Randolph County, Alabama

County Distress Index: Elevated · 52.9 | 22,786 people · 46th most distressed in Alabama

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Randolph County, AL registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 52.9 — 1382nd 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 46th of 67 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Randolph County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 88.1 — worse than roughly 88% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 88.1
Debt in Collections 90
Medical Debt 58
Student Loan Delinquency 98
Auto Loan Delinquency 92
Credit Card Delinquency 94
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 97
Community Vulnerability 63.0
Uninsured Rate 58
Disability Rate 68
Income & Poverty 59.1
Poverty Rate 67
Income vs. State Median 31
Child Poverty Rate 80
Housing Cost Burden 33.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 35
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 63
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 35
Homeownership Rate 25
Rent-to-Income Ratio 8
Employment & Wages 21.1
Unemployment Rate 8
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 18
Business Formation Rate 38

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Randolph County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Randolph County
Randolph County, AL 52.9 Elevated
Heard County, GA 68.9 Serious +16.1
Troup County, GA 66.3 Serious +13.5
Carroll County, GA 61.3 Elevated +8.5
Chambers County, AL 60.1 Elevated +7.2
Clay County, AL 54.2 Elevated +1.3
Cleburne County, AL 49.3 Normal -3.6
Tallapoosa County, AL 47.5 Normal -5.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Randolph County
Covington County, MS 52.9 Elevated 0.0
Macon County, NC 52.9 Elevated +0.0
Franklin County, ME 52.8 Elevated -0.1
Rabun County, GA 52.8 Elevated -0.1
Benewah County, ID 52.9 Elevated +0.1

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