Escambia County, Alabama

County Distress Index: Elevated · 60.8 | 36,558 people · 21st most distressed in Alabama

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Escambia County, AL registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 60.8 — 776th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Alabama, it ranks 21st of 67 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Escambia County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 89.5 — worse than roughly 90% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 89.5
Debt in Collections 92
Medical Debt 76
Student Loan Delinquency 96
Auto Loan Delinquency 91
Credit Card Delinquency 87
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 96
Income & Poverty 79.7
Poverty Rate 89
Income vs. State Median 61
Child Poverty Rate 89
Community Vulnerability 77.4
Uninsured Rate 73
Disability Rate 82
Housing Cost Burden 41.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 38
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 56
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 16
Homeownership Rate 75
Rent-to-Income Ratio 24
Employment & Wages 15.5
Unemployment Rate 23
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 3
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 Escambia County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Escambia County
Escambia County, AL 60.8 Elevated
Escambia County, FL 67.5 Serious +6.8
Conecuh County, AL 64.0 Elevated +3.2
Monroe County, AL 59.1 Elevated -1.6
Covington County, AL 56.7 Elevated -4.1
Okaloosa County, FL 53.0 Elevated -7.8
Santa Rosa County, FL 44.1 Normal -16.7
Baldwin County, AL 41.0 Normal -19.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Escambia County
Hocking County, OH 60.8 Elevated 0.0
Jackson Parish, LA 60.7 Elevated -0.0
Marion County, AR 60.8 Elevated +0.1
Trigg County, KY 60.8 Elevated +0.1
Gilchrist County, FL 60.8 Elevated +0.1

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