Bullock County, Alabama

County Distress Index: Serious · 70.2 | 9,897 people · 4th most distressed in Alabama

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Bullock County, AL shows significant household financial distress with a score of 70.2 — 204th 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 4th of 67 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Bullock County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 95.0 — worse than roughly 95% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 95.0
Poverty Rate 95
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 87.6
Debt in Collections 95
Medical Debt 71
Student Loan Delinquency 75
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 95
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 95
Housing Cost Burden 86.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 71
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 95
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 93
Homeownership Rate 88
Rent-to-Income Ratio 83
Community Vulnerability 63.6
Uninsured Rate 81
Disability Rate 46
Employment & Wages 18.7
Unemployment Rate 5
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 5
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 Bullock County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Bullock County
Bullock County, AL 70.2 Serious
Russell County, AL 73.0 Serious +2.8
Macon County, AL 64.7 Elevated -5.5
Barbour County, AL 64.4 Elevated -5.8
Pike County, AL 62.5 Elevated -7.7
Montgomery County, AL 58.4 Elevated -11.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Bullock County
Jenkins County, GA 70.2 Serious 0.0
Liberty County, FL 70.2 Serious +0.0
Harmon County, OK 70.2 Serious +0.0
Costilla County, CO 70.1 Serious -0.1
Webster County, WV 70.3 Serious +0.1

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