Autauga County, Alabama

County Distress Index: Normal · 42.1 | 60,342 people · 62nd most distressed in Alabama

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Autauga County, AL falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 42.1 — 2205th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Alabama, it ranks 62nd of 67 counties. It scores lower than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Autauga County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 74.1 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 74.1
Debt in Collections 63
Medical Debt 56
Student Loan Delinquency 82
Auto Loan Delinquency 67
Credit Card Delinquency 79
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 98
Community Vulnerability 46.5
Uninsured Rate 44
Disability Rate 49
Income & Poverty 30.2
Poverty Rate 35
Income vs. State Median 10
Child Poverty Rate 45
Housing Cost Burden 30.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 16
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 34
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 36
Homeownership Rate 47
Rent-to-Income Ratio 17
Employment & Wages 29.5
Unemployment Rate 1
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 41
Business Formation Rate 46

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Autauga County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Autauga County
Autauga County, AL 42.1 Normal
Dallas County, AL 71.5 Serious +29.4
Lowndes County, AL 65.3 Serious +23.2
Montgomery County, AL 58.4 Elevated +16.3
Chilton County, AL 54.8 Elevated +12.7
Elmore County, AL 43.1 Normal +1.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Autauga County
Lake County, OH 42.1 Normal -0.0
Newport County, RI 42.0 Normal -0.1
Waupaca County, WI 42.0 Normal -0.1
Clermont County, OH 41.9 Normal -0.2
Blue Earth County, MN 42.3 Normal +0.2

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