Henry County, Alabama

County Distress Index: Elevated · 50.5 | 17,899 people · 53rd most distressed in Alabama

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Henry County, AL registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 50.5 — 1552nd 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 53rd 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. Henry County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 70.9 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 70.9
Debt in Collections 59
Medical Debt 55
Student Loan Delinquency 75
Auto Loan Delinquency 88
Credit Card Delinquency 54
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 95
Community Vulnerability 70.3
Uninsured Rate 50
Disability Rate 91
Income & Poverty 59.5
Poverty Rate 70
Income vs. State Median 36
Child Poverty Rate 72
Housing Cost Burden 31.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 47
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 53
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 14
Homeownership Rate 15
Rent-to-Income Ratio 28
Employment & Wages 20.1
Unemployment Rate 5
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 5
Business Formation Rate 50

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Henry County
Henry County, AL 50.5 Elevated
Early County, GA 68.8 Serious +18.3
Clay County, GA 68.0 Serious +17.5
Barbour County, AL 64.4 Elevated +14.0
Dale County, AL 54.2 Elevated +3.7
Houston County, AL 53.4 Elevated +2.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Henry County
Jones County, GA 50.5 Elevated 0.0
Schoharie County, NY 50.5 Elevated -0.0
Yates County, NY 50.5 Elevated +0.0
Noble County, OH 50.5 Elevated -0.0
Mason County, WV 50.4 Elevated -0.0

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