Lamar County, Alabama

County Distress Index: Elevated · 55.8 | 13,661 people · 36th most distressed in Alabama

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Lamar County, AL registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 55.8 — 1158th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Alabama, it ranks 36th of 67 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Lamar County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 74.1 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 74.1
Uninsured Rate 58
Disability Rate 90
Debt & Delinquency 70.4
Debt in Collections 60
Medical Debt 61
Student Loan Delinquency 75
Auto Loan Delinquency 79
Credit Card Delinquency 55
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 93
Income & Poverty 67.2
Poverty Rate 70
Income vs. State Median 58
Child Poverty Rate 73
Housing Cost Burden 36.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 63
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 32
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 16
Homeownership Rate 52
Rent-to-Income Ratio 22
Employment & Wages 30.3
Unemployment Rate 8
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 5
Business Formation Rate 78

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Lamar County
Lamar County, AL 55.8 Elevated
Pickens County, AL 62.5 Elevated +6.7
Marion County, AL 60.7 Elevated +4.9
Fayette County, AL 56.7 Elevated +0.9
Lowndes County, MS 53.6 Elevated -2.1
Monroe County, MS 51.4 Elevated -4.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Lamar County
Panola County, TX 55.8 Elevated 0.0
Hot Spring County, AR 55.8 Elevated -0.0
Vernon County, MO 55.8 Elevated -0.0
Cowley County, KS 55.7 Elevated -0.0
Tishomingo County, MS 55.7 Elevated -0.0

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