Taliaferro County, Georgia

County Distress Index: Serious · 68.9 | 1,609 people · 40th most distressed in Georgia
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Taliaferro County, GA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 68.9 — 263rd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Georgia, it ranks 40th of 159 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Taliaferro County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 91.5 — worse than roughly 92% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 91.5
Poverty Rate 95
Income vs. State Median 85
Child Poverty Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 88.1
Debt in Collections 95
Medical Debt 95
Student Loan Delinquency 85
Auto Loan Delinquency 80
Credit Card Delinquency 82
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 92
Community Vulnerability 83.8
Uninsured Rate 84
Disability Rate 84
Employment & Wages 51.8
Unemployment Rate 61
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 88
Business Formation Rate 7
Housing Cost Burden 29.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 13
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 25
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 24
Rent-to-Income Ratio 80

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Taliaferro County
Taliaferro County, GA 68.9 Serious —
Hancock County, GA 77.5 Serious +8.7
Wilkes County, GA 64.8 Elevated -4.0
Warren County, GA 59.4 Elevated -9.5
Oglethorpe County, GA 53.1 Elevated -15.7
Greene County, GA 45.3 Normal -23.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Taliaferro County
Tensas Parish, LA 68.8 Serious -0.1
Turner County, GA 68.7 Serious -0.2
Allendale County, SC 68.6 Serious -0.2
Wolfe County, KY 69.1 Serious +0.3
De Baca County, NM 68.6 Serious -0.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the distress score for Taliaferro County, Georgia?

    Taliaferro County has a County Distress Index score of 68.9 out of 100, placing it in the Serious zone. It ranks 263rd nationally out of 3,144 counties and 40th in Georgia out of 159 counties.

  • What drives financial distress in Taliaferro County?

    The primary driver of distress in Taliaferro County is Income & Poverty, where the county scores 91.5 out of 100. This domain is measured by indicators including Poverty Rate, Income vs. State Median, Child Poverty Rate.

  • How does Taliaferro County compare to neighboring counties?

    Taliaferro County (68.9) can be compared to its 5 neighboring counties: Hancock County, GA (77.5); Wilkes County, GA (64.8); Warren County, GA (59.4).

  • How is the County Distress Index calculated?

    The County Distress Index uses percentile-rank averaging across five domains: Debt & Delinquency, Income & Poverty, Housing Cost Burden, Employment & Wages, and Community Vulnerability. Each county's indicators are ranked against all 3,144 U.S. counties. A score of 50 means the county is at the national median; higher scores indicate greater distress.

  • What is the population of Taliaferro County?

    Taliaferro County, Georgia has a population of approximately 1,609 (2023 Census estimate), classified as a tiny county.