Jeff Davis County, Georgia

County Distress Index: Serious · 67.1 | 14,906 people · 61st most distressed in Georgia

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Jeff Davis County, GA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 67.1 — 369th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Georgia, it ranks 61st of 159 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Jeff Davis County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 93.2 — worse than roughly 93% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 93.2
Uninsured Rate 95
Disability Rate 91
Income & Poverty 83.9
Poverty Rate 85
Income vs. State Median 81
Child Poverty Rate 86
Debt & Delinquency 63.4
Debt in Collections 87
Medical Debt 95
Student Loan Delinquency 36
Auto Loan Delinquency 28
Credit Card Delinquency 48
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 87
Employment & Wages 48.1
Unemployment Rate 69
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 51
Business Formation Rate 24
Housing Cost Burden 47.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 19
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 23
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 40
Homeownership Rate 76
Rent-to-Income Ratio 77

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Jeff Davis County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Jeff Davis County
Jeff Davis County, GA 67.1 Serious
Telfair County, GA 75.8 Serious +8.7
Toombs County, GA 67.5 Serious +0.3
Coffee County, GA 66.5 Serious -0.7
Bacon County, GA 64.8 Elevated -2.4
Wheeler County, GA 63.4 Elevated -3.8
Montgomery County, GA 61.3 Elevated -5.8
Appling County, GA 58.4 Elevated -8.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Jeff Davis County
Powell County, KY 67.2 Serious +0.0
Stephens County, GA 67.1 Serious -0.0
Franklin County, FL 67.1 Serious -0.1
Levy County, FL 67.1 Serious -0.1
Tattnall County, GA 67.1 Serious -0.1

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