Conecuh County, Alabama

County Distress Index: Elevated · 64.0 | 11,174 people · 16th most distressed in Alabama

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Conecuh County, AL registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 64.0 — 566th 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 16th of 67 counties. Among its 4 neighboring counties, 3 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Conecuh County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 88.9 — worse than roughly 89% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 88.9
Poverty Rate 95
Income vs. State Median 77
Child Poverty Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 84.3
Debt in Collections 91
Medical Debt 54
Student Loan Delinquency 95
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 76
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 95
Community Vulnerability 67.2
Uninsured Rate 51
Disability Rate 83
Employment & Wages 40.8
Unemployment Rate 41
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 7
Business Formation Rate 75
Housing Cost Burden 38.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 49
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 53
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 47
Rent-to-Income Ratio 39

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Conecuh County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Conecuh County
Conecuh County, AL 64.0 Elevated
Butler County, AL 66.2 Serious +2.2
Escambia County, AL 60.8 Elevated -3.2
Monroe County, AL 59.1 Elevated -4.8
Covington County, AL 56.7 Elevated -7.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Conecuh County
Gallia County, OH 64.0 Elevated +0.0
Malheur County, OR 64.0 Elevated +0.0
Chester County, SC 64.0 Elevated +0.0
Wayne County, TN 64.0 Elevated +0.0
Cross County, AR 64.0 Elevated +0.0

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