Crisp County, Georgia

County Distress Index: Serious · 75.4 | 19,631 people · 9th most distressed in Georgia
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Crisp County, GA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 75.4 — 60th 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 9th of 159 counties. It scores higher than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Crisp County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 94.2 — worse than roughly 94% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 94.2
Poverty Rate 95
Income vs. State Median 93
Child Poverty Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 86.9
Debt in Collections 95
Medical Debt 62
Student Loan Delinquency 95
Auto Loan Delinquency 87
Credit Card Delinquency 89
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 94
Community Vulnerability 86.3
Uninsured Rate 91
Disability Rate 82
Housing Cost Burden 80.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 88
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 95
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 35
Homeownership Rate 95
Rent-to-Income Ratio 89
Employment & Wages 29.3
Unemployment Rate 34
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 44
Business Formation Rate 10

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Crisp County
Crisp County, GA 75.4 Serious —
Sumter County, GA 73.9 Serious -1.6
Worth County, GA 71.1 Serious -4.3
Turner County, GA 68.7 Serious -6.7
Dooly County, GA 64.7 Elevated -10.8
Wilcox County, GA 64.2 Elevated -11.3
Lee County, GA 44.9 Normal -30.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Crisp County
Luna County, NM 75.4 Serious 0.0
Cibola County, NM 75.5 Serious +0.1
Kleberg County, TX 75.5 Serious +0.1
Anson County, NC 75.5 Serious +0.1
Cocke County, TN 75.6 Serious +0.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

    Crisp County has a County Distress Index score of 75.4 out of 100, placing it in the Serious zone. It ranks 60th nationally out of 3,144 counties and 9th in Georgia out of 159 counties.

  • What drives financial distress in Crisp County?

    The primary driver of distress in Crisp County is Income & Poverty, where the county scores 94.2 out of 100. This domain is measured by indicators including Poverty Rate, Income vs. State Median, Child Poverty Rate.

  • How does Crisp County compare to neighboring counties?

    Crisp County (75.4) can be compared to its 6 neighboring counties: Sumter County, GA (73.9); Worth County, GA (71.1); Turner County, GA (68.7).

  • 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 Crisp County?

    Crisp County, Georgia has a population of approximately 19,631 (2023 Census estimate), classified as a small county.