Perry County, Alabama

County Distress Index: Serious · 67.1 | 7,738 people · 6th most distressed in Alabama

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Perry County, AL shows significant household financial distress with a score of 67.1 — 371st 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 6th of 67 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Perry 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
Debt & Delinquency 84.0
Debt in Collections 95
Medical Debt 49
Student Loan Delinquency 75
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 95
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 95
Community Vulnerability 69.7
Uninsured Rate 45
Disability Rate 95
Housing Cost Burden 46.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 30
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 11
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 26
Homeownership Rate 73
Rent-to-Income Ratio 92
Employment & Wages 40.7
Unemployment Rate 83
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 29
Business Formation Rate 9

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Perry County
Perry County, AL 67.1 Serious
Dallas County, AL 71.5 Serious +4.4
Hale County, AL 66.6 Serious -0.5
Bibb County, AL 66.0 Serious -1.1
Marengo County, AL 63.9 Elevated -3.3
Chilton County, AL 54.8 Elevated -12.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Perry County
Owsley County, KY 67.2 Serious +0.0
Kiowa County, OK 67.0 Serious -0.1
Atkinson County, GA 67.2 Serious +0.1
Twiggs County, GA 67.2 Serious +0.1
Haskell County, TX 67.3 Serious +0.1

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