Chattooga County, Georgia

County Distress Index: Serious · 72.2 | 25,222 people · 20th most distressed in Georgia

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Chattooga County, GA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 72.2 — 125th 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 20th of 159 counties. It scores higher than all 4 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Chattooga County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 81.3 — worse than roughly 81% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 81.3
Poverty Rate 88
Income vs. State Median 67
Child Poverty Rate 89
Debt & Delinquency 79.3
Debt in Collections 93
Medical Debt 99
Student Loan Delinquency 77
Auto Loan Delinquency 64
Credit Card Delinquency 55
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 86
Community Vulnerability 79.2
Uninsured Rate 78
Disability Rate 81
Employment & Wages 66.5
Unemployment Rate 58
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 63
Business Formation Rate 79
Housing Cost Burden 54.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 77
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 35
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 17
Homeownership Rate 79
Rent-to-Income Ratio 66

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Chattooga County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Chattooga County
Chattooga County, GA 72.2 Serious
Walker County, GA 70.1 Serious -2.1
Floyd County, GA 68.4 Serious -3.8
DeKalb County, AL 56.1 Elevated -16.1
Cherokee County, AL 50.5 Elevated -21.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Chattooga County
Wayne County, KY 72.2 Serious +0.0
Dixie County, FL 72.1 Serious -0.0
Delaware County, OK 72.1 Serious -0.0
Marshall County, MS 72.1 Serious -0.1
Glacier County, MT 72.1 Serious -0.1

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