Barbour County, Alabama

County Distress Index: Elevated · 64.4 | 24,585 people · 15th most distressed in Alabama

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Barbour County, AL registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 64.4 — 535th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Alabama, it ranks 15th of 67 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Barbour County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 91.2 — worse than roughly 91% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 91.2
Poverty Rate 96
Income vs. State Median 82
Child Poverty Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 89.1
Debt in Collections 90
Medical Debt 82
Student Loan Delinquency 80
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 89
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 99
Community Vulnerability 70.5
Uninsured Rate 70
Disability Rate 71
Housing Cost Burden 46.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 30
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 30
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 48
Homeownership Rate 79
Rent-to-Income Ratio 45
Employment & Wages 24.8
Unemployment Rate 23
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 10
Business Formation Rate 42

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Barbour County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Barbour County
Barbour County, AL 64.4 Elevated
Quitman County, GA 76.7 Serious +12.3
Russell County, AL 73.0 Serious +8.6
Stewart County, GA 72.3 Serious +7.8
Bullock County, AL 70.2 Serious +5.8
Clay County, GA 68.0 Serious +3.6
Pike County, AL 62.5 Elevated -2.0
Dale County, AL 54.2 Elevated -10.2
Henry County, AL 50.5 Elevated -14.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Barbour County
Roosevelt County, NM 64.4 Elevated -0.1
Unicoi County, TN 64.4 Elevated -0.1
Marion County, TN 64.5 Elevated +0.1
Guernsey County, OH 64.5 Elevated +0.1
Madison County, MO 64.6 Elevated +0.1

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