Columbia County, Arkansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 63.9 | 22,150 people · 33rd most distressed in Arkansas

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Columbia County, AR registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 63.9 — 568th 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 33rd of 75 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 6 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Columbia County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 86.2 — worse than roughly 86% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 86.2
Poverty Rate 93
Income vs. State Median 79
Child Poverty Rate 86
Debt & Delinquency 80.5
Debt in Collections 90
Medical Debt 91
Student Loan Delinquency 60
Auto Loan Delinquency 89
Credit Card Delinquency 76
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 76
Community Vulnerability 57.9
Uninsured Rate 36
Disability Rate 80
Employment & Wages 50.0
Unemployment Rate 78
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 21
Business Formation Rate 51
Housing Cost Burden 45.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 17
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 32
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 24
Homeownership Rate 74
Rent-to-Income Ratio 77

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Columbia County
Columbia County, AR 63.9 Elevated
Nevada County, AR 71.1 Serious +7.2
Webster Parish, LA 66.6 Serious +2.7
Lafayette County, AR 66.3 Serious +2.4
Claiborne Parish, LA 63.7 Elevated -0.2
Ouachita County, AR 58.6 Elevated -5.3
Union County, AR 58.4 Elevated -5.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Columbia County
Marengo County, AL 63.9 Elevated -0.0
Conecuh County, AL 64.0 Elevated +0.1
Pike County, AR 63.8 Elevated -0.1
Brantley County, GA 63.8 Elevated -0.1
Gallia County, OH 64.0 Elevated +0.1

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