Douglas County, Georgia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 58.3 | 149,160 people · 107th most distressed in Georgia

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Douglas County, GA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 58.3 — 962nd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Georgia, it ranks 107th of 159 counties. Among its 4 neighboring counties, 3 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Douglas County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 92.8 — worse than roughly 93% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 92.8
Debt in Collections 94
Medical Debt 89
Student Loan Delinquency 84
Auto Loan Delinquency 94
Credit Card Delinquency 97
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 98
Housing Cost Burden 75.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 78
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 54
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 72
Homeownership Rate 81
Rent-to-Income Ratio 90
Employment & Wages 48.3
Unemployment Rate 49
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 95
Business Formation Rate 1
Community Vulnerability 44.6
Uninsured Rate 77
Disability Rate 12
Income & Poverty 30.7
Poverty Rate 37
Income vs. State Median 5
Child Poverty Rate 50

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Douglas County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Douglas County
Douglas County, GA 58.3 Elevated
Carroll County, GA 61.3 Elevated +3.0
Fulton County, GA 49.5 Normal -8.8
Paulding County, GA 45.1 Normal -13.1
Cobb County, GA 45.0 Normal -13.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Douglas County
Onslow County, NC 58.3 Elevated -0.0
Lackawanna County, PA 58.3 Elevated -0.0
Chemung County, NY 58.4 Elevated +0.1
Jasper County, MO 58.4 Elevated +0.1
Wilkes County, NC 58.4 Elevated +0.1

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