Tallapoosa County, Alabama

County Distress Index: Normal · 47.5 | 40,677 people · 58th most distressed in Alabama

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Tallapoosa County, AL falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 47.5 — 1792nd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Alabama, it ranks 58th of 67 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 6 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Tallapoosa County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 71.8 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 71.8
Uninsured Rate 57
Disability Rate 86
Debt & Delinquency 69.5
Debt in Collections 68
Medical Debt 42
Student Loan Delinquency 89
Auto Loan Delinquency 64
Credit Card Delinquency 55
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 99
Income & Poverty 51.9
Poverty Rate 62
Income vs. State Median 22
Child Poverty Rate 72
Housing Cost Burden 23.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 19
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 34
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 11
Homeownership Rate 44
Rent-to-Income Ratio 11
Employment & Wages 20.3
Unemployment Rate 10
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 19
Business Formation Rate 31

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Tallapoosa County
Tallapoosa County, AL 47.5 Normal
Macon County, AL 64.7 Elevated +17.2
Chambers County, AL 60.1 Elevated +12.6
Clay County, AL 54.2 Elevated +6.7
Randolph County, AL 52.9 Elevated +5.4
Coosa County, AL 52.4 Elevated +4.9
Lee County, AL 51.1 Elevated +3.6
Elmore County, AL 43.1 Normal -4.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Tallapoosa County
Ohio County, WV 47.5 Normal -0.0
Gooding County, ID 47.5 Normal +0.0
Seward County, KS 47.5 Normal +0.1
Montgomery County, IL 47.4 Normal -0.1
Lincoln County, NE 47.6 Normal +0.1

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