Dooly County, Georgia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 64.7 | 10,981 people · 78th most distressed in Georgia
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Dooly County, GA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 64.7 — 518th 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 78th of 159 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Dooly County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 84.8 — worse than roughly 85% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 84.8
Poverty Rate 92
Income vs. State Median 70
Child Poverty Rate 93
Community Vulnerability 79.3
Uninsured Rate 91
Disability Rate 68
Debt & Delinquency 77.3
Debt in Collections 88
Medical Debt 76
Student Loan Delinquency 85
Auto Loan Delinquency 93
Credit Card Delinquency 67
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 55
Employment & Wages 44.7
Unemployment Rate 58
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 46
Business Formation Rate 29
Housing Cost Burden 37.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 8
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 12
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 18
Homeownership Rate 81
Rent-to-Income Ratio 68

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Dooly County
Dooly County, GA 64.7 Elevated —
Crisp County, GA 75.4 Serious +10.8
Sumter County, GA 73.9 Serious +9.2
Macon County, GA 73.6 Serious +8.9
Pulaski County, GA 68.6 Serious +4.0
Wilcox County, GA 64.2 Elevated -0.5
Houston County, GA 52.8 Elevated -11.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Dooly County
Macon County, AL 64.7 Elevated +0.0
Amite County, MS 64.7 Elevated +0.0
Crawford County, GA 64.6 Elevated -0.1
Big Horn County, MT 64.7 Elevated +0.1
Bacon County, GA 64.8 Elevated +0.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

    Dooly County has a County Distress Index score of 64.7 out of 100, placing it in the Elevated zone. It ranks 518th nationally out of 3,144 counties and 78th in Georgia out of 159 counties.

  • What drives financial distress in Dooly County?

    The primary driver of distress in Dooly County is Income & Poverty, where the county scores 84.8 out of 100. This domain is measured by indicators including Poverty Rate, Income vs. State Median, Child Poverty Rate.

  • How does Dooly County compare to neighboring counties?

    Dooly County (64.7) can be compared to its 6 neighboring counties: Crisp County, GA (75.4); Sumter County, GA (73.9); Macon County, GA (73.6).

  • 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 Dooly County?

    Dooly County, Georgia has a population of approximately 10,981 (2023 Census estimate), classified as a small county.