About two in five adults aged 25 to 54 in Conecuh County, Alabama, are not working
In Conecuh County, 43.5% of adults aged 25 to 54 were not working. That is higher than in 98% of U.S. counties.
More distressed than 97% of U.S. counties.
What drives Conecuh County's score
In Conecuh County, collections and bankruptcy weighs most: the score for collections and bankruptcy is 92.9. Bankruptcy filings ran at 689.1 per 100,000 people (2025), higher than in 95% of U.S. counties. Late payments on loans come next, at 88.5.
The County Distress Index looks at five parts of household money trouble in Conecuh County: jobs, late payments on loans, income and the safety net, collections and bankruptcy, and housing costs. Each part is scored from 0 to 100, and a higher score means worse off than other counties.
Conecuh County is worse off than the typical U.S. county on every measure in the score.
A longer bar means more trouble. See how the county score works.
- 92.9 of 100
Collections and bankruptcy
Biggest factorCredit records, August 2025; bankruptcy filings, 2025
- People with unpaid debt sent to a collector37.6% · August 202590th percentile
- Bankruptcy filings per 100,000 people689.1 · 2025top 5%
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- 88.5 of 100
Late payments
Credit records, August 2025; credit scores, second quarter of 2026
- People with a credit card behind7.2% · August 202575th percentile
- People with a car or retail loan behind14.4% · August 2025top 5%
- People with a subprime credit score62.1% · second quarter of 2026top 5%
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- 81.9 of 100
Jobs
Unemployment through Sep 2026; adults not working, 2020–24 Census survey
- Unemployment rate, average over the latest year4.6% · Oct 2025 to Sep 202668th percentile
- Adults 25 to 54 not working43.5% · 2020 to 2024top 5%
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- 81.3 of 100
Income and safety net
Poverty and income, 2024; disability and insurance, 2020–24 Census survey
- People below the poverty line22.7% · 202493rd percentile
- Children below the poverty line34.0% · 2024top 5%
- People with a disability18.6% · 2020 to 202471st percentile
- People without health insurance8.0% · 2020 to 202451st percentile
- Median household income (lower income, longer bar)$42,886 · 2024top 5%
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- 74.7 of 100
Housing costs
Renters, 2020–24 Census survey; HUD's fair market rents, fiscal year 2027
- Renters paying half their income or more in rent20.2% · 2020 to 202462nd percentile
- Rent on a two-bedroom as a share of the median income25.8% · fiscal year 202786th percentile
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Sources: Urban Institute, Debt in America; Equifax via the St. Louis Fed; Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Table F-5A; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fair Market Rents and Census income; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates. County Distress Index by American Default Research, from data through Sep 2026.
Where the money in Conecuh County comes from
Benefit checks are Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid paid on people's behalf, veterans' benefits, and food and income support, so a high share usually means an older population, low pay, or both. In Conecuh County, 24.9% of residents are 65 or older (Census Bureau, 2024), against 17.2% nationally that year.
Cents of every dollar of income, 2024
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- Pay from work
- Investments and rent
- Benefit checks
In Conecuh County, benefit checks' share of income has more than doubled since 1969, reaching 42.4% in 2024, but pay from work still brings in only a little more than benefit checks
In Conecuh County, Alabama, benefit checks' share of income more than doubled from 1969 to 2024, reaching 42.4%; pay from work is plotted alongside. Every fifth year and 2024 are shown.
- Benefit checks
- Pay from work
The share of households in Conecuh County getting SNAP food aid had its largest rise, from 18.3% in 2010 to 25.7% in 2011.
The share of households in Conecuh County getting SNAP food aid was at its highest on the chart in 2014 and has since fallen by about a third
Low on the chart: 12.0% in 2021. Households getting SNAP, every year; each bar is a five-year survey estimate ending that year, so neighboring bars share most of their data, Conecuh County, Alabama.
How Conecuh County has changed
Conecuh County's population fell by about a third to 11,109, the lowest on the chart
Biggest drop: 1969 to 1974, reaching 15,518. Residents, yearly estimate, every fifth year and 2024, Conecuh County, Alabama.
