Bibb County, Alabama

County Distress Index: Serious · 66.0 | 21,868 people · 10th most distressed in Alabama

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Bibb County, AL shows significant household financial distress with a score of 66.0 — 438th 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 10th of 67 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Bibb County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 85.4 — worse than roughly 85% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 85.4
Debt in Collections 92
Medical Debt 76
Student Loan Delinquency 96
Auto Loan Delinquency 86
Credit Card Delinquency 66
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 96
Community Vulnerability 66.6
Uninsured Rate 52
Disability Rate 81
Housing Cost Burden 62.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 78
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 77
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 35
Homeownership Rate 34
Rent-to-Income Ratio 89
Income & Poverty 61.6
Poverty Rate 84
Income vs. State Median 34
Child Poverty Rate 67
Employment & Wages 53.8
Unemployment Rate 3
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 74
Business Formation Rate 84

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Bibb County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Bibb County
Bibb County, AL 66.0 Serious
Perry County, AL 67.1 Serious +1.1
Hale County, AL 66.6 Serious +0.6
Tuscaloosa County, AL 55.5 Elevated -10.5
Chilton County, AL 54.8 Elevated -11.2
Jefferson County, AL 54.5 Elevated -11.4
Shelby County, AL 30.2 Healthy -35.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Bibb County
Falls County, TX 66.0 Serious -0.0
San Jacinto County, TX 66.0 Serious -0.0
Screven County, GA 66.0 Serious -0.0
Calhoun County, MS 66.0 Serious -0.0
DeWitt County, TX 65.9 Serious -0.1

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