Carroll County, Mississippi

County Distress Index: Elevated · 55.7 | 9,535 people · 63rd most distressed in Mississippi

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Carroll County, MS registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 55.7 — 1167th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Mississippi, it ranks 63rd of 82 counties. It scores lower than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Carroll County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 71.9 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 71.9
Debt in Collections 63
Medical Debt 64
Student Loan Delinquency 91
Auto Loan Delinquency 43
Credit Card Delinquency 91
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 80
Community Vulnerability 66.8
Uninsured Rate 54
Disability Rate 80
Income & Poverty 58.1
Poverty Rate 74
Income vs. State Median 24
Child Poverty Rate 76
Employment & Wages 41.8
Unemployment Rate 45
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 45
Business Formation Rate 36
Housing Cost Burden 39.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 29
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 35
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 93
Homeownership Rate 20
Rent-to-Income Ratio 22

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Carroll County
Carroll County, MS 55.7 Elevated
Holmes County, MS 77.8 Serious +22.2
Leflore County, MS 73.6 Serious +18.0
Montgomery County, MS 67.6 Serious +12.0
Grenada County, MS 65.6 Serious +9.9
Attala County, MS 59.7 Elevated +4.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Carroll County
Cleveland County, AR 55.8 Elevated +0.1
Golden Valley County, MT 55.5 Elevated -0.2
Webster County, MS 55.5 Elevated -0.2
Sioux County, ND 55.9 Elevated +0.2
Cottle County, TX 55.4 Elevated -0.3

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