Clarke County, Mississippi

County Distress Index: Elevated · 63.8 | 15,228 people · 36th most distressed in Mississippi

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Clarke County, MS registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 63.8 — 575th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Mississippi, it ranks 36th of 82 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Clarke County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 87.6 — worse than roughly 88% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 87.6
Uninsured Rate 80
Disability Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 81.3
Debt in Collections 79
Medical Debt 50
Student Loan Delinquency 91
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 92
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 82
Income & Poverty 73.0
Poverty Rate 79
Income vs. State Median 57
Child Poverty Rate 84
Housing Cost Burden 42.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 29
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 88
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 34
Homeownership Rate 5
Rent-to-Income Ratio 56
Employment & Wages 34.5
Unemployment Rate 27
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 48
Business Formation Rate 29

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Clarke County
Clarke County, MS 63.8 Elevated
Wayne County, MS 69.2 Serious +5.4
Lauderdale County, MS 65.0 Serious +1.2
Jasper County, MS 61.4 Elevated -2.4
Newton County, MS 59.2 Elevated -4.6
Choctaw County, AL 58.1 Elevated -5.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Clarke County
Ogemaw County, MI 63.7 Elevated -0.0
Pike County, AR 63.8 Elevated +0.0
Brantley County, GA 63.8 Elevated +0.0
Marengo County, AL 63.9 Elevated +0.1
Jefferson Davis County, MS 63.7 Elevated -0.1

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