Peach County, Georgia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 61.9 | 28,805 people · 91st most distressed in Georgia

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Peach County, GA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 61.9 — 695th 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 91st of 159 counties. Among its 4 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Peach County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 92.2 — worse than roughly 92% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 92.3
Debt in Collections 92
Medical Debt 95
Student Loan Delinquency 94
Auto Loan Delinquency 94
Credit Card Delinquency 88
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 91
Community Vulnerability 68.9
Uninsured Rate 72
Disability Rate 66
Income & Poverty 56.2
Poverty Rate 75
Income vs. State Median 14
Child Poverty Rate 80
Housing Cost Burden 51.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 78
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 59
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 16
Homeownership Rate 69
Rent-to-Income Ratio 37
Employment & Wages 40.1
Unemployment Rate 49
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 54
Business Formation Rate 17

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Peach County
Peach County, GA 61.9 Elevated
Macon County, GA 73.6 Serious +11.7
Taylor County, GA 72.4 Serious +10.6
Crawford County, GA 64.6 Elevated +2.8
Houston County, GA 52.8 Elevated -9.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Peach County
Pawnee County, OK 61.9 Elevated 0.0
Limestone County, TX 61.9 Elevated 0.0
Putnam County, GA 61.8 Elevated -0.0
Perry County, KY 61.8 Elevated -0.0
Gulf County, FL 61.8 Elevated -0.1

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