a "Stress Index" that shows how the recession is impacting the country on a county-by-county basis.

Here are how some local counties in PA are faring:

Chester County
Stress Index:  6.35
Unemployment:  6.3%
Foreclosure:  0.20%
Bankruptcy:  0.38%

Montgomery County
Stress Index:  7.21
Unemployment:  6.3%
Foreclosure:  0.56%
Bankruptcy:  0.42%

Delaware County
Stress Index:  7.86
Unemployment:  6.7%
Foreclosure:  0.80%
Bankruptcy:  0.44%

Philadelphia County
Stress Index:  10.56
Unemployment:  9.1%
Foreclosure:  1.09%
Bankruptcy:  0.52%

And for comparison to some of the worst counties in the United States...

Imperial County, California
Stress Index:  30.16
Unemployment:  26.9%
Foreclosure:  3.63%
Bankruptcy:  0.86%

Clark County, Nevada
Stress Index:  19.77
Unemployment:  10.4%
Foreclosure:  8.25%
Bankruptcy:  2.41%

Full information at their site:  http://abcnews.go.com/Business/page?id=7613976