Stephens County, Georgia

County Distress Index: Serious · 67.1 | 27,228 people · 62nd most distressed in Georgia

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Stephens County, GA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 67.1 — 370th 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 62nd of 159 counties. It scores higher than all 4 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Stephens County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 82.4 — worse than roughly 82% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 82.4
Debt in Collections 87
Medical Debt 99
Student Loan Delinquency 62
Auto Loan Delinquency 88
Credit Card Delinquency 85
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 73
Community Vulnerability 73.2
Uninsured Rate 83
Disability Rate 63
Income & Poverty 68.0
Poverty Rate 65
Income vs. State Median 69
Child Poverty Rate 70
Housing Cost Burden 59.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 64
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 57
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 41
Homeownership Rate 61
Rent-to-Income Ratio 72
Employment & Wages 52.7
Unemployment Rate 64
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 43
Business Formation Rate 51

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Stephens County
Stephens County, GA 67.1 Serious
Franklin County, GA 60.1 Elevated -7.0
Habersham County, GA 49.4 Normal -17.7
Oconee County, SC 48.3 Normal -18.8
Banks County, GA 48.1 Normal -19.0

Population Peers

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

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