Clinch County, Georgia

County Distress Index: Serious · 67.4 | 6,746 people · 58th most distressed in Georgia
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Clinch County, GA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 67.4 — 348th 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 58th of 159 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 6 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Clinch County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 89.2 — worse than roughly 89% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 89.2
Poverty Rate 93
Income vs. State Median 87
Child Poverty Rate 88
Debt & Delinquency 83.9
Debt in Collections 92
Medical Debt 95
Student Loan Delinquency 85
Auto Loan Delinquency 84
Credit Card Delinquency 52
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 95
Community Vulnerability 76.3
Uninsured Rate 95
Disability Rate 58
Employment & Wages 44.2
Unemployment Rate 27
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 53
Business Formation Rate 53
Housing Cost Burden 43.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 11
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 48
Homeownership Rate 70
Rent-to-Income Ratio 82

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Clinch County
Clinch County, GA 67.4 Serious —
Ware County, GA 75.3 Serious +7.8
Columbia County, FL 70.7 Serious +3.3
Lanier County, GA 67.8 Serious +0.4
Atkinson County, GA 67.2 Serious -0.2
Echols County, GA 62.3 Elevated -5.2
Baker County, FL 56.5 Elevated -11.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Clinch County
Clinton County, KY 67.3 Serious -0.1
Montmorency County, MI 67.5 Serious +0.1
Kinney County, TX 67.3 Serious -0.1
Haskell County, TX 67.3 Serious -0.2
Hudspeth County, TX 67.3 Serious -0.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

    Clinch County has a County Distress Index score of 67.4 out of 100, placing it in the Serious zone. It ranks 348th nationally out of 3,144 counties and 58th in Georgia out of 159 counties.

  • What drives financial distress in Clinch County?

    The primary driver of distress in Clinch County is Income & Poverty, where the county scores 89.2 out of 100. This domain is measured by indicators including Poverty Rate, Income vs. State Median, Child Poverty Rate.

  • How does Clinch County compare to neighboring counties?

    Clinch County (67.4) can be compared to its 6 neighboring counties: Ware County, GA (75.3); Columbia County, FL (70.7); Lanier County, GA (67.8).

  • 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 Clinch County?

    Clinch County, Georgia has a population of approximately 6,746 (2023 Census estimate), classified as a tiny county.