Catoosa County, Georgia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 53.7 | 68,910 people · 120th most distressed in Georgia

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Catoosa County, GA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 53.7 — 1316th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Georgia, it ranks 120th of 159 counties. Among its 3 neighboring counties, 2 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Catoosa County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 67.9 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 67.9
Debt in Collections 60
Medical Debt 84
Student Loan Delinquency 64
Auto Loan Delinquency 49
Credit Card Delinquency 53
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 96
Community Vulnerability 64.4
Uninsured Rate 67
Disability Rate 61
Employment & Wages 60.1
Unemployment Rate 19
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 94
Business Formation Rate 68
Housing Cost Burden 51.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 63
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 47
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 32
Homeownership Rate 46
Rent-to-Income Ratio 72
Income & Poverty 24.1
Poverty Rate 26
Income vs. State Median 12
Child Poverty Rate 34

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Catoosa County compares to its 3 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Catoosa County
Catoosa County, GA 53.7 Elevated
Walker County, GA 70.1 Serious +16.4
Whitfield County, GA 56.3 Elevated +2.6
Hamilton County, TN 51.7 Elevated -2.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Catoosa County
Crawford County, AR 53.7 Elevated 0.0
Franklin County, NC 53.7 Elevated 0.0
Lowndes County, MS 53.6 Elevated -0.1
Jefferson County, TN 53.8 Elevated +0.1
Allen County, OH 53.8 Elevated +0.1

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