The number of jobs located in Conecuh County fell most sharply on the way to its 2010 low, from 4,173 in 2005 to 3,239 in 2010.
The number of jobs located in Conecuh County was at its highest on the chart in 1995 and has since fallen by about a quarter
High on the chart: 4,665 in 1995. Yearly average of jobs covered by unemployment insurance, every fifth year and 2025, Conecuh County, Alabama.
| Measure | Then | Now |
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| Unemployment rateBLS LAUS | 1990 9.8% | 2025 4.1% |
| People below the poverty lineCensus SAIPE | 1989 27.4% | 2024 22.7% |
| Median household incomeCensus SAIPE | 1989 $16,284 | 2024 $42,886 |
The table uses 4.1% for 2025; the score uses 4.6% for the latest year (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026), both from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Figures are as each agency published them, not adjusted for prices.
Dated events in Conecuh County's history
1818
Established February 13, 1818. Wikipedia
1882
Tornado in 1882 destroyed all buildings except Episcopal church. Wikipedia
1895
1895 fires destroyed east and west sides of Evergreen business district. Wikipedia
1940
The county's largest recorded population was the 1940 Census count of 25,489. The 2020 Census counted 11,597, 45% of the peak. Census Bureau
1979
Hurricane Frederic declared county disaster area in September 1979. Wikipedia
2001
A thunderstorm in March 2001 did $1.3 million in property damage. NOAA Storm Events Database
2006
A tornado in January 2006 killed one person. NOAA Storm Events Database
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Since 1975
27 federal disaster and emergency declarations have covered Conecuh County, 7 of them for flooding. FEMA
Conecuh County beside its neighbors
Conecuh County scores higher than all four counties that border it. Of the group, Conecuh County gets the largest share of its income from benefit checks (42.4%).
| County | Score | Poverty | Benefit checks |
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| Conecuh County, AL | 97 | 22.7% | 42.4% |
| Monroe County, AL | 95 | 21.2% | 37.4% |
| Butler County, AL | 94 | 20.3% | 32.2% |
| Escambia County, AL | 89 | 19.7% | 34.1% |
| Covington County, AL | 83 | 18.9% | 36.2% |
Distress score: American Default Research, County Distress Index, data through Sep 2026; each county scored against all 3,144. Poverty rate: Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024. Benefit checks: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024. Neighbors share a border, from Census county maps.
Is Conecuh County the poorest county in Alabama?
No, Conecuh County's poverty rate was 22.7% in 2024, 11th highest of 67 in Alabama (U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). By that measure the poorest county in the state is Bullock County, at 36.7%. On our distress index, which counts more than poverty, Conecuh County ranks 6th of 67 in the state.
If you're behind on your mortgage in Conecuh County
Housing counselors approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development work at nonprofit agencies. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau describes free foreclosure-avoidance counseling, including help with mortgage-company conversations and available options Source CFPB.
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Legal Services Alabama
Legal aid
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Alabama State Bar Lawyer Referral Service
Lawyer referral
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HUD-approved housing counselors
Our help directory lists 1,010 agencies approved for foreclosure counseling, by state.
The score, its 14 measures and their sources, in one file. Free to use with credit to American Default Research.
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Sources and method
- American Default Research · County Distress Index Data through Sep 2026, built from Urban Institute, Debt in America; Equifax via the St. Louis Fed; U.S. Courts, Table F-5A; Census Bureau, American Community Survey; HUD Fair Market Rents and Census income; Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates. The County Distress Index is American Default Research's own calculation; the Urban Institute does not produce or endorse it. Our methodology
- Urban Institute · Debt in America Breno Braga, Signe-Mary McKernan, Samantha Atherton, and Kassandra Martinchek, "Debt in America," last updated November 20, 2025, https://datacatalog.urban.org/dataset/debt-america-2025. Licensed under ODC-By 1.0.
- Rent on a two-bedroom and household income The rent share compares HUD fair market rent for fiscal year 2027 with Census Bureau median household income for 2024. The page calls this the typical household's income.
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts (CAINC4) · income shares Where the money in Conecuh County comes from, 2024.
- History The agencies named in each row and the linked records above.