Long County, Georgia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 64.9 | 19,594 people · 75th most distressed in Georgia

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Long County, GA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 64.9 — 501st 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 75th of 159 counties. It scores lower than all 4 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Long County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 85.9 — worse than roughly 86% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 85.9
Debt in Collections 95
Medical Debt 95
Student Loan Delinquency 94
Auto Loan Delinquency 67
Credit Card Delinquency 83
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 81
Community Vulnerability 73.3
Uninsured Rate 67
Disability Rate 79
Housing Cost Burden 65.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 92
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 14
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 82
Homeownership Rate 88
Rent-to-Income Ratio 54
Employment & Wages 50.0
Unemployment Rate 38
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 88
Business Formation Rate 24
Income & Poverty 49.5
Poverty Rate 62
Income vs. State Median 22
Child Poverty Rate 65

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Long County
Long County, GA 64.9 Elevated
McIntosh County, GA 69.7 Serious +4.8
Wayne County, GA 67.7 Serious +2.8
Liberty County, GA 67.5 Serious +2.5
Tattnall County, GA 67.1 Serious +2.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Long County
Geneva County, AL 64.9 Elevated +0.0
Shoshone County, ID 64.9 Elevated -0.0
Henry County, VA 64.9 Elevated -0.1
Lincoln County, WV 64.9 Elevated -0.1
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA 65.0 Serious +0.1

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