Choctaw County, Mississippi

County Distress Index: Elevated · 57.5 | 8,088 people · 59th most distressed in Mississippi

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Choctaw County, MS registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.5 — 1032nd 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 59th of 82 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Choctaw County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 86.0 — worse than roughly 86% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 86.0
Debt in Collections 73
Medical Debt 77
Student Loan Delinquency 91
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 86
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 94
Community Vulnerability 82.1
Uninsured Rate 71
Disability Rate 93
Income & Poverty 66.7
Poverty Rate 73
Income vs. State Median 42
Child Poverty Rate 85
Employment & Wages 35.8
Unemployment Rate 55
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 6
Business Formation Rate 46
Housing Cost Burden 17.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 11
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 5
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 12
Homeownership Rate 18
Rent-to-Income Ratio 39

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Choctaw County
Choctaw County, MS 57.5 Elevated
Montgomery County, MS 67.6 Serious +10.1
Winston County, MS 65.2 Serious +7.7
Oktibbeha County, MS 60.9 Elevated +3.4
Attala County, MS 59.7 Elevated +2.2
Webster County, MS 55.5 Elevated -2.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Choctaw County
Buena Vista city, VA 57.5 Elevated -0.0
Knox County, TX 57.6 Elevated +0.0
Rosebud County, MT 57.6 Elevated +0.0
Ellis County, OK 57.6 Elevated +0.0
Sedgwick County, CO 57.6 Elevated +0.1

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