Pike County, Alabama

County Distress Index: Elevated · 62.5 | 33,137 people · 20th most distressed in Alabama

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Pike County, AL registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 62.5 — 656th 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 20th of 67 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Pike County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 88.8 — worse than roughly 89% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 88.8
Debt in Collections 93
Medical Debt 93
Student Loan Delinquency 66
Auto Loan Delinquency 96
Credit Card Delinquency 86
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 99
Income & Poverty 82.4
Poverty Rate 94
Income vs. State Median 59
Child Poverty Rate 94
Housing Cost Burden 65.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 77
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 91
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 15
Homeownership Rate 89
Rent-to-Income Ratio 55
Community Vulnerability 45.6
Uninsured Rate 51
Disability Rate 40
Employment & Wages 30.1
Unemployment Rate 8
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 15
Business Formation Rate 68

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Pike County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Pike County
Pike County, AL 62.5 Elevated
Bullock County, AL 70.2 Serious +7.7
Barbour County, AL 64.4 Elevated +2.0
Montgomery County, AL 58.4 Elevated -4.1
Crenshaw County, AL 56.4 Elevated -6.1
Dale County, AL 54.2 Elevated -8.3
Coffee County, AL 51.6 Elevated -10.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Pike County
Winn Parish, LA 62.5 Elevated 0.0
Pickens County, AL 62.5 Elevated +0.0
Laurens County, GA 62.4 Elevated -0.0
Summers County, WV 62.5 Elevated +0.0
Curry County, OR 62.4 Elevated -0.1

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