Haralson County, Georgia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 57.1 | 32,038 people · 109th most distressed in Georgia

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Haralson County, GA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.1 — 1077th 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 109th of 159 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 4 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Haralson County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 73.2 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 73.2
Debt in Collections 85
Medical Debt 71
Student Loan Delinquency 37
Auto Loan Delinquency 78
Credit Card Delinquency 83
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 86
Community Vulnerability 71.0
Uninsured Rate 77
Disability Rate 65
Income & Poverty 58.5
Poverty Rate 69
Income vs. State Median 32
Child Poverty Rate 74
Housing Cost Burden 48.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 33
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 32
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 50
Homeownership Rate 66
Rent-to-Income Ratio 62
Employment & Wages 34.3
Unemployment Rate 23
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 49
Business Formation Rate 31

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Haralson County
Haralson County, GA 57.1 Elevated
Polk County, GA 68.2 Serious +11.1
Carroll County, GA 61.3 Elevated +4.2
Cleburne County, AL 49.3 Normal -7.9
Paulding County, GA 45.1 Normal -12.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Haralson County
Harrison County, OH 57.1 Elevated +0.0
Hickman County, TN 57.2 Elevated +0.1
Lincoln County, NM 57.2 Elevated +0.1
Braxton County, WV 57.2 Elevated +0.1
Washington County, IN 57.2 Elevated +0.1

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