Calhoun County, Georgia

County Distress Index: Serious · 67.8 | 5,457 people · 51st most distressed in Georgia
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Calhoun County, GA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 67.8 — 319th 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 51st of 159 counties. It scores lower than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Calhoun County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 95.0 — worse than roughly 95% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 95.0
Poverty Rate 95
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 80.0
Debt in Collections 95
Medical Debt 63
Student Loan Delinquency 85
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 47
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 95
Community Vulnerability 69.4
Uninsured Rate 75
Disability Rate 64
Housing Cost Burden 61.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 32
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 32
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 60
Homeownership Rate 89
Rent-to-Income Ratio 92
Employment & Wages 33.8
Unemployment Rate 19
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 56
Business Formation Rate 26

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Calhoun County
Calhoun County, GA 67.8 Serious —
Dougherty County, GA 79.0 Serious +11.2
Terrell County, GA 74.0 Serious +6.2
Randolph County, GA 73.6 Serious +5.8
Early County, GA 68.8 Serious +0.9
Baker County, GA 68.5 Serious +0.6
Clay County, GA 68.0 Serious +0.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Calhoun County
Quay County, NM 67.7 Serious -0.1
Clay County, GA 68.0 Serious +0.1
Motley County, TX 67.7 Serious -0.2
Emporia city, VA 67.7 Serious -0.2
Montgomery County, MS 67.6 Serious -0.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the distress score for Calhoun County, Georgia?

    Calhoun County has a County Distress Index score of 67.8 out of 100, placing it in the Serious zone. It ranks 319th nationally out of 3,144 counties and 51st in Georgia out of 159 counties.

  • What drives financial distress in Calhoun County?

    The primary driver of distress in Calhoun County is Income & Poverty, where the county scores 95.0 out of 100. This domain is measured by indicators including Poverty Rate, Income vs. State Median, Child Poverty Rate.

  • How does Calhoun County compare to neighboring counties?

    Calhoun County (67.8) can be compared to its 6 neighboring counties: Dougherty County, GA (79.0); Terrell County, GA (74.0); Randolph County, GA (73.6).

  • How is the County Distress Index calculated?

    The County Distress Index uses percentile-rank averaging across five domains: Debt & Delinquency, Income & Poverty, Housing Cost Burden, Employment & Wages, and Community Vulnerability. Each county's indicators are ranked against all 3,144 U.S. counties. A score of 50 means the county is at the national median; higher scores indicate greater distress.

  • What is the population of Calhoun County?

    Calhoun County, Georgia has a population of approximately 5,457 (2023 Census estimate), classified as a tiny county.