Clarke County, Georgia
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Clarke County, GA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 64.6 — 524th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where a large share of households spend more than 30% of income on housing. Within Georgia, it ranks 80th of 159 counties. It scores higher than all 5 of its neighboring counties.
The Numbers Behind the Score
The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Clarke County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 91.2 — worse than roughly 91% 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 Clarke County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.
Neighboring Counties
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Clarke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke County, GA | 64.6 | Elevated | — |
| Madison County, GA | 57.9 | Elevated | -6.7 |
| Barrow County, GA | 54.0 | Elevated | -10.7 |
| Oglethorpe County, GA | 53.1 | Elevated | -11.5 |
| Jackson County, GA | 39.3 | Normal | -25.4 |
| Oconee County, GA | 18.3 | Healthy | -46.3 |
Population Peers
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Clarke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus County, NC | 64.6 | Elevated | -0.0 |
| Trumbull County, OH | 64.7 | Elevated | +0.1 |
| Hunt County, TX | 64.7 | Elevated | +0.1 |
| Josephine County, OR | 64.5 | Elevated | -0.1 |
| Delaware County, IN | 64.8 | Elevated | +0.1 |
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