Harris County, Georgia

County Distress Index: Normal · 35.5 | 36,654 people · 157th most distressed in Georgia

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Harris County, GA falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 35.5 — 2622nd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency levels sit above the national average. Within Georgia, it ranks 157th of 159 counties. It scores lower than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Harris County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 61.6 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 61.6
Debt in Collections 55
Medical Debt 64
Student Loan Delinquency 71
Auto Loan Delinquency 70
Credit Card Delinquency 47
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 63
Community Vulnerability 43.3
Uninsured Rate 40
Disability Rate 46
Employment & Wages 38.3
Unemployment Rate 16
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 69
Business Formation Rate 30
Housing Cost Burden 26.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 15
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 37
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 76
Homeownership Rate 1
Rent-to-Income Ratio 1
Income & Poverty 8.6
Poverty Rate 10
Income vs. State Median 2
Child Poverty Rate 13

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Harris County
Harris County, GA 35.5 Normal
Talbot County, GA 72.7 Serious +37.2
Muscogee County, GA 71.1 Serious +35.6
Meriwether County, GA 68.7 Serious +33.2
Troup County, GA 66.3 Serious +30.8
Chambers County, AL 60.1 Elevated +24.5
Lee County, AL 51.1 Elevated +15.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Harris County
Wells County, IN 35.5 Normal -0.0
Moultrie County, IL 35.6 Normal +0.1
Converse County, WY 35.5 Normal -0.1
Henry County, IL 35.4 Normal -0.1
Lincoln County, WI 35.4 Normal -0.1

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