Claiborne County, Mississippi
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Claiborne County, MS registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 64.7 — 522nd 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 Mississippi, it ranks 34th of 82 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.
The Numbers Behind the Score
The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Claiborne County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 95.0 — worse than roughly 95% of U.S. counties.
Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.
Neighbors and Peers
How Claiborne County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.
Neighboring Counties
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Claiborne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claiborne County, MS | 64.7 | Elevated | — |
| Hinds County, MS | 68.9 | Serious | +4.3 |
| Tensas Parish, LA | 68.8 | Serious | +4.1 |
| Copiah County, MS | 65.0 | Serious | +0.4 |
| Warren County, MS | 62.6 | Elevated | -2.0 |
| Jefferson County, MS | 62.4 | Elevated | -2.3 |
Population Peers
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Claiborne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Clair County, MO | 64.7 | Elevated | +0.0 |
| Red River Parish, LA | 64.6 | Elevated | -0.1 |
| Wilkes County, GA | 64.8 | Elevated | +0.2 |
| Jones County, NC | 64.9 | Elevated | +0.3 |
| Cotton County, OK | 64.4 | Elevated | -0.3 |
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