Marengo County, Alabama
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Marengo County, AL registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 63.9 — 571st 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 17th of 67 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 6 show more distress.
The Numbers Behind the Score
The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Marengo County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 87.1 — worse than roughly 87% of U.S. counties.
Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.
Neighbors and Peers
How Marengo County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.
Neighboring Counties
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Marengo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marengo County, AL | 63.9 | Elevated | — |
| Greene County, AL | 73.0 | Serious | +9.2 |
| Dallas County, AL | 71.5 | Serious | +7.7 |
| Sumter County, AL | 67.8 | Serious | +4.0 |
| Perry County, AL | 67.1 | Serious | +3.3 |
| Wilcox County, AL | 66.9 | Serious | +3.1 |
| Hale County, AL | 66.6 | Serious | +2.7 |
| Choctaw County, AL | 58.1 | Elevated | -5.7 |
| Clarke County, AL | 57.4 | Elevated | -6.4 |
Population Peers
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Marengo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike County, AR | 63.8 | Elevated | -0.0 |
| Brantley County, GA | 63.8 | Elevated | -0.0 |
| Columbia County, AR | 63.9 | Elevated | +0.0 |
| Clarke County, MS | 63.8 | Elevated | -0.1 |
| Conecuh County, AL | 64.0 | Elevated | +0.1 |
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