Greene County, Alabama

County Distress Index: Serious · 73.0 | 7,341 people · 1st most distressed in Alabama

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Greene County, AL shows significant household financial distress with a score of 73.0 — 102nd 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 1st of 67 counties. It scores higher than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Greene County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 95.0 — worse than roughly 95% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 95.0
Poverty Rate 95
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 95
Community Vulnerability 89.7
Uninsured Rate 84
Disability Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 83.5
Debt in Collections 95
Medical Debt 47
Student Loan Delinquency 75
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 94
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 95
Employment & Wages 55.3
Unemployment Rate 76
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 85
Business Formation Rate 5
Housing Cost Burden 41.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 15
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 12
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 14
Homeownership Rate 72
Rent-to-Income Ratio 95

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Greene County
Greene County, AL 73.0 Serious
Sumter County, AL 67.8 Serious -5.2
Hale County, AL 66.6 Serious -6.5
Marengo County, AL 63.9 Elevated -9.2
Pickens County, AL 62.5 Elevated -10.6
Tuscaloosa County, AL 55.5 Elevated -17.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Greene County
Tillman County, OK 73.2 Serious +0.1
Talbot County, GA 72.7 Serious -0.3
Chicot County, AR 72.6 Serious -0.4
Fulton County, KY 72.6 Serious -0.4
Oregon County, MO 72.5 Serious -0.6

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