Coffee County, Alabama

County Distress Index: Elevated · 51.6 | 55,643 people · 49th most distressed in Alabama

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Coffee County, AL registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 51.6 — 1474th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Alabama, it ranks 49th 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. Coffee County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 67.8 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 67.8
Uninsured Rate 68
Disability Rate 68
Debt & Delinquency 65.1
Debt in Collections 64
Medical Debt 73
Student Loan Delinquency 56
Auto Loan Delinquency 52
Credit Card Delinquency 47
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 98
Income & Poverty 50.0
Poverty Rate 70
Income vs. State Median 14
Child Poverty Rate 65
Housing Cost Burden 42.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 31
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 56
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 39
Homeownership Rate 73
Rent-to-Income Ratio 14
Employment & Wages 32.1
Unemployment Rate 2
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 42
Business Formation Rate 52

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Coffee County
Coffee County, AL 51.6 Elevated
Geneva County, AL 64.9 Elevated +13.4
Pike County, AL 62.5 Elevated +10.9
Covington County, AL 56.7 Elevated +5.1
Crenshaw County, AL 56.4 Elevated +4.8
Dale County, AL 54.2 Elevated +2.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Coffee County
Alamance County, NC 51.5 Elevated -0.1
Surry County, NC 51.7 Elevated +0.1
DeKalb County, IL 51.7 Elevated +0.2
Wood County, WV 51.8 Elevated +0.2
Oneida County, NY 51.8 Elevated +0.3

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