Talladega County, Alabama

County Distress Index: Elevated · 55.9 | 81,132 people · 35th most distressed in Alabama

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Talladega County, AL registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 55.9 — 1151st 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 35th of 67 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Talladega County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 91.9 — worse than roughly 92% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 91.9
Debt in Collections 94
Medical Debt 84
Student Loan Delinquency 97
Auto Loan Delinquency 92
Credit Card Delinquency 88
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 96
Community Vulnerability 70.9
Uninsured Rate 53
Disability Rate 89
Income & Poverty 56.5
Poverty Rate 73
Income vs. State Median 24
Child Poverty Rate 73
Housing Cost Burden 35.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 29
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 52
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 31
Homeownership Rate 59
Rent-to-Income Ratio 8
Employment & Wages 24.1
Unemployment Rate 10
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 2
Business Formation Rate 60

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Talladega County
Talladega County, AL 55.9 Elevated
Calhoun County, AL 65.8 Serious +9.9
Clay County, AL 54.2 Elevated -1.7
Coosa County, AL 52.4 Elevated -3.5
Cleburne County, AL 49.3 Normal -6.6
St. Clair County, AL 41.1 Normal -14.8
Shelby County, AL 30.2 Healthy -25.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Talladega County
Van Zandt County, TX 55.8 Elevated -0.0
Lycoming County, PA 55.8 Elevated -0.1
St. Lawrence County, NY 56.0 Elevated +0.1
Ector County, TX 56.1 Elevated +0.2
DeKalb County, AL 56.1 Elevated +0.2

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