Webster County, Georgia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 61.4 | 2,337 people · 94th most distressed in Georgia
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Webster County, GA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 61.4 — 725th 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 94th 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. Webster County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 90.4 — worse than roughly 90% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 90.4
Poverty Rate 88
Income vs. State Median 88
Child Poverty Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 73.3
Debt in Collections 75
Medical Debt 28
Student Loan Delinquency 85
Auto Loan Delinquency 80
Credit Card Delinquency 82
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 91
Community Vulnerability 70.6
Uninsured Rate 95
Disability Rate 46
Housing Cost Burden 42.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 12
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 25
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 82
Homeownership Rate 8
Rent-to-Income Ratio 84
Employment & Wages 30.1
Unemployment Rate 52
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 12
Business Formation Rate 26

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Webster County
Webster County, GA 61.4 Elevated —
Terrell County, GA 74.0 Serious +12.6
Sumter County, GA 73.9 Serious +12.5
Randolph County, GA 73.6 Serious +12.2
Stewart County, GA 72.3 Serious +10.9
Marion County, GA 69.7 Serious +8.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Webster County
Montgomery County, GA 61.3 Elevated -0.1
Kusilvak Census Area, AK 61.3 Elevated -0.1
Lincoln County, GA 61.1 Elevated -0.3
Pulaski County, IL 61.7 Elevated +0.3
Searcy County, AR 61.0 Elevated -0.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

    Webster County has a County Distress Index score of 61.4 out of 100, placing it in the Elevated zone. It ranks 725th nationally out of 3,144 counties and 94th in Georgia out of 159 counties.

  • What drives financial distress in Webster County?

    The primary driver of distress in Webster County is Income & Poverty, where the county scores 90.4 out of 100. This domain is measured by indicators including Poverty Rate, Income vs. State Median, Child Poverty Rate.

  • How does Webster County compare to neighboring counties?

    Webster County (61.4) can be compared to its 5 neighboring counties: Terrell County, GA (74.0); Sumter County, GA (73.9); Randolph County, GA (73.6).

  • 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 Webster County?

    Webster County, Georgia has a population of approximately 2,337 (2023 Census estimate), classified as a tiny county.