Lee County, Georgia

County Distress Index: Normal · 44.9 | 33,872 people · 147th most distressed in Georgia

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Lee County, GA falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 44.9 — 1999th 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 147th of 159 counties. It scores lower than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Lee County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 75.8 — worse than roughly 76% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 75.8
Debt in Collections 71
Medical Debt 35
Student Loan Delinquency 94
Auto Loan Delinquency 82
Credit Card Delinquency 77
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 96
Housing Cost Burden 60.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 62
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 95
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 81
Homeownership Rate 55
Rent-to-Income Ratio 10
Community Vulnerability 37.3
Uninsured Rate 52
Disability Rate 22
Employment & Wages 35.3
Unemployment Rate 13
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 72
Business Formation Rate 21
Income & Poverty 15.4
Poverty Rate 13
Income vs. State Median 5
Child Poverty Rate 29

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Lee County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Lee County
Lee County, GA 44.9 Normal
Dougherty County, GA 79.0 Serious +34.1
Crisp County, GA 75.4 Serious +30.5
Terrell County, GA 74.0 Serious +29.1
Sumter County, GA 73.9 Serious +29.0
Worth County, GA 71.1 Serious +26.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Lee County
Wakulla County, FL 44.9 Normal 0.0
Union County, IA 45.0 Normal +0.1
Sanpete County, UT 45.0 Normal +0.1
Clay County, IN 45.0 Normal +0.1
White County, IN 45.0 Normal +0.1

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