Chicot County, Arkansas

County Distress Index: Serious · 72.6 | 9,538 people · 4th most distressed in Arkansas

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Chicot County, AR shows significant household financial distress with a score of 72.6 — 110th 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 Arkansas, it ranks 4th of 75 counties. Among its 9 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Chicot County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 93.6 — worse than roughly 94% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 93.6
Poverty Rate 95
Income vs. State Median 91
Child Poverty Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 87.9
Debt in Collections 95
Medical Debt 95
Student Loan Delinquency 61
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 94
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 88
Community Vulnerability 81.5
Uninsured Rate 68
Disability Rate 95
Housing Cost Burden 50.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 17
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 32
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 39
Homeownership Rate 79
Rent-to-Income Ratio 86
Employment & Wages 49.5
Unemployment Rate 95
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 45
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 Chicot County compares to its 9 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Chicot County
Chicot County, AR 72.6 Serious
Washington County, MS 78.1 Serious +5.5
Issaquena County, MS 77.4 Serious +4.7
Bolivar County, MS 76.5 Serious +3.9
East Carroll Parish, LA 75.0 Serious +2.3
Desha County, AR 70.8 Serious -1.8
Morehouse Parish, LA 70.3 Serious -2.4
Ashley County, AR 68.8 Serious -3.8
Drew County, AR 66.9 Serious -5.8
West Carroll Parish, LA 56.5 Elevated -16.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Chicot County
Fulton County, KY 72.6 Serious 0.0
Talbot County, GA 72.7 Serious +0.1
Oregon County, MO 72.5 Serious -0.2
Taylor County, GA 72.4 Serious -0.2
Jim Hogg County, TX 72.4 Serious -0.3

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