Dade County, Georgia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 54.7 | 16,165 people · 116th most distressed in Georgia

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Dade County, GA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 54.7 — 1234th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Georgia, it ranks 116th of 159 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Dade County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 64.5 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 64.5
Unemployment Rate 27
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 92
Business Formation Rate 75
Community Vulnerability 62.2
Uninsured Rate 67
Disability Rate 58
Debt & Delinquency 55.2
Debt in Collections 69
Medical Debt 92
Student Loan Delinquency 23
Auto Loan Delinquency 29
Credit Card Delinquency 37
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 81
Housing Cost Burden 47.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 12
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 17
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 88
Homeownership Rate 30
Rent-to-Income Ratio 92
Income & Poverty 43.7
Poverty Rate 55
Income vs. State Median 34
Child Poverty Rate 42

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Dade County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Dade County
Dade County, GA 54.7 Elevated
Walker County, GA 70.1 Serious +15.4
Marion County, TN 64.5 Elevated +9.9
DeKalb County, AL 56.1 Elevated +1.4
Jackson County, AL 55.1 Elevated +0.4
Hamilton County, TN 51.7 Elevated -3.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Dade County
Jackson County, NC 54.7 Elevated +0.0
Callahan County, TX 54.7 Elevated +0.0
Lamar County, GA 54.6 Elevated -0.0
Chilton County, AL 54.8 Elevated +0.1
Beltrami County, MN 54.8 Elevated +0.1

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