Bacon County, Georgia
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Bacon County, GA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 64.8 — 512th 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 Georgia, it ranks 77th of 159 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.
The Numbers Behind the Score
The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Bacon County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 86.8 — worse than roughly 87% of U.S. counties.
Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.
Neighbors and Peers
How Bacon County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.
Neighboring Counties
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Bacon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon County, GA | 64.8 | Elevated | — |
| Ware County, GA | 75.3 | Serious | +10.5 |
| Jeff Davis County, GA | 67.1 | Serious | +2.4 |
| Coffee County, GA | 66.5 | Serious | +1.7 |
| Appling County, GA | 58.4 | Elevated | -6.4 |
| Pierce County, GA | 55.9 | Elevated | -8.8 |
Population Peers
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Bacon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Horn County, MT | 64.7 | Elevated | -0.0 |
| Amite County, MS | 64.7 | Elevated | -0.0 |
| Macon County, AL | 64.7 | Elevated | -0.0 |
| Dooly County, GA | 64.7 | Elevated | -0.1 |
| Pasquotank County, NC | 64.8 | Elevated | +0.1 |
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