Choctaw County, Alabama

County Distress Index: Elevated · 58.1 | 12,252 people · 27th most distressed in Alabama

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Choctaw County, AL registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 58.1 — 978th 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 27th of 67 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Choctaw County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 87.7 — worse than roughly 88% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 87.7
Poverty Rate 95
Income vs. State Median 73
Child Poverty Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 83.0
Debt in Collections 95
Medical Debt 43
Student Loan Delinquency 95
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 85
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 84
Community Vulnerability 72.4
Uninsured Rate 51
Disability Rate 93
Housing Cost Burden 28.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 23
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 64
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 12
Homeownership Rate 10
Rent-to-Income Ratio 36
Employment & Wages 18.7
Unemployment Rate 30
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 5
Business Formation Rate 21

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Choctaw County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Choctaw County
Choctaw County, AL 58.1 Elevated
Wayne County, MS 69.2 Serious +11.1
Sumter County, AL 67.8 Serious +9.7
Lauderdale County, MS 65.0 Serious +6.9
Marengo County, AL 63.9 Elevated +5.7
Clarke County, MS 63.8 Elevated +5.7
Clarke County, AL 57.4 Elevated -0.7
Washington County, AL 44.3 Normal -13.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Choctaw County
Caswell County, NC 58.1 Elevated -0.0
Union County, OR 58.1 Elevated -0.0
Owyhee County, ID 58.1 Elevated +0.0
Gogebic County, MI 58.1 Elevated -0.0
Henderson County, TN 58.1 Elevated -0.0

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